MD Good News: More Blue Crabs, Beyonce's Praise, Top Restaurants

Good news stories in the past week include the best chefs and restaurants in Maryland, National Merit Scholarship winners, Beyonce gives a shout out to the Towson University dance team, 70 employers will be at a Fort Meade job fair, and how to find out if the state owes you money. Plus, there's a big jump in the bay's blue crab population, the first tenant has moved into the former Discovery headquarters, Marriott's CEO says he'll work through a cancer diagnosis, a Bel Air mom will be honored at Sunday's Baltimore Orioles game, a fundraiser to help the son of two firefighters get a service dog, 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 Chef, Restaurant, Bar In Maryland: 2019 List Of Winners
• MD Blue Crab Population Study 2019 Results Are In
• Find Maryland Unclaimed Property, Money State Owes You
• Bel Air Mom To Throw Orioles First Pitch On Mother's Day
• Former Discovery HQ In Silver Spring Lands First New Tenant
• Beyoncé Shares TU Vibe Dance Team's 'Before I Let Go' Challenge
• Marriott CEO Will Work During Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
• Bingo Fundraiser To Help Son Of Firefighters Get Service Dog
• Fort Meade Job Fair Includes TSA, Schools Among 70 Employers
• $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Purchased In Rockville
• Here’s How Maryland Ranks In Teacher Pay
• Montgomery County Chef, Restaurants Win State Awards
• Mother's Day 2019 Reservations: Where To Go In Rockville
• Maryland Restaurateur Of The Year Owns 2 Columbia Eateries
• Banneker-Douglass Museum Celebrates African-American History
• Mayor, Staff To Play In Softball Game In Fight Against Drugs
• AAMG Physical Therapy Opens At Jennifer Square
• Anne Arundel County Restaurants Win State Awards
• 4 Bethesda Students Named National Merit Scholars
• 8 Rockville Students Named National Merit Scholars
• 6 Silver Spring Students Named National Merit Scholars
• 2 Potomac Students Named National Merit Scholars
• One Anne Arundel Student Wins National Merit Scholarship
• 3 Lutherville, Timonium Students Named National Merit Scholars
• New Principal Named For Perry Hall High School
• Bel Air Chick-fil-A Is Now Open
• 3 Owings Mills Students Named National Merit Scholars
• 4 Baltimore Students Named National Merit Scholars
• 7 Howard County Students Named National Merit Scholars
• Full List Of Youth Summer Camps In Annapolis, How To Enroll
• Towson Restaurant Honored By Restaurant Association Of Maryland
• 3 Bethesda Eateries Where You'll Find Healthy, Filling Dishes
• Third Annual Books in Bloom Festival Set