Young, Harrison meet with Hogan to discuss ways to address crime in Baltimore — WBAL-TV
Former Under Armour executive sues company and his manager for racial discrimination — The Sun
Horseshoe taps new GM as casino marks 5th anniversary, battles for market share — BBJ
How long does it take 311 to solve a trash complaint? — Fox 45
How Much Longer Can Justin Tucker Keep This Up? — Baltimore magazine
Johns Hopkins students will be able to have coffee in “The Factory” and listen to open-air concerts beneath the “Conversation Cube” when they visit the next major building on the Homewood campus.
Those are nicknames for parts of the planned Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute, an interdisciplinary center targeted for completion in 2022.
It’s been about three years since Arch Watkins and Mark McLaughlin opened Old Line Spirits in East Baltimore, an area rich in distilling history with Seagram’s in nearby Dundalk and Standard Distillers on Lombard operating back in the day.
Baltimore’s distilling industry is now bouncing back, as Baltimore Spirits Co. and Sagamore Spirit are populating local shelves and bars along with Old Line.
But unlike those operations, Old Line is creating something entirely new to Baltimore: an American single-malt whiskey.
As summer winds down, the Baltimore restaurant scene is heating up. This week brings news of openings, pop-ups, collaborations and a couple terrific-sounding seasonal dinners.
Thunder and lightning roll through the region Thursday night — WMAR 2
A year after scooters first hit Baltimore’s streets, safety and equity concerns persist — The Sun
Ravens streak to 16th straight preseason victory — ESPN
With new liquor license, Zeke’s Coffee can add brunch drinks, industry nights — BBJ
Maryland State Fair Increases Security In The Wake Of Recent Mass Shootings — CBS Baltimore
Arts, Music, Food, Film, and More—8/22-8/29 — Baltimore Beat
Baltimore City Fire Department to test sending fewer units to house fires — WBAL-TV
Baltimore Clayworks and City Youth Create Tile-Mosaic Mural in Park Heights — Baltimore magazine
Black Shriners Take Over Downtown — The AFRO
Get out and keep enjoying the summer this weekend before it’s gone. In the city, there’s Dam Jam, a summer carnival or a dog ice cream social. Here are a few more ways to live it up:
A Department of Public Works employee who made racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBT and pro-Nazi posts on social media may have done so while on the clock for the city, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General.
But no further action can be taken because Crescenzo Gizzi, who wrote on his LinkedIn profile that he worked as a project analyst with the agency’s Office of Engineering and Construction, is no longer employed by the city.
