Politics

With the return of Baltimore’s marquee Artscape festival now in the books, a Baltimore City Council committee voted in favor of restoring $581,334 Tuesday to the beleaguered Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.

The Anne Arundel County Food Bank takes its new mobile food pantry on the road to Lothian and Harwood.

Bernard L. Berkowitz, who headed economic development during the administration of former Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer, died Sept. 21 at his Northwest Baltimore home. He was 96.

Over 300 bills passed during the 2023 legislative session, Gov. Wes Moore’s first, will go into effect on Oct. 1.

Baltimore Police officer Eric Payton, 46, who is a 7-year veteran of the department assigned to the Northeast District, has been charged with misconduct in office and theft and suspended without pay stemming from “actions which took place” on Wednesday, according to a news release.

Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin will assume the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted Friday on federal charges that he accepted bribes.

Anne Arundel County starts tackling the issue of invasive vine issue killing multitudes of trees.

Acting Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace was forwarded favorably Thursday by a City Council committee, advancing his confirmation process and setting up a future vote of the full council.