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- BMW of Towson is poised to break ground for a new $4 million expansion that will include state-of-the-art Maserati and BMW showrooms in the luxury dealer's attempt to draw younger clientele. Staff equipped with iPads will be out on the floor, rather than in closed-off offices. When someone is ready to buy, "client advisers" will be on hand to sell the car.
- Frank Anechiarico, a passionate car salesman and one-time owner of Baltimore County's Valley Chevrolet, died June 27 at Brightview Mays Chapel Ridge, an assisted living facility. He was 91 and had suffered a stroke.
- Popular culture may suggest relationships are the key to happiness, but reality says otherwise.
- DealNews compiled a list of 11 things that will be more expensive this year
- April 6, 2014 will mark the 30th edition of WrestleMania, the biggest yearly event in pro wrestling. It takes place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
- 120 years after its invention, the diesel engine, with its increased fuel economy and lower maintenance costs, is coming into its own
- Annapolis Symphony Orchestra recently announced doubly exciting news — the extension of music director Jose-Luis Novo's contract for another five years, as well as the orchestra's 2013-2014 lineup, with five classical concerts plus a holiday program and a family concert.
- Bel Air resident Richard Bock has been named president of FranNet of Maryland, which assists individuals interested in exploring self-employment as a career option through franchised business ownership
- Jazz and ragtime music filled the streets of Downtown Havre de Grace Saturday afternoon, as if the roaring '20s were coming alive for the annual Graw Days Festival.
- Besides Van Halen, here are the concert news of the day: High Zero, Dierks Bentley, Kelly Clarkson, Wye Oak, Zac Brown Band, Loaded Festival
- Lupe Fiasco, Wale and Mobb Deep come to Baltimore at interesting points in their careers.
- Customers at dollar stores are scrimping, while luxury good retailers are reporting double-digit sales increases. It's one more sign of how the burden of a bad economy falls harder on those at the low end.