Best Places For Your Next Surgery, Towson University Sells Arena Naming Rights And UMBC Wants To Build A New One

1. Planning surgery soon? Consumer Reports rates the best local hospitals.

2. House of Cards fans will have to wait a week (maybe more) to catch a glimpse of the stars of their favorite Netflix political drama. The show has pushed filming in the Old Courthouse in Towson back a few days.

3. Towson University pockets a cool $4.75 million in a deal with SECU to name the university’s new arena.           

4. UMBC is looking to build a new $85 million athletic facility on its Catonsville campus. 

5. Sen. Brian Frosh joins Del. Jon Cardin as the only two Democrats who have declared their candidacy for Maryland attorney general.