Laurel Boxer To Fight + Local Man Wins $100,000 + Delta Variant

Get on up, Laurel! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 87 Low: 70.

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Here are the top seven stories today in Laurel:

1. Professional boxing is returning to the Washington, D.C. region after more than 18 months due to the pandemic layoff with an event at the Entertainment & Sports Arena. The co-main event will feature hard-hitting fan favorite Demond Nicholson of Laurel taking on New Jersey's Decarlo Perez in a scheduled eight-round bout. (World Boxing News)
2. A 22-year-old man was killed early Friday when a car hit him as he was walking along Baltimore Avenue in Laurel, Maryland State Police said. Ackeem Patrick Spence was declared dead at the scene. (CBS Baltimore)
3. Five years ago, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, created the Brain Observatory Storage Service & Database (BossDB) with an eye toward making data open, accessible and easy to use. Now, an expanded collaboration between BossDB and the Amazon Web Services Open Data Sponsorship Program will further enable the storage and accessibility of ever-expanding neuroimaging datasets generated by the neuroscience research community. (The Ritz Herald)
4. A $2.3 million payment to a group of Black and Latino police officers to settle their workplace discrimination lawsuit against a Maryland police department is the latest effort toward reforms within the department. Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said she will make sure that the future actions of the Prince George's County Police Department don't support bad behavior. (CBS Baltimore)
5. "Pizza Man" of Laurel attributes his success in business and his recent $100,000 scratch-off win to his confident attitude. The 50-year-old lottery enthusiast runs a cleaning business and is in the process of opening two Ledo Pizza franchise locations in Washington, D.C. "Pizza Man," as the anonymous winner nicknamed himself, plans to plow his prize into his business ventures. (Bay Net)
6. Maryland is reporting more than 100 new COVID infections for the eighth straight day. The Maryland Department of Health confirmed 155 cases this Tuesday and doctors say they are fueled by dangerous strains targeting the unvaccinated. Dr. David Dowdy, associate professor of epidemiology with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said Delta variant cases are doubling every two weeks. (CBS Baltimore)
7. The Maryland Department of Agriculture has informed the City of Laurel that it will be spraying city-wide with two spray trucks for mosquitoes during the evening of Sunday, July 25. Mayor Craig A. Moe wants to ensure we give residents enough notice of the spraying occurring this Sunday and remind you that the formula that is used has not changed and is not harmful to people and pets. (City of Laurel)

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Today in Laurel

• Classic Filmmaking - Montpelier Arts Center (1:30 p.m.)
• Summer Indoor Rummage Sale — Granny's Attic (8:00 a.m.)
• Who Are You? A Temperament Workshop with Gloria Godson (9:00 a.m.)
• OES Food Distribution - Oaklands Elementary (10:00 a.m.)
• American Red Cross Blood Drive at Emmanuel United Methodist Church (10:00 a.m.)
• Free Walk Up COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic (11:00 a.m.)
• CreateTEENS: vibeCHECK Saturdays — Third Party Event (12:00 p.m.)
• My Boy Blue at American Legion — My Boy Blue is bringing it to the red, white and blue! Saturday night, come get your Rock-n-Country with My Boy Blue at the American Legion Laurel Post 60! (7:30 p.m.)
• Laurel Dutch Country Farmers Market — Open on 9701 Fort Meade Road (8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

• Corrie Parks: Uncanny Bodies — Corrie Francis Parks searches for life among the inanimate, endowing tiny grains of sand with their own autonomy. (11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
• DIY Credit Repair Workshop — Tired of paying credit repair companies and not seeing results? Ready to buy a house but your credit isn't? Join Real Urban Living (Real Estate Brokerage) and Home Now Credit Repair and Counseling for a Do It Yourself (DIY) Credit Repair Workshop. (12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
• Uhuru Quilters Guild Exhibit — Montpelier House Museum presents the latest creations of the Uhuru Quilters Guild. Come see these beautiful works, a mix of full size and challenge size quilts featuring traditional as well as original designs. The Uhuru Quilters Guild seeks to promote the work and accomplishments of African American quilters and to preserve the tradition, culture and history of quilting. (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
• London's Bridge (novel) Book Signing — Toni Wilkerson, author, will host a Novel Release Event/Book Signing for her debut novel, London's Bridge. (8:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.)
• Outdoor Zumba Class — Alice B. McCullough Field is the location (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
• Home Barista Class — Learn how to make espresso drinks! The class is $10. Email ragamuffinslaurel@gmail.com with any questions and to reserve a spot! (1:00 p.m.)
• David Ziegler Dressage Clinic — David Ziegler is an amazing dressage trainer, shown up through Grand Prix. Super fun, and positive while still making things challenging. (8:00 a.m.)

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Laurel Patch Notebook

• Prince George's County Police: Ready set Grill! District 2 held a friendly in-house #bbq competition between Cpl. Marsh, Cpl. Smith and Sgt. Swope. (Instagram)
• Prince George's County Police: Captain Carson and @keytokarma were lightening the load for the community at Temple Hills Laundromat. (Instagram)
• Laurel Police Department: IDENTIFICATION NEEDED The Laurel Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the pictured suspect. (Facebook)
• PGCPS: Summer school is in session! At Riverdale Elementary School, students are engaged in small group lessons and hand. (Instagram)
• PGCPS: #TeachWithUs ... If you missed today's hiring event, join us next Thursday, July 29 at Crossland High School to learn. (Instagram)
• City of Laurel - Government: The City of Laurel is accelerating the replacement of the smaller recycling bins with no lids for the much larger totes on wheels. (Facebook)
• City of Laurel - Government: If your driver's license expired during the State of Emergency in Maryland, your new renewal date is now 8/15/2021. (Facebook)
• City of Laurel - Government: Take this three-minute survey to help city officials keep you informed of what's going on around town. (Facebook)

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— Alexis Goring

About me: My name is Alexis A. Goring. I'm a Bowie area resident with a pulse for people, news and feature stories! I've worked as a freelance writer/editor/proofreader in the media industry for 15 years. I'm also a published author, experienced blogger, and founder of Writer at Heart Editorial Services. Visit my website for more details about me and my work. Here's the link: https://alexisagoring.jimdofree.com.

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