MD Good News: 6-Year-Old Fights Bullies, Top Dining, Richest Town

Good news stories in the past week include the only Maryland restaurant to receive a 4-Diamond rating from AAA, Beck and Heart tours are coming to town, two $50,000 lottery winners, a kindergartener launches an anti-bullying campaign and a Bethesda resident competes on "Survivor." Other news includes the best company to work for, a former slave is honored in a book, the most romantic restaurants, fundraiser for homeless animals, the best hospitals in the state, the richest communities, 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:

• One Maryland Restaurant Gets 4-Diamond Rating: AAA
• Maryland Tax Free Weekend Runs Feb. 16-18 For Appliances
• This MD Company Is One Of Nation's Best To Work For: Fortune
• Gaithersburg Sisters Win $50K Lottery Prize
• Here Are 9 Maryland Hospitals Ranking Among America's Best
• Former Slave From Montgomery County Honored In Book
• Bel Air Food Queen Serves Up Reviews, Freebies To Followers
• $50K Lottery Win Prompts Man To Ditch His Cane, Celebrate

• Avenue At White Marsh Partners With 101.9 For Wedding On Ice
• $11,353 Raised For Homeless Animals In Harford County
• 5 MD Communities Are Among Top 100 Richest In U.S.: Bloomberg
• Heart’s 2019 Tour Will Hit Columbia: Tickets, Special Guests
• CAT-North Students Learn On State-Of-The-Art Equipment From Trane
• Kindergartener Launches Anti-Bullying Campaign In Gaithersburg
• Bethesda Resident To Compete On 'Survivor'
• 2 Most Romantic Restaurants In MD: OpenTable
• Beck's 2019 Tour Is Coming To Columbia: How To Get Tickets
• Local Artists Featured In Silver Spring Gallery: PHOTOS
• Rep. Raskin's Staff To Hold Mobile Office Hours In Silver Spring
• Options For New Chesapeake Bay Bridge Provoke Debate
• Towson This Weekend: Salsa, Vision Boards, Basketball
• HdG This Weekend: Drum Circle, Film Series, Valentine's Dinners
• Franklin Square Named One Of Top 50 Hospitals In US For 2019
• Howard County General Named One Of Top Hospitals In US
• Montgomery Students Remember Gun Victims On Parkland Anniversary
• MD Leaders Reach Out To Amazon After New York HQ2 Plans Implode
• Bel Air Armory Marketplace Earns Maryland Preservation Award
• After Signs Vandalized, Towson Church Plans Unity Rally
• Melania Trump Visits Children's Inn On Valentine's Day: Photos

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