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Posted at 01:15 PM ET, 03/28/2012

Who is the Route 29 Batman? This guy.

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The Batman pulled over last week on Route 29 in Silver Spring is a Baltimore County businessman who visits hospitals to entertain sick children. “It feels like I have a responsibility that’s beyond a normal person,” he says.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 01:15 PM ET, 03/28/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:27 AM ET, 03/27/2012

Wanted: Oyster growers

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The Marylanders Grow Oysters program, which raised two million oysters last year, is looking for more volunteers. (No, you can’t eat them.)

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 11:27 AM ET, 03/27/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:10 AM ET, 03/22/2012

Maryland gets a new area code: 667

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Population growth and 7-year-olds with cell phones can only mean one thing: We’re running out of numbers.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 11:10 AM ET, 03/22/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Area Codes, Maryland

Posted at 06:30 PM ET, 03/21/2012

Romney visits Md. without saying much about the state

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The Republican front-runner for president makes a campaign stop in Arbutus, hometown of former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 06:30 PM ET, 03/21/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:43 AM ET, 03/20/2012

Ocean City seeking world record for longest bikini parade

By Michael S. Rosenwald

A councilman is aiming to have 2,012 bikini-clad marchers strut down Ocean City’s beaches.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 10:43 AM ET, 03/20/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:13 AM ET, 03/19/2012

Flash mob hits Annapolis mall

By Michael S. Rosenwald

To celebrate St. Patrick’s day, some Irish dancers suddenly appeared.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 10:13 AM ET, 03/19/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Irish, Dance, St. Patrick's Day, Maryland, Annapolis

Posted at 01:51 PM ET, 03/13/2012

Using a remote car starter in Maryland is illegal

By Michael S. Rosenwald

A delegate in Annapolis is working to fix an oversight that makes using a remote starter illegal.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 01:51 PM ET, 03/13/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:36 PM ET, 03/11/2012

Remembering Jayna Murray, one year later

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The Lululemon Athletica store where Jayna Murray was beaten to death one year ago by Brittany Norwood holds an open house, pausing to remember a dearly missed co-worker.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 01:36 PM ET, 03/11/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:27 PM ET, 03/09/2012

At U-Md., a class about Lady Gaga

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Do the performances of pop icons seem like legitimate scholarship at the state’s flagship university? One professor thinks so.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 12:27 PM ET, 03/09/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:48 PM ET, 03/07/2012

Meet Prince George’s Senior Idol

By Michael S. Rosenwald

William D. Ellis will compete against other Senior Idols from across the state for the crown of Maryland Senior Idol.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 12:48 PM ET, 03/07/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:58 AM ET, 03/06/2012

Howard County golfers want the right to drink earlier — at 6:30 a.m.

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The county’s delegation in Annapolis is working to change the law so that golf course drinking can begin earlier than the current time of 11 a.m.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 10:58 AM ET, 03/06/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:17 PM ET, 03/05/2012

Martin O’Malley has The Saw Doctors on repeat

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The governor tweets his admiration for The Saw Doctors. So, who are The Saw Doctors?

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 03:17 PM ET, 03/05/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 03/02/2012

Md. legislator wants to ban smoking in cars carrying children

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The effort comes as similar measures have been passed in other states, including California and Arkansas.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 10:20 AM ET, 03/02/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:33 AM ET, 02/29/2012

Who is the priest who denied a lesbian woman Communion?

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The Rev. Marcel Guarnizo recently took a hardline stance against abortion in Germantown, comparing the act with the crimes of Nazi criminals.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 09:33 AM ET, 02/29/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Rosenwald, Md.: March, 2012