This week’s winter weather was inconvenient for many people and businesses, but the timing of the storm was extremely problematic for some local florists.

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This Valentine’s Day, as flower purchasers bring home bouquets of red roses and vases of pink carnations, few may realize that their blooms traveled from as far as Colombia and Ecuador before reaching their significant other.

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Gathered behind a green cloth-covered table set prominently in front of the store, four Giant Food employees spent Thursday morning clipping stems and weaving a blanket of flowers. The flowers, which looked like Black-Eyed Susans, were actually Viking mums, a ...

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At first, retirement wasn’t easy for Darla Schaefer. Her job as a federal environment program manager kept her so busy with traveling that she didn’t have time for crafts outside of the holidays. After she left her job in 1999, ...

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Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by The Daily Record staff

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It’s back again! The Maryland Film Festival is here for our viewing pleasure Thursday through Sunday. Tickets are $10 for most screenings, so get them soon after checking out the great schedule. John Waters will be presenting “Domaine,” while Animal ...

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Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by The Daily Record staff

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Replacing some of the concrete in center city with green space and parks is the focus of a report released Friday by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. The Open Space Plan would cost more than $100 million and be used ...

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Valentine’s Day, with estimated sales of $15.7 billion, is a huge boon for retailers in an otherwise bleak economy, but if you’re a socially conscious consumer, finding one of the top-selling items — chocolate, jewelry or flowers — that fits ...

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