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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. - Eugene A. "Mickey" Flinn, who had managed and owned automobile dealerships, died Thursday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 88
- Don't blame a higher gasoline tax for rising costs of vacationing this summer — it's actually making life better for Maryland motorists
- Growing your own herbs and veggies can add health and variety to your cooking, but make sure your soil is free of contaminants.
- Analysts are projecting the most expensive July 4th holiday weekend for motorists since 2008, attributing much of the rise to a surge of violence in Iraq. Gas in Maryland Monday averaged $3.69 per gallon, three cents more than the national average of $3.66, according to AAA, which tracks transactions throughout the state.
- The Baltimore area has an outsized share of job openings in fields that make heavy use of science, technology, engineering or math skills, occupations that pay more and are harder for employers to fill, according to a new analysis.
- Grace Macatee, a recent graduate of North Harford High School, has been named the Harford County winner in the 12th annual Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars competition
- As summer heats up and the beach and other vacation destinations beckon to motorists, the AAA Mid-Atlantic auto club is reminding drivers to make sure their vehicles are weather and road trip ready.
- DETROIT (AP) ¿ General Motors extended its record-breaking string of safety problems, announcing Friday three more recalls, including a large one involving its top-selling vehicle.
- With Independence Day falling on a Friday this year, many Marylanders are gearing up to travel and take advantage of the entire weekend to celebrate, according to Christine Delise, public affairs specialist for AAA Mid-Atlantic.
- Rick and Jane Bargers opened Natural Gatherings 14 years ago, when they decided that instead of taking a traditional retirement, they would turn their gardening, woodworking and flower-arranging hobbies into a business.
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- As one of summer's busiest weeks for holiday travel approaches, officials in Baltimore are warning visitors and commuters of multiple construction projects causing major congestion on several city thoroughfares.
- The Pearl Mist, a 335-foot cruise ship that was readied at a Salisbury shipyard for the last year after a protracted legal dispute between its owner and builder, will embark from Baltimore on its maiden voyage on Wednesday.
- TheraPearl, a Columbia-based manufacturer of therapeutic hot and cold packs, was recently acquired for an undisclosed amount by Performance Health Inc., an Akron, Ohio-based manufacturer and marketer of wellness and rehabilitation products.
- Vernon J. Jones, a former mechanic and auto salesman who established the Jones Junction Auto Group in Harford County, died Monday of complications from Parkinson's disease at his Bel Air home. He was 88.
- Harold "Boh" McCaskill, a retired assembly line worker and inveterate sports fan, died Sunday of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 63.
- The only way to stop lawbreaking at General Motors or any other big corporation is to prosecute the people who break the law.
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- Several weekend fires were reported in Harford County, seriously damaging a Fallston Burger King and awakening a guest at an Aberdeen hotel.
- Normalcy remains elusive for the residents of the Charles Village block that collapsed in April, as an active construction site still hums outside the doors that they only this week have been allowed to come back to.
- Kim Martini, head of business development, moved to Baltimore from Virginia in 2012, sent by the company to build relationships in what company officials saw as a relatively busier market.
- Captain Lewis B. Melson, a retired career naval officer and World War II veteran, died Sunday of respiratory failure at his daughter's West Towson home. He was 100.
- Pikesville's Akiva Schmidman invents BeActive Brace to help relieve lower back pain to be marketed by Top Dog Direct.
