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A prominent Ellicott City blogger and businessman was stabbed to death by his daughter's 19-year-old boyfriend, who plotted with the 14-year-old girl to kill him so the two could run away together, Howard County police said Friday. Dennis Lane, 58, was found before dawn in his Winding Ross Way home. Police charged Jason Anthony Bulmer and Morgan Lane Arnold, both students at Mount Hebron High School, as adults in his killing; they both face conspiracy and murder counts. Both were held without bail, according to online court records.

Four new stores will be coming to The Mall in Columbia, including Lululemon Athletica and True Religion, mall officials said Thursday. Lululemon, a yoga-inspired athletic apparel store, and denim apparel brand True Religion are opening as part of the center's 70,000-square-foot redevelopment and expansion. The stores will flank a new entrance leading from the mall to the new open-air "lifestyle center. " Lululemon will open this summer in 3,200 square feet on the upper level across from Michael Kors.

Always, there were those lovely old country estates and gracious manor taverns with roaring fireplaces, but in the old days fine dining was associated with the city. Not so anymore. Now, there are more compelling reasons than ever for diners to cross county lines for a good meal. The 50 best county restaurants in Howard County, Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County is a mix of the old and the new, destinations for special occasions and joints for Monday night suppers, the chef-driven and crowd-pleasing.

now playing "42" (PG-13). Story depicting how Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey changed the game of baseball by breaking the color barrier. With Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford and Nicole Beharie. TownMall Cinemas (1:00, 4:00, 7:00 p.m.) "The Croods" (PG). A prehistoric family embarks on a journey into the world when their cave is destroyed. With Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds. TownMall Cinemas (1:10*, 4:30, 6:50* p.m.)

A Baltimore County jury convicted a man Wednesday of murder in the gang shooting that rocked Towson Town Center mall at the height of the Christmas shopping rush two years ago. Tyrone Chester Brown Jr., 21, was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing Rodney Pridget in a retaliatory shooting that was to help Brown gain entry to the Black Guerrilla Family gang, State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger said. He faces life in prison without parole when he is sentenced on May 7. "We feel justice has been served," said William Pridgen, Pridget's uncle.

•Edward Arthur Jewelers is the only remaining tenant that has been there since the beginning. •The food court has 266 tables. •The Ball in the Mall was held in 1972, 1977 and 1987. •The mall opened with 80 stores. Now it has more then 200, counting kiosks and eateries. •The mall has 18 jewelry stores. •There are 18 shoe stores. •The mall is 1.4 million square feet.. •There are 28 eateries and food stores. •The mall hosts four health fairs a year, in cooperation with Howard General Hospital.

Regarding Steven Riveli's praise for the Rotunda mall owner's design decisions and list of experts who favor this type of development, the key to the most favorable plan lies in the character of the community it will serve ("Rotunda owners right to turn the mall inside out," Aug. 21). The community surrounding the Rotunda is not Harbor East or Towson. It is in an area that serves three senior citizen complexes and several well-established neighborhoods. This community welcomes the upgrade of the Rotunda and new neighbors.

Four new stores will be coming to The Mall in Columbia, including Lululemon Athletica and True Religion, mall officials said Thursday. Lululemon, a yoga-inspired athletic apparel store, and denim apparel brand True Religion are opening as part of the center's 70,000-square-foot redevelopment and expansion. The stores will flank a new entrance leading from the mall to the new open-air "lifestyle center. " Lululemon will open this summer in 3,200 square feet on the upper level across from Michael Kors.

The rotunda at Towson Commons, at Pennsylvania Avenue and York Road, will be the site of the annual Towson Arts Collective "Off the Mall" holiday arts gift sale, held Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15-16, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. A preview silent auction will kick off the event, Friday, Dec. 14, 5 to 8 p.m., at the TAC Gallery, 40 W. Chesapeake Ave. The event features arts and crafts in various media, donated by professional artists and Towson...

Salary: $10,000 per season Age: 73 Years on the job: 3 How he got started: Fifty years ago, a friend asked Marty Kurland to fill in as a clown to entertain at an event. Kurland did, and he loved it. For the next 30 years, he performed as a part-time clown and later as a magician at birthday parties, events and school happenings. He also worked at the Social Security Administration full time as an administrative assistant, trainer and policy writer.

If I had to vote on which food store I would like to see at the Rotunda, I would vote for Graul's Market. My reason is simple: Graul's is a full-service market. Retirement communities and apartment buildings, all inhabited by senior citizens, surround the Rotunda. St. Mary's Roland View Towers is a two-building complex near the intersection of Roland Avenue and 40th Street. Roland Park Place and Keswick Multi-Care are right across from the Rotunda on 40th Street. Many who live and work in those complexes depended on the Giant for groceries until it moved down the hill.

A man robbed the Great Cookie store at Annapolis Mall on Saturday evening, Anne Arundel Police said. Police were called to the business around 8:22 p.m., and upon arrival learned that a suspect handed a store clerk a note demanding money. The suspect received an unknown amount of cash and fled toward a nearby garage, where he escaped. The clerk was not injured in the robbery, police said. Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Baltimore's Mondawmin Mall will be expanding with three new stores in newly constructed space that will replace the former Motor Vehicles Administration building, the mall announced today. A Ross Dress for Less, a Deal$ and a smaller, yet-to-be-named store will move into a 38,000-square-foot redevelopment on the site of the MVA building, which is being demolished. “Mondawmin Mall has been an integral part of the Greater Mondawmin community for more than 50 years,"  said Romaine Smallwood-Smoot, the mall's general manager, in a statement.

If you have been furloughed as a result of the government sequester, Beltway Plaza Mall has a suggestion on how to spend you time off. Starting today and running through April 29 th , the Greenbelt mall is offering furloughed workers the chance to see a movie and get lunch, fruit and a cookie - for free. You must present your furlough notice from your employer, which includes the name of the employer and dates of the furlough to the Academy 8 Theater box office to receive coupons for the freebies.

A Baltimore County jury convicted a man Wednesday of murder in the gang shooting that rocked Towson Town Center mall at the height of the Christmas shopping rush two years ago. Tyrone Chester Brown Jr., 21, was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing Rodney Pridget in a retaliatory shooting that was to help Brown gain entry to the Black Guerrilla Family gang, State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger said. He faces life in prison without parole when he is sentenced on May 7. "We feel justice has been served," said William Pridgen, Pridget's uncle.

Power was knocked out to about 7,000 customers in the Towson area, including Towson Town Center, around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday because of a problem with a piece of electric distribution equipment, according to Baltimore Gas and Electric spokeswoman Rachael Lighty. All but about 1,000 customers had their power restored by noon, she said. The remaining customers' power was restored by 1:30 p.m. It was about noon when the mall posted an item about the outage on its Twitter page. Other sections of Towson were affected by the outage as well.

On May 15, 2006, JESSIE MALL (nee Judman); beloved wife of the late Philip (Chick) Mall; beloved mother of Aaron Mall of Baltimore, MD and Edward Mall of Minneapolis, MN; devoted mother-in-law of Carole and Alice Mall; loving grandmother of Natalie Janet Mall, David Charles and Kelly Ann Mall, Philip Ryan and Eric Alan Mall; loving great-grandmother of Maggie and Julian Mall, Earl and Brianna Du Bois; dear friend of Frank and Angela Cha, Nancy and Jason...

  Construction will start next week on a planned expansion at The Mall in Columbia. Plans call for a 70,000-square-foot Main Street-style addition featuring an open-air plaza with two restaurants, two cafes and eight to 10 stores. Mall managers plan to break ground on the project Tuesday. Mall owner General Growth Properties has not announced any retail or restaurant tenants. The Howard County Planning Board approved plans in December to demolish the mall's free-standing L.L. Bean store to make way for the expansion, which will add 40,000 square feet to the 1.6 million square-foot-center.