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Someone's stealing chairs set out ahead of Catonsville Fourth of July parade
CATONSVILLE, Md. — Someone is stealing chairs. Not just any chairs, though. These chairs are part of a time-honored holiday tradition in Catonsville. As part of what has become a tradition, residents place chairs alongside Frederick Road to save their place days — sometimes weeks — in advance of the Catonsville Fourth of July parade.
Joan Poncella exhibit at Waller Gallery tells story of family, disability, resilience
Dozens of photographs, collages and sculptures fill Waller Gallery, and all of them point to one person's story. "Joan Poncella is based on my grandmother," said Bria Sterling-Wilson, a Baltimore collage artist and photographer. "She is 85 years old today and the show is based upon her and her life, and just the amazing story that she has behind her."
Orioles rival is furious with latest MLB Pipeline rankings thanks to Jackson Holliday
A mere 38.2 miles separate the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals' respective ballparks, but only one spot in the rankings divides their top prospects. On Monday, Sam Dykstra of the MLB Pipeline released a freshly updated version of the top 100 farm system players in baseball. Little did the reporter know he'd set Nationals fans ablaze by listing Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday No. 1 -- ahead of Washington left fielder James Wood.
Orioles, Vinny Nittoli Agree To Minor League Deal
Right-hander Vinny Nittoli and the Orioles have agreed to a deal, per Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com on X. The righty will report to Triple-A Norfolk. Earlier today, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reported on X that the righty had elected free agency. He was designated for assignment by the Cubs last week but passed through waivers unclaimed.
Black women say an Amtrak project threatens their Baltimore neighborhood’s homes — and children
Angel St. Jean has seen big improvements to the Reservoir Hill neighborhood of Baltimore since she moved there 11 years ago. The historic, now majority-Black community had long been considered “perpetually up and coming,” she said, and parts of it had been underdeveloped for some time. In recent years, however, many of the vacant homes have been renovated, and neighbors meet for events like garden planting and street cleanups.
Woman with active armed robbery warrant arrested in northeast Baltimore
Baltimore (WBFF) — A 30-year-old woman was arrested with an active armed robbery warrant on Tuesday afternoon in northeast Baltimore. Police say on July 2 around 1 p.m., detectives were conducting an investigation in the 6900 block of Harford Road. During their investigation, detectives arrested a 30-year-old woman who...
Stadium Authority approves Populous and Gilbane to lead Oriole Park improvements
Populous, a globally-recognized sports architecture firm, has been chosen to lead the design team that will make hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of capital improvements to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Maryland Stadium Authority voted on Tuesday to approve the selection of the Kansas City-based sports design...
Mercy Medical Center uses mixed reality technology for shoulder replacement surgery
Mercy Medical Center is the first in the region to offer shoulder replacement surgery using "mixed reality technology." It's a combination of reality and a virtual environment, utilizing goggles. The system lays 3D holographic images over the patient's real anatomy — it's much more precise than surgeries in the past....
Phoenix Upper Main owner aims to sell 300 memorial bricks from 2018 flood
In 2018, the historic red brick wall inside the Phoenix Emporium‘s dining room collapsed, devastating the restaurant that had yet to fully recover from another Ellicott City flood two years earlier. Now, owner Mark Hemmis is offering up some of the bricks from the former restaurant space as souvenirs for a $40 donation. All funds raised will go to community charities. Hemmis remembers the ...
Preparing For Disaster: Designing The Last Building Standing
Modern public safety infrastructure is essential in ensuring preparedness in times of natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes. Emergency operations centers (EOCs) and emergency communications/ 911 centers (ECCs) are critical to a community’s rapid response capabilities. Decision-makers, agency representatives, incident management personnel, dispatchers, and subject matter experts gather at these facilities to monitor conditions, collect, and share information, establish priorities, and determine protective actions for the public.
Rye Street Tavern to reopen July 15 with Southern-inspired menu
Rye Street Tavern will reopen July 15 with a Southern-inspired menu after undergoing a redevelopment under new owners Washington, D.C.-based Clyde’s Restaurant Group. CRG has collaborated with Grizform Design Architects to revamp the two-story, 12-000-square-foot property at Baltimore Peninsula. The restaurant and event venue features five dining areas, three...
"Aaliyah Day" celebration pays tribute to woman killed in Brooklyn Homes mass shooting
BALTIMORE -- On the one-year mark of the worst mass shooting in Baltimore's history, the family of one of the young victims killed in the gunfire honored her life."I think Aaliyah is smiling so big right now," said Krystal Gonzalez, Aaliyah Gonzalez's mother.Aaliyah's family hosted an event on Tuesday called "Aaliyah Day." Krystal Gonzalez told WJZ the event is meant to be a stark contrast to the one that took her daughter's life."Aaliyah Day is a day we want to reflect her beautiful light onto the world," Krystal Gonzalez said.Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, and Kylis Fagbemi, 20, were killed during a horrific...
Boutique liquor store owners plan bottle shop, café
The owners of an East Baltimore bottle shop plan to open another concept north of Patterson Park. Jeryl and Ty Cole, the husband-and-wife duo behind Off the Rox in Highlandtown, hope to debut a combined bottle shop and cafe at 2200 E. Fayette St. in 2025. The couple wants to provide a walkable establishment –– especially somewhere to get coffee –– for those in the Butchers Hill neighborhood, and CARE, an affordable neighborhood near the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
$1.75M CSX, Curtis Bay explosion class action settlement
CSX agreed to pay $1.75 million in a Curtis Bay settlement resolving claims a 2021 explosion at its Baltimore facility covered the surrounding homes in coal dust. The settlement benefits individuals who owned residential property on or since Dec. 30, 2021, or who resided in a residential property on Dec. 30, 2021, that was within the Curtis Bay class area, defined in the “Who’s Eligible” section below.
Towson restaurant rebrands, brings on new chef
TOWSON, Md. — A Towson restaurant has a new look and menu after the arrival of a chef who's revitalizing his barbecue concept from several years ago. The Point in Towson has rebranded to Smoke at The Point, a new collaboration restaurant with Chef Josh White of the former Smoke BBQ in Cockeysville. The change will combine favorites from the nearly seven-year-old Towson eatery and the former barbecue restaurant, which closed five years ago.
WYPR Welcomes Marquis Lupton as New Local Host of All Things Considered
BALTIMORE – WYPR, Baltimore’s NPR news station, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Marquis Lupton as the new local host of All Things Considered, NPR’s premier afternoon drive-time news program. Lupton will take on his new role starting July 10, bringing his wealth of experience and dynamic storytelling to the Baltimore airwaves every weekday from 4-6 pm.
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