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Mid-Atlantic wind transmission line clears hurdle

2012-05-14 11:35:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge power transmission line for wind farms planned off the East Coast has cleared a regulatory hurdle, although construction is still years away. The project, known as the Atlantic Wind Connection, would enable up to 7,000...

Millennial Media posts loss in first quarter as a public company

2012-05-14 16:53:00

Millennial Media Inc., a Baltimore-based mobile advertising firm, posted its first quarterly results as a public company Monday. The results included a $4 million loss but were in line with Wall Street's expectations. The company reported revenues of...

The dining critic: A taste for blogging

2012-05-10 07:35:00

During 37 years as a feature writer, sometime editor and longtime restaurant critic at the Sun, I had many proud moments and even a few awards. But I don't think anything pleased me as much as being named The Sun's Best Blogger by the City Paper in the...

'Survivor: One World' recap: 'It's Gonna Be Chaos'

2012-05-03 05:54:00

This episode made me happy. There may be hope for this season yet. At camp, in night cam after Tribal Council, Sabrina now has a big ol' target painted on her back because she's smart, straightforward, people like her, and she's articulate enough to...

A gun makes all the difference

2012-04-28 05:00:00

Media references to the Baltimore trial of Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim now come with a made-for-Google-Trends phrase: "A case with similarities to the Trayvon Martin shooting." Here are some of them: Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim are white and 21 and 24...

Ravens dig deep into draft to improve their depth

2012-04-28 17:52:00

Earlier this month, Ravens director of player personnel Eric DeCosta described the theme of this weekend's NFL draft as a "depth draft for the Ravens at virtually every position." And to round out a roster that team officials feel can be molded into...

Howard County PTA holds anti-bullying forum

2012-04-29 12:41:00

More than 100 parents and students gathered at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia on Thursday night to learn about how to prevent of cyberbullying and hear details of the Howard County public schools' anti-bullying policy. Thursday's forum was in the...

Baltimore Farmers' Market: Week Five report

2012-04-30 04:00:00

Week Five was at the Baltimore Farmers' Market was a whole lot like Week Four but sunnier and warmer. Spinach, asparagus and strawberries were the headline attractions again, but there was more of them, and farmers said there will be even more next week....

Robert M. Stock, FBI fingerprint expert

2012-04-30 14:20:00

Robert M. Stock, a retired electrical engineer and FBI fingerprint pioneer whose work led to the establishment of the Automated Fingerprint Identification System, died Wednesday of complications from a stroke at his Severna Park home. He was 83. The son...

A Super Economy (for some)

2012-05-03 06:55:00

A political campaign is about the worst time to have a discussion about economic realities. The party that is out will speak of nothing but looming disaster, while the party that is in will be singing nothing but "Happy Days Are Here Again." And, since...

Good afternoon, Baltimore: Friday lunchtime lowdown

2012-05-04 09:23:00

ON THE SITE... Governor's crime chief to depart: Kristin Mahoney, one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's longest-serving aides, is leaving her role as head of the governor's crime prevention office for a job in the U.S. justice department. She said her move is...

Pit bulls: 'Inherently dangerous'

2012-05-04 12:00:00

Dan Roderick used the optimal words to describe his opinion of pit bulls: Inherently dangerous ("Pit bulls: Own them at your risk," May 1). I just finished a Google search on the breed, and I must say that the evidence against these animals is telling....

Nevada issued a license plate -- red with the infinity symbol -- for the first test license issued to Google for a self-driving car.

2012-05-08 14:33:27

The move came after officials rode along on drives on highways, in Carson City neighborhoods and along the famous Las Vegas Strip, the Nevada DMV said in a statement. The Nevada legislature last year authorized self-driven cars for the state's roads, the first such law in the United States.

2012-05-08 00:00:00

Aaron Levie, co-founder and chief executive officer of Box Inc., welcomes the new focus on cloud computing, a once-barren land of opportunity that has drawn behemoths like Google and Microsoft.

2012-05-08 00:00:00