After the passage of a new law taking aim at a statewide housing shortage andgreenhouse gas emissions, Lutherville Station LLC resubmitted its application to Baltimore County for designation as a transit-oriented development, or TOD, Tuesday afternoon. Renbaum’s modified plan would build 560 apartments as part of an ambitious new development a stone’s throw away from a light rail station.
County developer modifies previous plan to add new apartments on contentious Lutherville land
Baltimore County’s chance to break an old barrier
Baltimore County has had 14 county executives since the post was established in 1956. They’ve included Republicans and Democrats, the notorious former Vice President Spiro Agnew and the lesser-known Fred Homan, a longtime county administrator who held the post for just 19 days following the death of Kevin Kamenetz in 2018. But the position has never been held by a person of color.
Changes at Quantum Loophole: Catellus to lead development; Natelli taking more public role
Some officials are optimistic that a new company spearheading Quantum Loophole’s projects and local developer Tom Natelli taking a public role in them could be “a reset button” for the owners of the data center campus in Adamstown. During a meeting of the Frederick County Planning Commission on Wednesday, Natelli — the president and CEO of the Gaithersburg-based Natelli Communities — appeared as part of a panel representing Quantum Loophole in a request to update the company’s letter of understanding (LOU) with the county.
Lieber Institute partners with Black community leaders to unlock secrets of the brain: ‘We will not be left behind’
A tinny buzzing sound echoed through a third-floor laboratory of a building on North Wolfe Street. Perched on a stool, Dr. Thomas Hyde held an electric dental drill — the instrument he and his colleagues have found works the best for delicately extracting tissue samples. Another researcher handed him a dull pink slice of someone’s brain about the size and shape of a chicken cutlet.
Snoop Dogg and Tim Walz show having fun is a winning game plan
Two unlikely stars in recent weeks have delighted all ages with their joyful cheerleading for Team USA — NBC’s Olympic-gold star Snoop Dogg and America’s favorite new football coach, Tim Walz.
Americans still taking walks as they did during the pandemic. Good for us.
When asked, most people probably lie — a little or a lot — about how often they eat leafy green vegetables or drink water or exercise. And if it’s not outright lying, there’s probably some self-delusion at play, an inflated sense of the healthiness of our personal habits.
MD Energy Administration awards $24M to electrify public schools
Generation180 and the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) Thursday awarded $24 million in grants to state schools through the Decarbonizing Public Schools Program to promote sustainability and clean energy. The Decarbonizing Public Schools Program grants are funding a range of projects in school districts from every corner of the state, including the installation of solar and geothermal systems, electrification of HVAC systems, LED lighting upgrades, energy data management and Net Zero Energy school construction.
UM School of Nursing receives $5M grant to expand health care access in west Baltimore
The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) was awarded a five-year, $5 million Health Equities Resource Communities (HERC) grant from the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (MCHRC). This grant builds on the success of the West Baltimore RICH Collaborative, an initiative supported by a $2.4 million Pathways for Health Equity Grant from MCHRC awarded two years ago.
Baltimore concert venue to drop global management company
The Lyric Baltimore has chosen not to renew its contract with one of the largest venue and event management companies in the world and will instead bring the services in-house. The Lyric signed a five-year contract with ASM Global in 2019 for the company to run the theater’s operations that is due to expire on Sept. 30. Jonathan Schwartz, the Lyric Foundation’s executive director, said he feels the Lyric is now in a position to run those services itself after learning from ASM over the past five years.
T-shirts, chants and ‘48’: 5 takeaways from Biden and Harris’ Maryland visit
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris picked Prince George’s County for their first public appearance together since the president ended his re-election bid. They headlined a boisterous rally that was designed to promote the administration’s work on drug prices, but also had the feel of a campaign event in this election year.