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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...


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Southland Tales [Blu-Ray]

Southland Tales [Blu-Ray]

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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  • 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 ...

  • Russias Far East rocked by powerful quake

    The epicenter for the extremely powerful quake was located in the Sea of Okhotsk, just to the west of the Kamchatka Peninsula, and about 600 kilometers (nearly 375 miles) underground. The quake was felt for five minutes in the region, Russia's Ria Novosti news agency reported. Many people ran into the streets as the temblor shook. No tsunami warnings were issued in the quake's ...

  • Tillman shoots for another quality start vs. Blue Jays

    One night after the Orioles sent out one of their top pitching prospects for his first Major League start, the Blue Jays will make a similar move in an attempt to extend their winning streak to three. Left-hander Sean Nolin, the Blue ...

  • Man shot in arm in Southwest Baltimore

    A man was shot in the arm in Southwest Baltimore on Thursday night, police said, following a violent couple of days in which 11 people were shot - two fatally - in the city. The man was expected to survive his injury, police said. He was shot in the 1800 block of Hollins Street about 10:20 p.m. More information was not immediately ...

  • One rescued from car after flash flood in Howard County

    Firefighters rescued a person trapped in a car in Howard County after heavy rain Thursday night led to flash flooding, fire officials said.A fire department spokesman said one person was rescued from a car stuck in the flood waters near the intersection of McKendree Road and Rover Mill Road in West Friendship about 8:30 p.m. That person was not injured, nor were four members of the rescue team, ...

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