Lids is returning to the Valley Mall, the Hagerstown region’s premiere indoor shopping experience. It’s about time. The mall had a Lids store for as long as I can remember. It then suddenly shut down a few years ago, eventually getting replaced with a cellphone accessory store. That left only one Lids store in the...
Read MoreThree killed in mass shooting in Smithsburg, Maryland
At around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, a lone gunman entered Columbia Machine, a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland and shot four people, killing three. After fleeing the scene, a member of the Maryland State Police confronted the suspect. He then shot the trooper, wounding his shoulder. The trooper returned fire, injuring the suspect. Members of the...
Read MoreThe official ‘Star Wars’ Twitter account tells fans not to be racist
The first two episodes of the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV show premiered on Disney Plus this past Friday. Some fans were having difficulty coming to terms with the casting of Inquisitor Reva Sevander, played by the Maryland native Moses Ingram. She’s an accomplished actress. She’s also Black. Are Star Wars fans racist? I’ve long believed at...
Read MoreWhere is all the baby formula?
The latest casualty in the not-so-great supply chain kerfuffle is baby formula. It’s the powdered substance parents use to make fake breast milk for their baby when the mother’s own breast milk is not an option. Formula is very important. Without it, or the real thing, a baby will starve. Considering how important access to...
Read MoreElon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion
Remember when Elon Musk announced that he wanted to buy Twitter and Twitter took steps to ensure that never happened? Yeah, about that. From the Washington Post: Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion on Monday, the company announced, giving the world’s richest person command of one of its most influential social media sites —...
Read More‘Magic: The Gathering’ prices are going up
Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game played by really cool, hip people. Wizards of the Coast, the producer of Magic: The Gathering, announced that it will increase prices this September. From ICv2: Wizards of the Coast will raise prices on select Magic: The Gathering products starting in September. WotC attributes this latest price increase to...
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