Social Media

Grease catches fire in restaurant area at Wegmans

2013-05-20 14:54:24

A fire was reported at the popular Wegmans grocery store in Abingdon late Sunday evening, causing a brief evacuation of the store by employees and customers. No injuries were reported, and the store re-opened shortly after the fire was contained, a...

Remembering Dennis Lane [Our view]

2013-05-20 07:54:00

The death of Howard County blogger and real estate executive Dennis Lane has left a void in the community that may never be fully appreciated. To family, friends and those who knew him only through his blog, "Tales of Two Cities," Lane was a man full of...

The Internet likes Kanye; not such a big fan of the Tumblr purchase

2013-05-20 05:06:00

Yahoo has added another major property to its portfolio, Kanye West went dark and political for his SNL gig, and France is buying military equipment. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for May 20, 2013. With the exception of television show...

Girl charged in father's death struggled with mental health

2013-05-18 16:02:10

Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers. Her...

Fighting homophobia by tracking down its source

2013-05-17 09:44:00

As a journalist, I'm a big believer in free speech, but also in the idea that bigotry and wrongdoing are fair game for scrutiny. Regardless of your political leanings, it's fair to say that publicly ridiculing others in a confrontational and...

Michael Phelps throws water on reports that he'll return to the Olympic pool

2013-05-17 19:15:00

He's back ... unless he's not. Rumors that Michael Phelps, already the most decorated Olympian, is planning to come out of retirement sent the swimming community abuzz Friday night. Phelps, the Baltimore native who retired with a lifetime 22 medals,...

Daughter, boyfriend charged in stabbing death of Ellicott City blogger

2013-05-11 13:46:00

A prominent Ellicott City blogger and businessman was stabbed to death by his daughter's 19-year-old boyfriend, who plotted with the 14-year-old girl to kill him so the two could run away together, Howard County police said Friday. Dennis Lane, 58,...

Talking Orioles with Roar From 34's Matt Taylor

2013-05-14 06:41:00

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. Each week, I hope to chat with one of them in a regular feature called Blogger on Blogger. This week, I exchanged emails with...

'American Idol,' can Twitter popularity predict the winner?

2013-05-14 14:14:00

Angie Miller and her steely-eyed focus transmitted into the homes of 10-plus million American Idol viewers won her 50,000 followers in the Twitterverse the week of the show's Top 10 reveal -- nearly 18,000 more social media fans than her next highest...

The Internet celebrates LeBron, Europe, your mom

2013-05-10 07:01:00

It's Europe Day! (Yeah, we didn't know that either.) Welcome to your trends report for Friday, May 10. You're not alone if you were in the dark about the EU's annual holiday: Apparently, very few Europeans know that it exists. Nonetheless, between that,...

Lane remembered as 'Godfather' of Howard blogosphere

2013-05-13 11:34:00

As details surrounding the murder conspiracy of prominent Howard County blogger Dennis Lane came to light Friday, some members of the robust and wide-reaching local blogosphere Lane helped cultivate took to their keyboards to honor their forefather; who...

New moms connect on local Internet forums

2013-05-11 14:17:00

When first-time mom Sarah Dorman has a parenting question, she often turns to a Facebook group of Baltimore women before her own mother. Her mother's probably not available at 3 a.m., and not familiar with the latest rules regarding infants and...

Amy Cheesman, 28, social media manager Why did you choose to come here tonight? We like the cavernous atmosphere. It's a little different. It reminds me of those fun basement parties in college. And I think we always want to keep that happening. What are you drinking and why?

2013-05-16 00:00:00

"The nameplate is like only $40, not that big of a crime, but what an idiot. He puts it on Facebook," said Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti. "Here he is flaunting it on Facebook. He violated the terms of his parole by stealing, from a judge no less.

2013-04-15 00:00:00

Another case of social networking to the rescue. When Jennifer Drotos, of Lakeland, went to check on a litter of pit bull puppies she had planned to sell, she noticed that two of the puppies � valued at $1,200 � were gone, reports the Orlando Sentinel.

2013-04-15 00:00:00