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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON JULY 01, 2011

NEWS

Lightning bugs on the rebound after recent population downturn By Susan Reimer, The Baltimore Sun

Worker killed at Coca-Cola plant in E. Baltimore identified By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun

Don Riddle, founder of Homestead Gardens, found dead on boat By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun

Wine shipping, alcohol tax, car fees among laws starting today By Annie Linskey, The Baltimore Sun | Baltimore Sun reporter

Audit faults highway agency dealings with contractors By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun

After induction, three Howard brothers share Navy bond By Janene Holzberg, Special to The Baltimore Sun

Damages in Balto. Co. Exxon leak suit rise to $1.5 billion By Arthur Hirsch, The Baltimore Sun

Alonso signs on for four more years By Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun

Stanley A. 'Jimmy' Makowski, businessman By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun

Vindication mixes with continued uncertainty for Exxon plaintiffs By Arthur Hirsch, The Baltimore Sun

Homicides are down in city, but 16 people were killed in June By Justin Fenton and Julie Baughman, The Baltimore Sun

David Boschert, former delegate from Arundel, dies By Jacques Kelly, The Baltimore Sun

James K. Donahue, CEO of Industrial Shows, dies By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun | Baltimore Sun reporter

Assailants pose as cops in 2nd such home invasion in a week By Jessica Anderson, The Baltimore Sun

Myron "Mike" Beatty, paint company executive, dies By Jacques Kelly, The Baltimore Sun | Baltimore Sun reporter

Don Riddle, founder of Homestead Gardens, found dead on boat By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun

Stanley A. "Jimmy" Makowski, businessman, dies By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun | Baltimore Sun reporter

Man's body pulled from the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River By Jessica Anderson, The Baltimore Sun

Clifton A. Milway, BGE lineman, dies By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun

Clifton A. Milway, BGE lineman, dies By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun | Baltimore Sun reporter

Third officer pleads guilty in kickbacks scheme By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun

Edward Charles 'Ned' Wilson III, APG information technology specialist, dies By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun

Edward Charles 'Ned' Wilson III, APG information technology specialist, dies By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun | Baltimore Sun reporter

David Boschert, former delegate from Arundel, dies By Jacques Kelly, The Baltimore Sun | Baltimore Sun reporter

Planning the road trips of summer By Jacques Kelly

Health clinic buys Mount Vernon's Monumental Life Building By Rebekah Brown, The Baltimore Sun

ENTERTAINMENT

After more than 30 years, Leslie Shepard says goodbye to the Baltimore School for the Arts By Mary Carole McCauley, The Baltimore Sun

Brizzi: Logo pimpin' ain't easy By Jordan Bartel

Wine Find: 2010 Torres Sangre del Toro Rose By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore's Lester Speight defends the human race in 'Transformers 3' By Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun

Moonstruck: The bread! Those eggs! By Richard Gorelick | The Baltimore Sun

Restaurant review: Meet 27 defies categorization By Richard Gorelick, The Baltimore Sun

Bristol Palin says Bachmann ripping off her mom's style By Luke Broadwater

Dining review: On the Hill Cafe in Bolton Hill By Richard Gorelick | The Baltimore Sun

HEALTH

Mid-Atlantic Health Care buys 5 Philadelphia nursing homes By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun

EXPLORE

Baseball: Howard County weighs in on bat change By Andrew Conrad, aconrad@patuxent.com

Baseball: Howard County weighs in on bat change By Andrew Conrad, aconrad@patuxent.com

Garden grows with faithful work of Arnolia members By Sue Van Essensvanessen2@hotmail.com

Fretting over the teen years makes the terrible twos seem like nothing By Michelle Potocko

Piranhas bite into personal records at opening swim meet By Janet Nickellejannickel@msn.com

SPORTS

Here's video of LeBron James dunking on a high schooler By Matt Vensel

Terps football program receives NCAA violations related to practice By Jeff Barker, The Baltimore Sun

Brotherly advice for Morris twins By J. Brady McCollough, Kansas City Star

Sports on TV By Sports on TV

Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic could be high-scoring affair By Matt Castello, The Baltimore Sun

Coffee Companion -- 7/1: Matusz demoted after ugly Orioles loss By Matt Vensel

No replacement for Matusz in rotation named yet By Jeff Zrebiec | The Baltimore Sun

Flacco isn't throwing footballs to his wife on their honeymoon By Matt Vensel

Matusz rocked in O's 9-6 loss to Cardinals, demoted By Dan Connolly, The Baltimore Sun

Your turn: Have the floundering Orioles reached rock bottom? By Matt Vensel

Boys' Latin's Stanwick earns national honor By Sports Digest

Maryland grad Phipps settles in as rookie with Bayhawks By Robbie Levin, The Baltimore Sun

BUSINESS

Potluck problems: Frugal dilemmas By Liz F. Kay

TransCare warns of layoffs as contract expires By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun

Labor secretary ready to lead mediation on simulcast talks By Hanah Cho, The Baltimore Sun

Maryland bankers: We've got heart By Eileen Ambrose

FEATURES

Dennis Hockman: Home ownership as an act of pride and community-building By Dennis Hockman, Chesapeake Home