At almost three times the size of its original staff and responsible for half of the company’s products, Chesapeake Bay Candle’s Glen Burnie factory is embracing its young and unique U.S. success. While the company was started in an Annapolis ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley is encouraging people to volunteer on a national day of service to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. O’Malley attended an event Wednesday that called attention to the Baltimore Community ToolBank, which loans tools and ...

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John G. Wharton, a partner at Niles, Barton & Wilmer LLP, is celebrating his 60th anniversary with the firm.

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A capacity crowd of 140 people gathered in Baltimore on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of The Center Club, which opened its doors as a private luncheon club that would welcome Jews and gentiles, whites and blacks.

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ARNOLD — In the mid-1970s, Rose Rivera was among those asking a big question about Anne Arundel Community College. “Why can’t the college be more than just a stepping stone?” The college was little more than a dozen years old ...

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The Maryland Legal Aid Bureau celebrated its centennial anniversary Saturday night in Baltimore and keynote speaker Harry Belafonte struck a beautiful chord. Both Belafonte and Legal Aid Executive Director Wilhelm Joseph actually sang together on stage. Belafonte entertained the crowd ...

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It’s one of those moments when you remember where you were. You remember, in this case, when life as we thought we knew it changed profoundly. I was waiting for an elevator in the lobby of The Sun, my former ...

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Responding to catastrophes, natural or not Michael Greenberger is the founder and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security at the University of Maryland and a professor at the university’s Francis King Carey School of Law, where he ...

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The National Aquarium in Baltimore is celebrating its 30th birthday. The aquarium has celebratory events planned beginning Friday, including crafts and games for children. The aquarium’s actual anniversary is Monday, when visitors can grab one of 1,000 birthday cupcakes that ...

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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Click, thump, riiiiing! That’s the sound of something you often hear about but rarely see: A carousel rider going for the brass ring. It happens on a daily basis on the Looff Carousel at the Santa ...

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