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Rise Above Aerial Arts, a new aerial arts studio offering classes in Columbia and Ellicott City, celebrated its grand opening last weekend by holding free pole fitness classes for women in the community.

Hammerjacks, the storied Baltimore music venue known for its hard-rock, punk and metal roots, will breathe new life as a multipurpose outdoor tailgating venue and private event space as early as this fall.

From the street, the white-brick Colonial with the blue shutters doesn’t hint at the expansive rear yard that is a gardener’s dream and was designed by its artist-owner.

As women transition back into offices and suit jackets, they’re loath to return to adjusting tight bra straps, loosening clasps and itching at their bra bands.

Gov. Larry Hogan joined executives from Sinclair Broadcast Group, McCormick & Co. and T. Rowe Price on Monday to mark the three Baltimore area companies’ rise to the Fortune 500 this year.

The Maryland Transit Administration’s commuter buses and MARC trains will resume full operations Aug. 30, after nine months of reduced service in response to lower ridership and fiscal losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is using federal coronavirus relief funds to delay fare increases for some MTA services.

The Maryland Transit Administration’s commuter buses and MARC trains will resume full operations Aug. 30, after nine months of reduced service in response to lower ridership and fiscal losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is using federal coronavirus relief funds to delay fare increases for some MTA services.

SquashWise, a youth development program based around introducing Baltimore students to squash, will lose its headquarters and playing courts after Meadow Mill Athletic Club in Woodberry closes next month. The growing nonprofit had planned to move to its own larger facility in Mount Vernon, but it won't be ready for a couple of years.

The developer of Clipper Mill, an enclave of once-industrial 19th century buildings along the Jones Falls in Baltimore, has sold the assets and development rights to a new owner.

Two pet stores in Towson and Rockville have been charged with consumer violations by the Maryland attorney general’s office.

Richard Eaton Llewellyn, a retired Northrop Grumman engineer who made videos of his global travels, has died at 75.

The new tunnel will eliminate the biggest passenger rail bottleneck between Washington and New Jersey — which costs Amtrak and MARC trains an average of seven hours of delays each weekday —and increase train speeds to more than 100 mph from 30 mph.