Baltimore Checkbook

Here are the 5 largest financial planners in...

http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143936774082/here-are-the-5-largest-financial-planners-in#_=_

If you are looking for investment advice, or perhaps a retirement plan, this week’s list of financial planning companies should be able to help. Below, you can see the top five companies on this week’s list, ranked by number of Baltimore-area professionals. The top five have a total 369 local professionals. Subscribers can view the full top 25 list here, in addition to this week’s other l ist of property & casualty insurance companies. 5. Glass Jacobson Financial Group Address: 10711 Red Run Blvd.…

Sagamore Development's Port Covington plans need...

http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143924103632/sagamore-developments-port-covington-plans-need#_=_

Three weeks before Sagamore Development Co. is to seek a vote by Baltimore’s design panel on a master plan for a $5.5 billion redevelopment of Port Covington, the developers were peppered with questions and concerns about key missing elements like schools, athletic fields and police and fire stations from the 260-acre design. The questions came Thursday afternoon from city Planning Director Thomas Stosur and members of the Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel. Plans for the massive waterfront…

Family kicked off flight over peanut allergy

http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143921539382/family-kicked-off-flight-over-peanut-allergy#_=_

One San Francisco Bay Area family says they were kicked off their flight from Provo, Utah, earlier this week after they revealed that their two-year-old son has a severe peanut allergy, CNN affiliate KSTU reports.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/family-kicked-off-flight-over-peanut-allergy/39405662

NYC to charge shoppers for using paper, plastic...

http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143913753547/nyc-to-charge-shoppers-for-using-paper-plastic#_=_

New Yorkers are going to start paying if they don’t bring reusable grocery bags to the store.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/new-york-city-to-charge-shoppers-for-using-paper-or-plastic-bags/39402212

Monica Abbott signs record $1 million deal

http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143906636552/monica-abbott-signs-record-1-million-deal#_=_

You go, girl! Professional fastpitch softball player Monica Abbott made history on Thursday when she became the first woman in U.S. team sports to sign a contract that is expected to be worth $1 million. The $1 million will be spread over the life of …



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/softball-pitcher-monica-abbott-signs-record-1-million-deal/39399406

Raging wildfire in Canada fuels oil prices

http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143905974097/raging-wildfire-in-canada-fuels-oil-prices#_=_

Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta is under siege from a massive wildfire. And that’s creating turmoil in the global oil markets.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/raging-wildfire-in-canada-fuels-oil-prices/39396720

Kentucky Derby by the numbers

http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143905973862/kentucky-derby-by-the-numbers#_=_

Here’s a look at Saturday’s 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby, by the numbers.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/kentucky-derby-by-the-numbers/39398164

New York Times gets into food delivery

http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143905332557/new-york-times-gets-into-food-delivery#_=_

The New York Times is getting into food delivery, partnering with a startup called Chef’d to deliver meal kits to accompany recipes from NYT Cooking site.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/new-york-times-gets-into-food-delivery/39396526

These skills will get you a job

http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143905332012/these-skills-will-get-you-a-job#_=_

Wanted: Americans with coding skills.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/these-skills-will-get-you-a-job/39397122

N.C. woman battling cancer wins lottery -- again

http://baltimorecheckbook.tumblr.com/post/143904711472/nc-woman-battling-cancer-wins-lottery-again#_=_

Sometimes, the person who deserves to win the lottery actually does. And sometimes, she wins it twice. Gina Short, who was diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago and is still undergoing chemotherapy, had a feeling she would get lucky. So she had h…



from http://www.wbaltv.com/health/nc-woman-battling-cancer-wins-lottery-again/39397494