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Xfinity's newly opened Westminster store. (Comcast)
Jul 30, 2026

Comcast opens 3 Xfinity stores in Baltimore region

Three new Xfinity stores have opened in Catonsville, Glen Burnie and Westminster, media and technology company Comcast announced. 

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Aug 25, 2022

The missing link in regional rail transportation

There is about a 20-mile gap between Newark and the northeastern terminus of the Penn line at Perryville in Cecil County. It turns out that’s the only segment along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor from Virginia to Connecticut not served by regional rail.

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Jul 29, 2022

Transforming Lexington Market

Lexington Market has been an iconic presence in downtown Baltimore since its earliest days. Starting in 1782 on land between Eutaw and Greene streets donated by General John Eager Howard, […]

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Jun 24, 2022

World Cup decision shows long-standing regional shortcomings remain

Local soccer fans received disappointing news last week. Word had arrived that Baltimore’s bid to host games for the World Cup in 2026 – a bid supposedly strengthened in April […]

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GLP-1s such as Ozempic have successfully treated Type 2 diabetes and promoted weight loss. Now, participants in a Providence pilot program say the medication has curbed their cravings for alcohol and illicit drugs. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)

MD advocates push politicians to further limit drug costs, as done with Ozempic

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Salisbury’s Perdue settles ‘6-7’ chicken nugget lawsuit

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University of Baltimore, President Kurt Schmoke. (Submitted photo)

UB’s Kurt Schmoke: No further discussion with BCCC on merger ahead of reti[...]

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Anne Arundel County Circuit Court (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)

MD redistricting lawsuit unsealed; hearing scheduled for later this month

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Judges don’t have to recuse if sued by litigant, MD ethics committee rules

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