There’s a miniature Windsor Mill Road structure that looks like it belongs to elves — or maybe a good witch or Harry Potter wizard. Officially, it’s the gatehouse to the University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute, known for decades as Kernan Hospital. The gatehouse comes with one of those delightful Baltimore tales. James Kernan, a successful theater owner, ruled the northern part of Howard Street in downtown Baltimore with his “Million Dollar Enterprise.”
Some runners rounded the corner of Hopkins Place and hit the homestretch on Pratt Street with a head of steam. They practically glided across the Baltimore Running Festival finish line Saturday. Marathon winners Willy Fink and Sara Kenefick were a part of that group. Heck, so was Baltimore Banner reporter Adam Willis, who finished 20th overall in the half-marathon.
People with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must cover the cost of prescribed contraception, including prescription birth control or even condoms that doctors have issued a prescription for. But the new rule would expand that coverage, allowing millions of people on private health insurance to pick up free condoms, birth control pills, or “morning after” pills from local storefronts without a prescription.
Prince George’s County could face a cascade of changes in its leadership if County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) wins her bid for Maryland’s open Senate seat, upheaval that would come as the county already is holding special elections to fill the open seat of a former council member convicted in a felony theft scheme.
Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first campaign appearances with Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, two of the most popular figures in the Democratic Party, at get-out-the-vote events this month in Georgia and Michigan. It will be the former first lady’s first time hitting the trail for Harris. Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, is set to appear with Obama in Georgia on Oct. 24 and with Mrs. Obama in Michigan on Oct. 26, according to a Harris campaign senior official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss events before they are officially announced.
At a Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce event Thursday morning, Mark Renbaum, the developer behind the Lutherville Station project, addressed lawmakers about the proposal’s status. “Ultimately, progress wins and we want to continue on progress,” Renbaum said. Instead of the building that has been sitting on the property, the proposed development for Lutherville Station includes 560 apartments, office and retail space, restaurants, and green space.
Its time to bust out your cable-knit sweater and soak up all the fall season has to offer. As the leaves change, farms across the Baltimore area are inviting autumnal connoisseurs to partake in the customary apple- and pumpkin-picking festivities. The options are extensive, from family orchards to pop-up patches. No matter your preference, we have you covered with a list of the season’s most popular spots in neighboring counties.
A cohort of new cannabis licensees in Maryland are facing their first hurdles and finding their identities as they set out on an 18-month venture to get their business up and running. The 205 prospective businesses were selected at random earlier this year through the state’s social equity lottery for cannabis licenses. Many of the people behind them are entering the legal pot industry from other careers — some are lawyers, some are educators, others are engineers and electricians.
After Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Wednesday that the city would cut ties with the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, the news reverberated throughout the local art world. Turbulence over BOPA’s financial troubles had come to a head in recent weeks, but the announcement still appeared to be a surprise to some.
The Maryland Democratic Party will spend “tens of thousands of dollars” targeting at least 18 school board candidates that it says are looking to bring a “hateful” and “right-wing agenda” to schools. It is a first for the party, which has never before involved itself in the nonpartisan races for local board of education seats. But party leaders said the move is needed to fight the “extremist” agendas espoused by candidates in 11 counties, eight of which it’s putting resources into – Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, St. Mary’s and Talbot.