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December 29, 2017

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Sitting in a Baltimore nonprofit showroom: iconic 'Maryland' floor boards from Cole Field House

Friday, Dec 29

Baltimore’s Second Chance, the nonprofit that offers reclaimed and renewed items and materials for sale, has the iconic “MARYLAND” lettering from the endline of the University of Maryland basketball court.

U.S. home prices surge, outpacing wage growth

U.S. home prices climbed a robust 6.2% year-over-year, amid strong demand from would-be buyers and a shrinking supply of properties for sale. Standard & Poor's said Tuesday that for October, its S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index stood a solid 6% above its previous 2006 peak.

Red, green and gleaming glass: Poinsettias still a holiday highlight in Baltimore's Druid Hill Park

The poinsettias show at Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory has been a fixture on the local holiday scene since 1948, dating back to just about the time the plant became enmeshed in America's mind as a symbol of Christmas.

Garden Q&A: Defeating a clothes moth infestation

My home is infested with small clothing moths that look like feathers.

Living with a roommate in Baltimore? You're part of a growing trend, report says

In Baltimore, 33 percent of adults aged 23 or older lived with a roommate or parent in 2016, up from 23 percent in 2000, according to an analysis of Census data by Zillow, a real estate and rental marketplace.

Celebrity homes — in Baltimore and around the U.S.

From Baltimore to Florida to California and between — view photos of celebrity homes.

Baltimore-area homes that go all out with holiday light displays

Aside from the obvious go-to locations, like Miracle on 34th Street, home owners all over the region are attempting to bring the holiday cheer for neighbors and visitors far and wide with extravagant displays. Here are fi

North Side home that Jake Arrieta rented sells for $1.775 million

The six-bedroom, 5,110-square-foot house in the Graceland West neighborhood that Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta and his family rented during the 2017 season sold Friday for $1.775 million.