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Students at the University of Maryland have launched a petition calling on the college to boot Chick-fil-A off the College Park campus, after the president of the fast food chain said he opposes gay marriage.

The Governor William Paca Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has selected a Jayme Hill for Outstanding Teacher of American History. Hill also was selected as the second place winner at the state level for this honor

The Maryland State BBQ Bash begins Friday, August 10, at 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the Risteau State Office Building off Bond Street in downtown Bel Air. As in years past, the Bash will run through Saturday afternoon Aug. 11 and will feature BBQ cooking competition, plenty of food and drink, live musical entertainment and other activities.

Towson City Center, formerly known as the investment building, is providing a shot of life into downtown Towson and its economy.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is scheduled to attend the grand opening on Thursday, Aug. 2, of the new corporate headquarters for MileOne Automotive, located at Towson City Center.

An upstate New York lawyer wants to revolutionize the political discourse on TV, even if none of the politicians are interested.

A three-car crash in Harford County Sunday evening has resulted in DUI charges for a popular Baltimore radio personality and sent five people to Upper Chesapeake Hospital Center for treatment of minor injuries.

Alex Panopoulos, a rising junior at Calvert Hall and lifeguard at Campus Cabana Swim Club, was on his way home from the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises when he stopped to help wake a sleeping family as their house burned.

Another day, another twist in the Ed Reed saga. On Wednesday, the Ravens safety told Comcast Sportsnet that he "always planned on playing this year." That obviously sounds like a positive development, but be warned that the Reed roller coaster hasn't yet come to a complete stop and won't until Reed reports to training camp next Wednesday. So keep your seatbelts fastened and fingers crossed that Reed's mindset won't swerve before camp begins. After all, Reed's comments have been pretty inconsistent all offseason. Here is a complete (we think) recap.

Pro Bowl safety mostly upbeat during radio interview, but dodged questions about his future

A college student's endless summer picking fruit

Ronald A. Stratton, who boosted ratings and transformed radio stations he managed, died of complications of a stroke June 29 at Madonna Heritage Assisted Living in Jarrettsville. He was 72 and lived in Red Lion, Pa.

Even the Supreme Court seems more concerned with feelings than with the law

In an opinion column, Gwendolyn Glenn writes about listening to R&B on the radio in the 1960s broadcast by Nashville, Tenn., radio station WLAC, and how the disc jockeys, some of whom were white, crossed the cultural divide in traditionally black music.

The Greater Towson Committee's annual meeting, which was held in the Towson City Center building, was a fitting sendoff for Cindy Bledsoe, outgoing GTC director and one of the project's biggest proponents.

When I logged onto ESPN.com Wednesday morning, I stumbled upon an article by K.C. Joyner about the AFC¿s most overrated players. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was the first player he mentioned. Joyner had a bone to pick with Flacco after his comments to a Baltimore radio station back in April, and he also had some stats to back up his criticism.

More houses, more traffic, wider roads, more houses, more traffic: It's a predictable cycle.

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice recently spoke about the attention that was paid to him in the playoffs in January, and he said that when defenses dared Joe Flacco to beat them, Flacco did just that, including in the loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game. It is Rice's belief that Flacco outplayed Patriots quarterback Tom Brady that game.

CBS Thursday announced the launch of national sports radio network that will include two stations in Baltimore and looks to seriously challenge ESPN dominance of the airwaves.

Jen Royle left Baltimore radio but even from new job in Boston, she's got dirt left to sling at Baltimore.

Dave Durian, a fixture on Baltimore radio for more than two decades, is stepping down as anchor of WBAL's morning drive-time news program effective Aug. 31, he told listeners Wednesday during his show. He has been with the 50,000-watt station since 1988.

HonFest caps a rocky year for founder and Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting after controversy over "Hon trademarking and Gordon Ramsay's makeover of her restaurant on "Kitchen Nightmares."

Its days as a nightclub are through since its zoning regulations don't allow live entertainment.

Journalist, raconteur chronicled his struggles with ALS in a series that aired on WYPR.

Milan's dancing days are over. The Little Italy establishment is now prohibited from allowing or providing live entertainment on its premises. Milan must now be a restaurant, a court says, which is the only thing its zoning status allows it to be.

Pat McDonough owes no apologies for speaking the truth about the youth mobs.

The ongoing debate over youth crime in downtown Baltimore has sparked a war of words over race — overshadowing a debate over the police response to disturbances and objections from city politicians who say the issue is vastly overblown.

No matter what Ravens safety Ed Reed decides to do, fellow safety Bernard Pollard said his teammates support him.

Annual Hereford Zone Car Show June 16 Hunt Valley

WASHINGTON — Local homeland security officials in Baltimore and across the country are fighting a proposal to change how $2 billion in federal emergency management money is distributed — a change they say would jeopardize regional efforts to respond to terrorist attacks, major storms and other disasters.

Harford County and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council are celebrating May as Clean Commute Month and May 18 as Bike to Work Day.

Dan Fesperman discusses his days as a war correspondent for The Baltimore Sun.

A look at how Baltimore TV news performed in a week of big news

Towson City Center's building's leasing firm, Cassidy Turley, said Wednesday, May 2, that only the fifth and sixth floors of the 157,712-square-foot, office building redevelopment remained unleased. Each of those two floors has about 12,000 square feet of space, according to company officials.

Harbaugh calls Patriots' championships "stained"

What in the world came over John Harbaugh this morning? Ravens fans, you might want to circle the Sept. 23 game against the New England Patriots on your calendar. Might be a few extra fireworks at M&T Bank Stadium that night. Things could definitely be a little frosty between the Ravens coach and Mr. Smiley himself, Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday accepted some of the blame for the budget impasse that left the state with a spending plan that cuts about half a billion dollars from key Democratic priorities such as education

The Bel Air Kiwanis Club held its first Decoy Dunk March 3 at Flying Point Park in Edgewood. In all, 40 dunkers and at least 100 spectators participated.

$124 million capital budget proposed by David Craig

National media still using Flacco as a pinata

Ravens sense progress in contract talks with Ray Rice

Quarterback has to show faith in his abilities

As we head into Week Four of free agency, it's probably a good time to point out that the Ravens are currently just $1.75 million under the salary cap, which is probably right around the amount of money that they're going to need to pay their draft picks.

A new park in Westminster will be named in honor of local residents who have served in the armed forces. The name, "Westminster Veterans Memorial Park," was chosen this week for a new park being constructed on Crest Lane in Westminster.

By contrast this year, the broadcast blow-hards on the other end of the political spectrum are confident that this year's early spring in the American northeast is definitive proof that global warming (or climate change) is totally for real and it's just a matter of a few years before the Mid-Atlantic states are a tropical destination for people seeking refuge from cold weather farther north.

WTMD-FM, Towson University's radio station, is relocating to downtown Towson. The move, talked about last fall, was formalized Tuesday when a lease was signed for an 8,000-square-foot space at Towson City Center, said general manager Stephen Yasko.