hotel and accommodation industry

A 24-year-old man from Washington, D.C. has been arrested and charged in the shooting of a security guard and robbery of a hotel early Tuesday beside the University of Maryland, university police said.

Why are so many citizens disappointed with their elected officials? Why do so many elected officials fall short, or advocate policy inconsistent with expectations?

A high-ranking official in the Baltimore police union with a history of making controversial statements — and getting disciplined for it — has once again landed in hot water, after suggesting protesters of a Maryland Fraternal Order of Police conference at the Inner Harber on Sunday were "thugs" involved in violence.

A four-day conference of Maryland's Fraternal Order of Police officially opens with a reception Sunday night. But those convening at the Hyatt in Baltimore were greeted first by protesters Sunday afternoon.

Carlyle Development Group, the New York firm that recently purchased 100 S. Charles Street for $45 million, has a new name for the complex: Pratt Plaza, and never you mind its official address.

When Ray Chism, 74, bought the Relay Hotel in 1972 with his wife Diana Chism he wanted to learn more about the history of the building, where he has lived with his family for more than 30 years.

BSO's principal oboist was vacationing in Montreal when her unique instrument went missing

Maryland State Police and Harford County Sheriff's Office report:

The 220 miles that make up U.S. 40 in Maryland was an epicenter of historical clashes in the state with resistance culminating with a Freedom Ride less than three months after Kennedy issued his plea. On Dec. 16, 1961, as many as 700 blacks and whites descended upon dozens of still-segregated restaurants along the highway.

A child was found alone in a motel room in Towson Thursday morning around 8:30 a.m.

The hotel next to Aberdeen's Ripken Stadium had its liquor license suddenly suspended Wednesday, just as the stadium prepares to host its high-profile Ripken World Series next week.

The University of Maryland, College Park announced Tuesday developers will break ground next spring on a four-star hotel, $115 million near the college's main entrance, considered a key part of the institution's goal of enhancing its surroundings.

Bevins says move will save 'iconic' signs

The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police report

John Steven Ltd. has been closed since early this week and it's not clear whether the Fells Point tavern will reopen

John Steven Ltd. has been closed since early this week and it's not clear whether the Fells Point tavern will reopen

Our third guide to the best brew prices Baltimore has to offer.

Towson's brand-new movie palace comes with all the accouterments of modern filmgoing: tiered auditoriums, floor-to-ceiling screens, leather seats, even a choice of wines. But the theater, which opened July 10, also offers guests an unexpected sight from another age: a single, worn headstone from 1834.

Executives at Columbia-based Corporate Office Properties Trust said Friday that strong leasing should lift performance in the rest of the year, as second-quarter earnings rose to positive digits, up from losses during the same period in 2013.

Travelers who fly through BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport can now earn frequent flyer miles and hotel rewards points before stepping foot on an airplane.

A historic Charles Street building that survived the Great Fire of 1904 but has struggled recently is up for sale, again.

Tom Peddy, and son, Ted Peddy, are second and third generations of success behind Green Spring Station, the Lutherville office and shopping center. Tom's father bought Green Spring Inn in 1936 and Tom later acquired adjacent land to develop Green Spring Station. Father and son are now working on a $2 million renovation of the center.

Bistro Rx new home for Cafe Troia chef

Woody Harrelson will co-host charity dinner at Fells Point's The Inn at the Black Olive, a Baltimore restaurant he co-owns

Three building fires were reported Wednesday and Thursday in Harford County, the most recent in a home in Joppa where seven children were safely evacuated, fire officials said.

An aquatics instructor at a summer camp for youngsters at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore has been charged with sexual solicitation of a minor, police said.

An aquatics instructor at a summer camp for youngsters at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore has been charged with sexual solicitation of a minor, police said.

Four former drivers for Baltimore-based ZBest Limousine have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the company and an international hotel chain discriminated against them by acquiescing to a racist staffing request from members of the Saudi royal family.

Dogfish Inn opens in Delaware

Forbes magazine estimates net worth of Amoco Oil Co. founders at $2.1 billion

Much of the information on the Internet about the long-gone Laurel Sanitarium is riddled with errors, and repeats old rumors and myths. The truth about this legendary Laurel landmark is quite a story.

After nearly two months on the run, a couple wanted in jewelry store heists around Baltimore County and several states as far as South Carolina, were arrested at their hotel room off Route 40 in Catonsville Monday.

Peter Allen Denzer, founder of Peter's Inn in Fells Point and avid motorcycle enthusiast, died June 30

Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater continues to grow, with a reproduction carpentry shop and a sensory garden as the latest additions to the historic site in Edgewater.

Five-star accommodations for pets becoming more common.

Walter T. "Lucky" Stankowski, the retired owner of a Fells Point tavern and packaged goods store known for its Saturday afternoon music-making sessions, died of cancer June 17 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Highlandtown resident was 89.

Silicon Valley software giant Oracle Corp. announced a deal Monday to buy Micros Systems for $5.3 billion, eyeing the Columbia firm for its niche supplying technology to hotels, restaurants and retailers around the world.