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In light of budget cuts, Marylanders support slight tax hikes for transportation, poll finds
Almost half of Marylanders say they would support a tax increase if the state would invest in projects to ease traffic congestion and enhance safety on the road, a poll released in September found. According to a Gonzales poll of 820 registered voters conducted between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30, 49% of residents said they would be willing to pay a little more in taxes for projects that would ...
Inaugural Chesapeake Global Folk Festival begins Friday in Bel Air
The Maryland Center for the Arts will host the Chesapeake Global Folk Festival in Harford County Friday and Saturday. The festival will feature concerts in Bel Air Friday night and a free cultural festival in Aberdeen on Saturday. The inaugural event kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. with concerts at the Maryland Center for the Arts Campus located at 2503 S. Tollgate Road. Featured artists include ...
Nawrocki, Marks, Szeliga help clear way for new Middle River Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company station
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Delegates Ryan Nawrocki and Kathy Szeliga and Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Thursday took part in an event to mark the start of site preparation work at the future home of the Middle River Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company.
CFG or Capital One? Battle between Baltimore and D.C. arenas is more hype than heated
Pop rock priestess Billie Eilish, who comes to the CFG Bank Arena Friday, is among the big musical acts who will perform in Baltimore this year while bypassing the nation’s capital. It’s a list of Billboard superstars that includes but isn’t limited to Lizzo, Barry Manilow, Stevie Nicks, Pearl Jam, Charli XCX and Stevie Wonder. Some music lovers interpret that to mean pop stars and rock gods prefer the new, gussied-up Baltimore venue to Washington’s Capital One Arena. Typical was a comment posted on PoPville, an online website that discusses issues of interest to Washington’s neighborhoods: “What’s going on with Capital One Arena?,” reads one post from May. “How come so many artists are choosing CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore over the 6,000 extra seats at CapOne that has incredibly easy access?”
Chestertown antique electrical appliance museum sparks interest
CHESTERTOWN — Saturday, as residents and visitors to Kent County enjoyed the farmer’s market on High Street, high school freshman Ryan Helgerman of Gaithersburg walked into Chestertown Electric, curious. The store’s name might sound like a place to pay a utility bill, but what he found was something entirely different — a place where time, technology and culture merge. In every corner there’s something interesting to see, from Victorian-era clocks...
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