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Small Business Saturday is just the event, say area small businesses, retailers and boutique clothing stores to bring in customers the day after Black Friday. Among them are Corradetti glass-blowing studio in the Woodberry area, which will hold a Christmas ornament making workshop for families.

Towson kicks off the holiday season with black

The Harford County Council narrowly approved tax-increment financing for the James Run Corporate Campus project at Route 543 and I-95, with those supporting it calling it an important opportunity for the county.

Responding to consumer demand, retailers have pushed up store openings to the end of Thanksgiving dinner, started online price wars in November and replaced door buster opening events with waves of sales targeting different consumers.

Organizations' wish lists for holiday season

With the holiday season upon us and with many still struggling in tough economic times, several charities in Howard County are seeking a variety of items for donation.

Below is a listing of local helping organizations seeking donations of either money or items, or both. In this season of giving and Thanksgiving, please share your blessings, by giving to those less fortunate.

Target opens earliest ever for Black Friday, with 9 p.m. Thanksgiving start

Harford County continued to be inundated by driving rains and 40 percent of homes and businesses were out of power Tuesday morning, but the immediate danger from Hurricane Sandy's sweep through the region appeared to be over.

Harford County government continued to ramp up its preparations for Hurricane Sandy on Sunday, advising residents of the city of Havre de Grace to consider evacuating their homes in anticipation of the tropical storm's landfall in the region, now expected sometime Monday. The county also announced a public shelter will be open to provide temporary housing starting at 7 p.m. Sunday at Patterson Mill High School, 85 Patterson Mill Road, in Bel Air. Public schools and county offices will be closed

The owner-operator of a cosmetics company in Beltsville pleaded guilty Thursday to income tax evasion, prosecutors said.

Halloween decorations

Maryland Family Readers¿ Choice 2012

Consumers expect to spend same or more this year for holidays

Peanut butter recalls expand to ice cream and granola bar products

Giant Food has removed Talenti chocolate peanut butter cup gelato after manufacturer recalled product

Howard County is one of six jurisdictions chosen from 17 applicants around the country to be included in the "Transition from Jail to Community" program established by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit, and the National Institute of Corrections, an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice.

Residents encouraged to enroll in programs to benefit area schools

Residents encouraged to join programs at Giant, Safeway and Target

Peanut butter recall includes major retailers, including Giant, Target and Safeway.

ShopSmart magazine, a Consumer Reports publication, offers fall clothing deals in October issue

There's nothing wrong with Walmart or other stores in Eldersburg, mind you — they're fine, she says. But Target, she says, "takes it up a notch" when it comes to household goods, clothing and "natural" products.

Parents and kids in Harford County got ready to head back to school with plenty of shopping this past weekend, as the state-sponsored week of tax-free shopping also encouraged residents to make their purchases by Saturday.

Merchants haven't been allowed to add a surcharge to credit card purchases, but that would change under an agreement announced last month to settle a seven-year legal dispute.

Salvation Army and Target help children buy school supplies

Harford police and area stores prepare for National Night Out activities.

Dorm room essentials? Maybe not. But our shopping cart will make dorm life luxurious.

Towson Area Citizens on Patrol is asking residents to turn out to show "Crime is not Welcome in Towson" on National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 7.

Franchitti, Dixon eat cereal from boxes with their pictures on them

Walmart community input meeting

The groundbreaking for a shopping center on a 25-acre site just south of Brewers Hill is set for next month, the developer said Monday.

After a disappointing start to summer for some retailers, many are hoping for a boost from back-to-school shopping, the second-biggest sales period of the year.

Ah yes, we return this week to the "Real Housewives of New York City" with another fight about London, a single storyline with LuAnn's pregnancy problems, and a few jabs by Ramona.

Grocery shoppers can use smartphones to download deals, scan bar codes, get personalized offers

A Baltimore County developer said he has abandoned further pursuit of building "big box" stores at the site of the North Point Government Center in Dundalk and moving those offices to the site of a nearby former whiskey distillery that he owns.

Grocery shoppers are looking for bargains – and increasingly going online with their smart phones or electronic tablets to find them fast, say executives at Safeway.

Small space design is emerging trend, especially in Baltimore

Democracy is impaired in a society under constant watch, MICA professor says

During the warmer months, nautical themes are expected to dominate home décor.

Online shoppers prefer Walmart to Target. That's one of the findings of an index released today that scores the top 100 online retailers on customer satisfaction.

The Aegis police blotter lists the most recent arrest, crimes and other police reports.

Comedians will roast former Baltimore mayor for charity event

Though Mark Harvey did not face criminal charges for running onto Camden Yards' diamond last week, Maryland's criminal trespass laws offer the Orioles and other businesses the opportunity to keep troublemakers away by uttering three simple words: "Don't come back."

According to documents released by police, officers have been called to the Lansdowne Walmart about 1,600 times in the past four years since the big-box store opened ¿ an average of more than once a day.

It's Ravens vs. Steelers as she's a Ravens fan, and he's a Steelers fan, and the wedding will be in Ravens stadium

Smaller boutiques hope to capture a glimmer of the magic experienced by national retailers such as Target and H&M as they team up with designers to craft exclusive garments and accessories