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Americans waste $2 billion a year on pricey...

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Americans wasted over $2 billion last year putting expensive premium gasoline into cars that don’t need it, the automobile ownership group AAA said Tuesday. Most car engines in America are designed to run on regular gasoline and, despite the superior-…



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City Council passes $660M TIF package for Port...

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The Baltimore City Council voted to approve a record $660 million tax increment financing package Monday, setting into motion a bond sale to help fund infrastructure at Kevin Plank’s Port Covington development. Councilman Warren Branch was the lone vote against the TIF and two other council members, Mary Pat Clarke and Bill Henry, abstained. The measures passed without comment. “I couldn’t be more excited,” said Marc Weller, president of Sagamore Development, as he exited the City Council chambers…

Eggo waffles recalled amid listeria fears

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About 10,000 cases of Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles are being voluntarily recalled in 25 states because they could be contaminated with the bacteria listeria, Kellogg Co. announced Monday on its website.



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Former Food Lion stores reopen as Weis Markets

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Weis Markets on Monday announced plans to convert 38 Food Lion supermarket locations to Weis Markets stores.



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Bills passed for Port Covington project

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Baltimore City Council members voted to pass all bills related to the Port Covington Project.



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A new bus tour will take you around to Baltimore...

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The craft brewery scene in and around Baltimore is growing and a company new to town is hoping to keep you updated on all the newest and best beers in the city. City Brew Tours will begin offering all-inclusive beer tours around Baltimore beginning Oct. 8 where participants can visit several breweries, enjoy a meal paired with the perfect beer and even learn something about the beer-making process along the way. “Since I ran my first brew tour in 2008, my goal has been to introduce as many people…

Columbia is the best place to live in the country,...

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Columbia residents may soon start seeing some new neighbors. The Howard County city has been named the “Best Place to Live” in America by Money magazine. It was the only Maryland town to make the list of 50 released on Monday. “One of the most successful planned communities in the country, Columbia is a magnet in the Baltimore–Washington corridor, attracting families in search of good schools and businesses hungry for educated employees,” the editors of Money magazine wrote. Columbia didn't…

Wells Fargo replaces key executive in fake...

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The Wells Fargo officer in charge of policing the division that created millions of fake accounts has been replaced.



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Abell invests $500,000 in Baltimore company...

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The Abell Foundation Inc. has invested $500,000 in Awarables Inc., a Baltimore-based medical device company that aims to improve people’s quality of sleep through in-home testing and treatment. “Baltimore has long been known for cutting edge medical research and innovation,” said Abell Foundation President Robert C. Embry Jr. “Companies like Awarables show it’s possible to bring that research to the market, support job growth in the city, and potentially improve the quality of life for millions…

Nine-story Mount Vernon building to hit the...

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One of Baltimore’s most prominent buildings is going on the auction block next week. The Latrobe Building at 2 E. Read St. in Mount Vernon is scheduled to be sold at a foreclosure auction Sept. 27 on the steps of the Clarence M. Mitchell Courthouse. Also to be auctioned is the property’s ground rent lease. Alex Cooper Auctioneers is handling the sale. The nine-story building was built in an Italian Renaissance architectural style in 1911. It replaced a Civil War era apartment house at the site…