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Optimism abounds as O's try to bring baseball excitement back to Baltimore

O's optimism abounds

It has been more than a decade since local fans turned to the Orioles as a primary source of sports inspiration — after all, the team has had 13 straight losing seasons. But excitement is building — in no small part because of Orioles manager Buck Showalter. After he joined the team in August, the Orioles won more games in the last two months of the season than they had won in the previous four. Fans' hopes inflated further when several key players, including slugger Vladimir Guerrero and shortstop J.J. Hardy, were acquired in the offseason. The team's season opener is Friday at Tampa Bay, and the first game at Camden Yards is Monday.


Lawmakers: Please buy Rocky Gap

Legislators are considering a new package of incentives to attract a bidder to install slots at Rocky Gap Lodge. The Western Maryland hotel and golf course complex is the only one of five sites approved for slots that has not drawn a serious bidder.

Circus vs. Cirque du Soleil

Circus vs. Cirque du Soleil

Here's a guide to both events in town this month.
Pictures: 'Totem'

The Fashion 5: Morgan State Fashion Show, Lady Gaga Glam and much more

The Fashion 5

What's hot? Morgan State Fashion Show, Lady Gaga Glam and more.
See the Fashion 5 archive

Glimpsed on the Town

Glimpsed on the Town

Photos of fashion-forward locals and critiques by Sloane Brown.
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'Mad Men'

AMC, creator Matt Weiner agree on two more seasons of hit drama

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Faucet bacteria

Hands-free electronic faucets may not be great at keeping us germ free

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Rev. Billy at MICA

Activist mounts a faux religious revival against consumerism

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Buffett aide resigns

David Sokol helped save Constellation from bankruptcy amid '08 crisis

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