Good News: Restaurant Awards, Richest Zip Codes, Free O's Tickets

Good news stories in the past week include the wealthiest Zip codes in Maryland, a chance to vote for the state's best bars and restaurants in two competitions, and the Strongest Town competition. Other upbeat news includes the healthiest counties, Maryland's favorite jelly bean flavor, a new Cinderella story, 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:

• 3 Columbia Restaurants Up For State Awards
• Montgomery Co. Restaurants Up For Bragging Rights In RAMMY Awards
• 6 Annapolis Area Restaurants Up For State Awards, Vote Now
• 2 Bel Air Contenders For State Restaurant Awards
• 2 Bethesda Restaurants Up For State Awards
• Annapolis Advances In Strongest Town Title Hunt
• Maryland's Healthiest Counties Ranked For 2018
• Wealthiest Zip Codes In America: How Potomac Ranks
• Wealthiest Zip Codes In America: How Bethesda Ranks
• Maryland Counties Score Well In Voting Machine Analysis
• Orioles Offer Free Tickets To Kids 9 And Younger
• 3 Baltimore Basketball Teams Win State Titles
• Stevens Forest Among Top 10 Contenders In $10K Contest
• Maryland's Favorite Jelly Bean Flavor Is Classic Taste
• Gaithersburg Skate Park Opens For Spring Break
• Wife Of Late Senator To Fill Empty Seat In Harford And Cecil
• Ted Turner's America's Cup Win Featured At Annapolis Film Fest
• 9 Places To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2018 In Bel Air
• Walkout At Perry Hall High School Makes National News
• Bayou Restaurant Recycles 500-Plus Pounds Of Oyster Shells
• Perry Hall Woman Publishes New Cinderella Story: Report
• $3M Upgrade To Baltimore & Annapolis Trail, Station Announced

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