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As you hang the Christmas lights and light the candles, cast your eyes upon the universe's natural fireworks, as well.  Astronomers anticipate three meteor showers this November and ...

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  Now that the days of Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas cookies and bottles of champagne are behind us, Patch wonders how readers plan to get rid of the holiday pounds. We've prov...

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As of this writing, we are winding up Day 7 of our holiday vacation. Daycare is closed for the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, so my husband and I are off from work for some qu...

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Losing weight? Quitting smoking? Spurring job creation?  If you're the governor, your New Year's resolution might lean toward the latter (see video), but in most cases some sort of s...

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Does the party not start until you walk in? Patch interviewed local fashion consultants to get the skinny on standing out at your New Year's Eve bash. Sequined cocktail dresses ...

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There's no better way to ring in the New Year than with a glass of bubbly in hand. Patch recruited Gordon Kaufman, a manager at Calvert Wine & Spirits in the Hunt Valley Towne Ce...

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After all the presents had been unwrapped Christmas morning, my 19-month-old son toddled over to me and reached up with his arms, asking to sit in my lap. Isaac is a boy on the go, and th...

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It's hard to believe, but 2012 is almost here. And people throughout the Baltimore area are celebrating. Here are some of the biggest parties in town. What are you doing this weekend? Tel...