- Beth Gallihue doesn't call herself a love expert. That's not the way the Columbia therapist and university professor would describe herself. But she does specialize in couples counseling and she does teach a course on the subject.
- The Long Reach High School Boosters Club is having its annual fundraiser, "The Taste of Long Reach", on Friday, March 6, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Gathering Place in Clarksville.
- With its latest expansion, sports apparel maker Under Armour finds itself in the company of Facebook, Instagram and other well-known online names
- A publicist for Annapolis-born fashion designer Christian Siriano said Monday that reports that he had broken off his engagement are "not confirmed."
- Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith and his wife Chanel entered their young son, Torrey Jr., into the "Crawler" division of the Gerber Spokesbaby competition late last year. He won his division and a $5,000 prize.
- The Rev. Jamal Bryant saw in Ferguson protests a modern incarnation of Martin Luther King's legacy.
- In his first year with the Oakland Mills basketball team, senior Will Robinson Jr. is leading Howard County with a scoring average of 24.6 points a game this winter
- Biggest stories of the year didn't need traditional news outlets
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- As of mid-December, here are the most viewed local stories on Baltimoresun.com.
- Police used an Instagram account to follow Ismaaily Brinsley's steps, foreshadowing the killing of two police officers in Brooklyn.
- This week in the roundup, we take a look at what United States company signed Alberto Del Rio, a possible returning title to the WWE, and a swap at the TNA announcing booth.
- Michael Phelps is scheduled to face trial on drunken driving charges in a Baltimore courtroom Friday morning. As he does, the Olympic great has already begun preparations to resume competing sometime next year.
- The third Maryland location of Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open Friday in Laurel, and to celebrate, the restaurant is offering free 11-inch pizzas from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. to anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on social media
- Ray and Janay Rice are feeling the love from Baltimore friends this week.
- Member belongs to same Delta Gamma chapter as author of last year's infamous viral emails
- Patterson Mill High School got involved in the State Farm insurance company's Celebrate My Drive program to promote safe driving among students, but school administrators did not expect a bonus in the form of a $25,000 grant from the insurance company for the students' efforts to get people in the community to commit to safe driving.
- "Where are all the celebrities?" That's a question many supporters of #BlackLivesMatter protests are asking. At this moment of great unrest, some are feeling a lack of leadership from those who have worldwide media platforms. I think something other than apathy is really at work here: fear and trepidation. Michael Jackson was never afraid to put himself out there for the truth as he saw it, and he took a pounding for it.
- During a lengthy interview on NBC's "Today" show with Matt Lauer, Janay Rice discussed a number of topics, including explaining why she apologized following her husband's high-profile domestic violence incident.
- A recap of the Nov. 30 episode of "The Newsroom," as Will continues to defy the F BI and the courts
- After spending six weeks in treatment following DUI and excessive speeding charges, Michael Phelps is back in the pool and training.
- So-called sexting among teens — a practice considered by some experts to be a normal part of adolescence — is a vexing issue for law enforcement officials. Even after new laws outlawing "revenge porn" and "cyberbullying," sexting is difficult to prosecute not only because youth are involved but also because it's not necessarily illegal.
- We've changed upload platforms to streamline how our readers to submit content from the community, including our weekly Reader SunShots contest.
- It's dispiriting to see so many promising bonds crumble from the temptation of leading a double life provided by social networks.
- Dunkin¿ Donuts will be sampling its recently launched Croissant Donut
- Who says you're too old to trick or treat?
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- Towson University Prof. Andrew Reiner is concerned that the desired to be "liked" online has bled into the real-life interactions of some of his students. He wants to change that.
- Jake is up to something and given the fact that Rowan Pope flat out threatened his life last episode, this can't mean anything good.
- If you keep up with pop culture, Hollywood's glitterati and, particularly, the "black" blogosphere, you've probably heard of celebrity blogger "Necole Bitchie."
- On "Scandal," Fitz is still pushing gun reform and the Republicans are not happy.
- Students and recent alums of the Maryland Institute College of Arts fibers program infuse Baltimore's fashion scene with inventive new designs.
- After years of not landing players from Tampa, Fla., Maryland coach Randy Edsall and the Terps are competing with power schools like Florida, Florida State, Miami and others for some of the top players in that area.
- What would it take to get you to pose like a penguin and share it for everyone on the interwebs to see? It's worth contemplating because the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is celebrating the opening of its new Penguin Coast -- which will let visitors get more up close and personal with the penguins -- with a promotion that will culminate with one person winning a lifetime family membership to the zoo.
- Janay Rice is the girl from a poor neighborhood who became class president of her posh prep school. A quiet and driven Towson University student. An adoring mother who takes her daughter to the zoo and the bowling alley. One of the unofficial leaders of the sisterhood of wives and girlfriends of Ravens teammates.
- The Rev. Marquez Ball is the founding pastor of Uplift Church a non-denominational Protestant endeavor that will hold its first service Sept. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Deerfield Run Elementary School. There will be programs for children from kindergarten to fifth grade.