Week in State News: Ravens Win Super Bowl, Accused Maryland School Shooter's Dark Past, County Executive Resigns Amid Scandal

The headlines you may have missed from the Free State, home of the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens.

  By Patch Staff Ravens Win Over 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII In one of the most unusual games in Super Bowl history -- one that included a power outage in the New Orleans Super Dome -- the Baltimore Ravens took the Super Bowl 34-31 over the San Francisco 49ers. Check out all the Maryland Patch coverage, including profiles of the Harbaugh family, here. O'Malley Pushes for Wind, Gun Legislation In his seventh State of the State speech, Gov. Martin O'Malley urged lawmakers to pass his offshore wind bill and find more money for transportation projects—an address seen by many as a prelude to an expected run for president in 2016. Leopold Resigns, Acknowledges 'Serious Errors in Judgment' The Anne Arundel County Council no longer needs to vote on …

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Ravens Win Over 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII

See what your friends and neighbors said about Super Bowl XLVII in the rewind of the live chat on Patch and on Twitter.

  Using hashtags #PatchRavens and #Patchniners, users joined the live feed during the Super Bowl in the New Orleans Superdome. 

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Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens, Rockville Rooting and Reading Up On the Game

Rockville Raven Maniacs, ‘Ray Lewis’ on SNL and Redskins fans rooting for Baltimore?

Super Bowl Sunday—our unofficial national holiday—is almost here and this year’s game has a bit of local fare. While many Rockville residents might feel it’s the wrong NFL franchise that plays in Maryland vying for the Lombardi Trophy, it’s hard to ignore the rabidity of Ravens rooters just up Interstate 95. To get you ready for kickoff, we’ve compiled some of the best big game buildup on Patch sites from Baltimore and beyond. Let’s kick it off locally with a group of Rockville residents rockin’ out to “Tick Tock Ravens Rock,” a YouTube video that got them noticed by CBS DC: Behind The Music: Students Produce Online Hit Honoring Baltimore Ravens Now for the basics: When and where to see the game: What Time Is The Super Bowl? Where to Watch…

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Where to Watch Super Bowl XLVII in Rockville and Beyond

Many bars and restaurants will show the Ravens-49ers game and feature food and drink specials.

The Super Bowl is annually the most-watched television program, garnering over 100 million viewers in the United States. With the prices of high-definition televisions making the technology much more affordable, many people watch the game at home with their families, sometimes inviting friends over. Other people enjoy being around bigger crowds, not having to clean up after the game and having the chance to win prizes at a bar, restaurant or other local establishment. If you haven't decided where to watch the Super Bowl—pitting the Baltimore Ravens against the San Francisco 49ers at 6:30p.m. Sunday—check out some of these local establishments that wll be showing the game and offering specials. Rockville For $50, you can watch the game at …

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Should Redskins Fans Back the Ravens in the Super Bowl?

At least one Washington Post writer thinks so.

As the Ravens prepare to face the 49ers in Sunday's Super Bowl—and with the Redskins having long since begun their own off-season—Washington fans are once again faced with a conundrum: should they back Baltimore? It's a question many Washingtonians confronted in recent seasons as the Ravens racked up four playoff appearances to the Redskins' none. But with the arrival of rookie sensation Robert Griffin III and the team's first signs of postseason life since 2007, has the calculus changed? For one Washington Post writer, the answer is still simple: Hail to the Ravens.  Craig Timberg, an admitted Baltimore fan, says it's a no-brainer given the Ravens' many parallels to the Lombardi-winning Redskins clubs of yore: a stout defense, a great …

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Mike Derry

8:44 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013

Murder charges were dropped against Ray Lewis after the witnesses were interviewed ( he was reportedly sitting in a limo with a woman when the stabbings took place outside) He became a witness for the prosecution against the two that did the stabbings. He was charged with obstruction for reportedly telling the others not to say anything after they jumped into the limo and initially lied to the …   more ›

Have A Safe Super Bowl Sunday with Tips and Taxis

Police: Plan ahead, use a sober designated driver.

Maryland State Police are encouraging football fans to designate a sober driver if they plan to drink on Super Bowl Sunday. Troopers from 22 barracks around the state will specifically target drunken and aggressive driving on Sunday, the agency announced in a news release. “We must remain vigilant to maintain the safety of our motorists and for those traveling throughout Maryland,” said Col. Marcus L. Brown, superintendent of the Maryland State Police. “The aim of our extra drunk and aggressive driving patrols is to arrest those who choose to disregard the law and who endanger the lives of everyone.” Maryland State Police offered the following tips for those who are drinking: If you are hosting a party: State police advise drivers that …

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Andre Taylor's Tasty Tidbits

Mr. Tidbit Picks Green Bay Over Steelers in Super Bowl

Loaded apple-chicken bratwurst big winner on Sunday.

Hello everyone and welcome to the Super Bowl XLV version of Andre Taylor’s Tasty Tidbits! The big game has arrived and like in previous years, my Philadelphia Eagles won’t be playing for an NFL championship. Being the Philadelphian I am, I can’t jump on the bandwagon for any team, especially the cross-state rival Pittsburgh Steelers. Even though the Green Bay Packers put my Eagles out of the playoffs in the first round, I still pick them to win it all this year. To show my support for the NFC Champions, I’m firing up my stovetop skillet and whipping up some apple-chicken bratwurst and loading up the bun with some fried onions, smoked apple wood bacon, some shredded cheddar cheese, mustard and ketchup. This is a real simple meal to make. …

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Patch Picks: Where to Watch the Super Bowl

Watching the game is the point, but where you watch it can make it even better.

Starting Thursday, Rockville Patch will run a new weekly feature called Patch Picks, highlighting editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations or ways to spend a snow day. Today, for our first installment of Patch Picks, we bring you five places to watch the Super Bowl. To help you hone in on the perfect spot, we offer these suggestions:  Want to suggest a list? Submit your idea in the comment box.

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