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Finding the right venue for a children’s birthday party can be downright stressful. But we’ve taken some of the guesswork out of the process by finding some ideal party venues based on age and your child’s personality.

We interviewed four residents who celebrate the winter holidays in different ways, religious or cultural.

The Arbutus Firecracker 10K race is known for the residents of Arbutus providing water along the 6.2 mile course, but this year’s race on the Fourth of July got an unexpected invasion of water when a water main break erupted on the course at Francis Avenue in front of the 7-Eleven.

Christian Siriano describes his spring collection as a "psychedelic hallucination of what's inside my fantasy greenhouse."

Digest: Brigade fall to Valor, 41-35; will face Soul in playoffs

Columbia Neighborhood Swim League All-City Championship Meet results.

Columbia Neighborhood Swim League and Central Maryland Swim League wrap up third week of season this past weekend.

Randy Arndt, a parishioner at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fulton, passed along an email about a recent event that occurred at the church. He wrote, "When the Cub Scouts of Pack 1702 in Fulton held their annual Pinewood Derby competition on Saturday, Dec. 10, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, they brought something more than their race cars and high hopes. They also brought along a whole bunch of blue jeans and other cold-weather pants needed by homeless men.

R&B singer Maxwell is quietly having a great year, thanks to his joint tour with Mary J. Blige and the success of his album, "blackSUMMERS'night."

Greek Food & Cultural Festival

For the 45th time, Baltimore puts on its finest fustanellas and breaks out the ouzo for a celebration of Gre

It's been nearly three years since A Labor of Love - created by Carolyn Kelemen in the late 1980s to assist victims of AIDS - last brought a joyous evening of music and dance to the Smith Theatre. On Oct. 22, A Labor of Love will return with a new mission, as "Dancing for Divas" celebrates 50 years of Columbia's art in tribute to Columbia's pioneer women dancers, teachers and choreographers.

Ledell Maxwell Padmore, 39, of Columbia, was sentenced to four consecutive 30-year terms for his involvement in a series of Columbia carjackings and kidnappings last October.

R&B stars Maxwell and Mary J. Blige are joining forces for a co-headlining tour that will kick off in Baltimore this fall. 

1. As a teenager, I wanted to do all the things David Bowie did: He was brilliant but didn't totally take himself seriously and he fucked ladies and dudes and

In a charitable organization that can't do without its volunteers, Delatha Fields long ago distinguished herself as a bulwark.

Silicon Valley's deals for two Columbia firms — the proposed Micros Systems acquisition last week and Sourcefire last year — strike local entrepreneurs as wins rather than losses. They want more California tech giants doing business here, more billion-dollar-plus acquisitions, more companies spinning off with the money from those deals.

Fatal crash closes all southbound lanes on I-83 near Cold Spring Lane

The Columbia Association's ice rink in the Oakland Mills Village Center smells like popcorn and wet wool on a recent Saturday. In the rink, pop songs play as skaters of varying ages and abilities glide counter-clockwise along the perimeter. Some confidently weave between the slower skaters, while others, ankles wobbly, lean on blue metal frames for support. Some wear shorts and T-shirts, others are bundled in winter jackets, hats and scarves.

Baltimore Sun reporters stationed across Maryland provide live updates on Election Day.

Donate goods, money or time to local organizations and advocacy groups during the holiday season. Share your blessings with the less fortunate.

Ashley Blair Fitzgerald is one of the latter. A few weeks back she taught a master dance class at Lori Pryor's Dance Foundations on Route 108, in Columbia. This leggy Ann Reinking-look-alike first caught our attention as a teen performing in classical ballet variations with her sister Amanda at Ballet Royale.

'Art Reinvention' turns waste and found objects into art at Columbia Art Center

Best of Harford 2011 - Local Restaurant and businesses