Maryland’s Board of Public Works voted 3-0 Wednesday to approve a contract to erect bronze statues in the State House of two slaves who fled Maryland for freedom and became abolitionist heroes. The board — which is composed of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot and...
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City is blasting airwaves and stuffing mailboxes in search of 27,000 families with a question: Do they still need a home in one of the city’s public housing complexes, or can the agency take their name off the wait list? Janet Abrahams, who runs the agency, said...
Baked goods, tacos, poke and craft beer will all be on tap at Cross Street Market when the Federal Hill dining destination reopens. The market announced four new vendors joining the lineup at the renovated market Wednesday. Annoula’s Kitchen, Cans Filling Station, Ono Poke and Taco Love Grill will...
Former Orioles pitcher Rick Sutcliffe didn’t need a quarter of a century to figure out that Mike Mussina was a Hall of Famer. He just had to wait around like everybody else until it became official Tuesday night. “He’s a Hall of Famer,” Sutcliffe said in a telephone interview just minutes before...
For better or for worse, the 2020 presidential campaign has already begun. A number of Democratic candidates, including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Julian Castro and John Delaney, have announced their candidacies. On the Republican side, Donald Trump never stopped running...
Phillip West is charged with the cold-blooded murder — a few days before Christmas — of Rodney Beaman Jr., allegedly shooting him to death just after midnight inside a popular Fells Point bar. Mr. West has a prior federal felony conviction for which he spent nine years in prison. He was apprehended...
One of the least-talked-about consequences of the partial shutdown of the U.S. government -- courtesy of Donald "I'm proud to shut down the government" Trump -- is its negative effect on the U.S.economy. Federal spending accounts for just over 20 percent of the total economy. When that spigot is...
Government shutdowns are often compared to hostage-takings for good reason. Vulnerable innocents are hurt, money is expected to trade hands, perpetrators treat their victims with contempt. But at Day 32, the circumstances of this nation’s longest such budget crisis feel more like a suicide pact....
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Erickson Living, a Catonsville-based operator of senior living communities, acquired the Bethesda headquarters of Marriott International in December with a plan to convert the massive property into a continuing care retirement community. Hotel giant Marriott is relocating its home office to a new...
Knockout Fitness plans to expand to Towson by this summer, opening a second location in a building at 321 York Road. The boxing and fitness studio gym opened its first location in Federal Hill in 2012. The new Towson location will span about 9,750 square feet, twice the size of its first studio....
Esskay Orioles Franks, the hot dog once made in Baltimore and long devoured at Orioles games, will disappear soon from store shelves, the brand’s owner said Tuesday. “Our organization has made the difficult decision to discontinue Esskay hotdogs,” said Chad McFadden, Esskay brand manager for Smithfield...
The Foundery, a maker space in Port Covington’s City Garage, plans to close in South Baltimore at the end of the week. The maker space, which offered access to industrial-grade tools and taught skills ranging from woodworking to welding, is set to close Jan. 27 after failing to secure enough funding...
Cafe Andamiro, the Midtown-Belvedere Korean sandwich and coffee shop, will close Jan. 27, according to a Tuesday morning Facebook post. The business, which has been open since September 2016, said it appreciated the business and support. “Being able to share food, drinks and moments with you was...
Nepenthe Brewing Co., a brewpub, brewery and relocated home brew supply store, opens in Hampden on Friday. The brewery begins a new adventure for husband-and-wife co-owners Brian Arnold and Jill Antos, whose Nepenthe Homebrew supply store opened in Woodberry in February 2013, but was forced to...
The Brothers Osborne will make their debut on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Tuesday night. The Deale, Anne Arundel County, natives plan to perform their single, “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You),” on the show at 11:35 p.m. The song is featured on their newest album, “Port Saint Joe,”...
Diners walked up a flight of steps to reach Mee Jun Low, the Chinese restaurant whose regular patrons loved its seedy bohemian atmosphere and its affordable prices. Its fame crested in the 1960s and early 1970s when lines formed outside the door at 219 W. Mulberry St., above the Brass Towne antiques...
Duff Goldman, 44, the famous cake maker of Baltimore, married Johnna Colbry, 25, in Los Angeles’ Museum of Natural History on Saturday, according to People magazine. Goldman started Charm City Cakes in 2002 and starred in the reality cake decorating series, “Ace of Cakes.” He opened a Los Angeles...
It was a hot summer day in May 1827, and Johann Maelzel’s robot exhibition was not going well. Crowds had gathered inside Baltimore’s Fountain Inn on Light Street to see the star of the show, a European chess-playing robot (or “automaton,” in the language of the era) that had impressed the likes...
What retirement? Ed Asner, who originated the character of Lou Grant in the beloved 1970s-era newspaper drama bearing his name and before that, in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” — Ed Asner, who so memorably portrayed Santa Claus in the 2003 film “Elf” and whose voice starred in the 2009 Pixar animated...
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The Maryland General Assembly is back in full swing in Annapolis, and so are the lobbyists looking to educate lawmakers about their issues over lunch, dinner and, perhaps, wine. The Department of Legislative Services compiles a weekly “protocol calendar” of social events that lobbyists host for...
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered each year in January for giving his life while leading the charge to attain full civil rights for black Americans. But it’s also important to remember how King was perceived by the very power structure he hoped to reform — as a national security threat...
The Maryland Park Service is eliminating several dozen park-unique social media accounts, consolidating its messaging on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram into single accounts, much to the chagrin of parkgoers who like and want park-specific information. Word of the consolidation came on Twitter...