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All are welcome to join hocoblogs  and  The Baltimore Sun  at tonight's blogtail party, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at The Stanford Grill in Columbia. Bring your smartphones, your charming self and perhaps a blog-reading friend or two. Kids are also welcome , and the group will be outside in the patio area, so there is more space for kids to be included in an adult party yet not required to sit still for (what may seem like) an eternity to them. The Baltimore Sun is bringing a posse of their staff to engage with those curious about their " blog network , The Mobbies , the Explore Howard site redesign, the new  Howard County Desk - Baltimore Sun Facebook Page and anything else bloggers and readers would like to discuss.

Two people went to the hospital with minor injuries early Saturday after a party in a hall used by the Violetville Volunteer Fire Department got out of hand. Baltimore County Sgt. Benjamin Yohe said that the two incidents - a stabbing and a man who was struck by a car - weren't related. Police were called at 1:38 a.m. to 4000 Benson Ave. after a 25-year-old Baltimore man was cut in the neck. Six minutes later, Yohe said, another partygoer was hit by an Acura in front of the fire station.

The Enoch Pratt Free Library was abuzz with activity at Art With A Heart's 10th anniversary celebration, "A Decade of Difference." Tunes from a band mixed with chatter from a few hundred guests like: Dale Stevens , RHI Inc. president; Rachel Monroe , the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation president; Melody McCoy , Jhpiego director of external affairs; Jami Kofsky , Kimberly-Clark customer business partner; George Braswell ...

All quiet at Bernstein's watch party At JD's Smokehouse in Canton, the Bernstein party is sequestered upstairs in a room with four TV cameras, two bored bartenders and three stuffed deer heads on the wall. No sign of Democratic state's attorney challenger Gregg Bernstein, but his banner is flying proudly, right above the Reingold Lager sign behind a makeshift podium. As the polls close, a rep said he's going home to "regroup" and show up down here a little after 9 p.m. Supporters are starting to trickle in, and a rep from the police department is hanging out in the corner but made sure to say that there isn't an official police presence.

Columbia's Victoria Gastro Pub will celebrate its fifth birthday on Monday. Beginning at 5 p.m., customers will be treated to free passed appetizers, live music and giveaways. The Columbia pub's annual Ugly Sweater Party is coming up on Christmas Eve. Follow Baltimore Diner on Twitter @gorelickingood  

Are you planning a blow-out Ravens party for Saturday's playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers? If so, send us an e-mail and tell us your plans, who is lucky enough to get an invitation and what you'll be serving. Include your contact information so we can get back to you for recipes. Please send your response to Susan.Reimer@baltsun.com .

HUYETT - Authorities said three people were stabbed and two others were injured during a melee at a teen Valentine's Day dance at a social hall in rural Washington County. State police said five men between the ages of 19 and 23 were hospitalized after the fight Sunday night. Police said the brawl involved more than just those five people. Police say an organization called Dons and Divas Teen Club rented out the Wilson Ruritan Club in Huyett for the party. But Keefer Martin, the Ruritan club's treasurer, told The (Hagerstown)

It looks like this election will be close, but not because two centrist parties are both making persuasive arguments about how to best lead our nation toward peace and prosperity. Referring to the great recession and two unfunded wars, the pitch of the party out of the White House seems to be: "President Obama failed to clean up our mess fast enough, so put us back in. " The fact that the obstructionist party was more determined to defeat the incumbent president than to do what was best for the country is rarely mentioned.

Halloween falls on Monday in 2011, just like Valentines Day did. That should be a good thing for bars and restaurants. Halloween itself tends to keep potential diners in their homes, waiting for trick-or-treaters, but the weekend brings out folks looking for a good time. A new survey by the National Restaurant Association (NRA) says that 20 percentof Americans will order takeout or delivery from a restaurant this Halloween. Among younger adults (age 18-34) and families with trick-or-treating children, that figure rises to 33 percent and 28 percent, respectively, the survey determined.