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Home of the Day: Private Home in Reisterstown

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By Creig Northrop, Clarksville Office, Home of the Day is presented by the Baltimore Business Journal with The Creig Northrop Team. This is your invitation to view some of Baltimore’s most-luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Click on the gallery image to view today’s featured property. Lonach Farm1606 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136 | $850,000 This stunning residence tucked away on three private acres offers peace, spectacular outdoor amenities and convenience to…

Food Network cheftestant to be partner in new...

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A Washington, D.C., chef who has become somewhat of a celebrity recently thanks to stints on a pair of Food Network shows will be opening, along with two partners, a Hawaiian-themed restaurant this fall in Harford County. Kaimana Chee, executive chef and owner of Kaimana’s Katering, will cook up the menu at Uncle’s Hawaiian Grindz at 2315 Bel Air Road in the Fallston Village Center. The restaurant will be roughly 4,800 square feet and offer full-service casual dining and bar. Chee was named the…

8 things to do over Fourth of July weekend

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Good morning, and happy Friday. The three-day weekend is finally upon us. For some of you (including myself) some extra vacation time could even give you a four or five-day weekend. In lieu of the traditional “8 things” post, I’m going to run down a list of what activities are going on in Maryland for Fourth of July weekend. July 4 should be beautiful for most of the day, but a potential for rain could wash out some fireworks plans. Still, Saturday and Sunday are going to be completely clear with…

July 1 brings new minimum wage, higher gas prices...

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New laws go into effect Friday that will impact you at the pump and in your pocketbook. The state minimum wage is getting a 50-cent hike to $8.75. The scheduled increase is part of a law passed by Maryland legislators in 2014 to slowly raise the minimum from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour by July 2018. Carmen Ortiz Larsen, president of AQUAS Inc. and chair of the Board of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County, said lower wages can undermine employee performance and retention, weaken the…

Here are the top 5 (non-chain) restaurants in six...

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When looking for a new place to eat, it’s always best to get the recommendation of a friend. But in the case that you can’t get ahold of anyone, checking Yelp is also a good bet. Below is a list of the top five restaurants in Columbia, Towson, Downtown Baltimore, Westminster, Annapolis and Bel Air, as compiled by Yelp data scientists so that you can find your next favorite dinner spot. Yelp rankings were determined by number of reviews and overall star rating of non-chain restaurants. Scroll to…

College job hunt gets tougher as campus interviews...

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Newly minted college grads – even upcoming seniors – looking for jobs and internships might be surprised by their interviewer. It could be a machine.



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Workers to strike at Trump Taj Mahal casino

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It looks like it’s going to be a rough start to the holiday weekend for the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. Close to 1,000 workers at the casino will go on strike at 6 a.m. ET Friday after it failed to reach a deal with union negotiators, the…



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Home of the Day: Luxury Home in Maple Lawn Farms

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By Creig Northrop, Clarksville Office, Home of the Day is presented by the Baltimore Business Journal with The Creig Northrop Team. This is your invitation to view some of Baltimore’s most-luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Click on the gallery image to view today’s featured property. Maple Lawn Farms11333 Liberty Street, Fulton, MD 20759 | $950,000 • Remarkable custom single family home located in the desirable Maple Lawn community offering modern style with over 4,900+…

Three Atlantic City casinos reach deal to avoid...

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A strike was averted at three of the five Atlantic City casinos facing a walkout when a tentative labor deal was reached early Thursday,



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Glock wins $85 million FBI contract

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has awarded a contract to Glock to arm its agents with the popular semiautomatic pistols. The FBI awarded the contract on Wednesday according to the government web site FedBizOpps.gov.



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