City Annouces Christmas Tree Mulch Dates
The Baltimore Department of Public Works has announced its schedule for curbside Christmas tree pick-up and mulching. Tree mulching services will be offered at the Reedbird Avenue Citizen Convenience...
View ArticleAdministration Holding Judgment on Recreation Resolution
The administration of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will withhold comment on a resolution asking for the state legislature to pass a bill requiring the city to maintain a level of funding for...
View ArticleShomrim of Baltimore Helps Rescue Woman, Children Locked in Calif. Storage Unit
It was 12:01 a.m. Tuesday when Shomrim of Baltimore neighborhood watch group received a call from a frantic woman, who was locked with two children in a storage unit—far away in San Francisco. "We...
View ArticleOpen Thread: Which Democrat Should Run for Governor?
Comptroller Peter Franchot, who was expected to run for governor in 2014, announced Tuesday he would not seek the post. Franchot, whose criticism of Gov. Martin O’Malley lead many to believe he would...
View ArticleBaltimore Offers Gift Certificate for Guns
A new Baltimore City program is offering $100 gift certificate to Klein’s ShopRite in exchange for guns, no questions asked. City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced the new program on...
View Article‘Kitchen Nightmares’' Return to Café Hon Airs Friday
Gordon Ramsay’s "Kitchen Nightmares'" return to Café Hon will air on Fox Friday night, according to the show’s website. Ramsay, a celebrity chef known for his obscenity laced rants, first visited the...
View ArticleNational School Boards Association: Federal Cuts Would Deliver Crippling Blow...
The National School Boards Association warns that congressional inaction could force the implementation of sequestration provisions, causing critical harm to the public education system. At a...
View ArticleVigil Planned for Blogger Who Broadcast Standoff
A small group is planning to hold a vigil for the blogger A.F. James MacArthur, who broadcast his negotiations with police over the Internet during a standoff in Waverly earlier this month. According...
View ArticleTeenager Allegedly Killed Man with Family Present
A 19-year-old Baltimore man is charged with murder after police say he killed a man in an apartment where his family was present. Tavon William Arthur Barnett was arrested by the Baltimore Warrant...
View Article‘Substantial’ Winter Storm Possible Next Week
A "substantial" winter storm could blow its way through Maryland by the middle of next week, according to the weather website AccuWeather. The website’s current forecast predicts a potential for rain...
View ArticleEnter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000
We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that...
View ArticleFlu Cases Trending Up, Google Says
Flu cases appear to be on the rise, according to Google Flu Trends, which "uses aggregated Google search data to estimate current flu activity around the world in near real-time,"Google Flu Trends'...
View Article34 Individuals Face State and Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
Law enforcement agencies executed 20 search warrants, and made more than a dozen arrests on Tuesday morning after federal and state indictments for heroin and marijuana distribution were returned...
View ArticleSparrows Point Steel Making is History
The future of more than five miles of land in Sparrows Point no longer lies in in the steel mills. Owners of the former RG Steel plant plan to sell off a $300 million cold mill and eventually raze the...
View ArticleHanukkah: Not Christmas for Jews
Each year, Hanukkah falls in close proximity or during Christmas according to the Hebrew calendar. Because of that, the two are celebrated side by side under the “Happy Holidays” moniker. But in terms...
View Article‘Goods for Guns’ Location Changed
The location of Saturday’s "Goods for Guns" program has been changed. Residents will now be able to exchange unwanted firearms for $100 Klein's ShopRite gift certificates; no questions asked, at St....
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