MD Good News: Best Brunch, Best High Schools, Idol Top 6 Singer

Good news stories in the past week include the best Maryland high schools, a free chicken dinner to thank teachers, "American Ninja Warrior" filmed in Baltimore, the state's best brunch spots and a weekend arts festival. Plus, an Anne Arundel man has been tapped to lead the Secret Service, a great hole-in-the-wall restaurant makes national news, a $50K lottery winner, plans for a new Whole Foods, 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 MD Restaurants Among Best Brunch Spots In US: OpenTable
• Rockville Arts Festival To Feature More Than 100 Artists: May 4-5
• Maryland Singer Captivates America With 'Idol' Journey
• One MD 'Hole-In-The-Wall' Restaurant Listed Among Best In U.S.
• U.S. News Best High Schools 2019: Maryland Schools Make List
• SNL Comedian Hits MD Movie Theater, Brings McNuggets
• Anne Arundel Resident Named Secret Service Director
• Nando's Offers Teachers Free Chicken For Appreciation Day
• Columbia Business Sold $50K Lottery Ticket: Maryland Lottery
• SHCO Rescues Pair From Susquehanna River In 9 Minutes
• Eldersburg And Sykesville Business Owners Raise Funds For Carroll Community College
• 'American Ninja Warrior' Is Filming In Baltimore
• Van Hollen Honors Black Vet With Bill To 'Right Historic Wrongs'
• Hogan Picks Montgomery's Corrections Chief To Lead Prison System
• Get Crooked Fest To Rock Anne Arundel County On June 1
• AACo Picks Three Firms To Restore River Shorelines, Wetlands
• U.S. News High School Rankings 2019: Here's How Montgomery Fared
• U.S. News High School Rankings 2019: Here's How Anne Arundel Fared
• Angel Pizza & Pasta Opens At Wheaton Mall
• Plans For Towson Whole Foods Revealed
• Joe Theismann To Consider Letting Dwayne Haskins Wear His Number
• Annual Art Exhibition Returns To Kentlands Mansion
• Marine Memorialized Along I-95 In Maryland
• Free Lyft Rides Available In Montgomery County For Cinco De Mayo
• Residents Can Borrow Thermal Cameras To Track At-Home Energy Use
• Bay Bridge Paddle Takes To Water On June 1
• Mother's Day 2019 In Bel Air: Reservations, Special Events
• Towson Gardens Day To Draw Thousands To Heart Of Downtown
• Fallen Soldiers To Be Recognized In Gaithersburg On Memorial Day
• Special Needs Prom Set For South Carroll HS