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The Towson Fourth of July Parade is so old that after two years of research, three committee members are not exactly sure how old it is.

Stumpy’s Hatchet House in Towson, which opened recently, is one of about two dozen franchise locations dotted around the country.

Major projects are underway in Towson’s core, and the coming years are likely to be a series of ribbon-cutting ceremonies. When the buildings currently under construction are complete, downtown Towson will have grown by more than 800 residential units and thousands of square feet of retail space.

Towson man arrested, charged with tagging at least 25 Towson businesses with graffiti.

Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander, a business consulting and accounting firm, has moved its headquarters to Towson Commons.

Towson Commons office building and garage have been sold to Baltimore-based CSG Partners for $18 million.

Two dining establishments and an accounting firm will join women's’ clothing store Boho Nation, a CVS, Chipotle and LA Fitness at the Pennsylvania Avenue retail center.

Chipotle is opening its third Towson-area store on May 25.

Hours before the opening ceremonies of the Towsontown Spring Festival each year, Michael DiCarlo can be found prepping his beef.

Baltimore County officials celebrated the grand opening of a CVS Pharmacy at the corner of York Road and Chesapeake Avenue, at the Towson Commons shopping center Friday saying that the pharmacy will help to make downtown Towson more vibrant.

County Executive Kevin Kamenetz's office announced Wednesday that a CVS Pharmacy will open at Towson Commons this fall.

Business and government leaders raised small plastic glasses of lemonade and ginger ale on Friday and toasted the progress of Towson Row, a massive development project promoted as a transformational investment in downtown Towson.

As Bonefish Grill open with fanfare at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by county officials, it's further testimony to downtown Towson's status as an emerging market in the region.

The booming Towson area is so different from other Baltimore County neighborhoods that one county councilman thinks it needs its own zoning classification.

Latest opening means nearly 60 screens just within Beltway

This week another piece of the dramatic redevelopment of downtown Towson falls into place as a 90,000 square foot, 15-screen Cinemark theater ushers in its first moviegoers Thursday.

Towson Fourth of July information

The new LA Fitness in Towson Commons opened Thursday, April 17.

The Children's Chorus of Maryland and School of Music is taking up residence at the Cranston Building in Towson. It's the first permanent home for the group, which was founded in 1976 by Lutherville resident and music educator Betty Bertaux. The chorus will be holding auditions for members, ages 5-11, starting on April 3.

The Towson precinct will have its fourth commander in 26 months beginning next month, when a series of command reassignments moves Capt. Richard Howard from the Towson precinct effective April 1.

Downtown Towson is changing and just how profound the change will be was the subject of a panel discussion Tuesday during the "It's Towson's Time" event sponsored by the Urban Land Institute Baltimore and hosted by Goucher College.

Plans for massive redevelopment in downtown Towson have prompted area merchants to consider face lifts of their own, spurring renewed interest in Baltimore County's commercial revitalization services.

Several downtown Towson businesses recently expressed interest in Baltimore County's Commercial Revitalization services, a program county officials say will help businesses keep up with a changing Towson landscape.

Towson's Greene Turtle restaurant on Thursday unveiled its new rooftop "Turtle Shell" bar, an $890,000 addition and renovation that caused a stir in both Towson and Annapolis because of the public loans used on the project.

Margaret Meginniss, a partner in the real estate firm Sierra U.S., was announced Tuesday as the agent in charge of leasing the multi-level retail space in downtown Towson

Tomlinson Craft Collection is closing its doors forever after 40 years in business, mostly recently at Hunt Valley Towne Centre. Through the years, Tomlinson has also had stores at the Rotunda and Harborplace.

Optimism abounds for Caves Valley Partners' plan to build Towson Row, a one million square foot mixed-use community off York Road near Towsontown Boulevard. There's demand for new construction and the walkable experience that the project aims to create, real estate experts say.

Towson Area Fourth of July Parade details on seating, donations, rain date,

Councilman Marks says growing hub would benefit from a circulator-type transit service

In their search for a new executive director, the Greater Towson Committee settled on Towson native Katie Pinheiro, who is thrilled at the direction her hometown is heading.

Downtown Towson's development boom grew yet again Tuesday, April 23 when Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced a $60 million commercial and residential development in the Towson Triangle

Baltimore County announced the national health club chain LA Fitness as tenant of the planned 52,700-square-foot health club in the old movie theater space at Towson Commons.

A number of proposed new projects are on the horizon that would make the county seat's commercial core on York Road a magnet for visitors and shoppers. Prominent among these are the $85 million Towson Square project that will include a 15-screen movie theater, a $27 million renovation at the Towson City Center highrise on the Towson Circle and a proposal to rejuvenate the Towson Commons indoor mall.

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A bill that will lower parking requirements for fitness centers in downtown Towson has helped finalize a lease to fill much of the vacant space at Towson Commons, Councilman David Marks said Tuesday.

As he announced a trio of new restaurants and a VIP element for the 15-screen movie theater planned for the Towson Square project, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz on Tuesday described the $85 million development as key in the quest to make the county seat a true destination spot.

Councilman David Marks introduced a bill on Dec. 17 that would alter the county's parking code relating to athletic and fitness centers and health spas — and did so with an eye toward bringing a tenant into one of Towson's largest vacant buildings.

The rotunda at Towson Commons, at Pennsylvania Avenue and York Road, will be the site of the annual Towson Arts Collective "Off the Mall" holiday arts gift sale, held Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15-16, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

Community and political leaders were quick to call last weekend's violence outside the Recher Theatre an isolated event. But as new development draws more people into the Baltimore County's largest downtown area, many also want see more police and other resources directed toward the county seat.

Weekend disturbance was an anomaly for a community in the midst of economic transformation

After devastating fire, newly rebuilt restaurant has fun atmosphere