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Local business owners have said the indoor dining ban hurts their bottom line — especially as eateries in neighboring counties are still allowed to serve customers indoors.
- A Baltimore circuit court judge has denied the request of a Maryland trade group to allow on-premises dining in the city.
- Peter Thomas, who appeared for several seasons on BRAVO’s Real Housewives of Atlanta, is bringing Miami’s Bar ONE to the former Gordon Biersch Brewery (pictured) in Harbor East.
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- Lawyers for Baltimore and a Maryland trade group on Wednesday debated the merits of the city's restaurant shutdown as a means of controlling the spread of the coronavirus.
- This month’s biannual Howard County Restaurant Weeks & Craft Beverages event is taking place Jan. 18 to 31, held for the second time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold early last year.
- Busboys and Poets is continuing its expansion into Maryland with a new location in Baltimore, according to owner Andy Shallal.
- The Baltimore group that hosts the city’s biannual Restaurant Week has canceled the event, which usually takes place around January and July.
- A ban on indoor and outdoor dining in Baltimore amid the coronavirus pandemic will remain in place, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Friday.
- Baltimore is entering its fourth week under an indoor and outdoor dining ban, instituted by Scott during his first week in office.
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- On-premise dining is still banned in Baltimore but many of the following items can be ordered for pickup.
- Foreman Wolf is taking over the Milton Inn, which shut down last year amid coronavirus difficulties. The restaurant, Foreman Wolf’s first in Baltimore County, is set to open this spring.
- Jimmy’s Restaurant in Fells Point has new owners, and the restaurant — soon to be called Denzel’s Shark Bar Grill — is poised to take on flavors from the Caribbean and the American South.
- Joe Squared’s journey reveals some of the hardships business owners and workers have faced since before the pandemic — and the long road they now face to approach anything like normalcy.
- Despite its popularity and nearly 28 years in Lutherville the restaurant’s owner Robert Wang will shut the place down permanently next month because of what he describes as a dispute with the landlord.
- Amid a rise in coronavirus cases and a ban on on-premise dining in the city, businesses are struggling to stay afloat and many workers have been laid off or seen hours cut.
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- Caroline L. "Linda" Panitz, who devoted her life to social justice issues, women's rights, the arts and culture, has died at age 81.
- Maryland is doling out $30 million in coronavirus relief to about 90 entertainment venues in the state, including 23 organizations in Baltimore.
- Local business owners have said the indoor dining ban hurts their bottom line — especially as eateries in neighboring counties are still allowed to serve customers indoors.
- Mr. Trump, who is said to be still reeling from being banned on social media platforms like Twitter last week, is now being left behind by the mainstream legacy outlets of newspapers and TV news. This is what marginalization looks like.
- With "Jews in Space," the Jewish Museum of Maryland in Baltimore explores the role Jews have played in space travel, space exploration and science fiction.
- In response to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Maryland and across the U.S., Baltimore officials Friday announced tighter restrictions on gatherings and restaurants — including closing bars that aren’t licensed to sell food.
