Towson Town Center

Clarks, a British footwear store, is opening a store in Towson Town Center in late April. The store will be in the Nordstrom Wing on the fourth level. The retailer has more than 250 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico. Among them are three stores in Maryland at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, the Mall in Columbia and Westsfield Annapolis.        

Clarks, a British footwear store, is opening a store in Towson Town Center in late April. The store will be in the Nordstrom Wing on the fourth level. The retailer has more than 250 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico. Among them are three stores in Maryland at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, the Mall in Columbia and Westsfield Annapolis.        

Baltimore County police said a male juvenile was arrested for trespassing near Towson Town Center about 9 p.m. Saturday. The juvenile was taken to the Towson precinct and charged, according to police. In a separate incident, David Keating, a spokesman for General Growth Properties, the owner of the mall, said a group of 10 to 12 girls "apparently got into some kind of verbal confrontation. " "Our security approached them at that point and they left the mall," he said.

Towson Town Center is hosting National Wear Red Day on Friday, Feb. 3, in conjunction with Go Red For Women, a program of the American Heart Association. The event is designed to increase awareness of the threat to women of heart disease and heart attacks. Shoppers are encouraged to wear red to Towson Town Center on Friday. During the day, they can also visit the Grand Court on level 1 between noon and 6 p.m. and have their picture taken, while explaining why they decided to "Go Red. " For each photo taken, Towson Town Center will donate $1 to Go Red for Women, up to $5,000.

On Monday, 19-year-old Rodney Vest Pridget stopped by the Northeast Baltimore group home where he once lived, The Sun's Alison Knezevich reports today . He watched TV with old friends and told them he was heading to the Towson Town Center mall. Hours later, Pridget was found dead of gunshot wounds on a sidewalk outside a service entrance to Nordstrom as crowds of people inside shopped for Christmas presents. People who knew Pridget struggled to understand what had happened to him. Baltimore County Police released few details about the shooting beyond the victim's name, emphasizing that the mall is safe and they do not believe that Pridget's death was a case of random violence.

Fashion-forward women will get some new shopping choices this summer at Towson Town Center. The mall announced today that Free People , a women's retailer with a bohemian chic style, will open a 1,906-square-foot store on Level 4 near Center Court. Madewell , a subsidiary of J. Crew, will open a 3,155-square-foot store on Level 4. Madewell  started out as a workwear company in 1937. They are known for their jeans vintage details. Both stores will open this summer.

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.

Six days before Christmas, four men tracked down 19-year-old Rodney Vest Pridget as he shopped at the Towson Town Center mall. One of them shot and killed him outside on a sidewalk, Baltimore County police say. Four men, ranging in age from 19 to 44, were arrested this week and charged with first-degree murder. Police say they have not determined a motive for the Dec. 19 killing, though they said Pridget was clearly targeted. "We do not know why Pridget was targeted, only that he was targeted," police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said.

It was a night of eating, drinking, shopping and fundraising at Towson Town Center's Sip Savor Shop event Thursday night, benefiting the United Way of Central Maryland. Wineries, restaurants and big name retailers teamed up to provide guests with an enjoyable approach to raising money for charity. Some guests turned the event into a girl's night. Paula Phillips of Baltimore heard about the benefit through her friend. "I like the variety. There's food, wine and coupons," Phillips said.

Tiffany & Co., the upscale jeweler known as much for its turquoise boxes as its silver jewelry and diamonds, said Thursday it will open a store this fall in the luxury wing of Towson Town Center. Tiffany will open a 3,700-square-foot store with some of the architectural elements of its flagship boutique in New York. It will feature polished marble, a stone arch at the entrance and large glass show windows. The planned opening is Sept. 3. The jeweler is opening as the economy is starting to rebound even though consumers are still skittish about spending.

Six days before Christmas, four men tracked down 19-year-old Rodney Vest Pridget as he shopped at the Towson Town Center mall. One of them shot and killed him outside on a sidewalk, Baltimore County police say. Four men, ranging in age from 19 to 44, were arrested this week and charged with first-degree murder. Police say they have not determined a motive for the Dec. 19 killing, though they said Pridget was clearly targeted. "We do not know why Pridget was targeted, only that he was targeted," police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said.

More than 200 girls and their American Girl dolls hit the runway at Towson Town Center on Saturday, Jan. 28. The walk was short and the line was long, but there were smiles all around. "I got to tell the guy what I liked," said Savannah Shafer, 7, of Lutherville, with her look-alike American Girl doll after walking the runway. "I wasn't nervous," she said, smiling. "I like playing with my American Girl online. " All of the girls participating had a chance of being selected for the American Girl Fashion Show, to be held March 24 and 25 at the Hippodrome Theater.

To our state legislators: I know budgets and taxes and the economy are hot topics in Annapolis right know, but what I want to know is: Why are convicted criminals prowling Maryland neighborhoods, preying on innocent taxpayers, voting citizens and their families? I know, you say look at the statistics - crime is down. Tell that to the young woman that was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by last week in Catonsville; or to the folks living next to Towson Town Center whose pre-Christmas preparations were interrupted by gunshots as a man was killed outside Nordstrom's.

Santa Claus had left the building, but the Stratemeyer family of Dundalk was picking up where he left off Monday morning, planning a day of many stops to return or exchange bags of items that weren't quite right. This visit to Towson Town Center was just the start. "We always return a lot," said Brenda Stratemeyer, who showed up with her husband and two daughters just about when the mall opened, at 8 a.m., the first of what could be four or five destinations: Towson Town Center, Target, Kohl's and the Coach outlet in either Queenstown or Lancaster, Pa., or possibly both.

On Monday, 19-year-old Rodney Vest Pridget stopped by the Northeast Baltimore group home where he once lived, The Sun's Alison Knezevich reports today . He watched TV with old friends and told them he was heading to the Towson Town Center mall. Hours later, Pridget was found dead of gunshot wounds on a sidewalk outside a service entrance to Nordstrom as crowds of people inside shopped for Christmas presents. People who knew Pridget struggled to understand what had happened to him. Baltimore County Police released few details about the shooting beyond the victim's name, emphasizing that the mall is safe and they do not believe that Pridget's death was a case of random violence.

Baltimore County police have identified the victim of the fatal shooting Monday night at Towson Town Center. Rodney Vest Pridget, 19, who lives in the Baltimore area, was found dead of gunshot wounds about 6:22 p.m. near a service entrance to Nordstrom at the mall, investigators said Tuesday morning. Detectives do not believe the shooting was a random act, but officials said they were not providing additional details at this time due to the continuing investigation. Detectives are investigating a number of leads, including video footage recovered from the mall, police said.

More than 200 girls and their American Girl dolls hit the runway at Towson Town Center on Saturday, Jan. 28. The walk was short and the line was long, but there were smiles all around. "I got to tell the guy what I liked," said Savannah Shafer, 7, of Lutherville, with her look-alike American Girl doll after walking the runway. "I wasn't nervous," she said, smiling. "I like playing with my American Girl online. " All of the girls participating had a chance of being selected for the American Girl Fashion Show, to be held March 24 and 25 at the Hippodrome Theater.

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.