An aerial view shows a go-kart track in a Howard County backyard; Tesla Model 3 cars drive down a road; People mill around the Harborplace pavilions.
An aerial view shows a go-kart track in a Howard County backyard; Tesla Model 3 cars drive down a road; People mill around the Harborplace pavilions.

Last week, we shared news about a controversial backyard go-kart track in Howard County, an update on Baltimore’s previously announced plans to buy Tesla vehicles, and a planned STEM education and dirt bike mechanics center for teens and youth at Harborplace.

Revisit the stories here:

aerial view of go kart track
An aerial view of a Go Kart track built at 6717 Mink Hollow Road in the Howard County community of Highland. Credit: change.org

“Fate of go-kart track hits the skids with hearing examiner’s decision“: A Howard County hearing examiner dismissed a Highland father’s conditional use petition for the go-kart he built in his backyard for his son.

The Harborplace pavilions. Photo by Ed Gunts.
The Harborplace pavilions. Photo by Ed Gunts.

“Coming to Harborplace: A Teen and Youth Center for dirt bike enthusiasts“: The tenant mix at Harborplace is expanding with the addition of a “teen and youth center” that will offer “a safe space for STEM education and dirt bike mechanics.”

Tesla Model 3. Photo courtesy of Tesla.

“Baltimore backs away from plan to purchase up to $5 million worth of Tesla vehicles“: Nine months after Baltimore’s spending board approved a request to purchase up to $5 million worth of Tesla electric vehicles for use by municipal employees, the Scott administration has yet to buy its first Tesla and has no plans to do so.

“Hot House: Home at Guilford’s Charlcote Place dazzles with distinct Palmer & Lamdin characteristics“: This elegant Palmer & Lamdin house is situated at Charlcote Place in Guilford, one of Baltimore’s most elegant roads.

Peter Krug, president of G. Krug & Son, right, works with two of his employees, Christian Wearnes and Holly Wendler, on elements of a steel balcony for a Baltimore rowhouse.

“Dan Rodricks: G. Krug of Baltimore, American democracy, and keeping what works“: A sense of time surrounds you inside G. Krug & Son of Baltimore, said to be the oldest ironworks factory in the country. And like the ironworking tradition, democracy too is a living, working, enduring enterprise, writes Dan Rodricks.