‘14,000 Attempts.’ Balky Technology, Expiring Benefits Worry Unemployed Workers, State Leaders — Maryland Matters
Baltimore County schools urge parents to register their children online — WBAL
What The New “Not Normal” Looks and Sounds Like at Camden Yards — Baltimore magazine
Ravens Rookie RB J.K. Dobbins: ‘My Goal Is To Help The Team Win A Super Bowl’ — PressBox
The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe is turning two on Aug. 3. And while the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the brewery to cancel events and limit the size of crowds, the production of delicious beer has continued on.
To celebrate its second anniversary, the brewery is releasing two new beers–including one inspired by a favorite Baltimore summer treat.
USM mandates coronavirus testing for all students, employees — WBAL
Baltimore City’s Average Weekly Positivity Rate Is Now Higher Than It Was In May — WYPR
Could Green Party Be a Factor in Baltimore City Council Race? — Maryland Matters
Michael Pierce Explains Decision To Opt Out Of 2020 NFL Season — PressBox
Former Baltimore delegate Cheryl Glenn sentenced to 2 years in bribery scheme case — The Sun
Some counties reducing number of polling places due to election judge shortage — WBAL
Former state investigator asks for probe of Marilyn Mosby’s travel and consulting business — Baltimore Brew
DPW promises to lift sewage reimbursement restrictions, help residents with cleanup — WMAR
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson: Super Bowl Comes Before Contract — PressBox
Hours after the Orioles inducted him into the team’s hall of fame, 14-year-old Baltimore sports superfan Mossila “Mo” Gaba died, according to multiple reports. He was battling cancer for the fifth time.
20-acre Perkins Homes site to become luxury, market-rate apartment hub — Baltimore Business Journal
Police: Several people stabbed following fight in Towson — WBAL
State Officials Cast a Wary Eye on Gambling, Lottery Revenues — Maryland Matters
Orioles to play Yankees this week in Baltimore, Marlins games postponed due to outbreak — Fox 45
UPDATE: According to multiple reports, Mossila “Mo” Gaba died hours after the Orioles inducted him into the team’s hall of fame.
Mossila “Mo” Gaba, a 14-year-old Baltimore sports superfan who first came into the limelight through his many calls to the sports radio station 105.7 the Fan, has been inducted into the Baltimore Orioles hall of fame, only the second fan to receive that distinction, the team announced.
The award is named after William G. “Wild Bill” Hagy, a cab driver from Dundalk who held court in the upper deck of Memorial Stadium in the 1970s and 1980s, leading the signature “O-R-I-O-L-E-S” cheer.
Lexington Market, the largest of Baltimore’s public markets, is set to reopen on July 30 with a 50 percent cap on capacity to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Going forward, the market will only be open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. until further notice.
Mercy Medical Center’s chief of critical care dies from coronavirus — WBAL
Baltimore’s Violence Interrupters Confront Shootings, the Coronavirus, and Corrupt Cops — The Intercept
Under Armour reveals receipt of ‘Wells notice’ from SEC over sales probe — CNBC
Making Space for Ourselves: The Black Trans Lives Matter Mural on Charles Street — BmoreArt
The Orioles are returning home from Miami after the Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak. What’s next? — The Sun
The American Visionary Art Museum is moving the remainder of its talks, movie screenings and other events online for the remainder of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the exception of the White Elephant Barn Clearance scheduled for Aug. 8.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to close or reduce their hours and caused a wave of layoffs, nearly 40 percent of families in the state were struggling to get by, according to a new report from the United Way chapters in Maryland.
In 2018, the most recent year for which data is available, 39 percent of Maryland’s 2.2 million households were one emergency away from financial ruin, a 10-year high, the nonprofit reported.
Hogan Opens Rent Relief Program as Protesters in Annapolis Demand More — Maryland Matters
“SLOW STREETS”: 25 miles of Baltimore streets to be restricted to local traffic — Fox 45
Larry Hogan Says Trump Administration Officials Were Asking Him to Run For President — Washingtonian
Hot spots in the Baltimore area and the Virginia and Maryland coasts are fueling a surge in cases — The Washington Post
Orioles begin season aiming small, even with 16 playoff teams: ‘We’re a long ways away from that’ — The Sun
The Archdiocese of Baltimore on Friday released a plan for its Catholic schools that has teachers and staff coming back on Aug. 24 and students returning for classes one week later.
In-person instruction and meals will take place five days a week, but students are given the option of synchronous remote learning or a hybrid model if they do not feel safe attending school in person.
Some schools will start the year on a hybrid model due to building size and staffing.
Mosby asks Inspector General to review her travel and private businesses following Brew reporting — Baltimore Brew
DOJ Seeks 3-Year Prison Sentence for Ex-Lawmaker — Maryland Matters
Unemployment claims hover in the 30,000s for week of July 18 — WBAL
Means on injured list and excluded from 30-man roster — MASN
The staff at WYPR, Baltimore’s NPR affiliate, faces a Friday deadline for three employees to accept buyout offers as the station deals with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
