Libby Solomon

Blue Iris Flowers, a Catonsville shop which moved to a temporary space in Arbutus after a fire last year, will be moving back to Frederick Road.

Baltimore County Police are warning of a trend in street robberies in the McDowell Lane area of Baltimore Highlands.

In the wake of an opioid crisis that has rattled southwest Baltimore County, social workers traveled to Christ the King Episcopal Church in Woodlawn on Jan. 23 to host a free Naloxone training session, teaching residents to save lives during an overdose.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations cut the ribbon for a Catonsville office on Jan. 29. The office will be the center of the civil rights group's work in Maryland.

County Councilman Tom Quirk plans to introduce legislation to strengthen the requirements for notifying the public about zoning variance hearings, in the wake of community complaints regarding the handling of a hearing on a proposed Royal Farms store with a gas station on Edmondson Avenue.

Catonsville Women's Giving Circle announced $28,000 in charitable grants to be doled out to 14 organizations operating in the Catonsville area.

After trying previously to open a tattoo shop in Arbutus — but being denied — Zach Volatile is at it again, but this time is request looks like it will be granted, as County Councilman Quirk will introduce legislation Monday night for a zoning change that will allow for the parlor.

After two years of construction, the UMBC Event Center will make its debut on Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. with a men's basketball game against the Vermont Catamounts.

A controversial snowman decoration named "Snooki" has not melted after the Christmas season as its message, "No Hate in 21228," lives on, in yard sign painting fundraisers and bumper magnets.

Libraries in Baltimore County's southwest area are gearing up to host story times and film discussion panels to mark Black History Month in February.

Police charged the teen, Daquane Antonio Ray, as an adult, a press release said, saying the charges include arson, malicious burning, first degree assault and theft and are related to Thursday's Catonsville house fire and elementary school lockdown.

After five years, the Halethorpe Improvement Association's former president, Michael McAuliffe, is stepping back into the position.

Oella-based grocery store Rooster and Hen launched Lucky Pantry, a local food subscription box and delivery service, in January, hand-delivering each box to its ten early subscribers.

After a two-year, $6.5 million renovation, the Community College of Baltimore County held a ceremony to mark the reopening of the historic Hilton Mansion.

A vigil was held in Arbutus in January after a neighbor's Facebook post, alleging that the dog had been left outside in the harsh cold overnight in late December, and then later news that the dog had died, went viral.

Plans for a new Royal Farms gas station and convenience store on Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville were approved in December, after a public hearing which the area’s neighborhood association leader said the community was not properly notified of.

Sheila Ruth, a progressive activist, is challenging incumbent Councilman Tom Quirk in a run for a seat on the Baltimore County Council.

At the start of the year, the Westside Shelter in Catonsville had already expanded capacity to take in the homeless during freezing weather for 29 days this winter, a more than 50 percent increase over the year before.

"This Is Home: A Refugee Story," a documentary following the lives of four refugee families as they resettle in the Baltimore area, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next week.

Baltimore County's school system announced that the old Catonsville Elementary School building, now called the Catonsville Administrative Building, will be used for storing equipment, will house a computer lab and the offices of eLearning and Child Find Services.

A coyote was found after being hit by a vehicle on S. Rolling Road in Arbutus last week. The species, which migrated to the area relatively recently, is still rarely seen in Maryland.

Water main breaks were reported throughout the Catonsville and Arbutus areas during a stretch of sub-freezing temperatures that lasted for more than 10 days, causing home damage, traffic closures and water service interruptions.

Matt Gresick, a Catonsville resident and teacher in Howard County, is the first to announce he will run for the southwest area Baltimore County Board of Education seat in November.

SugarBakers Cakes, a bakery on Frederick Road in downtown Catonsville, will appear on the Cooking Channel tonight during the season premiere of the show Cake Hunters.

During the 2018 state legislative session, southwest county delegates plan to work on issues ranging from healthcare and education to beer.

Nonprofit that advocates for hiker-biker paths in Catonsville presses forward with a 2018 work plan that continues improvements.

A townhouse development with 124 homes is under construction in Relay and could begin moving in homeowners as soon as the summer of 2018.

Catonsville food truck Wieland's Barbecue will open a permanent location on Frederick Road in downtown Catonsville in early January.

MARC station is conduit for workers who chose to live in Baltimore area, work in DC

Gianni's, a restaurant that served Halethorpe, Arbutus and Lansdowne for nearly to a decade, closed last week after a legal dispute with the restaurant's landlord, the owners' lawyer said.

Ahead of a Dec. 21 public meeting at Lansdowne High where engineers will present their proposed renovation plan for the school, take a deep dive into what the plan would mean for the aging school.

At a community meeting, questions about how police are coping with crime and punishment in Baltimore County

For 60 years, a Lansdowne sporting goods shop has weathered debate and a changing climate over gun sales.

Catonsville's Holiday Lights Run, scheduled for Dec. 19 this year, started as a casual get-together before snowballing into a 300-person community holiday party.

A holiday fundraiser was ended after complaints over political overtones of a snowman with the message "No Hate in 21228." This week, the rest of the snowmen, and accompanying donations, are being returned.

Officials had a ceremony Nov. 27 to mark a $39 million Woodlawn High School renovation.

A county police officer was praised for going "beyond the call of duty" to help a homeless man in Catonsville find shelter.

The "Reel Snowmen of Catonsville" display, a holiday-themed fundraiser for Catonsville's Fourth of July committee, was dismantled after a firestorm of complaints surrounding a snowman with "No Hate in 21228" written on it.

A school bus from Riverview Elementary was shot at with a BB gun in November while carrying more than 20 children home from an after-school program, and multiple windows were shattered.

What does it take to become Santa Claus? For southwest Baltimore County Santas, it takes patience, cooling vests and glitter.

The Hub, a bike shop in Catonsville, will switch storefronts with the Pottery Cove, a paint-your-own-pottery studio next door.

Parents are sparring with public officials as the Baltimore County school board prepares to inspect a design for a controversial renovation of Lansdowne High School.

Share Your Blessings: Groups gear up to help the needy during the holidays

Share Your Blessings holiday list of organizations that assist the needy.

The proposed design for a $60 million renovation for Lansdowne High School was released online ahead of a Nov. 21 meeting where it will be presented to Baltimore County's school board.

Krispy Kreme, a franchise known for hot glazed doughnuts, plans to open a location in Catonsville next spring.

Two southwest Baltimore County schools scored above Maryland's average on the SAT, while two scored below, illustrating racial and economic disparities that researchers said are seen on the test nationwide.

After a husband and wife died in a Lansdowne house fire, fire departments went door to door, handing out smoke alarms and talking about fire safety.

Tom Quirk, chairman of the Baltimore County Council, filed to run for a third term as representative of the county's southwest area.

A string of public officials toured Lansdowne High School this week, inspecting cracked floors and irregular stairs as the debate over whether to repair or replace the aging school ramps up.