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Betamore, Sagamore Ventures reveal Beta City pitch...

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Betamore and Sagamore Ventures announced Wednesday the judges who will select the winners of Beta City’s 2 nd annual live pitch competition on Sept. 29. This year’s Beta City event, showcasing local entrepreneurs and startups and hosted by local co-working space and incubator Betamore, will be held at City Garage in Port Covington. The pitch competition will feature six companies that will present their business pitch to the panel of judges and compete for around $75,000 in prize money. The judges…

Betamore, Sagamore reveal Beta City pitch contest...

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Betamore and Sagamore Ventures announced Wednesday the judges who will select the winners of Beta City’s 2 nd annual live pitch competition on Sept. 29. This year’s Beta City event, showcasing local entrepreneurs and startups and hosted by local co-working space and incubator Betamore, will be held at City Garage in Port Covington. The pitch competition will feature six companies that will present their business pitch to the panel of judges and compete for around $75,000 in prize money. The judges…

It's official: Gov. Hogan signs executive for...

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Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday signed an executive order requiring Maryland public school systems to begin classes after Labor Day, saying the measure is long overdue and will provide an economic boost to the state. The executive order will take effect beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. Additionally, the order requires Maryland public schools to complete the 180 days required under state law and adjourn by June 15. Hogan, a Republican, said the executive will help “protect” the end of…

Baltimore approves 33% water bill hike amid public...

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After hearing two hours of testimony, the city’s Board of Estimates voted Wednesday to approve an increase to the city’s water and sewage rates. Comptroller Joan M. Pratt and City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young voted against what amounts to approximately a 33 percent increase in both rates over the course of the next three years. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, interim City Solicitor David Ralph and Department of Public Works Director Rudy Chow all voted in favor. The rates will increase…

Eerily quiet: 38 days of near-silence for stocks

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There’s no shortage of potentially market-moving catalysts right now: an unpredictable U.S. election, turbulent oil prices and ever-changing bets on when Janet Yellen will finally raise interest rates. Yet the American stock market is barely budging, …



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Inequality is widening, even in real estate

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Where you live can have a big impact on your future prosperity.



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Former Obrycki's site in Fells Point to become new...

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Old crab houses never die. In Baltimore, they just get reinvented. The former Obrycki’s Crab House & Seafood Restaurant will come alive with the scent of steamed crabs and beer next month as a new eatery called Angie’s Seafood opens its doors. Zack Ahmed and Angela Fiorenza, co-workers at a Little Italy restaurant with decades of experience in bar and food service, recently signed a 10-year lease for the first floor of the building long held as a beloved culinary landmark at 1727 E. Pratt St. before. Margaret…

Eat for free at IKEA with furniture purchase over...

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Dine for free at IKEA when you purchase home furnishings with a FAMILY card on Saturday through Monday.

Use the free reward card to eat in the restaurant and get a coupon good for the free meal with purchase of $100 or more of home furnishings before taxes. The offer’s not valid on food sold in…

Venable chair James Shea stepping down

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Venable LLP, the largest law firm in the Baltimore area, said on Wednesday that James L. Shea is stepping down next year as chairman. Shea will be succeeded by Stuart Ingis, co-head of Venable’s privacy and data security practice. Ingis will take on the role Feb. 1. Shea will become chair emeritus. Shea, the immediate past chairman of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, also served as the firm’s managing partner from 1995-2006. Venable, based in Washington, D.C., employs more than…

Chipotle's latest freebie: Kids eat free on...

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Chipotle’s latest burrito giveaway is for children.

The company is offering free kid’s meals on Sundays during the month of September, another attempt to lure back customers spooked by a series of food scares. An E. coli outbreak last year sent Chipotle sales plunging.

In June, Chipotle Mexican…