Memorial Day Weekend Traffic in Real Time
If you're on a mobile device, click here to view the map. When you're done getting gas and packing the car, check out the live results from MapQuest above to see what's standing between you and the...
View ArticleWhere's the Cheapest Gas in Baltimore?
Click here for a full-screen view of the gas price map. If you don't see a map of our local area, click the magnifying glass in the upper right to enter your address. Nationwide, gas prices were...
View ArticleGreenMount School Explores How News Media Works
Students at the GreenMount School in Remington have studied how the news media works and how it has developed throughout American history. On Thursday students in kindergarten through eighth grade...
View ArticleChoux Drops in Hampden
Susannah Siger and her wife Amanda Pellerin were inspired to open a new café in part because of all of the food they’ve discovered in their travels. In fact one of the offerings at Choux, l’hot dog,...
View ArticleFriday is National 'Don’t Fry Day'
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be more than 76,000 cases of malignant melanoma—the most serious form of skin cancer—diagnosed in the U.S. in 2013 alone. One American dies every...
View ArticleFewer Marylanders Expected to Travel During 2013 Memorial Day Weekend
Fewer Maryland motorists are expected to travel this year, but Memorial Day weekend 2013 will still be one of the busiest of the past 12 years, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. "It appears changing...
View ArticleHealth Commissioner Issues Sun, Water Safety Tips
Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot reminded Baltimore residents to be careful in the sun and water this holiday weekend. "It is important for everyone to remember to stay healthy and safe under the sun...
View ArticleNorth Baltimore Crime: Body Wash Thief Fails to Make Clean Getaway
Abell Stolen Auto: 400 block of E. 31st Street, between 6:30 and 10:42 p.m., May 15. A 2001 Chevy Malibu was stolen. Better Waverly Burglary Residential: 800 block of Exeter Hall Avenue, between 6 a.m....
View ArticleBargain Hunting: Deals in Baltimore County and Beyond this Weekend
Each week, Patch puts together a list of local sales coming up over the weekend. Are you having a yard sale? Make sure you go to Events at the top of the page and click "Add an Event" to list your...
View ArticleUGC: Where Are You Spending Your Summer?
For some, the thrill of going to theme parks with family or boating at the beach is the best way to spend the summer. Others find solace in having a summer staycation and relaxing in their own...
View ArticleOrioles Offer Reenlistment Ceremonies, Other Perks for Service Members
Even though the Baltimore Orioles are playing on the road for Memorial Day, the team is reminding fans about ways it recognizes service members, including hosting reenlistment ceremonies, a new...
View ArticleState Announces Outdoors Month Events
State officials announced this week plans for Great Outdoors Month in June, inviting Maryland residents to mark Celebrate Maryland Outdoors Days from June 8 to 22. The second annual outdoors days aims...
View ArticleVictim Outwits Robber and There's Probably You-Know-What in the Pools: Weird...
Carroll County a 'Second Amendment Sanctuary' "Tonight we are not here to defend guns, we are here to defend freedom," a Carroll County commissioner said before the resolution was passed. Victim Grabs...
View ArticleA Guide to Memorial Day Weekend 2013 Events
Memorial Day Weekend 2013 runs from May 25-27 and is the unofficial first weekend of summer. County schools are closed and many offices close to mark this holiday. While swimming pools typically open...
View Article4 Day Trips You Can Plan for Memorial Day
Not everyone plans a getaway for Memorial Day weekend. But if you don't want to be stuck in the house with the kids for three days, a solidly-planned day trip with the family may do you some good. To...
View ArticleMaryland Top News: Ecstatic Graduates, Tight Memorial Day Traffic, Major Mall...
By Patch Staff Thousands Cheer at Naval Academy Graduation Despite wind and rain in Annapolis, more than 1,000 midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2013 graduated Friday morning after a...
View ArticleOpen Thread: What Does Memorial Day Mean to You?
Memorial Day dates back to 1868 as a way to commemorate the dead on both sides of the Civil War, and now serves as a day to remember all members of the military who have lost their lives fighting for...
View ArticleSneak Preview: Disney's 'Planes' Movie Trailer (Sponsored)
Watching movies is my favorite new family ritual. Now that my 5-year-old daughter spends her days running through neighbors’ backyards until dinner, television time has lost that guilty edge. In fact,...
View ArticleWoman Chooses Hope While Facing Inoperable Tumor
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them...
View ArticleRemington Business Owner Punched During Robbery
The owner of a Remington business was punched during an attempted robbery. At 11:45 p.m. May 19, the owner of International Grocery Market & New Bazaar Halal Meat, which is located in the 2700...
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