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Immigrant Entrepreneur Turns Garage Storage Auctions Into Thriving Maryland Thrift Shop Immigrant Entrepreneur Turns Garage Storage Auctions Into Thriving Maryland Thrift Shop
Immigrant Entrepreneur Turns Garage Storage Auctions Into Thriving Maryland Thrift Shop What started as a garage side hustle has grown into a thriving business, for Lazaros Giannos, a Greek-American entrepreneur in Baltimore County. Giannos, who came to the United States in September 2008, turned storage auction finds into a full-fledged thrift shop operation called The Thrift Boutique, set to open a 3,500-square-foot store in Dundalk next month. "It's not just another thrift store, it's a testament to perseverance, passion and the power of giving back," he mused. Giannos’ journey into the thrift world didn’t start in retail. It began with bidding on storage auction…

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by Zak Failla
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Win Free Chicken Salad For Year At Grand Opening Of Chain's First MD Restaurant Win Free Chicken Salad For Year At Grand Opening Of Chain's First MD Restaurant
Win Free Chicken Salad For Year At Grand Opening Of Chain's First MD Restaurant A fast-casual chain known for its Southern-style chicken salad is opening its first Maryland location in Westminster. Chicken Salad Chick will open its newest restaurant in the Westminster Station shopping center, the company said in a news release on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The location at 255 Baltimore Boulevard will celebrate its grand opening on Tuesday, Feb 11. The first 100 customers at the grand opening will win free chicken salad for life. The first guest in line will get one large Quick Chick per week for a year, while the next 99 will receive one per month. Franchise owner Paul Weitz sa…

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by Chris Spiker
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Frederick Police Department Appears In Documentary Series 'On Patrol: Live' Frederick Police Department Appears In Documentary Series 'On Patrol: Live'
Frederick Police Department Appears In Documentary Series 'On Patrol: Live' Lights, camera, action. The Frederick Police Department is taking center stage this weekend as they are being featured on Friday and Saturday in the documentary series "On Patrol: Live."  The series is hosted and executive produced by Dan Abrams, with retired Tulsa Police Department Sgt. Sean “Sticks” Larkin and Deputy Sheriff Curtis Wilson, who "provide minute-by-minute live analysis as the show documents for viewers in real time the everyday work of police officers on patrol from diverse departments across America."  From 9 p.m. to midnight on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July…

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by Zak Failla