The Orioles hired Catie Griggs as president of business operations Monday, making the former Seattle Mariners executive the first woman to hold the title in franchise history. Griggs, 42, will oversee the business side of the ballclub, responsibilities that fell upon former team chairman and CEO John Angelos before he sold the team to an ownership group led by David Rubenstein in January.

The center will house several workforce development opportunities, including financial literacy sessions by Bank of America and other skills and job training. (Photos courtesy of the Baltimore Office of the Mayor / J.J. McQueen)

With the summer months upon us, parents and teens alike are excitedly making plans for summer break. Whether it is camps, vacations, hangouts or graduation parties, the time off is often welcomed. But time out of school can offer unique challenges to adolescents with mental health struggles. Not being in school means not having access to resources to help their mental health, like trusted adults at school, daily structure and in-person socialization.

Gov. Wes Moore said Monday there’s no way to regulate Maryland’s local jurisdictions regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, detainer policy because it’s federal law. “I’m telling you: The idea that somehow the state has an ICE policy — there’s nowhere that a state has an ICE policy,” Moore, a Democrat, said during a televised interview with Armstrong Williams in Washington, D.C., Monday evening.

THB Bagelry & Deli has acquired 1040 Cromwell Bridge Road, a single-story building containing 13,560 square feet of industrial/flex space in Towson for $2.55 million. Andrew Meeder, SIOR, Patrick Smith, SIOR and Chris Boland of MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services, LLC represented the unnamed private seller in this sales transaction.

As President Joe Biden faces mounting questions about his age and mental acuity from within the Democratic Party — and increasing calls to step down from his reelection bid — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the president. That effort continued Monday, with Moore joining Biden and campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon on a conference call with Biden supporters.

President Joe Biden stood firm Monday against calls for him to drop his reelection candidacy and called for an end to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal debate performance last month, as key lawmakers expressed support for him to remain in the 2024 presidential race. As anxious congressional Democrats returned to Washington weighing whether to work to revive his campaign or to try to edge him out, Biden sent them an open letter aiming to silence their skepticism of his fitness to lead the country for another four years.

The impact of housing shortages across the U.S. has jurisdictions in the D.C. area taking a look at tossing restrictions on multifamily homes in neighborhoods previously zoned for single-family properties. In Alexandria, Virginia, that resulted in residents filing a lawsuit earlier this year asking a zoning change to be voided. In Arlington County, homeowners lodged a legal challenge in 2023, opposing changing zoning laws in their neighborhood

Legendary singer Chaka Khan, music’s “Queen of Funk,” will headline Baltimore’s Artscape next month, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Monday night. Khan, winner of 10 Grammy Awards, is known for her hits “I’m Every Woman,” “Tell Me Something Good” (with Rufus), “Sweet Thing” and “Do You Love What You Feel,” among others.

A special election to fill a vacant at-large Prince George’s County Council seat could cost an estimated $1.3 million, the county Board of Elections was told Monday. Election Administrator Wendy Honesty-Bey said that is just the cost of running the election – it does not include expenses such as printing ballots and training about 400 election judges who will be needed. She said after the meeting that those costs will be split with the state.