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    The best — and worst — deals from Baltimore County’s Restaurant Week

    The patio at La Food Marketa.
    How a veteran makeup artist from Baltimore became Hollywood’s ‘earth mother’
    Baltimore natives Debi Young and Ngozi Olandu Young have earned respect throughout Hollywood for both their technical brilliance as makeup artists and, perhaps more importantly, their people skills.
    Makeup artist Debi Young is a four-time Emmy nominee.
    Baltimore County inspector general issues third COVID fraud report
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan has found that a third county corrections officer with ties to Nigeria committed fraud by obtaining a federal COVID loan for a business that did not exist.
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
    Mysterious casket appears in Cockeysville
    The 55-year-old Evergreen resident emailed The Baltimore Banner shortly after stumbling upon the mysterious object in late May.
    A mysterious coffin-like vessel is discarded along the roadside in Cockeysville, MD on July 1, 2025.
    With surgical skill, a Baltimore County institution keeps bluegrass alive
    If anyone can mend a busted guitar or restore an early 20th-century mandola, it’s Emory Knode of Appalachian Bluegrass Shoppe, Catonsville’s acoustic hospital.
    Owner Emory Knode at the Appalachian Bluegrass Shoppe in Catonsville.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County, from concerts to airplane building
    Here are seven things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending Wednesday, July 16.
    Great snakes: At Irvine Nature Center's World Snake Day, visitors can hold and touch these insect eaters.

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    The Dish: Feeding kids all summer is expensive — and exhausting. ‘We’re here to help.’
    Baltimore County and City school systems are feeding hungry kids — and parents — this summer. But advocates worry the Trump administration could put those programs in jeopardy.
    Employees prepare food to be handed out from the Str/EATs Cafe food truck parked outside of Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle School.
    2 men killed in possible Dundalk murder-suicide identified by police
    Baltimore County Police identified two men who were found fatally shot in Dundalk on Monday in what is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide.
    Officials said police were called to the 8200 block of Bullneck Road, a residential neighborhood lined with single-family homes, around 4:20 p.m. on Monday for a shooting.
    Baltimore County Council stiff-arms affordable housing project in Towson
    The seven-member Baltimore County Council unanimously voted down the additional $2 million loan for Red Maple Place in Towson.
    Councilman Todd K. Crandell and his Baltimore County colleagues opposed an additional $2 million loan for a Towson affordable housing complex.
    Baltimore County councilman proposes board to ‘depoliticize’ inspector general appointments
    Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka introduces legislation to change the county charter so an appointment board chooses the inspector general.
    On Monday, Anne George, Peta Richkus and Marsha Briley-Savage protest County Executive Kathy Klausmeier’s decision not to reappoint Inspector General Kelly Madigan.
    Is owning a home better than renting? It’s complicated.
    Past generations were led to believe that buying a home vs. renting was the ultimate sign of adulthood. Now, that line of thinking is shakier.

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    Meet the Salvadoran family whose pupusas shaped Baltimore County
    The family behind Reisterstown's El Paraiso eatery became the go-to spot for more than just the usual Salvadoran fare.
    Marvin Rodriguez and his mother, Maria Rodriguez, make pupusas together at El Paraiso on June 26, 2025. She says her son makes them very, very well.
    The 330-year-old fort a Baltimore County community doesn’t want forgotten
    Fort Garrison Fort was built in 1692 to house rangers patrolling colonial settlements, but it is rarely open for people to learn its history.
    Exterior of Fort Garrison in Pikesville, Md. on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
    Another Baltimore County school employee faces sex abuse charges amid wave of similar arrests
    Donovan Michaud, a 30-year-old building service worker at Overlea High School, faces one count each of sex abuse of a minor, displaying obscene material to a minor and second-degree assault.
    Donovan Michaud, a 30-year-old building service worker at Overlea High School, faces one count each of sex abuse of a minor, displaying obscene material to a minor and second-degree assault.
    Son details moments that allegedly led his mom to fatally shoot stepdad in Baltimore County
    Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Xavier Alexander called Baltimore County Police, saying his mom had shot his stepfather at their home in the 3600 block of Tulsa Road.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Coco Gauff serves Maryland sisters a tennis dream they can chase
    Even though tennis player Coco Gauff lost Wimbledon in London this week, one Maryland family will continue to be inspired by her, from Reisterstown to Paris.
    United States' Coco Gauff celebrate after winning the final match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus n Paris, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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    Coco Gauff serves Maryland sisters a tennis dream they can chase
    Even though tennis player Coco Gauff lost Wimbledon in London this week, one Maryland family will continue to be inspired by her, from Reisterstown to Paris.
    United States' Coco Gauff celebrate after winning the final match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus n Paris, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
    Fire damaged a historic Catholic church in Dundalk during Tuesday’s storms
    St. Rita's Church, a historic Catholic church in Eastern Baltimore County, was damaged in a fire Tuesday, according to fire department officials.
    A bolt of lightning is seen as an afternoon thunderstorm rolls over eastern Baltimore County, Sunday, June 29, 2025.
    Baltimore County school district explains why some students aren’t getting laptops
    Saving money, damages to devices and concerns from the community were reasons why some Baltimore County Public Schools students won't get laptops next year.
    Baltimore County Public Schools announced last week on social media, without explanation, that it is changing the way devices will be given to students.
    Gov. Moore changes site of state’s first cannabis incubator after community pushback
    The state’s general services department will retain control of the Catonsville armory, the governor said.
    Maryland had been planning to convert the Catonsville armory into a state-run cannabis business incubator.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County, from fireworks to a zumba class
    Here are seven things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending Wednesday July 9, including fireworks, Jazz at the Armory and more.
    The Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House as seen in April 2023.
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