Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bruen decision last year that lifted restrictions on carrying firearms in public, Maryland legislators are shifting their attention to holding gun manufacturers liable for illegal use of firearms. In the upcoming legislative session, legislators in Maryland plan to revive a bill focused on extending tort liability to the gun industry, a plan of action lawmakers hope doesn’t depend on the court’s rulings on the Second Amendment.

The Washington Commanders are moving business operations from FedEx Field to College Park’s Discovery District, the NFL franchise announced Friday, citing the opportunity to meet “greater demand for suites” and collaboration between the team and the University of Maryland. The new office will be located on the fourth floor of 4600 River Road, a new 101,000-square-foot building from COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP), formerly Corporate Office Properties Trust.

While high interest rates are prompting many sellers to drop prices at a record pace, almost 43% of homes in Baltimore are still selling above the listing price. In Baltimore, homes sold for an average of 100.12% of the listing price in October, meaning buyers had to shell out an extra sliver to secure houses. Baltimore is one of 27 metros where houses are selling above their list prices out of 90 metros examined in an analysis of data from Redfin Corp.

Thomas Ferleman was in the Air Force in 1985 when he and his wife started to buy pieces of art they found interesting. His military career, which focused on counter terrorism, led them to new places and cultures. As they traveled, the couple, high school sweethearts, acquired creative works they could afford. “We were very young and we didn’t know anything about art,” Ferleman said. “We bought what we liked.”

A surprise wintry mix entered the D.C. area early Monday morning as the roads are expected to be slick when you drive into work. Here’s what you need to know. WTOP meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts reported that there are “snow-covered roads” and some stickage on roads. Crews are currently working to shovel out the snow from the roads.

Baltimore will be switching up its New Year’s Eve celebration at the Inner Harbor this year by introducing a “custom designed drone show” to go along with a traditional fireworks display. The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA), which is co-producing the New Year’s Eve festivities with the City of Baltimore, announced Friday that Image Engineering, a global events company that specializes in laser entertainment and is based in Curtis Bay, will coordinate the drone portion of the event.

It began as a pandemic-era tool bookmarked by internet browsers, crawling along television news chyrons and cited in local public health updates. More than 2.5 billion views later, the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard’s lasting, yet lesser-known, legacy may be how it helped attract monumental funding to build an artificial intelligence hub in Baltimore.

The emergency shutdown of the light rail means pain for Greater Baltimore. Riders who must adapt are experiencing delays, confusion and frustration. A colleague who was at the Convention Center Station Friday morning, about 12 hours after the Maryland Transit Administration issued a surprise announcement, described seeing a sign that read: “shuttle bus service will be in place” and riders left struggling to figure out where to go.

 

Six years ago, Kory Bailey left a startup in Indianapolis to bet on Baltimore and its burgeoning tech industry. Since then, the 44-year-old has helped to build a vibrant tech ecosystem that is primed to become a major industry in the city and state. “To me, tech is about making what seems impossible possible, and then real,” said Bailey, who was just named CEO of UpSurge, a nonprofit, professional ecosystem-building organization.

Tre “Memphis” Canady wants to bring his Southern hometown’s food to Baltimore with a marketplace location. The Soul of Memphis will hold a soft opening in the Patapsco Flea Market in the Cherry Hill neighborhood this weekend. Canady, an audio engineer by trade, said he uses homestyle and old-school methods of cooking Memphis barbecue along with Southern soul food classics like peach cobbler, country fried chicken, brisket and mac-and-cheese.