Strasburg injury delays ROI for Nats
My heart goes out to Washington Nationals fans. It really does. But more so, it goes out to the Nationals front office — they’re the ones with the $15.1 million contract for a stud rookie pitcher for...
View ArticleTasti-D-Lite coming to Maryland
If you’re a “Sex and the City” fan — or if you’ve just ever set foot in Manhattan — you’ve probably heard of Tasti-D-Lite, the frozen yogurt shop. Now the New York-based company is opening its first...
View ArticlePatch hopes to find profit in local news
The year Perry Hall native Emily Kimball began her graduate program for a journalism degree was the year her prospective profession came crashing down during the Recession of 2008. “That was when all...
View ArticleThis weekend pack up the car … and wait
AAA Mid-Atlantic is predicting a 9 percent increase in travel this Labor Day holiday weekend … and most of those travelers will hit the road. The company says approximately 637,200 Marylanders will...
View ArticleTrustee asks Rosecroft to liquidate assets
The trustee of a Prince George’s County harness racing track’s bankruptcy case is asking the track owner to liquidate its assets and auction off the property. Cloverleaf Enterprises Inc. closed its...
View ArticleJos. A. Bank beats earnings expectations in 2nd quarter
Hampstead-based Jos. A. Bank said Wednesday it beat analysts’ expectations with a 32-percent increase in profits during the second quarter, which company executives attributed to its aggressive...
View ArticleJos. A. Bank’s second-quarter profit exceeds expectations
Hampstead-based Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. said Wednesday it beat analysts’ expectations with a 32 percent increase in profits during the second quarter, which company executives attributed to its...
View ArticleA slowdown in slowpitch softball sponsorships
It’s a rare night during the early summer if the outdoor patio at Clyte Franklin Jr.’s Angle Inn restaurant and bar isn’t jammed with men and women wearing dirty softball jerseys and recapping the...
View ArticleVogel will wait for auction to buy Rosecroft
Prince George’s County’s bankrupt harness racing track appears headed for an auction after it failed to get its proposed sale agreement approved by the court. Prospective buyer Mark Vogel’s option to...
View ArticleAnd then there’s the cheaper way to do competitive softball
Competitive softball player Dale Zwack says in today’s story that finding a good team sponsor is getting harder these days. In my interview with him he estimated that his team RPM/Junk Yard Dog’s...
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