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50 percent off a Sam's Club membership

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New members can join Sam’s Club for $22.50.

Save 50 percent on an annual $45 Sam’s Savings membership, which is good for up to two people per household. Enter an email address to get a coupon redeemable at the service desk.

The warehouse club also now offers a convenient, free pick-up service. …

Rye set to reopen Sept. 12 in new Fells Point...

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Fans of Rye’s classic and modern cocktails in Fells Point won’t have to wait much longer to visit the bar once again as the craft cocktail establishment is set to reopen to the public in a new location starting Sept. 12. Rye, owned by Baltimore entrepreneur Ryan Perlberg, announced in the spring it would close at its previous location at 807 S. Broadway to takeover the former Leadbetters space at 1639 Thames St. The move, Perlberg said, was to get into a better fit for the bar’s concept. After…

The Alex. Brown name is coming back

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Alex. Brown, one of the biggest names in the history of Baltimore’s financial industry, is coming back Raymond James Financial completed its acquisition Tuesday of a division of Deutsche Bank, which it will rebrand and relaunch as Alex. Brown, a division of Raymond James. The deal was originally announced last December, but it has taken about nine months to close. Alex. Brown, the first U.S. investment bank, had been a Baltimore institution for about 200 years when Bankers Trust acquired the investment…

ITT Tech ceases operations, closes two campuses in...

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The for-profit college chain ITT Technical Educational Services Inc. is ceasing its operations and closing all of its campuses. “With what we believe is a complete disregard by the U.S. Department of Education for due process to the company, hundreds of thousands of current students and alumni and more than 8,000 employees will be negatively affected,” the college said in a news release. The Carmel, Ind.-based college had two campuses in Maryland, one in Owings Mills and another in Hanover. Both…

MedStar moves forward with proposed expansion in...

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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has received concept approval for its proposed $567 million hospital building from the Old Georgetown Board — as well as the backing of other groups in the neighborhood. Several community organizations within the Georgetown Community Partnership gave their support, including the ANC3D, ANC2E, the Citizens Association of Georgetown, the Burleith Citizens Association and the Foxhall Community Citizens Association. The approval came after MedStar, the Columbia-based…

Foreman Wolf names new executive chef at Johnny's

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The changes continue for the Foreman Wolf restaurant group as Johnny’s Restaurant in Roland Park will have a new chef in charge. Foreman Wolf announced Tuesday that Ryan Shaffner has been named the new executive chef of Johnny’s, located at 4800 Roland Ave. Shaffner has most recently served as the sous chef of Johnny’s and Pazo and began his career as a line cook three years ago at Charleston, Foreman Wolf’s fine-dining restaurant. Shaffner graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 2013. “I…

Donald Trump: Fed has created a 'false economy'

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It’s no secret that Donald Trump is unhappy with the Federal Reserve and the person who heads it: Janet Yellen.



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India's richest man offers free 4G to 1 billion...

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India’s richest man is rolling out a $20 billion mobile network that could bring lightning-fast internet to hundreds of millions of people.



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BBB warns consumers of timeshare advertisement...

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Vacation timeshare owners are demanding refunds. Consumers said that they paid a lot of money to a company promising to advertise their units and expected lucrative rentals.



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What to expect at Apple's big iPhone event

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If you’re itching for a new iPhone, or curious whether Apple will finally do away for the headphone jack, the company will reveal everything you need to know about its next-generation smartphone this week.



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