Harford Road

At Maggie's Farm, on a late December night, the small, square Harford Road dining room was full, with couples and foursomes along the edges, and in the middle, two separate large parties, of 12 and 18, celebrating birthdays. We were concerned about our own good time. Are these people going to get loud? Can I get my order in before they do? There was no need to worry, not at Maggie's Farm, which serves up big flavors with a mellow attitude and makes the hard work of preparing and serving good food feel effortless.

In the stop-and-go world of Baltimore-area traffic, there's a lot more braking than commuters and transportation officials would like. Take Russell Allen, a Federal Hill resident who gets in his silver Ford Edge every weekday morning before 7:30 and steers south toward Fort Meade and the region's biggest bottleneck: Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Route 175. The trip starts fine. But around Route 100, Allen's windshield relfects a dazzling array of red taillights. "And it stays that way until I get to work - four miles and 20 minutes later," said Allen, 52, who works for the Army.

There are worthwhile dining specials all over town on Thursday. Donna's in Columbia and Regi's in Federal Hill run wine specials, and Galen Sampson whips up some fried chicken at Dogwood in Hampden. The most popular one is at Koco's Pub in Arcadia, where the tavern's famous crab cake platter goes $19.95. If you get shut out of Koco's, stay on Harford Road and head up to Hamilton, where Clementine runs a Thursday night pate special . Specially priced house made pates during happy hour are $5 each.

A collision involving three cars has shut down a northbound lane of I-95, closing off some access to the ramp of 395 into Baltimore City. In Baltimore County, an accident on Harford Road shut down one shoulder of the outer loop. Emergency roadwork is taking place on southbound Maryland 424 in Anne Arundel County at Underwood Road, shutting down one lane and one shoulder, and redirecting traffic. Also, in Anne Arundel County, debris in the roadway was reported on I-695 at exit 8, near Nursery Road.

As of 9 a.m. Friday, traffic was slow on the inner loop of I-695 at Harford Road, due to an accident involving three vehicles. Accidents were slowing traffic on Frederick Road near Oella Avenue in Ellicott City, White Marsh and Walther boulevards in Baltimore County, Erdman Avenue and Stemmers Run Road in Baltimore County, Trappe Road and North Point Boulevard in Dundalk, Southwestern Boulevard and Leeds Avenue in Baltimore City, Fleet Street and...

An unidentified man was found with several gunshot wounds to the upper body in the 2800 block of Harford Road on Friday night, Baltimore Police said. The man was transported to the hospital with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Detectives are searching for an old model black Nissan Acura with a burned out taillight that was seen leaving the scene.

As of 9 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on Harford Road near I-695, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on Route 543 near Philadelphia Road in Belcamp and Route 32 near Pfefferkorn Road in Howard County. A malfunctioning traffic light was slowing traffic on Route 152 southbound near I-95 in Joppa. Traffic was slow on I-895 at the Steel Bridge, due to construction activity. Light rail service is suspended between the Timonium and Hunt Valley stations due to construction work.

Baltimore County police have identified the teenager killed Saturday when he was hit by a car as Michael Thomas Trulock, 13, a student at Parkville Middle School. According to police, the teen was traveling in a vehicle that was making a left turn from a parking lot in the 8300 block of Harford Road onto southbound Harford Road. In the middle of the turn, he opened the passenger-side door and began vomiting and then fell from the vehicle. It was at this point, police said, that the teenager was hit by another vehicle, which was traveling north on Harford Road.

More than 240,000 gallons of sewage has spilled in Gunpowder Falls State Park as of Monday afternoon after someone vandalized a manhole, Baltimore County public works officials say. Officials said the sewer overflow was discovered Sunday afternoon near Jennifer Branch - a tributary to the Gunpowder Falls - in a heavily wooded area of the park that is east of Harford Road and south of Gunpowder Falls. A resident alerted the county to the problem, officials said. Crews have been working to contain the overflow, but the waste is being discharged at a rate of about 10,000 gallons per hour, according to the public works department.

It's not quite warm outside but with the return of spring and summer offerings to our favorite local bar menus, you can certainly try to will (or numb) your body into feeling like it is. So it snowed last week? Inside, I was sipping on a daiquiri, visions of palm trees dancing in the wind, crystal blue waters kissing my feet and … wait, yep, I said a daiquiri. A REAL Daiquiri, in fact (that's the official name for the cocktail, anyway). And it's makers over at Clementine want you to know that it's the right way to drink a daiquiri.

The Harford Creamery Road bridge over Little Deer Creek in White Hall is to be replaced this year, and the construction project will result in the roadway being closed to through traffic for about five months, according to the Harford County Department of Public Works, Division of Highways and Water Resources. An exact date for construction to begin will be announced about two weeks in advance, according to the county. Detour routes will be marked prior to the start of construction.

The Army has identified the diver who died Wednesday at Aberdeen Proving Ground's "Super Pond. " George H. Lazzaro Jr., an engineering technician in the Firepower Directorate of the Aberdeen Test Center, died while completing routine maintenance at the Underwater Test Facility, a spokeswoman for the Army Test and Evaluation Command said Friday. The cause of his death is unknown, spokeswoman Robin Boggs said. An autopsy will be performed. Lazzaro, 41, was married with four children, according to an obituary posted online by Evans Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services in Parkville.

Harford Road in the Glen Arm area is closed between Hartley Mill and Glen Arm roads because of downed trees and wires following storms and heavy winds that swept through the region last night, according to Baltimore County police. Authorities have received no reports of major flooding in the county, Cpl. John Wachter said.

Impacts after Wednesday night's heavy winds and rain remain widespread around the region, with several roads remaining closed and rivers yet to crest and a wind advisory in effect. In Montgomery County, the flooding required several rescues, and in Laurel, a woman drowned in the high waters. A body was found floating in the water near Fort Meade and Laurel Race Track roads, in a low-lying wooded area nearthe Patuxent River and Laurel Park race track where homeless people camp overnight, Anne Arundel County police said.

An unidentified man was found with several gunshot wounds to the upper body in the 2800 block of Harford Road on Friday night, Baltimore Police said. The man was transported to the hospital with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Detectives are searching for an old model black Nissan Acura with a burned out taillight that was seen leaving the scene.

At Maggie's Farm, on a late December night, the small, square Harford Road dining room was full, with couples and foursomes along the edges, and in the middle, two separate large parties, of 12 and 18, celebrating birthdays. We were concerned about our own good time. Are these people going to get loud? Can I get my order in before they do? There was no need to worry, not at Maggie's Farm, which serves up big flavors with a mellow attitude and makes the hard work of preparing and serving good food feel effortless.