Calling all foodies: AFRAM Restaurant Week is back to satisfy everyone’s cravings. More than 20 local Black-owned eateries are partnering up with the festival, offering AFRAM-specific dishes and beverages from Monday through Sunday. This year, organizers are highlighting local, Black- and women-owned businesses across Charm City. Located at R. House, Creole Soul Restaurant is participating once again this year, serving up mouthwatering meals all week long. Owner Shunquita “Chef Que” Neal said it’s important to recognize women in business, minorities in business and small businesses in general, especially this year.
Stanley Black & Decker, the industrial tool and hardware manufacturer, has teamed with the Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighters Search & Rescue Mission to send a large supply of hand tools, accessories and storage to Ukraine to support the nation’s own search and rescue operations. About 10 pallets of tools were pulled and packed to be taken to Ukraine by a team of 63 firefighters, including 10 volunteer firefighters from Baltimore County. The team of firefighters is not only delivering the tools but also joining in the rescue efforts.
The Frederick County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to greenlight a county application for a $250,000 state grant to help expand a local ride-hailing program for low-income families and individuals. The funding would come from the federally funded Maryland Community Development Block Grant Program, established to help county and municipal governments pay for development projects and improve public facilities and services, according to county documents. Ride United, a program through the United Way of Frederick County, offers some Lyft riders up to $25 in credit per one-way ride. It has provided thousands of free or reduced-fare rides.
In the midst of a lawsuit among members of the Angelos family, Orioles chairman and CEO John Angelos issued a statement Monday asserting that the club “will never leave” Baltimore. Louis Angelos, the brother of John, brought a lawsuit against his brother Thursday, alleging he was trying to seize control of the team and the rest of his father’s holdings. Their 92-year-old father, Peter, has owned the Orioles for nearly three decades. The suit also named their mother, Georgia Angelos, as a defendant. The lawsuit included the claim from Louis Angelos that John Angelos would consider moving the team to Tennessee if he gained full control.
A May 29 encounter between Howard County Council member Deb Jung and a group of young men has some county leaders asking for an apology. Representatives from the NAACP Howard County, Council of Elders of Howard County, Howard County African American Community Roundtable, other organizations and residents gathered outside the George Howard Building in Ellicott City Wednesday to address the encounter.
America's summer travel season is running headlong into the inflationary and supply-chain pressures upending many sectors of the economy — and it looks like passengers, particularly travelers on the West Coast, will be the ones footing the bill. Recently released Consumer Price Index data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found airline prices increased 12.6% in May on a month-to-month basis. Compared to May 2021, average airfares had increased 37.8%. According to data from Hopper Inc., a provider of online travel services and data, airfare for the nation’s busiest airports are at recent highs. Data provided to The Business Journals found the average domestic roundtrip ticket at the 50-largest airports this summer is $431.
In a legal case closely watched by libraries and the publishing industry, a federal judge in Maryland struck down a state law requiring publishers to make e-books available on “reasonable terms” to libraries if they were also being offered to the general public. The Association of American Publishers, the industry’s trade organization, had contended that the bill violated the United States Copyright Act by allowing states to regulate publishing transactions. The Maryland law was passed with overwhelming support a year ago and included provisions for fines up to $10,000 and higher.
Myles Frost, who grew up in Rockville, Maryland, took home the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of pop icon Michael Jackson in “MJ: The Musical.” Frost was studying at Bowie State University before he dropped out to take this role on Broadway. The last time he performed as Jackson was at a high school talent show. He was nervous at first about taking the role, but following advice from his mother and grandmother, he decided to accept the challenge.
In episode 33 of The Lobby, Damian talks all things Frederick County with the people who know it best. We are joined by Rick Weldon of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, Hugh Gordon of the Frederick County Association of Realtors, and Danielle Adams of the Frederick County Building Industry Association for a discussion on the Livable Frederick Coalition, the unintended consequences of the Livable Frederick Master Plan, and the impact the plan may have on the I-270 corridor. Stick around for a glimmer of hope for the future of a livable Frederick County.
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