Residents of Lower Shore have a new option for high-speed Internet service — although it comes much later than originally planned. The service provider is called Bloosurf, and it’s a company based in Salisbury. In 2011, the provider received $3.2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and in September of 2015, Bloosurf unveiled eight […]
Maryland ended 2015 on a pretty strong note, according to recently released data from the U.S. Department of Labor. As reported by the Baltimore Business Journal, the state added 10,500 new jobs in December, and its preliminary unemployment rate is down at 5.1%. All in all, the state saw more jobs created than lost in […]
A recent car accident involving a mother and her three young children rattled a community in Maryland. WMDT of ABC News reports that a mother, Barbara Sellner, 41, was driving under the influence of alcohol when her minivan swerved off Cordova Road in Talbot County and struck a tree. While it’s unclear whether the children […]
Due to its proximity and place in the early colonies, Maryland was the home of many of the country’s earliest settlers. It’s always interesting to find evidence of just how much things have changed since the establishment of the United States, and one great way of doing that is by looking at things like actual […]
Crisfield High School 2013 valedictorian Brad Mason is still inspiring his peers — even after his death two years ago. On July 29, 2013, the Maryland teen tweeted, “Take a second to stop and do something nice for someone random today… it feels nice.” Later that night, Mason died in a single-vehicle car accident when […]
The plague of poverty has only been getting worse in Baltimore in recent years, spurred by a startling lack of employment opportunities and a declining housing market. But the Housing Authority of Baltimore City is changing that for city residents by sending them out to surrounding suburbs, according to a report from The Baltimore Sun. […]
Four teams comprised of some of the world’s biggest and best engineering and construction companies submitted their proposals to Maryland transit officials on Tuesday, Dec. 8. The proposals contained financial estimates detailing how much it would cost for them to design, build, operate, and maintain the light-rail Purple Line transit train project public officials have […]
The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state’s highest judicial authority, approved regulation reform towards the end of November that’s intended to better protect individuals looking to sell their structured settlements and future annuity payments. The changes will make the process more transparent and help judges determine whether or not the purchase agreement is in the […]
A renowned designer from Maryland has taken his talents to the bedding industry, creating a new line of stylish and comfortable linens designed exclusively for men. According to GQ, fashion designer David Hart noticed that most men still have unstyled apartments that resemble dorm rooms. Using his expertise, he decided to design bedding products made […]
Michael F. Cannon is the director of health policy studies with the Cato Institute, and he recently sat down to debate Obamacare with Kathleen Sebelius, the former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. While the Affordable Care Act has been a source of division and controversy since its inception in 2008, […]
