Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)

Nordstrom Rack opens today in Columbia

2013-05-16 03:00:00

Nordstrom Rack will open its planned store in Columbia today at 9 a.m. The discount format of upscale department store Nordstrom Inc. celebrates the opening of a 41,000-square-foot space with "Rally at the Rack." The retailer promises music, breakfast...

Brown is first to enter 2014 gubernatorial race

2013-05-10 17:48:00

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College...

Budget cuts slow federal hiring in Md.

2013-05-04 10:02:00

Hiring for federal jobs in Maryland has fallen 30 percent since 2008, and for the first time in years is being outpaced by the number of employees retiring or resigning — a trend that has raised concerns among some about the government's ability...

Annapolis' Borland, Williams lead classes at NOOD Regatta

2013-05-04 22:25:00

Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...

F-35's manufacturers put civilians in 'cockpit'

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Rep. Donna F. Edwards slipped into the F-35 cockpit — a stationary demonstration model — and gave the jet a simulated spin, trying out the controls, shooting down enemy aircraft over the Chesapeake Bay and executing a celebratory roll. "This...

Marriott plans 35 layoffs in June, several hundred later

2013-04-26 11:20:57

Bethesda-based Marriott International warned the state that it will lay off 35 employees in June, and potentially several hundred others later in the year, the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation said Friday. The company's layoff...

VA to immediately evaluate, pay oldest disability claims

2013-04-19 16:06:08

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday a plan to immediately evaluate and pay the oldest disability claims, a move that advocates expect will bring relief to Maryland servicemen and women who face one of the largest backlogs in the...

Maryland presses for federal support in building two light-rail systems

2013-04-15 16:39:17

Backed by an affirming legislative session and soon to be flush with transportation money, state officials went to Washington on Monday to assure the administration that Maryland has both the means and the will to build two light rail systems. "Timing is...

Federal firefighters push for shift-swap flexibility

2013-04-05 15:59:32

When city or county firefighters have a family event or unexpected obligation pop up on a workday, their solution is familiar to most shift workers: They find a colleague willing to trade hours. But for the roughly 10,000 firefighters employed by the...

Harris Teeter's arrival marks milestone at Turf Valley's Town Square

2013-04-01 05:39:00

Development has been under way for years on the 809-acre Turf Valley property near Ellicott City, but one of the key parcels will get a high-profile addition next week when a new 48,000-square-foot Harris Teeter supermarket opens Tuesday in Turf Valley...

Robert P. Slaff, charter boat captain

2013-03-20 13:10:57

Robert P. Slaff, a former marine-supply vendor and journalist who wrote widely on Chesapeake Bay maritime and environmental matters, died March 8 of congestive heart failure at Crofton Care and Rehabilitation Center. The Epping Forest resident was 89....

Marylander who died of rabies contracted disease from kidney transplant

2013-03-15 16:54:24

The first Marylander to succumb to rabies since 1976 developed the virus through a kidney transplant that took place more than a year before the Army veteran died of the disease in February, national health and defense officials said Friday. Tests...

Montverde Academy's boys basketball team, shown in December, finished atop the national rankings after winning the National High School Invitational in North Bethesda, Md. (Phelan M. Ebenhack, Special to the Sentinel)

2013-04-09 00:00:00

Montverde Academy won the National High School Invitational tournament title with a 67-65 victory over Newark St. Benedict's at Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, Md. on Saturday. (Randy Sager/Special to the Sentinel)

2013-04-06 00:00:00

Michelle Obama visits Jorge Ortiz (R) during a visit to military families before Easter at Fisher House in Bethesda, Maryland March 20, 2013.

2013-04-04 20:42:44