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  • Memorial Day schedule and closings

    Albert Kullman, a toll taker on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, says he's ready for the onslaught of Memorial Day traffic. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun ...

  • Chance of showers temperatures in 60s forecast Friday | VIDEO

    Fox 43 meteorologist Jeff Jumper says you could see some fog and lingering showers during your Friday morning commute, then it will be breezy with more rain possible for the drive home. (WPMT ...

  • Baltimores general contractors are hiring

    If youre building up to getting a new job in construction, we have just the thing for you. Below are all the jobs reported to me in our annual survey of Baltimore-area general contractors: B&R Construction Services seeks a mechanical designer, an electrical designer and a project manager. Cain Contracting Inc. wants to hire a project manager, a superintendent and a project engineer. Cianbro ...

  • Top of the List Photos Baltimore crab houses

    No. 5 Crab Shack: Conrad's Crabs & Seafood Market Address: 1720 E. Joppa Road, Parkville 21234Phone / website: 410-882-1515 / www.conradscrabs.comOwner: Anthony ConradYelp rating / reviews: 4.5 stars / 13 reviews This weeks Top of the List is about the Top-rated crab houses in the Baltimore area, ranked by Yelp.com star ratings, with ties broken by number of reviews on Yelp.com as of ...

  • Baltimore Co. Council approves $2.8B budget keeps property tax rates flat

    The Baltimore County Council unanimously approved County Executive Kevin Kamenetz's $2.8 billion operating budget and $339 million capital budget for fiscal 2014, the Baltimore Sun reported. In so doing, the council kept the county's property tax rate flat for the 25th consecutive year. The plan also keeps the county income tax rate flat for the 21st year in a ...


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Southland Tales [Blu-Ray]

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Southland Tales, Richard Kellys insanely ambitious fever dream of a science fiction/political satire/anti-fantasy, roars at you with unapologetic gusto, inflaming the senses with its rich tapestry of post-millennial visuals and assaulting the mind with its skewering of the ... ...

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  • Howard Co. Council passes $923M budget $2.7M higher than requested

    The Howard County Council approved a $923.5 million budget Thursday that is $2.7 million higher than that proposed by County Executive Ken Ulman a month ago, the Baltimore Sun reported. The general fund spending plan increases allocations for police and schools while not raising property or income ...

  • Electronic dance concert Moonrise Festival canceled

    A new electronic dance concert termed the Moonrise Festival which was expected to draw thousands to South Baltimore, has been canceled after organizers failed to obtain the necessary permits, city officials said Thursday, as reported by the Baltimore Sun. Planned for the weekend of June 8-9 in Port Covington, the festival had been promoted as a successor to the long-running Starscape Festival, ...

  • Groundbreaking set Wednesday for $400M Horseshoe Baltimore Casino

    Groundbreaking is scheduled Wednesday to begin construction of Maryland's fifth gambling venue, the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino, the Maryland Daily Record reported. The 335,000-square-foot casino and 4,000-space parking garage adjacent to the Baltimore Ravens' M&T Bank Stadium is expected to open by Autumn 2014 at a cost of $400 million. Assistant General Manager updated the Maryland ...

  • P.G. Co. Circuit Court to hear lawsuit over University of Md.s exit from ACC

    A $52 million Atlantic Coast Conference penalty against the University of Maryland for exiting the ACC in favor of the Big Ten Conference in 2014 is going to trial in Upper Marlboro, the Associated Press reported. To be heard in Prince George's County Circuit Court, the lawsuit, if decided in the ACC's favor, could wipe out most of the university's athletic ...

  • NOAA predicts active to very active hurricane season this year

    An unusually active hurricane season may be on the horizon according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's first forecast released ...

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