Angeli’s Pizzeria Bar, a Baltimore-based family-owned restaurant group is assuming the former space occupied by Noona’s in The Fitzgerald, a 275-unit multifamily community owned and managed by MCB Real Estate. The pizzeria expects to open its fifth location in Baltimore, and second in the MCB Real Estate portfolio, at the 11-story residential project at 1201 W. Mt. Royal Ave. in December.

Democrat April McClain Delaney has taken a narrow lead in the race to represent Maryland’s 6th District in Congress with all Election Day votes counted as of approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday. With all 214 Election Day precincts across the district reporting, plus early voting and some mail-in ballots, McClain Delaney had 160,138 votes.

Baltimore voters defeated the Question H ballot measure, which aimed to reduce the size of the City Council from 14 to eight districts, with more than 62% of voters saying “no.” The vote marks the first time a city ballot measure has failed since 2004, when voters cast ballots against a proposal to lower the minimum age requirement for members of the City Council from 21 to 18 years.

Even with this year’s elections dominated by presidential politics and national storylines, Maryland voters made significant changes to their local governments Tuesday — though they weren’t as extensive as they could have been. In Montgomery County, voters overwhelmingly embraced a two-term limit for their county executive — meaning the incumbent, Marc Elrich (D), will be out of a job in two years.

One of the Facebook posts featured Gov. Wes Moore with a clown nose. Another showed three monkeys and sharp criticism of public financing for the redevelopment of Harborplace. The monkey post came from the account of former City Council member Anthony J. Ambridge and appeared on a private Facebook group with 1,200 followers.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott cruised to an anticipated victory Tuesday, setting the stage for another four years leading a city that has not reelected a mayor for a second term in two decades. Scott, a Democrat who became mayor in 2020, declared a win over opponent Shannon Wright minutes after polls closed. By 11 p.m. with most Election Day votes counted as well as early votes and a portion of mail-in ballots, Scott had 81% of the vote to Wright’s 18%.

Baltimore voters rejected a Republican-backed measure to drastically shrink the City Council, according to partial election results, and council members are expressing optimism the trend will hold. With 293 of 295 precincts reporting and more than 62% of ballots cast against Question H, The Baltimore Banner has called the election against the measure.

Maryland voters made history on Tuesday, voting to send Angela Alsobrooks to Washington as the first Black woman to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. In the nation’s history, only two Black women had ever been elected to the Senate before, with one other who was appointed — a tally that was boosted significantly with the victories of Alsobrooks in Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester in neighboring Delaware.

The Maryland Port Authority will receive $145 million dollars from the Biden administration’s Clean Ports Program, with $32 million dollars to benefit sustainability upgrades at Seagirt and Dundalk Terminal. Mark Schmidt, president of Ports America Chesapeake, tells us more. Ports America Chesapeake operates Seagirt and Dundalk Marine Terminals at the Port of Baltimore under a public-private agreement with the Maryland Port Administration. (Photo: Daniel Kucin Jr./AP)

Residents of Maryland can now enroll in health plans for 2025 with Maryland Health Connection, the state’s health insurance marketplace that uses tax credits to bring down the cost of the monthly premium. “More Marylanders than ever are enrolled in health plans through Maryland Health Connection,” said Michele Eberle, executive director of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, in a release.