BALTIMORE, MD—A Powerball ticket sold in Baltimore County made one player a millionaire in Wednesday’s drawing, as the game’s jackpot swelled to an estimated $1.7 billion for the next drawing, according to the Maryland Lottery. The ticket, sold at the Slade BP Gas Station at 524 Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, matched all five white balls but missed the red Powerball, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Shoppers Food, a regional grocery chain, will shutter four of its Maryland locations by mid-October, the company’s parent, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), announced Thursday. The closures are part of an effort to optimize the chain’s regional footprint amid ongoing financial challenges. The affected stores are located at 1200 Eastern Blvd., Essex; 7790 Riverdale Rd., New Carrollton; 1170 W. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Parkville woman’s regular routine of playing the Maryland Lottery’s Bonus Match 5 game has paid off in a big way. The supermarket employee won a $50,000 prize from the May 1 drawing. The lucky winner, who has been playing scratch-off games for years with occasional small wins, decided to try Bonus Match 5 in February after hearing others’ […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Giant Food’s newest location is set to open this week. The new supermarket located in the Perring Plaza shopping center will open at 6 a.m. on Friday, May 17, the company has announced. The new Giant replaces the former Shoppers, which closed its doors last summer. Ledo Pizza will be available in the deli section of the new store, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland Lottery player in Cumberland bought a FAST PLAY ticket worth $1 million over the weekend and winning $10,000 scratch-off tickets were sold in White Marsh, Rosedale, and Essex. In all, 33 Maryland Lottery tickets worth $10,000 or more were purchased or claimed in the week ending March 10, and players won prizes totaling nearly $32 million in […]
ESSEX, MD—Shopping at a grocery store turned into a hot adventure for an Essex man as he won $50,000 on Hot 7s Tripler scratch-off. He explained that after he purchased the ticket at the Essex Shoppers located at 1200 Eastern Avenue, he quickly got into his car, turned up the air-conditioning and scratched off his ticket. “I saw I had […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Federal Realty Investment Trust has announced that Giant Food will open at Perring Plaza in 2024. The supermarket will take over the spot occupied by Shoppers, which is set to close this summer. “We are fortunate to have an established relationship with Giant Food,” said Lance Billingsley, Senior Vice President, Anchor Leasing, Federal. “With deep roots in our community, […]
PARKVILLE, MD—A popular grocery store in the Parkville/Carney area will be closing its doors in a few months. The Shoppers supermarket located in Perring Plaza is set to close on July 15, 2023. The Maryland Department of Labor posted the closure on its Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification Log, according to WMAR. According to United Natural Foods, the closure was […]