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Green Monday: Best deals on hot tech for the...

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Tech gifts are at the top of everyone’s list for the holidays.

Get hot deals on tablets, smartphones, computers and gaming consoles on Green Monday. The sales event, created by eBay, is held on the second Monday of December and is second only to Cyber Monday in sales.

Amazon.com: Save up to $40…

Podcast: Kirby Fowler talks Lexington Market, 2017...

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Kirby Fowler is interested in the same kinds of things as the average Baltimore resident. Are there too many potholes on the streets? Are sidewalks being kept clean? Is the crime rate staying down? Although it may seem like the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Inc. is only focused on large-scale projects and a broader plan for Baltimore, Fowler, its president, isn’t afraid to sweat the small stuff. Fowler has led the organization since 2004, overseeing a number of large initiatives, including…

Up to $40 off Amazon devices with free shipping

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Still hunting for that perfect gift? Amazon.com is offering up to $40 off Kindles, Fire Tablets, Echos and Alexa devices with free shipping.

Save $40 on Echo and Amazon Tap, the portable bluetooth speaker with Alexa voice control; save $30 on Fire Tablets, $20 on Kindle Paperwhite and $10 on Echo…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, hope you have a productive start to the work week. Rain and clouds will clear this morning and make way for some sun. Temperatures will rise into the low 50s by this afternoon. Here are eight things to know to get your day started. The Ravens take on the New England Patriots tonight for Monday Night Football — a matchup that is sure to have a big impact on the Ravens’ playoff chances. If Baltimore loses tonight, its chances of making the playoffs fall to 33 percent, according to…

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Commercial real estate executives told to keep...

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The coming year for commercial real estate executives will be filled with uncertainty because of a stated push for tax reform by President-elect Donald Trump. That was a part of the message given Friday to about 400 commercial real estate experts at a luncheon in Harbor East by Ashley Powell, a leasing executive from San Francisco who is national president of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). “The top three things to watch after this historic election are tax…

What Kane's demise means for the presidential...

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The surprising collapse of The Kane Co. has thrown a wrinkle into the presidential transition process. Kane’s Lanham-based Office Movers unit was slated to move sensitive documents and materials out of the White House before CEO John Kane announced plans to shutter the company. “We did win the transition work but our folks are working with the White House transition team to pass it onto another firm so there won’t be any service disruptions,” Kane told me. He declined to provide details on the…

Canton's Speakeasy Saloon files for Chapter 11...

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The owners of Speakeasy Saloon & Dining House — a staple of Canton’s restaurant scene for decades — have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a lawsuit with former employees seeking lost wages. Anastasia, Konstantinos and Vasilios Vasilakopoulos, as Egira LLC, filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 30 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, claiming estimated liabilities of nearly $1 million. About half of the liabilities stem from a two-year court battle with seven former employees…

Former apartment complex to give way to...

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The former Madison Park North apartment complex in West Baltimore is one of the first of more than 200 blighted city buildings targeted for demolition under a $100 million state and city program. Gov. Larry Hogan said Friday that a $2 million grant from the state will be used to raze the former apartment complex at 740 W. North Ave. Hogan and Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh gathered at the complex on Friday to announce the award and unveil a list of other awardees for the demolition funds under…

Design Perspectives: Bright spots enliven low-key...

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Clean-lined and sober, the MGM National Harbor resort defies the stereotype of the Vegas gambling palace. This buttoned-up, Washington-style building looks more like a convention center than a casino. There’s good reason, given that meeting facilities, hotel rooms, restaurants, stores and a theater comprise a significant part of the massive complex. Apart from an electronic billboard at one end and the snarling, gold MGM lion at the other, there is little flash on the exterior to indicate that…