MD Good News: Best Small Towns, Daredevil Feats, Lip Sync Battle

Good news stories in the past week include the best restaurants for wine, daredevil Travis Pastrana re-enacts three Evel Knievel jumps safely, Good Charlotte will play a benefit concert for Capital Gazette, and new restaurants open. Other news includes an anniversary for the largest accessible playground in the Baltimore region for children with special needs, new casino hotel grand opening, two Maryland communities named best small towns in the U.S., and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Best Restaurants For Wine 2018: Maryland Has 43 Award Winners
• Travis Pastrana Nails 3 Evel Knievel Jumps In Las Vegas
• Capital Gazette Benefit Concert To Feature MD's Good Charlotte
• Angel Park Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary Since Construction
• Live! Casino And Hotel Celebrates Grand Opening
• Best Small Towns In US: 2 MD Communities On List
• HdG Police Captain Raps For Lip Sync Challenge
• Doubly Good Win For Pasadena Lottery Player
• Winner To Spend $200K Lottery Prize On Mortgage, Charity
• First Watch Opens In Columbia
• Bel Air Independence Day 2018 Parade, Contest Winners Announced
• Adoptable Bethesda Pet: Ginny The Pup Needs A Forever Home
• Trump Taps Maryland Man For Supreme Court Seat
• Cybersecurity Leader Mimecast Acquires Bethesda Startup
• Southwest Airlines Prompts $60M Expansion Plan At BWI Airport
• Amusement Center Opens In White Marsh Mall
• Here’s How Good Maryland Is For Business
• Southwest Airlines Prompts $60M Expansion Plan At BWI Airport
• Sprouts Announces Opening Date In Towson
• Ellicott City Clock And Post Found In Patapsco River
• Bel Air Chuck E. Cheese's Offers Pay-Your-Age For 30-Minute Play
• Port Of Baltimore Sets Monthly Records
• Register Now For Annapolis 9/11 Heroes Run

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