Business

Fans of a popular Fells Point Farmers Market vendor can now get its food during the week with the opening of its first brick-and-mortar shop. Arepi, a Venezuelan vendor serving arepas, opened at 1616 Thames St. on Aug. 8. The restaurant replaces the former Luna Garden, which closed in August 2023 after just one year in business.

Arundel Mills plans to implement a youth supervision policy next month. Starting on Sept. 6, the mall will require all visitors under 18 to be accompanied at all times by a parent or adult, 21 or older, after 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Youths who are unsupervised must leave the property by 3 p.m. on Fridays or Saturdays or immediately be joined by a parent or adult age 21 or older, according to the new policy.

An Annapolis business owner, one of many still feeling the impact from the massive flooding left by Tropical Storm Debby, is calling on the city to take action before a major storm hits. Sveinn Storm, owner of Storm Brothers Ice Cream along Annapolis’s City Dock for 48 years, says the city focuses on damage control after the storm has passed rather than getting a head start.

One of Greater Baltimore’s fastest-growing public companies is partnering with the firm behind the popular gunshot detection software ShotSpotter to continue its expansion into law enforcement. Columbia-based Rekor Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: REKR) is blending its license plate recognition technology with SoundThinking Inc.’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection product.

The next phase of a long-struggling development in West Baltimore is imperiled yet again. La Cité Development was supposed to break ground on an age-restricted apartment complex for older adults this year. Instead, the developer missed a key financing deadline. Now, a Boston-based firm is suing to claw back its $13.1 million investment — and take control of the project.

An entrepreneur’s journey can be lonely, but Brittany Veney doesn’t believe it has to be. In fact, Veney, 34, started B. Real Creative Studio with the intention of working with other business owners. She creates unique brand identities, providing anything from logos and style guides to social media templates and websites. “I recognize the challenge of the everyday nine-to-fiver who has a dream or a passion but feels like they simply don’t have the time or the resources,” she said. “I am that resource to do the task they don’t have time for so they can see their dreams come true.”

Howard County is set to begin its Restaurant and Craft Beverage Weeks on Monday, and this year’s event will feature over 50 participating locations. The event starts Aug. 12 and lasts until Aug. 25. Restaurants will have special menus for the occasion. A full list of participants can be found at the following website. “Summer Restaurant and Craft Beverages Weeks is a great opportunity to explore all that Howard County’s culinary scene has to offer,” Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said.