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- On Sept. 18, Wegmans will open its eighth Maryland store at Foundry Row, a new 350,000-square-foot retail center at the intersection of Reisterstown and Painters Mill roads, previous home of Solo Cup's manufacturing site.
- Pamela Canova and Jennifer Prichard join Weichert Real Estate
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Jason Hill and Nic Thornton are planning to get married on Oct. 1. In December they plan to close the purchase of their first home, on the 300 block
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A Reisterstown man was charged with two counts of second-degree assault Saturday, Aug. 27 after allegedly attacking a woman and a man in Winfield.
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- Anne Arundel County native Vince Vaise — best known by his fans as the ever-enthusiastic "Ranger Vince" — may no longer officially work in Baltimore after 27 years, but he can't stay away.
- Carroll County residents looking to dispose of hazardous household waste will have an opportunity to do so next month.
- Party platforms show Democrats and Republican hold opposite views of the future of U.S. public transportation
- It has become a pleasurable challenge to sit opposite Jonathan Flombaum in the Sun’s podcast studio and listen to him think out loud. An assistant professor in
- Under Armour has paid $70.3 million for land in Port Covington where it plans to build its new headquarters campus — more than double what CEO Kevin Plank's private real estate firm purchased the waterfront site for in 2014, according to land records.
- The Finksburg-based motorcycle club The Unchained Few MC has helped children with disabilities get through life a little easier.
- The Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company honored its 2015 award winners Saturday with a low-key ceremony at the firehouse, rather than a traditional banquet.
- Six lawyers who make regular appearances before the Harford County Liquor Control Board say changes are needed in the board's resident licensee rules, paperwork and personal appearance requirements and in the current setback laws regarding licensed alcoholic beverage establishments and schools.
- A Sun investigation into the secretive ground rent business in Baltimore
- Folly Quarter Middle School has recently made the list of the 50 Best Middle Schools in the United States as compiled by TheBestSchools.org, who placed Folly Quarter in the number 12 position based on academic excellence, test scores, awards, diversity and reputation.
- The Bel Air Police Department will see a slight cut in funding during fiscal year 2015, but eligible employees will get merit raises and the department will purchase new technology and more new police cars, Chief Leo Matrangola said.
- The Maryland winner of one of the largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history has come forward but wishes to remain anonymous, Maryland Lottery officials said Tuesday.
- Financial losses related to exchange leads to Noridian Mutual Insurance Co. termination
- I was first introduced to the concept of the Law of Attraction while in undergrad. I had a good friend in college, an aspiring comedian, who use to talk with such passion and authority about how he gets what he wants out of life.
- The Port Deposit Heritage Corporation held its annual general meeting April 24 and the following officers were elected for 2014-2015:
- Despite lower ticket sales for the NCAA men¿s lacrosse championships at M&T Bank Stadium than in previous years the event has come to Baltimore, NCAA and Ravens officials said they remain upbeat that the three-day tournament later on Memorial Day weekend will be a success.
- Like a lot of break ups, the end of Nick Bergeris' marriage was complicated, according to court documents.
- Business owners have the right to prevent unauthorized parking in their lots, but motorists need to be protected, too.
- Despite some notable setbacks, Baltimore demonstrates a budding talent for staging and supporting major sporting events
- Power couple Beyonce and Jay Z are going on tour this summer -- and making a stop in Baltimore. The On the Run Tour stops at M&T Bank Stadium on July 7.
- Before and after Saturday's fights, UFC officials were understandably noncommittal about when they would return to Baltimore, except to say unequivocally that they would.
- An Aberdeen man is without an SUV, after his brand new 2014 Jeep Cherokee Sport caught fire Friday afternoon when he drove it into a field to feed ducks at a pond on his property, fire investigators said.
- Michael Phelps ended the first meet of his comeback on an odd note Friday, using his butterfly stroke to swim a 50-meter freestyle race that's never been part of his repertoire.
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Frederick Keys expecting big crowd on Friday night for Manny Machado's first minor league rehab game
TORONTO -- Expect a capacity crowd at Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick when Orioles third baseman Manny Machado begins his minor-league rehab assignment with the club¿s high Class-A affiliate Frederick Keys on Friday night. - I had a chance to talk to MCW owner Dan McDevitt about these events, as well as his views on the good and bad about independent wrestling, Lita thanking the company in her Hall of Fame speech, and the wrestlers on the roster he feels could make it to the top of the business
- For almost a year, the question was "if" Michael Phelps would return to competitive swimming. Now that Phelps is scheduled to end his 20-month retirement this week in Mesa, Ariz., a more nuanced question looms: Why?
- Target recently picked up Oyin Handmade's hair care line, selling the Baltimore-made products in 140 stores around the country.
- The proposed $15.8 million FY 2015 budget includes several substantial public works renovation projects said Randy Robertson, Bel Air's director of public works, during a work session Tuesday evening.
- Changing gas industry, viability of Howard gas stations lead to proposed task force
- Michael Phelps is set to return to competitive swimming later this month. The 22-time Olympic medalist, is expected to swim in the Arena Grand Prix in Mesa, Ariz., from April 24-26, according to a news release from USA Swimming.
- The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore is organizing to bring LGBT baseball fans together at Oriole Park at Camden Yards this summer.
- While many older homeowners often downsize to a place more suited to seniors, more and more retirees are staying in their lifelong homes thanks to smart planning and key upgrades.
- Over the course of three months, truckers say they received nearly a dozen Baltimore City tickets in Baltimore County at $252 apiece.
- The principal of Frederick Douglass High School pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing nearly $2 million from the federal government while overseeing a day care in Georgia for needy children.
- The school system introduced a bring your own device (BYOD) policy Wednesday that would establish guidelines for students to bring their own electronics, such as laptops, iPads, iPhones, e-readers, or tablets, for use in classroom activities.
- While not setting a definitive precedent, those rulings did put a massive amount of momentum behind court and legislative efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in states across the country, and a couple of those cases have now progressed so rapidly that they could land the issue before the Supreme Court once more.
- Chip Sheehan, a retired Secret Service driving instructor, is now the President of StreetSmarts, a local driver's education program based in Howard County.
- Thanks again to the conservative Republican majority on the Supreme Court, big money will be dominating a fall campaign in which combative and often irresponsible advertising will flood the airwaves in congressional districts and states across the land. All in the name of the First Amendment and free speech.
- Dedicated Terps fans traveled with the Maryland women's basketball team or watched closely from College Park, while a handful were stranded at the airport as plane trouble prevented planned trips to Nashville.
- It was easy to find Maryland fans inside Bridgestone Arena and on the streets outside. The arena is located in a downtown tourist area filled with restaurants and bars, many featuring live country music.
- Pandora is looking to expand both its U.S. presence and brand. It plans store openings, more frequent product launches and a move to a bigger headquarters where it can add to its workforce of 210 over the next decade. The two sites under consideration are an office near its current Columbia base or a prominent spot at Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
- With lawmakers still far apart on how to overhaul Maryland's bail system, legislative leaders and the O'Malley administration have cobbled together a short-term fix that involves an executive order and recruiting private attorneys for little or no pay to represent poor defendants.