New York City

Ocean City cigarette smuggling ring had ties to terror groups, police say

2013-05-17 16:34:02

The Palestinian immigrant and his brother lived next door to each other in homes in West Ocean City, over the years opening a number of businesses throughout the area — three pizza shops, a Mexican restaurant, a liquor store, gas stations, and...

Benefactor doesn't dictate direction of research

2013-05-16 09:54:47

Editor: In response to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15th, 2013): The article quotes a Harford County Councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York...

Harford County Council condemns state gun law

2013-05-16 13:41:04

The Harford County Council passed a resolution Tuesday, by a 6-1 vote, criticizing the state's new gun safety bill. The resolution says the Firearms Safety Act, which bans the sale of 45 kinds of rifles and magazines and requires "law-abiding citizens"...

Toby's scales new 'Heights' with a Latin sensation

2013-05-16 17:47:00

In offering the regional premier of the 2008 Tony award-winning musical "In the Heights," Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia has reached a new height of its own. Toby's production of "The Color Purple" last season garnered a record number of Helen...

'Sun halo' spotted over Northeast on Tuesday

2013-05-15 13:41:00

Wispy, icy clouds caused what is known as a solar halo to appear over Maryland and other parts of the Northeast on Tuesday afternoon. The phenomenon appears as a sort of rainbow forming a ring around the sun. They occur in the lowest layer of the...

Soft-shell crab specials, Birroteca chef moves to Fork & Wrench

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Some dozen Baltimore restaurants will be adding soft-shell crab specials to their menus for Baltimore's fifth annual Soft-Shell Crab Celebration. The restaurant promotion, sponsored by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, will run May 24 through June...

Partnered with BSO, Parsons unveils new styles for musicians

2013-05-10 15:29:00

Violinist Ellen Pendleton Troyer has struggled for years with the constraints of wearing evening attire for physical, sometimes-strenuous performances. And she considers herself luckier than her male counterparts, who have a stricter dress code of bow...

City plans bike-sharing program

2013-05-08 08:02:09

More than 250 bicycles would be available for short-term rentals at 25 stations throughout Baltimore by this time next year under a bike-sharing program similar to those in Washington and London, city officials said. The city's financial oversight...

Jean-Pierre G. Meyer, Hopkins professor

2013-05-11 11:53:01

Jean-Pierre G. Meyer, former professor and chairman of the Johns Hopkins University mathematics department whose escape from Nazi-occupied France became the subject of a children's book, died April 24 of heart failure at his Guilford residence. He was 83....

Motorcade for injured military members to move through region

2013-05-08 04:02:00

A motorcade of police vehicles escorting wounded military service members from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to New York City will cause roving lane closures on multiple area highways Wednesday morning, according to Baltimore Police....

Author Lisa Scottoline talks grief, crabs, podiatry

2013-05-10 14:19:00

On paper, Lisa Scottoline is a little intimidating. She's got more than 30 million copies in print of her books, including 20 best-selling novels. She writes a weekly column, with her daughter, for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She's a graduate of...

City schools chief Alonso resigns

2013-05-06 17:53:48

Baltimore schools CEO Andr�s Alonso tearfully announced his resignation Monday, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system. Under Alonso's leadership, city...

The Time Warner Center in New York City is located at the southern edge of Central Park at Columbus Circle.

2013-05-17 13:35:27

The cronut from Dominique Ansel bakery in New York City.

2013-05-17 09:30:00

Kanye West performs onstage at the Adult Swim Upfront Party 2013 at Roseland Ballroom on May 15, 2013 in New York City.

2013-05-16 12:29:31