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Remedy has opened a new dispensary in Columbia that is twice the size of its old space as it prepares for an expected influx of customers when Maryland’s recreational market kicks off next year. The 10,000-square-foot dispensary at 8865 Stanford Blvd., which opened Thursday, is a store-within-a-store concept, where a variety of cannabis companies can set up individual booths to educate consumers about their different products. Right now, six brands have spaces within the store. CEO Mitchell Trellis hopes to eventually get nine different mini-storefronts in the location.

A mother-daughter team enamored with pickleball — an uber-popular sport that mixes tennis, Ping Pong and badminton — is opening a 12,000-square-foot, year-round indoor venue in a Timonium business park. Bonny Gothier and her daughter, Alex Guerriere, and the rest of the Baltimore Pickleball Club LLC owners group, signed a lease in a single-story building at the Timonium Exchange, a 200,000-square-foot complex at 2125-2131 Greenspring Drive.

Towson University’s president announced plans to lead a Kentucky university Wednesday morning. Kim Schatzel, 66, became president of Towson University in 2016. She will be University of Louisville’s 19th president starting Feb. 1. “There’s no question that President Schatzel’s departure from Towson University and from the University System of Maryland (USM) is a loss for us,” said USM Chancellor Jay A. Perman in an email.

A six-building office complex in Columbia has sold for $37 million and is poised to be converted into a medical hub. Baltimore-based Goodier Properties acquired the Old Dobbin Lane at Columbia Crossing property off Old Dobbin Road and Route 175 in Howard County in June and already has four leases signed, said Jon Selfridge, vice president at Goodier, on Wednesday.

Some of Baltimore’s most exciting dining experiences can’t be found in a restaurant. pop-up dinners and supper clubs are flourishing in the city, where diners in the know pounce on tickets for meals that feature one-night-only menus and are limited to a handful of guests. Pop-ups aren’t a new concept: There’s a long history of chefs organizing dinners to showcase their skills or highlight a particular ingredient or theme.

Sinclair Broadcast Group took a loss on the value of its regional sports networks for the second time since buying the package for $10.6 billion from The Walt Disney Co., this time writing off an additional $1 billion of its book value. Sinclair’s subsidiary, Diamond Sports Group, took an impairment loss on the rebranded Bally Sports networks in the recent third quarter. Diamond, which owns the 19 networks, now reports financial results separately from Hunt Valley-based Sinclair as part of a deconsolidation earlier this year.

Many Freedom Federal Credit Union members noticed fraudulent charges on their cards over the weekend, and some aren’t happy with how the situation was handled. The Bel-Air-based credit union, which as of June had more than 33,000 members and more than $420 million in total assets, announced on Friday that many of its members were experiencing unauthorized charges on their debit cards due to issues at Freedom’s third-party card services provider. The credit union has been working with impacted members to shut down accounts and issue refunds by the end of the day on Tuesday. The mass instances of fraud led to long lines at Freedom’s branches, and long waits for customers who called.

Annapolis residents in search of live music have a new venue to visit with the opening of Vibe, a 10,000-square-foot nightclub in the bustling Annapolis Town Center shopping complex. The standalone club opened quietly on Nov. 23 after its owner, Fivestar Restaurant Development & Consulting, secured a liquor license from Anne Arundel County the day before. The club can fit 500 people standing and 250 seated. The property features two bars and a menu that offers “finger foods” and “shareables” like ahi tuna bites and tacos. In terms of size, Vibe comes in between two of Anne Arundel County’s popular music venues. The county is home to Rams Head on Stage, a 300-seat capacity music club in the city’s historic downtown, and the Hall at Live Resort, a 4,000-seat venue at the Live Casino & Hotel in Hanover.