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Advertising.com to move to Brewer's Hill

An online advertising firm started in Baltimore and owned by AOL plans to remain in the city, having signed a new long-term lease in Brewer's Hill, according to the owner of the building.

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• Online Advertising

UMUC offers discount tuition to federal workers

A one-of-a-kind deal between the federal government and a cash-strapped Maryland university was supposed to deliver big benefits for both agencies. But interest so far has been minimal, with only about 300 federal workers nationwide signed up for online courses this summer. Advocates for the new program are not daunted.

• Maryland

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• Politics

Hogan removes 'Zaching' photo from Brown attack ad

Republican Larry Hogan¿s campaign for governor quietly removed from an online ad a controversial photo of his gubernatorial opponent Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown ¿Zaching¿ for the camera.

• Politics

The race is on: Hogan, Brown begin sparring in contest for governor

Hours after winning their parties' nominations for governor, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown and businessman Larry Hogan exchanged the first salvos in November's race for governor.

• Baltimore City Paper

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• Maryland

In Arundel, heated county executive race seen as pivotal for GOP

In Anne Arundel County, Republican county executive candidates Laura Neuman and Steve Schuh are engaged in a bruising primary fight.

• Baltimore City Paper

The Money Game: the latest campaign-finance figures in Baltimore's legislative district races

• Baltimore City Paper

"The End of Local News?" It's Anybody's Guess, Really

• Baltimore City Paper

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• Politics

Md. campaigns adopt national voter targeting techniques

The candidates running in Maryland's June 24 primary election are slowly beginning to embrace an increasingly sophisticated campaign technique known as micro-targeting that allows them to identify potential supporters and aim advertising — as well as personal contacts — directly at those individuals.

• Anne Arundel

Schuh has more cash than Neuman in Arundel executive race

With less than one month to go until the primary election, Anne Arundel County executive Republican candidate Steve Schuh has more than twice as much cash on hand than his rival, incumbent Laura Neuman.

• Harford

Visit Motor Vehicle Administration branch, only if necessary [Letter]

Over the past several years, the MVA has been working to transform the perception of the MVA; we want customers to think first of online services, and of visiting an MVA branch only if necessary.

• Opinion

Online campaign will shorten lines at the MVA [Letter]

Online campaign will shorten lines at the MVA

• Baltimore City Paper

In search of beer that's fucking close to water

• Baltimore City

Hundreds compete in first Brigance foundation race for ALS

More than 1,000 runners and dozens of power walkers descended on Canton Saturday morning to compete in the first annual Brigance Brigade Foundation 5.7 K run, an event established to raise funds for those who suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.

• Health

UMBC study among efforts to increase awareness of mental illness

This spring, a group of college students will go about their usual campus routines, but with a voice only they can hear calling them names and making other distracting, disturbing sounds.

• Anne Arundel

Millersville man indicted in Halloween killing in Anne Arundel

A Millersville man has been indicted for murder in connection with the shooting death of another man on Halloween last year.

• Harford

The $5 million buzz on 'The Manor'

The Fallston-Monkton area of Harford County is known for sweeping vistas and steep housing prices, but one farm has a price tag that's high even by Fallston standards.

• News

Former Baltimore officer pleads guilty to pimping teenage wife

A former Baltimore police officer pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to pimping out his 19-year-old wife and another young woman who lived with him.

• Media Industry

Cyber Monday, while less significant, could account for $2 billion in sales

Cyber Monday may be losing its significance as the biggest online day of the season, thanks to this year's earlier and more diluted kickoff to holiday shopping, both in stores and online.

• Insurance

Property damage by utilities aggravates customers

Since 2010, about 400 Marylanders complained to state regulators about property damage they said utility companies or their contractors caused, from scratched driveways and dug-up lawns to fried appliances. Opportunities for more damage are poised to mount as electric and gas utilities pick up the pace of infrastructure work.

• Politics

Gansler calls for ban on outside spending in governor's race

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler called on his Democratic rivals Tuesday to pledge not to allow third-party spending in the race for governor.

• Business

Local startup in the battle for razor customers

Netflix changed the way people rent movies. Amazon upended the big-box bookstore. Other online retailers have grabbed market share in niches as diverse as contact lenses and pet medications. Why not disposable razors? That's the question posed by a Catonsville-based firm — along with about half a dozen other online upstarts.

• Baltimore City Paper

Woodberry Kitchen chef's new yuppie-bait diner lacks imagination

• Crime

Man shot to death near railroad tracks in Anne Arundel

A man was fatally shot steps away from railroad tracks in an industrial area of Harmans on Thursday night, Anne Arundel County police said.

• Health

State insurance exchange paid Ravens $130K for advertising

• Baltimore City

Former Baltimore City firefighter pleads guilty to sex trafficking

• Baltimore City Paper

FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture

• Health

Maryland to launch ad campaign for health insurance marketplace

Marylanders, with the help of a catchy jingle and the Baltimore Ravens, will urge their peers to sign up for new health insurance coverage available through federal reforms in an advertising campaign launching this month, health officials said Tuesday.

• Newspapers

Baltimore City Paper up for sale

The owner of the Baltimore City Paper said Monday that it's looking to sell as it focuses on the media market near its Pennsylvania base.

• Politics

Governors group with ties to O'Malley seeks bigger electoral role

The Democratic Governors Association is seeking a legal ruling that would allow it to expand its role in federal elections at a time when its chief fundraiser, Gov. Martin O'Malley, is considering a run for president, documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show.

• Features

Poe manuscript fetches $300,000 in auction

A handwritten copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Conqueror Worm" sells for $300,000 in New England auction.

• Opinion

Pregnancy center signs are necessary

Baltimore's requirement that pregnancy centers indicate whether they provide abortions or contraception will prevent deceptive practices

• Investments

Venture capital investments in Maryland soar by 115% in second quarter

Venture capitalists invested $318 million in young Maryland companies from April through June, an increase of 115 percent from the first quarter, according to a report released Friday by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

• Howard County

Four women charged with prostitution in Howard County

Four women were arrested and charged with prostitution this week after Howard County detectives responded to online ads and posed as potential customers or "johns," according a Howard County Police news release.

• Anne Arundel

Man arrested in Arundel on prostitution, trafficking charges

Anne Arundel County Police last week arrested a North Carolina man who they said was using a party promotion business in the county as a front for human trafficking and prostitution.

• News

Baltimore police officer charged with pimping wife

Baltimore cop charged in human trafficking case

• Baltimore County

Baltimore-area dog thefts on rise, owners, observers say

As she struggled to unload groceries from the back of her car, Sherrie Schenning got an uncharacteristically queasy feeling.

• Harford

Preconception Health recognized during April

...helps women prepare for healthy pregnancies. Its message urges women to show their love for their child by first loving themselves and by adopting healthy habits well before becoming pregnant.

• Maryland

Massage parlor arrest highlights trafficking problem

The arrest of Di Zhang of Jade Heart Health, a Towson, Md., massage parlor for prostitution and human trafficking highlights a problem that advocates say requires tougher penalties. Zhang had been arrested at least twice before, yet still was operating a brothel.

• Maryland

County, federal agents close in on alleged Towson brothel

The directions to the alleged brothel told the men that if they saw a house with green awnings, they'd gone too far. But some of them apparently misunderstood; would-be customers have shown up for years at the nearby house in Towson.

• Baltimore County

Getting published an open book for Maryland Romance Writers

Monthly meetings at Arbutus Library support fellow writers, hone their craft

• Media Industry

Five questions with…Patrick Donoho

President of Maryland Retailers Association answers five questions about changing nature of retail

• Authors

Getting published an open book for Maryland Romance Writers

Monthly meetings at Arbutus Library support fellow writers, hone their craft

• Features

Robert M. Parker Jr. stepping down from The Wine Advocate

Parker is turning the reins over to a Singapore-based editor but says the headquarters will remain in Maryland

• Baltimore City Paper

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