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MD Good News: Zoo Makeover, Top Chefs, Officer Tribute, New Shops

Good news stories from MD Patches include top chefs, Maryland Zoo makeover, slain officer memorial, plans for capital's first Pride Parade.

The Maryland Zoo has new and roomier elephant, giraffe and lion habitats as part of a $20 million upgrade.
The Maryland Zoo has new and roomier elephant, giraffe and lion habitats as part of a $20 million upgrade. (The Maryland Zoo)

MARYLAND — Good news stories in the past week include a Towson chef who won "Chopped" and another chef set to compete in the reality show's next season, the state capital's first Pride Parade planned, Target offers drive-up service, where to find the state's best restaurants with wine pairings, and a Maryland Zoo makeover means better conditions for lions, elephants and giraffes. Plus, a memorial to a fallen Baltimore County Police officer, philanthropist and celebrity chef Jose Andres opens a restaurant at National Harbor, Coast Guard and local crews rescue passengers on a sinking boat, a remembrance ceremony for the Capital-Gazette shooting victims, and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

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