As you look at the delicate pink cherry blossoms that dot the nation's capital in the spring of each year, you may wonder how something so lovely had such an ugly start. But it did because, well, Washington is just not Washington unless there's a little bit of international intrigue. Tokyo wanted...
Allison Alterman likes to swim in the ocean for exercise near her home on Hawaii's Big Island. Sometimes her swimming group will see spinner dolphins gliding or jumping near their course. If the dolphins stick around, tour boats will inevitably show up, sometimes 20 at a time, all dropping passengers...
It appears there won't be any indoor cigar-smoking in the new MGM casino at National Harbor after all. The House Economic Matters Committee on Friday stripped language from a Prince George's County liquor license bill that would have permitted a cigar lounge inside the casino-resort complex, expected...
The Maryland State Fair and Greater Timonium Community Council reached an agreement Friday that ends months of debate over gambling at the state fairgrounds. The fair has promised not to seek casino gambling, and in exchange, community leaders have pledged not to oppose an off-track betting facility....
Maryland Live casino has launched a website and app on which people can hone their skills at casino games and compete against other players. "We think everything is moving mobile and this is our first foray into that world," said Mario Maesano, the casino's senior vice president of marketing. The...
Anti-smoking advocates are objecting to legislation that would let gamblers smoke inside the new MGM casino complex at National Harbor — something that is illegal in every other Maryland casino. The exemption is part of a bill that would set the liquor license terms at the casino once it opens...
Revenue at Maryland's casinos was up for the third straight month in February, led by double-digit gains at Maryland Live, Casino at Ocean Downs and Rocky Gap Casino Resort, according to figures released Friday by the Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. The state's five casinos generated $93.2 million...
Maryland Live casino in Hanover is launching a contest in which patrons can enter to win a trip to outer space. Buzz Aldrin, the second astronaut to walk on the moon, will make a special appearance at the casino March 3 to officially launch the promotion. Casino officials say it’s the first of...
Baltimore County Council member Wade Kach said Tuesday he'll consider withdrawing a county bill he sponsored to ban off-track betting at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium if he has assurances casino gambling won't be pursued there for at least a decade. At a work session in Towson on his...
Over significant community opposition, the Maryland Racing Commission approved a proposal Monday allowing the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium to become the first Baltimore County site to host year-round off-track betting. The commission announced late Monday that it granted the off-track...
Unseasonably warm temperatures have prompted the National Park Service to revise its predictions for peak blooms for Washington's cherry blossom trees. The best time to see the blossoms in all their glory is now March 18-23, according to a news release put out Tuesday. The average date for the...
Norwegian Airlines will offer nonstop flights between the French Caribbean and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport next winter, the airline announced Thursday. Flights between to Guadeloupe and Martinique will begin on Nov. 10 from BWI, John F. Kennedy Airport in New York,...
Traveling alone can be a little scary at first; but one thing to remember is you are never the only person traveling alone. Fellow single travelers seem to share an unspoken code to help each other out. So when you're sitting on the flight solo, instead of putting in your headphones, open up to...
Despite slumping fuel costs that are boosting profits for airlines, the nation's largest carriers are increasing their fares $10 per round trip, the third increase of the year. The fare hike on most U.S. routes was initiated Friday by Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest domestic carrier. It...
After a two-year absence, the World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition is making a comeback, and it may be coming to Maryland. The Delaware-based world-renowned pumpkin challenge, in which competitors launch the orange squashes into the air with medieval-like homemade contraptions, is looking...
Disney films have taken us under the sea with a mermaid, through the sky on a magic carpet and dancing across a ballroom in glass heels. But what if we could step into these movies to make our own happily ever after? Sometimes the stories of Disney movies already have a real place: London in "101...
Southwest Airlines will offer direct flights between Sacramento and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport beginning this summer, the company announced Thursday. The new route will debut Aug. 7, with one-way tickets starting at $159, the Dallas-based airline said. It was one...
If you're considering a trip to Europe, you might want to work an Icelandic stop into your plans. WOW Air, an Icelandic low-cost, transatlantic carrier, announced Thursday their program "WOW Stopover," a travel option that allows travelers to include a trip to Iceland in their plans without booking...
Baltimoreans, let your freak flags fly. Turns out, the city might be the most eccentric in America — at least travel website Atlas Obscura thinks so. A collaborative site dedicated to discovering the world's hidden gems, Atlas Obscura recently posted an article about why Baltimore is secretly America's...
A possible bird strike caused a Southwest Airlines flight to return to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after takeoff Monday, the airline said. The pilots of flight 484 to Rhode Island brought the plane back to the gate for inspections, and the 135 passengers and five...