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Tesla Motors Opens 1st Maryland Gallery in Bethesda

Tesla Motors just opened its first Maryland gallery at the Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda. The Tesla gallery is a place to learn about the company’s new all-battery-run Model S sedan without being pressured into buying anything. Read more on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch.

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Winery Planned for Downtown Bethesda Restaurant Positano Ristorante

Luigi Traettino has space in his Bethesda restaurant, Positano Ristorante, for a winery. He also has the grapes, and the permit's on its way. Read more on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch.

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North Baltimore Shooting Linked to Robbery Spree

The shooting of a 36-year-old man in Roland Park happened during a robbery, and police believe it’s part of a larger crime spree in North Baltimore. Read more on North Baltimore Patch.

Routine Traffic Stop Takes Dramatic Turn When Car Crashes Into House

A suspect is in custody after bailing out of a moving car, which then crashed into a house, setting a fire on Belair Road in the Perry Hall area. Read more on Perry Hall Patch.

Key Bridge Service Road to Close for 2 Weeks

Maryland Transportation Authority crews will make improvements to the road as part of a $1.6 million preservation project, according to a statement from the department. Read more on Dundalk Patch.

Woman Gunned Down in Front of Home

Police say Victoria Vernetta Glover, 28, was shot to death in front of her home in the 1300 block of Dalton Road about 8:45 a.m. She was found lying on the sidewalk, police said. Read more on Parkville-Overlea Patch.

Dundalk Man Charged in Sex Abuse of Young Schoolchildren

A Dundalk man has been charged with 14 counts of sex abuse of a minor while he was an elementary school music teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools. Police say some victims were as young as kindergarten-age. Read more on Dundalk Patch.

Timonium Resident Among 5 Performers Killed in Texas Crash

Timonium resident Amanda Starz was identified as one of the five members of a popular summer musical production who were killed on Aug. 12 in a crash with an 18-wheeler in Amarillo, TX, an official told the Associated Press. Read more on Timonium Patch.

Open Thread: Is This Mural Anti-Semitic?

In an article in The Baltimore Sun about the group Wall Hunters, who paint murals on vacant homes in the city as a way to draw attention to absentee property owners, allegations were made that a North Baltimore mural was anti-Semitic.  Read more on North Baltimore Patch.

10 Ways to Celebrate National Sandwich Month in Baltimore County

August is National Sandwich Month. Of course, Baltimoreans don't need some marketing gimmick to inspire sandwich greatness, but why not take this opportunity to point out some of the best. Read more on Owings Mills Patch.

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Check out Maryland Patch's internship series to learn how interns in the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore metro areas are shaking things up as the traditional summer of free labor draws to a close.


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