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Mount Washington resident celebrate Fourth of July with annual parade and festivities - Not much in my parents' former house is worth holding on to, but Dad's diaries are an exception
- In building to his breakout season, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis learned that he couldn't overpower every challenge in life.
- Along with the wedding ring, watches and talcum powder I got from Dad, two other things — both left in writing — resonate. The first was the hospital bracelet I got when I had my tonsils removed in 1959; the other came six years earlier. It was in the form of a canceled check made out to George Washington University Hospital for $100. That's what it cost for me to be born, which was a lot of dough 60 years ago. The investment came without an owner's manual or service warranty. I hope
- Chris Ray's baseball career ended last year, in the minor leagues. But the former Orioles closer has wasted little time turning another passion – craft-brewed beer – into his next occupation. Among Ray's products is an IPA, aged on maple from Louisville Slugger bats and sold to raise money for emergency assistance to military veterans.
- The Senate voted Monday to allow states to assess a sales tax on purchases from Amazon.com, eBay and other online retailers in a bipartisan measure that would also reduce the increase planned for Maryland's gas tax.
- WASHINGTON — Online shoppers would be more likely to pay state sales tax on purchases under legislation advanced in the Senate Monday — but as a result of legislative maneuvering in Annapolis, Marylanders could also wind up paying less for gas.
- Robert M. Bell, who went from civil rights activist to chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, is retiring.
- The Redbird full-motion flight simulator owned by Middle River Aviation, the only one of its kind in Maryland, helps trim the cost of getting a pilot's certificate, can assist lapsed pilots trying to regain skills, or train those looking for a license upgrade.
- Many kids will get their starts in business even before they¿re able to drive. Armed with the right tools, parents can help foster entrepreneurship at any age.
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- Annual event on Catonsville campus of Community College of Baltimore County
- A 34-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty late Wednesday to illegally selling expensive night-vision goggles and other military-style vision gear to an undercover federal agent in Baltimore who was pretending to be overseas — and now faces 20 years in prison for doing so.
- Amateur bartenders are elevating their parties with artisanal mixed drinks
- During a ceremony Friday at the White House, Janice Jackson of Northwest Baltimore was among a dozen Americans who received the award for civic service. The president also issued posthumous honors to the six Sandy Hook Elementary School educators who died in the Dec. 14 shooting.
- A Harford County councilman said he has one historically-significant baseball that could theoretically make him a much richer man.
- Uber, a technology company that lets customers hire luxury cars by app, is facing a challenge from Baltimore cab owners who say the startup skirts the law.
- A consortium of Northeastern states including Maryland has agreed to reset a power plant emissions cap to current levels and to tighten it annually starting in 2015, an action officials said would increase investment in energy efficiency and slightly raise electricity prices, besides cutting pollution.
- Businesses of all sizes are looking to cash in on the Ravens' success. From small-time online sellers to major international brands the end of the Super Bowl means the beginning of promotional tie-ins, people and companies trying to cash in on the good feelings that come along with a Super Bowl win.
- After a season of blood-curdling thrills set in the 1960s, we've come full circle to modern times. Now we can all sleep easy for a few months.
- Federal authorities announced Monday that they had cracked a large suburban Maryland illegal drug organization, arresting 18 people and charging 15 of them with conspiracy to distribute more than a ton of marijuana.
- BBB warns consumers to watch out for Ravens tickets scammers for Sunday playoff game
- For the last dozen years, Vince Talbert has had his head down focused on one thing: Bill Me Later.
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- Federal agents in Baltimore seized 36 commercial websites on Monday as part of an international operation to stop fraudulent online sales this holiday season.
- Nostalgia for Hostess' iconic snacks and Wonder breads drove consumers to the outlet on Furnace Branch Road and area grocers Friday to buy Hostess products by the bag load.
- Long flights don't deter Orioles fans from showing up in Texas dressed in orange to cheer on their team.
- ShopSmart magazine, a Consumer Reports publication, offers fall clothing deals in October issue
- In the six years since she opened Wear It's At on Main Street in Reisterstown, Stephanie Torrible has satisfied many customers, even those she has not met.
