Dot-com bust ripples still felt 10 years laterWith just $20,000 in cash but gobs of gumption, ambition and talent, Ethan Bloch and two partners are turning an idea into a Web-based business. \"I came to San Francisco to build a big company that does important things,\" said the 24-year-old Baltimore...HBO paying for vets' trip to WWII memorialHBO is paying to send 250 veterans to Washington next week to visit the World War II memorial, coinciding with the networks' premiere of a miniseries about the war.On the air for March 7on the air Television Autos: Sprint Cup, Kobalt Tools 500, WHBQ (13), 11 a.m. Baseball: MLB preseason, Boston vs. Baltimore, MLB, noon Baseball: MLB preseason, Cubs vs. White Sox , WGN, 2 p.m. Baseball: MLB preseason, Oakland vs. L.A. Angels, MLB, 6 p.m. Basketball: Atlantic 10 women's semifinal, CBS College Sports, 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 9 p.m. Basketball: Florida at Kentucky, WREG (3), 11 a.m ...Group praises fiber for cityCities and towns across the country went online Friday to hear details about what Google is looking for in candidates in its Fiber for Communities project. Last month, Google put out a request for information to communities nationwide to determine where it should build “ultra-high-speed broadband networks.”Cities leap at lure of ultrafast broadbandIn this March 2, 2010 photo, Don Ness, mayor of Duluth, Minn., is photographed on the roof of City Hall, overlooking the neighborhood known as the Central Hillside.Cities vie for high-speed Google networksDULUTH, Minn. — Wearing just a T-shirt and shorts, Mayor Don Ness strolled to the end of a dock jutting into frigid Lake Superior. He grinned, waved his arms to a cheering crowd, and jumped in.Baltimore mayor hospitalized with chest pain, numbnessRawlings-Blake admitted for observation, testing Baltimore Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake has been hospitalized for observation after complaining of chest pain and numbness early Thursday, according to the her office.Rowhouse fire kills three in BaltimoreBALTIMORE, March 4 (UPI) -- A fire official in Baltimore said three people were killed early Thursday morning in a rowhouse fire in the city's Parkview/Woodbrook neighborhood.3 die in three-alarm W. Baltimore fireHeavy fire took about 2 hours to control Two people were killed in a rowhouse fire in the Parkview/Woodbrook neighborhood of West Baltimore early Thursday morning, a city fire spokesman said. The fire took about 2 hours to control, and was so intense that firefighters had to be evacuated from inside. Above, The body of one of the three victims is removed from the scene.Sloth born at Baltimore aquarium rainforestBALTIMORE (AP) — A sloth at the National Aquarium in Baltimore has given birth again. Aquarium officials say the sloth named Rose gave birth in late February in the aquarium's rainforest exhibit, providing a sibling for brother Howie, who was born in 2008.2 Shot Outside Trouble-Prone Baltimore NightclubBaltimore police say two people have been shot outside a downtown nightclub that was the scene of a near-riot.
