Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday closed all non-essential businesses in response to the coronavirus pandemic, once again stressing the importance of social distancing and chiding residents who were not following crowd restrictions implemented by the state government. The governor said the state used federal guidelines to decide which businesses could remain open. Those sectors include: […]
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Immigrants, led by Jamaicans, slow Baltimore’s population loss
By Ian Round Capital News Service Steve McMurray was not long out of high school when he moved to the United States. He left St. Mary Parish, a rural area in northeastern Jamaica, for trade school in Miami. He spent about a year and a half there, met a Jamaican girl with family in Maryland, […]
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After 25 years, Hampden Junque closes its storefront and becomes a virtual shop
Editor’s note: This article won second place (Division O) in the Business News category of the Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. Press Association’s 2020 Contest. Read our other award-winning pieces here. Michal Makarovich was one of the last merchants in Baltimore who regularly put elaborate displays in the front window of his store, but now he says […]
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Baltimore Eagle set to reopen next month with original owner as operator
The resurrected Baltimore Eagle leather bar in Old Goucher is set to reopen once again in early October, with the return of the original club’s legacy founder and general manager.
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Baltimore Teacher Supply Swap board says comeback possible, seeks ‘more sustainable’ financing
As soon as the announcement went out that the Baltimore Teacher Supply Swap is closing, the responses–from families, teachers, others–began to pour in. It was “overwhelming,” says board member Alessa Giampaolo Keener. “There were lots of encouraging words from the community.” There are also some offers of potential financial support. While Tuesday’s announcement about the […]
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Baltimore Co. to again consider bill banning landlords from denying applicants for using vouchers
Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski Jr. is filing legislation for his council colleagues to take up on Monday that would bar landlords from discriminating against applicants using federal housing vouchers, as Baltimore City, Howard County and numerous other jurisdictions have done.
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Thursday Afternoon Headlines: Poe Homes residents ask for break on rent after water crisis; SCOTUS declines to rule in Md. gerrymandering case; and more
Larder Chef Helena del Pesco Talks Intersection Between Food and Art — Baltimore magazine Baltimore City, Stronach Group form negotiating team for future of Pimlico — BBJ At town hall, developers behind a new Lexington Market want the community to do all of the work — Baltimore Beat After days with no water at Poe […]
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Baltimost: Dovecote Cafe
Dovecote Cafe Dovecote Cafe sits in the middle of the block in Reservoir Hill, surrounded by brownstones and jubilant neighbors. When you walk inside, the walls are covered in art, the aroma of fresh coffee and handcrafted food hits you in the nose and the feel-good music is always on shuffle. There is no feeling […]
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Lime, Spin, JUMP and Bolt—but not Bird—win permits to operate dockless vehicles in Baltimore
After an extended pilot period, a quartet of firms supplying dockless scooters and bikes for rent now have the official green light to operate in Baltimore.
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Stumpy’s Hatchet House: Kick Axe Time in Towson
Axe throwing is the craze that’s sweeping the nation. If you’re looking for a great time, whether it be for a date night or a group event, Stumpy’s Hatchet House in Towson is the most fun hatchet-throwing arena in the Baltimore area! With locations in both Towson and Frederick, Stumpy’s is making a name for […]
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With no start to baseball in sight, Camden Yards workers ask O’s for relief
Editor’s note: This article won second place (Division O) in the Sports Feature category of the Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. Press Association’s 2020 Contest. Read our other award-winning pieces here. On what should have been Opening Day for Major League Baseball, baseball players are all at home and fans are watching replays of their favorite team’s […]
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Planned bar in Old Goucher aims to be an ‘eclectic, mixed-century living room’
There’s “a rising tide” of new restaurants, coffee shops and bars that’s happening in North Baltimore’s Old Goucher neighborhood, says Bryan Ranere.
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The Dog Days of Quarantine
In the face of a bizarre disaster that has derailed daily life everywhere, in the face of isolation, fear, disappointment, and a constant flood of bad news, a spring-green fuse of creative energy is sizzling and popping all over the world. The memes and parodies, the YouTubes and TikToks, the Italians singing to each other […]
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Fate of historic Martick’s building still in question after panel rejects removing the roof
The developer who agreed last year to explore restoring part of the historic Martick’s restaurant building in downtown’s west side now says he is not able to carry out his original plan because the public funds he was seeking never came through. Developer Chris Janian, of the Vitruvius Company and Park Avenue Partners, told Baltimore’s […]
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Local drum duo A1 Chops among acts added to AFRAM Festival
A1 Chops, the local duo who went viral with their videos combining ridiculous polyrhythmic drumming and synchronized dancing, have been added to the lineup for this year’s AFRAM Festival. R&B singer Kiana Ledé and a slate of Bad Boy Records artists–Quincy Brown, Niko Brim, Christian “King” Combs and Justin Combs–are also joining the bill.
