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Ehrlich’s transit stand risks backlash

Posted by Carson on June 17, 2010
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Taking a hard-line stand against proposed light rail projects in Baltimore and the Washington suburbs, former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. might have driven a wedge between himself and business leaders in regions where he needs to collect votes.

At a…

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Ehrlich’s transit stand risks backlash

Posted by Carson on June 17, 2010
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Taking a hard-line stand against proposed light rail projects in Baltimore and the Washington suburbs, former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. might have driven a wedge between himself and business leaders in regions where he needs to collect votes.

At a…

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Watchdog: Several issues from previous columns are resolved

Posted by Carson on June 07, 2010
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Watchdog brings you several updates this week on previously reported issues.

Update: The dogs aren’t around anymore, and Randall Martin is happy.

The Sandtown-Winchester resident contacted Watchdog when dogs started living in the vacant house next to…

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The wallet goes virtual

Posted by Carson on June 07, 2010
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Those concert ticket stubs stowed away for posterity might soon be a thing of the past.

That’s because at the Recher Theater in Towson and other venues, a smart phone — not a paper ticket — will soon be all you need to get through the doors….

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Table Talk: Salter returns to the Eastern Shore

Posted by Carson on June 02, 2010
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Late spring seems to bring a disproportionate number of restaurant openings and closings. Is a fiscal year drawing to a close? Keep your eyes and ears open.

There’s very big news on the Eastern Shore, with the arrival of celebrity chef Mark Salter at the…

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Police arrest man in 1991 cold-case killing

Posted by Carson on May 27, 2010
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Eddie Arcaro once lived in Anna Keusch’s rental house in Canton.

He did odd jobs for her as she tried to run a corner grocery she had opened with her husband on Dillon Street in 1947.

And he went to her funeral at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman…

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Police arrest man in 1991 cold case murder

Posted by Carson on May 26, 2010
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Baltimore police on Wednesday charged a Dundalk man in an unsolved rape and killing of an 86-year-old woman in Canton, bringing closure to vexing case that lingered without an arrest for nearly two decades.

Detectives said they broke the case by matching…

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Mentor, kids have a (reef) ball on the bay

Posted by Carson on May 23, 2010
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Never bet against a retired school administrator from Middle River. Trust me.

Eight years ago, Bill Huppert dragged me out on the water to watch the launch of his pet project: building reef balls to create underwater condos for oysters, fish and mussels….

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SpotCrime.com, DirecTV brings crime data to satellite TV customers

Posted by Carson on March 31, 2010
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Baltimore-based SpotCrime.com already uses the Web to deliver up-to-the-minute crime maps for communities across the United States. The company’s next medium? Satellite television.

The startup company said this week that it struck a deal with DirecTV…

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City panel OKs partial ban on plastic bags

Posted by Carson on March 17, 2010
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After years of debating whether to ban disposable plastic store bags or slap a fee on them, the Baltimore City Council appears poised now to try fighting the city’s litter problem with half a ban.

Under a bill endorsed by a council committee Tuesday,…

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