Friday 18th May, 2012
Local officials excited, encouraged by first new downtown Columbia building
John E. DeWolf III, recently named Senior Vice-president, Development for the Howard Hughes Corporation, and will oversee the redevelopment of downtown ...
Ex-Terp Steve Blake upset about fans' threatening messages l VIDEO
Andrew Bynum , for some reason, left with a smile on his face.But there was one particular reaction that struck Blake the most. It went beyond any disappointment for missing the final shot, ...
Donna Summer dies at 63 after battle with cancer l VIDEO
cancer on Thursday at age 63. Summer, who won five Grammys and sold more than 130 million records worldwide, died surrounded by her family in Naples, Florida, ...
Finding success in silks at Preakness
Baltimore SunIt's 10 in the morning and Tracy Campola has already been up for hours, putting the finishing touches on one of 14 racing silks that are due by the end of the week. The Arbutus resident is ...
DOJ seeks to tighten Baltimore policy on recording police
Baltimore SunThe U.S. Department of Justice isn't satisfied with the Baltimore Police Department's recently issued orders on the public's right to record officers.Jonathan Smith, chief of the ...
Facebook's IPO price: $38 per share
The WBAL ChannelAfter four months of paperwork, hype and speculation, the last piece of the Facebook IPO is in place: Facebook said it has priced its IPO at $38 a ...
New Grand Prix chief has been a big city contractor, campaign donor
Baltimore SunDespite financing more than $140 million city contracts in the past 12 years, donating tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates and being a member of ...
Trayvon Martin's mother to speak at Baltimore mega-church Sunday
Baltimore SunTrayvon Martin will speak Sunday at a Baltimore mega-church about how she's coping with her son's death, according to the church's pastor. Sybrina Fulton's appearance at ...
Feds, police in spat over G-8 summit costs
Baltimore SunTownhomes rise on a hillside in the town of Thurmont, at the base of the Catoctin Mountains. The towns is expecting an influx of visitors because of the G8 Summit being held nearby at Camp ...
Baltimore County cuts back on school leadership positions
Baltimore SunBaltimore County school officials told middle and high school principals last week that they must limit the number of leadership positions next year to save $814,000, a move teachers say means ...
Maryland doctors probe old cases for lead exposure
Baltimore SunU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut in half the threshold for determining lead exposure in the nation's children, pediatricians faced the task of identifying new cases from ...
Maryland names interim labor secretary
Baltimore SunMaryland's deputy secretary of labor stepped up Thursday as interim secretary, filling a job emptied when Alexander M. Sanchez left this week to become chief of staff to Baltimore's ...
Woman, 78, scared after two close to her are shot in Baltimore
Baltimore SunThere's a swirl of violence occurring around 78-year-old Florence Carter, and she says she doesn't know why. But for the first time in nearly five decades, she's being forced to ...
Preakness saddle cloths on their way to Pimlico
Baltimore SunPreakness post positions came to an end Wednesday evening, Donna Peiffer's work was just beginning. Into the night she worked, turning a dozen colorful cloths into identification badges that ...
Treasury Secretary speaks to Greater Baltimore Committee
Baltimore SunMarshal Greenblatt, left, vice president of Marlin Steel Wire, gives a tour of the manufacturing company to Treasury Secretary Timothy ...
Longtime BBH executive laid off by clinic board
Baltimore SunBaltimore Behavioral Health Inc. , a major drug treatment provider in Baltimore, have laid off longtime executive William "Kris" Hathaway, as the once high-flying nonprofit continues to ...
Good afternoon, Baltimore: Thursday lunchtime lowdown
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Suspect sought in Pasadena bank robbery
Baltimore SunSafeway store in the 4200 block of Mountain Road, said a man, wearing a floppy hat and sunglasses, approached the counter about 6:45 p.m. The teller complied with a note he passed demanding money. ...
Warning about shellfish from South Korea issued by state health officials
Baltimore SunState health officials are warning consumers not to eat any fresh or frozen molluscan shellfish from South Korea. Molluscan shellfish include fresh or frozen oysters, clam and mussels. Also on ...
Transportation Authority, Carroll ran afoul of open meetings laws
Baltimore SunCarroll County commissioners charged admission to a forum held by opponents of Gov.Martin O'Malley's statewide growth plan.Those open meeting violations were the first issued this year by ...
Balto. Co. Council poised to adopt 'bare-bones budget'
Baltimore SunBaltimore County Council members are poised to adopt a lean spending plan that would achieve savings largely through early retirements and reorganizations in a number of government departments. The ...
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