Good News: Best Hospitals, $1M Gift, Food TV Winner, Best Brunch

MARYLAND — Good news stories in the past week include a 100-year-old veteran took part in the Super Bowl coin toss, a Baltimore pastry chef wins a Food Network show, Gymboree is relaunching its clothing line at several malls, where to find a 7-pound seafood sandwich, Patch helps get a lost dog home, Mission BBQ donates $350,000 to Wreaths Across America, and a former Raven wins an Academy Award. Plus, where to find the best brunch in the state, a $1 million gift to a school, a city council passed a resolution in support of a teen who needs medical cannabis at school, the best hospitals, a Baltimore County golf course will host a PGA Tour stop, the most admired MD companies, and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

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Here are some of this week's good news headlines:

• Baltimore Pastry Chef Wins On Food Network Show
• 6 Maryland Companies Among Most Admired In 2020: Fortune
• Man Cut From Ravens Wins Oscar For Animated Film
• Mystery Donor Gives $1 Million To Calvert Hall
• 10 Maryland Hospitals Ranked Among America's Best In 2020
• Where To Find The Best Brunch In MD 2020: Daily Meal
• Baltimore Restaurant Offers 7-Pound Seafood Sandwich
• Missing Dog Reunited With Owner
• $100K Superfecta Win Surprises Annapolis Man
• Gymboree Relaunches Children's Clothing Line In MD Malls
• 100-Year-Old Bethesda Vet Participates In Super Bowl Coin Toss
• Most Romantic Restaurants In U.S.: Annapolis Eatery On The List
• Baltimore County Golf Course To Host PGA Tour Stop
• HdG Supports Teen Who Needs Medical Cannabis At School
• Most Romantic Restaurants In Perry Hall: What You Said
• Former Raven Terrell Suggs Gets Second Super Bowl Ring
• Maryland Puppy Wins Animal Planet Puppy Bowl MVP Award
• Island Fin Poké Now Open In Bowie Marketplace Shopping Center
• $100K African American Heritage Grant Awarded In Montgomery Co.
• These Hotels Named Best In Maryland In 2020 U.S. News Ranking
• Former Towson Tiger Joins Carolina Panthers Coaching Staff
• Annapolis Restaurant Week Begins Feb. 29
• Mission BBQ Donates $350K To Wreaths Across America
• $20K Winning Scratch-off Ticket Claimed By Pasadena Man
• Prestigious National Honor For Edgewater, Millersville Schools
• 60 Towson Students To Advocate For Arts In Maryland
• Port Deposit Among Towns Vying For HGTV Spotlight
• Harford County Earns Federal Historic Preservation Certification
• Lighthouse Receives $75K Grant To Provide Job Training
• View Douglass, Tubman Statues At Maryland State House
• Severn Man Wins $50K From A Scratch-Off Ticket
• Odenton Business Sells $100K Scratch Ticket
• Jessup Man Wins $50K From Powerball
• Gaithersburg Dad Wins $100K In Lottery
• Silver Spring Mom Wins $50K Lottery Ticket
• Potomac Pizza Grill Plans Location Near White Marsh
• AleCraft Expands Operating Hours On Main Street
• Gaithersburg Ranked Most Ethnically Diverse Small City In U.S.
• Most Romantic Restaurants In Bel Air: What You Said
• Lidl Opening In Reisterstown: Councilman

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