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BMW Championship brings big economic boost for Maryland
WMAR-2 News - Maryland
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August 18, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland — On Sunday, thousands of golf fans flocked to Caves Valley Golf Club braving the heat and hilly course to watch the pros tee up for the final round of the penultimate FedEx Club playoff on the PGA tour. “You get to see all...
How is AI shaping the future of education? A Baltimore tech founder weighs in.
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Maryland education and tech professionals are weighing in as this Question Everything asks, "How is AI and new technology shaping the future of education?" There is no generation that is more important for our future than the next one, and the...
Maryland small business optimism rises despite persistent labor and regulatory challenges
Maryland State Wire
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August 13, 2025
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased by 1.7 points in July, reaching 100.3 and moving above its 52-year average of 98. The improvement was driven mainly by more business owners reporting better conditions and viewing it as a good time...
Baltimore celebrates 10 years of Motor House, a beloved creative hub
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Baltimore Arts Realty Corporation (BARC) is celebrating 10 years of one of the city's most beloved creative hubs, Motor House. The two-day event spotlights emerging designers, local artists and creativity. Overcoming an obstacle This celebration...
Josh Tolentino: Maryland embraces pro golf. Keep it coming. | COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 17, 2025
Over the past week, the golf world’s eyes fell squarely on Maryland. The PGA Tour’s BMW Championship at Caves Valley transformed Baltimore County into the sport’s epicenter, and the results were undeniable. The course dazzled (and overcame a...
Baltimore DOT announces downtown road closures for August 18-22
FOX45 - Maryland
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has announced a series of road and lane closures scheduled for the week of August 18-22, in the downtown area. The closures are part of ongoing projects, including a BGE pipeline...
Celebrate black-owned food and arts at "The Cookout," a free event at Baltimore Pumphouse
WBAL TV - Maryland
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August 17, 2025
Celebrate black-owned food and fashion at "The Cookout", a free event at Baltimore Pumphouse AND CELEBRATING ARTS, CULTURE AND FOOD. IT’S ALL A PART OF THE COOKOUT COMING TO THE BALTIMORE PUMPHOUSE NEXT WEEKEND AND JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING...
Maryland State Fair 2025 offers three weekends of thrilling entertainment and family fun
FOX45 - Maryland
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TIMONIUM, Md. (WBFF) — The 2025 Maryland State Fair is almost here, featuring three weekends of excitement, running from August 21-24, August 28-September 1, and September 4-7. The state fair is the spot to enjoy food vendors, rides, games,...
Baltimore city County home sales in week ending Aug. 9
Baltimore City Wire - Maryland
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August 16, 2025
There were 131 reported residential sales in Baltimore city County in the week ending Aug. 9, according to BlockShopper.com. The median sales price was $220,000 and the median property tax bill was $2,886 for the previous year. Property taxes...
Baltimore’s waters got ‘a little piratey.’ Now the harbormaster is back on duty.
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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At the height of the harbormaster’s reign over Baltimore city waters, bananas, not tourists, were a chief Inner Harbor import. Harborplace, the National Aquarium and the glowing waterfront promenade that would later attract millions of visitors...
Introducing goats Larry and Beans, two stars of the Maryland State Fair
WBAL TV - Maryland
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August 17, 2025
Introducing Larry and Beans, two stars of the Maryland State Fair I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE, DALENCIA. AND I WILL SAY OUR FRIEND LARRY OVER HERE WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE HURRICANE BECAUSE HE STARTED YELLING. WHEN YOU STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT. SO WE...
Baltimore Ravens Predicted to Make Record-Setting Contract Move
Newsweek
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August 16, 2025
The prevailing thought is that the Baltimore Ravens boast one of the best rosters in the NFL heading into the 2025 campaign, and some would even go as far to say that they have the best roster on paper, period. While much of that is thanks to an...
Texans Trade Fan Favorite for Award-Winning Playmaker: Report
Heavy.com
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August 17, 2025
Getty John Metchie III #8 of the Houston Texans warms before a game against the Baltimore Ravens. The Houston Texans shook up their roster on Sunday, less than one full day after they downed the Carolina Panthers in Week 2 of the preseason. The...
Doechii And SiR Booking Scam Leaves Promoter $187K Short For Baltimore Juneteenth Concert
Black Enterprise
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August 17, 2025
by Mary Spiller August 17, 2025 An Atlanta event company claims a booking agent pocketed nearly $200,000 by fabricating deals to secure TDE artists Doechii and SiR for Baltimore’s AFRAM Festival. An Atlanta event company is suing a booking agent...
Local business owners seek community help after devastating fire
My News 3 - Nevada
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The owners of Taste Budz Creole Kitchen are turning to the community for support after a fire last month gutted their restaurant. Sean and Latrischa Nelson, owners of the restaurant, described the experience as a "rollercoaster." "Since the fire,...
Former Wildcat Tyler Loop named starting kicker for Baltimore Ravens
The Arizona Daily Star
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Tyler Loop was expected to become the starting kicker of the Baltimore Ravens as a rookie, but the former Arizona Wildcat solidified his starter status on Saturday. In the Baltimore Ravens' 31-13 preseason win over the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T...
New BWI Flight + Wawa Opens + Dining Deals + Restaurant Shutters: MD Business
Patch
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August 15, 2025
MARYLAND — Summer Restaurant Week in Washington, D.C., includes at least two dozen Maryland eateries known for their tantalizing dishes and signature drinks. They're all worthy of a stop this week, especially with the specials they're offering...
Steel, struggle and Baltimore's history
The Johns Hopkins Newsletter - Maryland
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August 17, 2025
The Sparrows Point Steel Mill, once the largest in the world, was a Baltimore institution that shaped workers’ unions, housing and cultural dynamics in the city for more than 100 years, from 1887 until its final closing in 2012. In a Library of...
Quantum computing boss seeks to build a trillion-dollar company
The Times
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Boundless confidence is par for the course with US tech bosses. Niccolo de Masi is no different. Perhaps he has to be that way. The boss of IonQ, the US-listed quantum company, is championing a technology that is still on the cusp of realising its...
Primary care push by CVS meets resistance
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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MEDICAL Primary care push by CVS meets resistance Primary care physicians and the state Senate’s health care point person are questioning a proposed partnership between Mass General Brigham and CVS that the two companies say will address gaps in...