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Anthony 'InkBoy' Chestnut finds that clients who flock to his downtown Baltimore shop are often in search of someone who will understand the techniques and tools that tattooing Black skin requires.
- Busboys and Poets will open its ninth and largest restaurant Oct. 10 in Columbia. The two-story restaurant at 6251 Mango Tree Road is more than 10,000 square feet and features both an outdoor patio on the first floor and a large covered deck on the second floor.
- Standard Industries Holdings, a New York building materials company, said Wednesday that it has completed its $4.6 billion acquisition of W.R. Grace & Co., a Columbia-based specialty chemicals giant.
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- Donald F. Campbell, a retired Alexander & Alexander vice president, died Sept. 12. The former longtime Stoneleigh resident was 96.
- Peter Jennings Schweizer, a retired banking official who sponsored participants in Alcoholics Anonymous programs, died Sept. 10. The longtime Ruxton resident was 75.
- Professor Leah Hollis says Morgan State University has paid her thousands of dollars less than men in her department “despite credentials that parallel or exceed those of her male colleagues,” and denied her tenure and blocked her promotion when she complained about it.
- Towson University launched an incubator for startup businesses and nonprofits Monday aimed at connecting business leaders with each other and with students interested in finding a career.
- Situated between Bliss Nail Spa and You Pizza in Clarksville Commons, the fast-casual Manow Thai restaurant brings the bold flavors of Thai cooking to the community.
- Papi’s Tacos in Fells Point will likely be closed for “weeks, if not months,” after part of its building collapsed into the neighboring alley Sunday morning, owner Charlie Gjerde said.
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- Papi’s Tacos in Fells Point will likely be closed for “weeks, if not months,” after part of its building collapsed into the neighboring alley Sunday morning, owner Charlie Gjerde said.
- Unity Hall will offer “below-market rents” to nonprofit and community-based organizations for office and program spaces.
- With Maryland regulators drafting the rules for sports betting, some college athletics officials — and some oddsmakers — believe universities could do more to safeguard against leaks from campus that could affect schools’ images and credibility.
- Shareholders of W. R. Grace & Co. approved a deal Friday for a New York building materials company to acquire the Columbia-based specialty chemicals giant for $4.6 billion.
- Donning neon vests and hard hats, construction crews and developers gathered Friday for a “topping out” ceremony at the site of what eventually will be Port Covington’s Rye Street Market, the first of five buildings currently underway on the waterfront campus to have its exterior shell completed.
- Baltimore's theaters and concert halls are requiring mask-wearing and proof of vaccination as they welcome patrons back for in-person live performances.
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- Tenants of The Gallery at Harborplace mall on Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore have been told to vacate the multi-level shopping center, while the mall's owner said it is evaluating options for the Inner Harbor property.
- Anthony 'InkBoy' Chestnut finds that clients who flock to his downtown Baltimore shop are often in search of someone who will understand the techniques and tools that tattooing Black skin requires.
- With short inventories of new and used vehicles, consumers are finding sparse selection, higher prices, longer than usual waits and little wiggle room on negotiations.
- Paulo Sousa Lacerda, 55, of Jessup, was arrested Tuesday and charged with five counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child pornography after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation.
- Professor Leah Hollis says Morgan State University has paid her thousands of dollars less than men in her department “despite credentials that parallel or exceed those of her male colleagues,” and denied her tenure and blocked her promotion when she complained about it.
- Baltimore will buy the liens of more than 450 owner-occupied homes this fall in an effort to protect the properties from tax sale, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Thursday.
