Arundel Mills Mall

The state's largest casino plans to open 122 table games to the public at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Maryland Live, in Hanover, will become the second of the state's three operating casinos to take advantage of expanded gambling laws passed by voters in November. Hollywood Casino in Perryville began operating 20 table games March 6 and brought in nearly $1.5 million from them last month. Officials from the state's lottery and gaming agency watched a controlled demonstration of the table game operations Friday, and were scheduled to spend more time at the facility through Tuesday night.

The state's largest casino plans to open 122 table games to the public at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Maryland Live, in Hanover, will become the second of the state's three operating casinos to take advantage of expanded gambling laws passed by voters in November. Hollywood Casino in Perryville began operating 20 table games March 6 and brought in nearly $1.5 million from them last month. Officials from the state's lottery and gaming agency watched a controlled demonstration of the table game operations Friday, and were scheduled to spend more time at the facility through Tuesday night.

Imagine this. A high rise casino hotel on the Inner Harbor with multiple levels of slots, craps and table games, a disco, two or three restaurants, a spectacular dock with an indoor-outdoor restaurant where large yachts would park while their owners went into the casino to lose thousands of dollars, as well as all of the visiting professional athletes doing the same when they are in town, all of them having a great time leaving with a great impression of...

Two Anne Arundel County lawmakers want to protect millions in expected gambling money from being spent in neighborhoods away from the state's largest casino. Their proposed bill would siphon Anne Arundel's local impact grants, which are estimated to total $117 million over the next five years, into a separate account dedicated to improvements near Arundel Mills mall. "I'm trying to hold ourselves to a standard so we can say to the public that we got this money, and this is what we spent it on," said Councilman Peter I. Smith, a Democrat from Severn whose district includes Maryland Live Casino in Hanover.

Maryland's first Papaya Factory Outlet will open this spring in Arundel Mills in Hanover, mall officials said Monday. Papaya Factory Outlet, an upscale, contemporary women's apparel retailer that will offer tops, dresses, outerwear and accessories, will open in May. Mall officials also said Vans Outlet Store, which specializes in teen footwear and apparel, will expand and move to a spot near Best Buy this spring. Arundel Mills has more than 200 stores, with a mix of name-brand outlets, specialty shops, restaurants and entertainment, including Kenneth Cole Company Store, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Ann Taylor Factory Store and Neiman Marcus Last Call.

Anne Arundel County police are investigating the death of a woman found early Sunday slumped in a car parked near the Anne Arundel Community College satellite building in Hanover, not far from Arundel Mills mall. Fire Department rescue crews responding to the 5:30 a.m. call from Arundel Mills mall security officers found an African-American woman who appeared to be in her early 20s in the vehicle near 7009 Arundel Mills Circle and determined she was dead, police said. Police said they saw no obvious signs of foul play.

Anne Arundel County has halted construction at the site of what could be the state's largest and most lucrative slots parlor, after opponents of the project filed a new challenge that could delay work for up to 45 days. Baltimore-based Cordish Cos.' plan to open a $1 billion casino and entertainment complex at Arundel Mills mall has already been challenged over traffic concerns. The latest appeal suspends the company's permit to prepare the site for construction. Harry A. Blumenthal, an attorney for the Villages of Dorchester Homeowners Association and three residents of the community of homes near the mall, filed the appeal late Wednesday afternoon, and the county issued a stop-work order the next day. Blumenthal said he did not intend to stop work at the site, but wants to make sure that neighbors are satisfied with the company's plans to handle traffic.

A proposed new bus route would ferry passengers from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to the Maryland Live Casino and elsewhere through the Hanover neighborhoods of Anne Arundel County. Money generated by the casino and sent to Anne Arundel County government would pay for the new route connecting the airport and its train station to the Arundel Mills mall. Preliminary plans were unveiled Thursday night to a committee overseeing how to spend Anne Arundel's $15 million annual cut of gambling money.

A 20-year-old Prince George's County man has been charged with killing a Baltimore man parked last week in front of a home near Arundel Mills mall. Anne Arundel County police said yesterday that Marvin Craig Little of Capital Heights spoke with the victim, Derrin Davon Thomas, 27, on a cell phone before his death. Investigators said they matched Little's fingerprints on the phone with those recovered from the victim's pickup truck. Thomas was found Jan. 10 suffering from gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of his Ford F-150 in the 7700 block of Rotherham Drive, an upscale community in Hanover.

An Army ordinance disposal team was dispatched from Fort Meade to Arundel Mills mall Wednesday afternoon to remove an unexploded World War I-era artillery shell found on the site. Construction workers digging to install curbs unearthed the 75 mm shell on the western side of the mall property, near the military base, and called county firefighters, who arrived at the scene, 7600 Clark Road, about 3:48 p.m. The firefighters called in bomb technicians from the state fire marshal's office.

Mall info.: Arundel Mills Mall , 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, 410-540-5110 Holiday hours: Nov. 22: Closed Nov. 23: 12 a.m.-10 p.m. Nov. 24: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Nov. 25: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Nov. 26-29: 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Nov. 30: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 1: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 2: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3-6: 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Dec. 7: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 8: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 9: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 10-15: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. ...

A proposed new bus route would ferry passengers from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to the Maryland Live Casino and elsewhere through the Hanover neighborhoods of Anne Arundel County. Money generated by the casino and sent to Anne Arundel County government would pay for the new route connecting the airport and its train station to the Arundel Mills mall. Preliminary plans were unveiled Thursday night to a committee overseeing how to spend Anne Arundel's $15 million annual cut of gambling money.

As the Baltimore area deals with the loss of power and closed and flooded roads in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, some stores and businesses plan to reopen Tuesday but others remain closed. Harborplace & The Gallery mall at the Inner Harbor will stay closed Tuesday, with plans to reopen Wednesday, management said, though Harborplace restaurants and shops with exterior entrances were making their own decisions about opening. Office tenants and Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel guests will be given access to the offices and hotel.

Anne Arundel County police are investigating the death of a woman found early Sunday slumped in a car parked near the Anne Arundel Community College satellite building in Hanover, not far from Arundel Mills mall. Fire Department rescue crews responding to the 5:30 a.m. call from Arundel Mills mall security officers found an African-American woman who appeared to be in her early 20s in the vehicle near 7009 Arundel Mills Circle and determined she was dead, police said. Police said they saw no obvious signs of foul play.

Mall owner Simon Property Group said Thursday it would increase its ownership in Arundel Mills Mall and Arundel Mills Marketplace in Hanover as part of a $1.6 billion deal to acquire its joint venture partner's stake in 26 Mills malls and shopping centers nationwide. Simon has signed an agreement with Farallon Capital Management LLC to acquire Farallon's stake in properties owned by The Mills Limited Partnership. The purchase price includes the repayment of some of the Mills' debt.

Surveillance video helped police arrest a security guard at the Arundel Mills Mall who has been charged with stealing a safe filled with gold jewelry and money, according to Anne Arundel County police. Authorities said they are seeking a second suspect. The guard, John Thomas Cook IV, 22, of the 500 block of Ski Lane in Millersville, was arrested Monday and charged with one count of theft between $10,000 and $100,000. Police declined to say how much money or jewelry was in the safe.

The Arlington-based Mills Corp. announced yesterday that it plans to open its more than 200-store Arundel Mills mall by the fall of 2000 near Baltimore-Washington International Airport.County Executive Janet S. Owens will follow through with a commitment made by former County Executive John G. Gary and borrow $28 million this year, starting July 1, to build roads and sewers for the development, said Ron McGuirk, co-leader of Owens' transition team.McGuirk said an analysis of the arrangement shows it is a good deal for the county because the mall will generate millions in tax revenue.

As shoppers made last-minute stops before Christmas at the Towson Town Center Monday night, a body lay under a sheet outside Nordstrom. A man was fatally shot about 6:22 p.m. on a parking lot sidewalk outside a service entrance to the department store, Baltimore County police said. Police said Monday night they had no suspects, and did not release the identity of the victim, described only as a black man. With six days until Christmas, shoppers appeared unaware of the incident.