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MD Good News: $500 Tip, Dog Finally Home, Top Places To Live

Good news stories in MD include a $500 dining tip, top places to live, lost dog home after 9 months, most diverse city, and new mall stores.

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Boston terrier Fisher was with his family on vacation in Ocean City last July when he went missing. They were reunited after 9 months; the dog is recovering from an injured paw.
Boston terrier Fisher was with his family on vacation in Ocean City last July when he went missing. They were reunited after 9 months; the dog is recovering from an injured paw. (Courtesy of Anne Gorski)

MARYLAND — Good news stories recently included the reunion of a family's dog lost over nine months ago in Ocean City and found in Baltimore; Maryland Live opens a sports bar that adds a hundred jobs to the area; four new stores are coming to Annapolis Mall; where Columbia is ranked on a new top places to live list; and the Baltimore Ravens extend quarterback Lamar Jackson's contract.

Plus, one of the most diverse cities in the U.S.; a patron excited that an Annapolis restaurant reopened left a $500 tip; the Maryland Park Quest launches; live music will return to the Merriweather Post Pavilion this summer; ideas on where to treat Mom to Mother's Day brunch; and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

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Here are some of this week's good news headlines:

$500 Tip Left At Annapolis Restaurant: Report

A customer left a $500 tip at Rodizio Grill - The Brazilian Steakhouse. The patron tacked the gratuity onto a $118.68 bill with a note reading "Welcome Back Rodizio!!!!"

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Gone For 9 Months, Dog Found In Baltimore Reunited With CT Family

Fisher the Boston terrier went missing July 4, 2020, while his family was in Ocean City on vacation. They never gave up hope of finding him, and were reunited after 9.5 months.

Harriett Tubman's Childhood Home Remnants Found In MD

Years of searching for the childhood home of famed Maryland abolitionist Harriet Tubman have unearthed artifacts from the historic homesite once owned by the enslaved father of the Underground Railroad conductor.

Ravens Extend Contract For Lamar Jackson

The Baltimore Ravens reportedly reached a deal estimated to be $23 million with Lamar Jackson for a one-year contract extension.

Columbia Ranked 36th On '2020 Top 100 Places to Live' List

Livability surveyed more than 1,000 millennials about the factors that are most important to them when deciding where to live. Columbia ended up ranked 36th on Livability's "2020 Top 100 Places to Live."

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