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- Happy 12/12/12! Possibly fueled by this unique bit of numerology, the Internet is buzzing with news this morning. Beatle's guru Ravi Shankar is dead, the pope is an overeager Tweeter and North Korea is making everyone mad again.
- Skeletons, butterflies, frogs and even baby chickens bounced around the festive food court at The Mall in Columbia on Tuesday, as officials urged residents to celebrate Halloween despite the storm, and parents enthusiastically tried to comply.
- The Maryland Home & Garden Show is bringing in Tim Berg and Jim Nyberg, The Duct Tape Guys, for their October show in Timonium.
- This weekend's Baltimore Comic-Con, which fills city streets with costumed fans, will also highlight many local artists and comic book creators.
- Nacho Mama's Baltimore restaurateur Patrick "Scunny" McCusker died Friday after being hit by a bus as he rode his bicycle along Coastal Highway in Ocean City, police said.
- At age 75, long-time Columbia resident John Taylor is still casting his spell after nearly 30 years as Kinderman, his rhyming alter ego. He says he has "no plans to retire until I expire."
- Riley William Davis, whose sunny personality and quick wit sustained him and his family through his four-year battle with leukemia, died Wednesday at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. He was 13.
- Officers are searching for a man who robbed a Prince George's County bank while wearing a "Spider-Man" mask and sweater, police said.
- A philanthropist and jokester, fullback Leach almost never puts himself first. First-year Raven faces his former team Sunday
- In an industry that has morphed into a multi-billion dollar cultural force, organizers of the first annual Annapolis Comic Con hope to restore a more intimate vibe.
- Comic-con, fiore wine and jazz festival, this week's events
- Pro Bowl selection helped Texans' Foster lead NFL in rushing last season
- Baltimore's ever-growing celebration of Japanese pop has everything from kiddie cartoons to apocalyptic fantasies
- The Hollywood Theater on Oregon Avenue in Arbutus saw large crowds stream through its doors for the opening weekend of the final Harry Potter movie.
- With panels, presentations and a guest list of more than 100, Baltimore's annual sci-fi convention covers the genre from every conceivable angle.