the home depot

• Maryland

Church restores abandoned East Baltimore home to give to veteran

Rock City Church and volunteers renovated a dilapidated house donated by Baltimore City to give to a community member or parishioner in need.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jul 6, 2019

• Maryland

Aberdeen: No farmer’s market next week

Because of the July 4 holiday, there will be no Aberdeen Farmer's Market this coming Thursday.

• Business

Sinclair Broadcast looks for boost from sports betting, CEO tells shareholders

Sinclair Broadcast Group aims to be nation's biggest media company in five years and expects a boost from legalized sports betting, CEO tells shareholders.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jun 6, 2019

• Maryland

Three plead guilty to conspiracy in selling goods through Chesapeake Pawn Brokers in Edgewood

Three people have pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to accept and sell stolen goods from the Chesapeake Pawn Brokers in Edgewood, according to the Baltimore office of the U.S. Secret Service.

• Business

About 1 in 5 VW, Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini vehicles sold in U.S. to be imported through new Sparrows Point facility

Volkswagen Group of America plans to develop a new vehicle import facility at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrow Point.

• Maryland

Home Depot to open warehouses at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County

Home Depot plans to open two warehouses at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point as part of its push to speed up delivery to customers and stores.

By Alison Knezevich

Feb 7, 2019

• Maryland

Year in Review: Land use in South Carroll

A lot of progress has been made in South Carroll's planning and development, with major accomplishments like the adoption of the Freedom Plan and breaking ground at the Warfield development at the top of the list. Also notable are plans for a hotel in Eldersburg and the denied Buttercup annexation.

• Thanksgiving

To share your blessings, consider these wish lists

Each season, we encourage readers to "share your blessings" with those in need.

• Latest

Baltimore County police peacefully resolve situation in Timonium with 'person in crisis'

Baltimore County Police communicated with a “person in crisis” in a parking lot in the 100 block of Industry Lane in the Timonium area overnight. The situation was resolved "peacefully" and the person was taken into custody early Saturday morning, police said.

• Business

Sears to close five Maryland stores as struggling retailer files for bankruptcy

Sears Holdings Corp., parent of the Sears and Kmart retail chains, filed for bankruptcy protection early Monday — a last-ditch effort to save an American icon that shaped shopping habits for more than a century.

• Maryland

Book it: Local Girl Scout is a Gold Award winner

Annie Wedgeworth, a Towson High senior and Girl Scout, earned a Gold Award for her Little Free Library at Cromwell Valley Park.

• Maryland

2018 Carroll's Best: Readers' picks for the best home and garden business and services in Carroll County

2018 Carroll's Best: Readers' picks for the best home and garden in Carroll County

• Opinion

Stop the blame game over the state of Baltimore schools

We can all agree that the state of Baltimore schools is unacceptable for students, educators, families and communities. Let's also agree that current school and state officials deserve a clean slate that assumes the best of their abilities as they work to undo decades of disrepair and injustice.

• Weather

Hurricane Florence downgraded to Category 2 storm as it nears landfall but still could be devastating

Though Hurricane Florence has weakened slightly, it’s still a very dangerous storm, and a life-threatening storm surge and rainfall are expected. 

By Christina Tkacik

Sep 13, 2018

• Maryland

'Eldersburg Station': Developer takes early step toward new hotel and restaurant project

Black Oak Associates presented the concept site plan for a hotel and restaurant in Eldersburg to the Planning and Zoning Commission this month and are now preparing the final site plan.

• Features

How an artist turned a rundown Baltimore auto shop into an urban oasis home and studio

Luck follows Kelly Walker. Perhaps it is unsurprising that she lucked into her Mount Vernon home and studio.

• Maryland

Powhatan Park opens in Gwynn Oak, providing a community green space

The Powhatan Farms community in Gwynn Oak worked for more than a decade to reclaim a dead-end lot that had become a wild thicket of dead trees, vines and tall grass. On Saturday, Barnett and other residents held a dedication ceremony for the new park.

By Jessica Anderson

Jun 9, 2018

• Business

Baltimore's program to improve facades mostly helps established areas, so city tries new tack

A city facade improvement program has long benefited more well-off neighborhoods, but a new effort could help the transitional ones a block at a time.

By Meredith Cohn

Jun 9, 2018

• Maryland

Catonsville house only one deemed 'unsafe' after flooding in Baltimore County

The home of Dan and Kay Broadwater was the only house in Baltimore County to be declared "unsafe" by county authorities after Sunday's heavy rains caused flooding throughout Baltimore and Howard counties.

By Cody Boteler

Jun 1, 2018

• Maryland

Lane addition to help ease bottleneck on Bel Air's Marketplace Drive

Several Bel Air streets will be repaved this summer, and Marketplace Drive will get an additional lane to ease congestion at the Route 24 intersection, according to town officials.

• Baltimore's Best

Best of Baltimore readers' choice winners: Services

We asked, you voted. Here are the winners of our readers' choice poll in the services category.

• Business

Trump announces stiff trade tariffs, unswayed by warnings

WASHINGTON — Unswayed by Republican warnings of a trade war, President Donald Trump ordered steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. on

• Maryland

Be sure to thank your local sponsors

What about the countless number of sponsors throughout the county that quietly donate money to keep the community’s recreational sports programs afloat?

• Business

Robots are spreading through the workforce. Will they crowd out humans?

Robots and other forms of artificial intelligence are making their way into the workforce. They could be your next employee — or your boss.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Feb 16, 2018

• Baltimore City

Baltimore moves to put even more public housing in private hands

Baltimore’s proposal to tear down six buildings in West Baltimore’s Gilmor Homes project is part of an expanded plan to remake the city’s dilapidated public housing stock — mostly by selling the complexes to private developers

• Maryland

Share your blessings with those in need in Howard County and Columbia

Throughout the area, there are dozens of local nonprofit groups who are committed to serving those in need. Here is a listing of local helping organizations seeking donations of either money or items, or both.

• Business

Online retailer Bambeco is sold to Richmond-based distributor

Online retailer Bambeco is sold to Richmond-based distributor

By Lorraine Mirabella

Nov 10, 2017

• Business

Retailers face new threat: Organized crime

For retailers, shoplifting is an unavoidable cost of doing business. But now, officials say, a greater threat is emerging: theft and fraud by highly organized criminal rings.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Nov 1, 2017

• Harford

Organizers pleased with turnout at Harford County Veterans Resource Fair

Organizers of Saturday's Harford County Veterans Resource Fair pronounce it a success as more than 100 veterans showed up to talk with a variety of service providers.

By Allan Vought

Oct 9, 2017

• Maryland

Volunteers improve home of WWII nurse

Volunteers improve home of WWII nurse in Mount Airy as part of The Home Depot Foundation’s Celebration of Service Campaign, where local stores volunteered time and materials to help veterans.

• Maryland

Carroll's Best: 2017 Winners

Take a look at the winners of Carroll's Best 2017. Jump to a category by clicking one of the links below.

• Business

Retail group launches Rise Up retail training in Baltimore

NRF retail group launches Rise Up retail training in Baltimore.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Sep 9, 2017

• Harford

Three charged with using fake money to buy Home Depot merchandise

Three people from New York were arrested last week after allegedly using fake money to buy items from Home Depot in Bel Air, according to town police.

By Erika Butler

Sep 5, 2017

• William E. Lori

Baltimore groups donate supplies for Houston relief efforts

Baltimore groups are donating cleaning supplies, cases of water, toiletries and other essentials to flood victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston.

By Colin Campbell

Sep 3, 2017

• News

Meet the companies launching Maryland's cannabis industry

From pharmaceutical experts to former restaurateurs, Maryland's first medical marijuana growers are getting started.

By Erin Cox

Sep 3, 2017

• Maryland

Donations pour in to Bel Air fire company for Harvey victims

Harford residents drop off items needed in Texas to Bel Air firehouse

By Erika Butler

Aug 31, 2017

• Baltimore County

Competition keeps Baltimore County gas stations nimble

When it comes to filling up his GMC SUV, every penny counts for Frank Beales, a retired corrections officer from Violetville. He stopped at the U.S. Gas in

By Jon Bleiweis

Aug 30, 2017

• Harford

New restaurant, retail store gets preliminary OK in Aberdeen

Mission BBQ is among the possibilities to occupy a new restaurant site in Aberdeen, a representative of the property owner told the city council members.

By Erika Butler

Aug 29, 2017

• Maryland

Carroll County Public Library schedules (July 20-26)

The following programs will be offered through Carroll County Public Library. Registration is required only where noted. For more information, call

• Maryland

Carroll County Public Library schedules (July 13-19)

The following programs will be offered through Carroll County Public Library. Registration is required only where noted. For more information, call

• Maryland

Carroll County Public Library schedules (July 6-12)

The following programs will be offered through Carroll County Public Library. Registration is required only where noted. For more information, call

• Baltimore County

New tenant sought for former Catonsville hhgregg shop

The landlord of a Catonsville store that was once home to the electronics and appliance retailer hhgregg is looking for a tenant.

By Jon Bleiweis

Jun 9, 2017

• Harford

Bel Air American Legion Post 39 to hold open house Saturday

Following a nearly four-year effort to extensively renovate the post home on Hickory Avenue, Harford Post #39 of the American Legion will hold a public open house to show off the work, along with a formal naming and dedication of its hall, on Saturday, March 25.

• Business

Maryland looks to boost business incentives

The Hogan administration is asking the General Assembly for more power to attract companies to Maryland — and to keep those that are here from leaving.

By Natalie Sherman

Mar 4, 2017

• News

National retailers step up the pace of store closures

Retailers are disappearing from shopping centers in Maryland and throughout the United States at a pace not seen in years as familiar brands go out of business or attempt to stay alive by closing some stores.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Mar 3, 2017

• Maryland

Central Carroll roundup: Community builds handicapped ramp for veteran

When retired Army Cpl. Price Tarleton needed a little help, members of Wesley Freedom United Methodist Church in Eldersburg stepped in. Then folks from

• Baltimore County

Plymouth Wallpaper Co. closes Catonsville store, studies options for future

Plymouth Wallpaper, a fixture in the heart of Catonsville since the early 1980s, closed its doors for the final time earlier this month.

The decision

By Jon Bleiweis

Jan 23, 2017

• Business

Sears sells Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker for $900 million

Stanley Black & Decker acquired the Craftsman tool brand from Sears for about $900 million, the companies announced Thursday.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jan 5, 2017

• Maryland

Norrisville community work detail helps family displaced by Christmas Day fire

Norrisville community comes out to help family who lost their home and possessions in a Christmas Day fire.

• Harford

Donations, volunteers pour in to help Pylesville family displaced by Christmas Day fire

The Smith family, which lost their home to a fire Christmas Day, had received multiple donations, and volunteers will come together Saturday to clean up the remains of their home to clear the site for a new dwelling.

By David Anderson

Dec 29, 2016