End of an era: Fields of Pikesville set to close 

BY: Maria Zilberman
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: Business, close, fields, janet blum, maryland, pikesville, restaurant

The tuna fish. The French fries. The snowballs. The hot fudge sundaes. The selection of greeting cards. The people — most of all, the people.

Eastman Kodak loss widens in 2Q

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: bankruptcy protection, cameras, costs, digital camera business, earnings, eastman kodak, inkjet printers, loss, picture frames, revenue, software

NEW YORK — Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday its second-quarter loss widened as revenue fell while it reorganized under bankruptcy protection. The Rochester, N.Y.-based company filed for bankruptcy protection in January. It hopes to emerge from bankruptcy protection a leaner and more profitable company in 2013. Its loss for the April to June quarter totaled [...]

Final Baltimore officer sentenced in towing scheme

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: baltimore police, kelvin quade manrich, majestic, majestic auto repair shop, MIddle River, Officer Kelvin Quade Manrich, towing scheme

Prosecutors say the 16th and final Baltimore police officer involved in a towing extortion scheme has been sentenced. Kelvin Quade Manrich of Middle River was sentenced Friday to three years and five months in prison. The 43-year-old Manrich changed his plea to guilty after five days of trial. He acknowledged that when responding to the [...]

Realities of Real Estate: Affordable Housing in Annapolis 

BY: Bob and Donna McWilliams
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: affordable housing, Annapolis, Annapolis City Council, Annapolis City Hall, Annapolis Mayor Joshua Cohen, bob and donna mcwilliams, city council, Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit, National Association of Realtors, realities of real estate

Back in 2004, the Annapolis City Council passed an ordinance that created something called a Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit.

Pit bull bill planned for special session

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: Court of Appeals, del. curt anderson, dog, General Assembly, owners, pit bulls, special session, task force

ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland lawmaker says he expects a bill addressing a court ruling that defines pit bulls as “inherently dangerous” will be introduced in this month’s special session. Del. Curt Anderson, a co-chairman of a task force that has examined the ruling, said Friday that the bill will seek to remove landlord liability for [...]

Judge dismisses False Claims Act suit against Kernan Hospital 

BY: Ben Mook
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: False Claims Act, false diagnosis, fraud, Government, Judge Richard D. Bennett, kawshiorkor, kernan hospital, medicare, tricare, u..s district court, University of Maryland Medical System, upcoding

Saying the government failed to present evidence of fraud, a federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought against Kernan Hospital for allegedly adding $1.6 million in billings to Medicare and other programs by falsely diagnosing people with severe malnutrition.

Real Estate Weekly – 8/3/12: Developer helps school for autistic individuals

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, bethesda, Chesapeake Lodging Trust, Clark Construction Group, Core Properties LLC, David S. Brown Enterprises Ltd., maryland, melody simmons, Morgan Properties, Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., real estate notebook, real estate weekly, The Baltimore Development Corp., U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Maryland team to design and construct new hospital building in Fairfax, Va. Bethesda-based Clark Construction Group has been selected to build a 12-story, 665,000-square-foot patient tower at the Inova Women’s Hospital & Children’s Hospital in Fairfax, Va. The $215 million contract is part of Inova Health System’s multi-year effort to upgrade its Fairfax, Va., campus [...]

Indecency case dropped against Gaithersburg man held in Aruba

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: Anne Arundel County, gaithersburg, gary giordano, indecent exposure, steven kupferberg, traveling companion, trial

Maryland prosecutors are dropping an indecent exposure charge against a man who was held for months in Aruba in the presumed death of his traveling companion. Gary Giordano was arrested in May after Annapolis police responded to a report of “possible sexual activity” and said they found him naked with a woman in the back [...]

Service firms grew slightly faster in July 

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: Economy, employers, federal reserve, financial services, growth, Health Care, hiring, Hotels, institute for supply management, new orders, non-manufacturing activity, Retail, service companies

WASHINGTON — U.S. service companies, which employ 90 percent of Americans, grew at a slightly faster pace in July. The Institute for Supply Management reported Friday that its index of non-manufacturing activity picked up slightly last month with a reading of 52.6. That was a tiny improvement from June’s reading of 52.1, which had been [...]

Frederick Co. to issue $100 property tax rebates

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: Blaine Young, Board of Commissioners, checks, commissioners, david gray, frederick county, homeowners, property taxes

FREDERICK — Frederick County homeowners will be getting some property tax relief this year. The Frederick News-Post reports that commissioners approved an ordinance Thursday to refund $6.7 million in surplus revenue by sending $100 to each homeowner. Commissioner David Gray has criticized the plan, saying it’s a form of politicking by Republican board president and [...]

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