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Financial Crisis at Red Lobster: Downtown Silver Spring Location Among Dozens Closed as Bankruptcy Looms
Red Lobster has reportedly closed dozens of restaurants nationwide, including Columbia, Gaithersburg, Laurel, and Downtown Silver Spring. Rochester, N.Y.-based restaurant liquidator TAGeX Brands announced this week that it will auction off equipment from over 50 closed Red Lobster sites as part of the seafood chain’s “footprint rationalization” strategy.
Severn Man Wins $100K on Two Winning Pick 5 Tickets
Odenton, MD – A Severn man from Anne Arundel County claimed two top-prize wins of $50,000 each after playing his lucky numbers on two Pick 5 tickets he purchased for the May 3 drawing at The Place in Odenton. Initially intending to play the numbers “1212” in Pick 4, he switched to Pick 5 and added a “3,” bringing him unexpected luck. Upon checking the winning evening Pick 5 numbers the following morning, the fortunate player discovered that he had won two $50,000 prizes, totaling $100,000, an outcome he could hardly believe. Currently working as a ride-sharing driver, he plans
Jockey Forest Boyce, "Queen of Maryland," shines in the male-dominated world of horse racing
BALTIMORE - Jockeys are among the fittest athletes in the sporting world. Only 8% of these elite athletes are women, and one of the most successful jockeys in the mid-Atlantic region, of either sex, is Maryland's own Forest Boyce. Horse racing is physically grueling and often dangerous. It wasn't until 1968 that the first woman was licensed to ride in thoroughbred races. Today, Boyce shines. The 39-year-old woman's career earnings total close to $36 million. A wise man wouldn't bet against her. Boyce is not riding in the Preakness Stakes this Saturday, but will be riding in three races earlier in the day...
Westminster dog show has its first mixed-breed agility winner, and her name is Nimble
When the Westminster Kennel Club dog show added an agility competition a decade ago, it opened U.S. dogdom's most elite door to mixed breeds for the first time since the late 1800s. But purebreds won every year — until Saturday, when a border collie-papillion mix aptly named Nimble outran and outmaneuvered 50 other finalists to seize the trophy and plant a flag for blended-breed dogs everywhere. “She just tries hard, and she's a wonderful dog,” handler Cynthia Hornor told The Associated Press this week. Just about a foot (30.5 cm) tall, Nimble powered through an obstacle course of jumps,...
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