Charm City wants to know if Artscape is cursed. The superstitious among us are secretly wondering if some festival organizer stepped on a crack in the pavement or walked under an errant ladder. All we know is it’s just been one thing after another with Artscape these last few years. A witch’s coven could not be summoned and requests for comment went unreturned.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — a military veteran, union supporter and former high school teacher and football coach — to be her running mate Tuesday. Hours after the announcement, Walz appeared with her during a Philadelphia campaign stop, saying: “I couldn’t be prouder to be on this ticket.”

Now that it’s August, relief is in sight for Metrorail riders who’ve been impacted by the monthslong closure of four stations on the Red Line. The Metro stops at Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen and Silver Spring have been shutdown since the start of June, but they are scheduled to be back open in the coming weeks. “I know this month is the last month,” said resident Corey Page, as he waited for a shuttle bus to pick him up on Georgia Avenue outside the Wheaton Metro station.

 

 

Crab-shaped pretzels, an ode to the city’s roof decks and suites decked out in purple are some of the newest things fans will find at M&T Bank Stadium this season. The Ravens this off-season kicked off $430 million worth of renovations to the stadium, and named a new food and beverage concessionaire, Levy Restaurants, to create dishes for the new spaces.

There ain’t no party like a Ravens or Orioles party. And that’s thanks, in part, to Brian Snyder. Snyder, a Baltimore native and father of three, knows how dedicated the city’s football and baseball fans are. He’s been creating unforgettable tailgating experiences for years as the founder of BMORE Around Town, a sports fan event, experience and travel company based in Baltimore.

Hagerstown officials are hoping to open the new Hub City Garage for business on Tuesday, with a grand opening scheduled for Wednesday. Some minor work was still being done at the parking deck, including artwork scrims being installed on the windows in the stair towers, City Engineer Jim Bender said in an email last week.

In the aftermath of intense weekend storms, Baltimore City crews on Monday were still clearing out more than 150 trees that fell on roadways. Utility crews were also responding to power outages, many of which were caused by downed trees and branches. As of 3:20 p.m., more than 4,800 customers were still affected, according to Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.

Vice President Harris holed up at her residence at the Naval Observatory on Monday to finalize the selection of her running mate, perhaps the biggest decision of her nascent campaign, as plans coalesced for the joint campaign swing that Democrats hope will generate excitement for the ticket this week. Harris met Sunday in Washington with at least three finalists: Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota.

A Baltimore resident tried to save the life of a city public works employee who knocked on her door for help before dying from overheating. A Baltimore City Department of Public Works employee dropped off a co-worker, Ronald Silver II, at his car before Silver sought help from a resident who lived in a house just steps away.

This football season, all La Plata Blue Knights flag football players and cheerleaders will wear a patch with the No. 9, but that jersey will not be on the field. The youth team will wear the patches to honor their former player, Declan Hicks, a 5-year-old who died Friday night while playing in a moon bounce at a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball game.