MD Good News: Army Mom, Macy's Parade, Holiday Fests, Best Coffee

MARYLAND — Good news stories in the past week include a Maryland band is chosen for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Christmas events across the state, one of the best new restaurants in the country is here, plans are unveiled for three new Wawa stores, and Anne Arundel County's the Brothers Osborne are nominated for a Grammy Award. Plus, share your Thanksgiving recipes with Patch readers, the best coffee in Maryland, Frannie the fun-loving dog needs a forever home, you can help preserve the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, vote to name the Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade the best 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:

• Army Mom Gone 9 Months Surprises Daughter At Lunchtime
• Share Your Favorite Thanksgiving Recipe With Patch
• Baltimore Has One Of Best New Restaurants In U.S.: Esquire
• Anne Arundel's Own 'Brothers Osborne' Nominated For Grammy Award
• Wawa Plans Owings Mills Store
• Wawa Plans Perry Hall And White Marsh Stores
• Frannie Seeks A Loving Home After 558 Days At The Shelter
• Baltimore Marching Band Set To Play In Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
• Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse Project Still Needs Funding
• Vote Today For Annapolis' Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade
• Towson Winterfest 2019: Tree Lighting, Fire & Ice, Ugly Sweaters
• Santa, Tree Lighting Ceremonies Planned In Annapolis
• Santa Arrives At Marley Station Mall In Glen Burnie Nov. 22
• Pasadena Tree Lighting Ceremony, Visit With Santa On Dec. 3
• Santa To Stop By Severna Park Each Weekend Starting Nov. 30
• Beary Merry Scavenger Hunt, Santa At The Mall In Columbia
• Fourth Annual Lights Of Kindness In Davidsonville Dec. 6-8
• Holiday Tree Lighting Festival Set For Nov. 23
• Santa, Tree Lighting, Carolers In Old Ellicott City Dec. 6
• Santa To Arrive By Fire Truck At Odenton Tree Lighting Ceremony
• Tree Lighting Ceremony Nov. 30 In Gambrills
• Tree Lighting On Avenue At White Marsh Slated For Friday
• 2 MD Coffee Shops Make Food And Wine’s Best In U.S. List
• Youths Pack 3,000 Bags Of Breakfast For Homeless, Foster Kids
• Rockville Man Recognized For Saving Fellow Bus Passenger's Life
• Dog Haus Is Coming To Kentlands Market Square This Winter
• $2.5M Awarded To Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation For Baseball Program
• Military Bowl's 'Who's Your Hero?' Accepting Nominations
• Bel Air Academy Breaks Ground Near Main Street
• Baltimore Businesses Featured On 'Maryland Farm & Harvest'
• Lauer's Supermarket Owners Join Food Industry Hall Of Fame
• Reisterstown Receives $100,000 Grant For Main Street Improvement
• Towson Plans To Use $50K Streetscape Grant For Public Art

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