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Severn man is Maryland’s newest lottery millionaire
SEVERN, MD—He hadn’t bought an instant ticket in months, an Anne Arundel County man told Maryland Lottery officials this week, but a spur-of-the-moment Walmart stop and the memory of his last big win combined to end his gaming pause and establish him as Maryland’s newest millionaire. “I...
Take a look inside upcoming Cross Keys restaurant
With Cece's Roland Park just about a month away from opening, the checklist is long for executive chef Nick Sharpe. The Michelin-starred chef this month is planning a continental European menu, testing recipes, ordering and stocking ingredients and helping to hire a staff of 100 for the 10,300-square-foot restaurant in the Village of Cross Keys that will officially open June 13.
Woman Wins $75K Doubling Down On Lucky Numbers Playing Pick 5 Tickets In Owings Mills
An Owings Mills woman who says she is a regular Lottery player played her numbers on Friday on two separate Pick 5 tickets, winning the top prize on a $1 ticket and a 50-cent ticket. She hit on both, good for a total of $75,000. She said that her numbers...
Students learn about weather and wildlife at the Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE — Maryland Zoo welcomes thousands of students every year, but Wednesday their visit was extra special and a little WILD. WJZ's entire team of First Alert Meteorologists tapped into their "wild side" as they taught hundreds of students about how the weather/climate change can impact wildlife right here in Maryland and across the world. Wednesday afternoon, Vera, Vivienne, Grace, and Josie went on a little adventure."I think it's fun because you can see stuff that you haven't seen before," Vera and Vivienne told WJZ. "We got to see the giraffes and elephants. And the flamingo. And then that little machine — we...
'Lady in the Lake' miniseries filmed in Baltimore to premiere on Apple+ this summer
BALTIMORE - "Lady in the Lady," a miniseries filmed and that takes place in Baltimore, will premiere on July 19 on Apple+.The seven-part limited series stars actresses Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram, based on a novel by former Baltimore Sun reporter Laura Lippman.Cast and crew were spotted filming in and around Baltimore in 2022. Filming was briefly halted in August 2022 due to reported threats of violence. Police said the threats were unsubstantiated. Lippman's New York Times bestselling book is inspired by the two real, unrelated disappearances of a white Jewish girl and a Black woman in 1960s Baltimore. Their disappearances are connected by the book's protagonist Maddie Schwartz, who begins investigating.Esther Lebowitz, an 11-year-old Jewish girl was abducted and murdered, while 33-year-old Shirley Parker, a Black woman, was found dead in the fountain of the Druid Hill Park Reservoir. Portman plays Schwartz, the housewife who reinvents herself as an investigative journalist. In her journey, Schwartz will collide with Cleo Sherwood (Ingram), a mother who juggles "many jobs and a passionate commitment to advancing Baltimore's Black progressive agenda," Apple said.
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