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Goucher president receives five-year contract...

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Goucher College President José Antonio Bowen has accepted a five-year contract extension. Bowen, the school’s 11th president, has been at the helm of the 1,450-student private liberal arts school since July 2014. His new contract will run July 1, 2017 to June, 30, 2022. Goucher representatives did not disclose financial terms of the contract, but said Bowen has declined to accept any salary increases since he arrived at the Towson college and has continued that request in the new deal. “I am…

Welcome to 'SoHa': Apartments, retail development...

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The first mixed-use development in the northeast neighborhood of Lauraville has broken ground on a former used car lot once owned by local legend Johnny Wilbanks. The 16-unit, market-rate complex will be called “SoHa Union” and developer Sam Polakoff has even coined a new name for the funky corner at 4800 Harford Road: SoHa (because of its location at the intersection with Southern Avenue). “We thought it was an underserved community,” Polakoff said, of Lauraville that recently has been revived…

Chipotle opens Parkville location, five more...

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. opened a new location in Parkville on Thursday as part of a continued expansion plan around Greater Baltimore. The fast-casual eatery known for huge burritos opened at 7711 Harford Road in the Parkville Shopping Center. The opening comes about a month after Chipotle opened at 9210 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City. “We are really excited about these locations,” said Hannah DePaulis, a marketing strategist with Chipotle. “These locations are a long time coming.” The…

Free Scholastic children's books from Kellogg's

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Get free children’s books from the Kellogg’s Fantastic Scholastic Free Book Giveaway program.

Get one free book with each purchase of an eligible Kellogg’s product at Walmart.

Buy select size boxes of Kellogg’s cereal, Pop-Tarts and protein bars (click here to see the list) and join the free Kellogg’s…

M&T Bank survey: Small business owners cite labor,...

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The cost of labor and health care is the most significant challenge for half of the small businesses that responded to a new M&T Bank survey. M&T’s Business Economic Outlook Survey shows that 50 percent of senior managers and owners of small businesses who participated in the internet survey identified labor, health care and other benefit costs as the most important challenge they face when compared to government regulations, business taxes or the process of hiring and retaining qualified workers. But…

Maryland is the 26th best state to raise a family,...

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Looking to relocate your family or business, or both? Maryland may not be your best bet. The state ranked 26th in a study done by WalletHub measuring the best states to start and raise a family, ranking behind nearby states such as Delaware and Virginia. WalletHub, a Washington, D.C.-based research firm, has taken a crack at ranking the U.S. states for alignment with the economic and social metrics that families consider when identifying where to put down roots. The resulting report, titled “2017's…

Owners of the Helmand open lunch spin-off in East...

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An easy-in, easy-out lunch version of the Helmand restaurant in Mount Vernon opened this week in East Baltimore. The Karzai family, which has run the Helmand since 1989, did a soft opening of the Helmand Kabobi on Jan. 11 and opened to the public this week in the John G. Rangos Sr. Building at 855 N. Wolfe St. as part of the Science and Technology Park at Johns Hopkins. The restaurant is open for lunch service between 11 a.m.-3 p.m., but the family is looking to obtain a liquor license and add…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, and happy Thursday. Today is going to be the last day of seeing the sun for a few days. It’s going to start raining tomorrow morning, and won’t let up until Tuesday. But for now, temperatures will be in the high 40s with plenty of sun. Here are eight things to know to get your day started. It remains to be seen how much it will cost the city to implement changes to the police department outlined in a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. However, one philanthropy group…

Baltimore collector buys Obama's 2008 campaign...

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For more than a decade, Baltimore resident Robert Harrington has bid on memorabilia, equipment, firearms and statues. The 49-year-old just landed one of his most treasured items yet.



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Wildly popular 'Hamilton' coming to Baltimore's...

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Feeling a little glum that tickets to “Hamilton” on Broadway are so out of reach? Do you console yourself instead by playing the soundtrack over and over again? Well, Baltimoreans will still have to wait a bit for the hit show but they won’t have to travel far. The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore announced Wednesday that “Hamilton” will be in its 2018-19 lineup of shows. Specific dates have not been determined. Hippodrome subscribers for the 2017-2018…