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Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., a Rockville company developing treatments to make radiation less harmful for cancer patients, made its debut on a U.S. stock exchange Wednesday after once again adjusting the terms of its initial public offering. The company’s shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SHPH.” Nasdaq Capital Market is one of three Nasdaq exchanges and is made up of early-stage companies that have relatively low market capitalizations and still need to raise growth capital.

The Maryland School for the Deaf board of trustees has relaunched the search for the school’s next superintendent after a hiatus of more than a year. The search was originally initiated in September 2020, after former Superintendent James Tucker, who had held the job since 1992, announced his early retirement.

Piece by piece, members of the crew filming the TV miniseries “Lady in the Lake” got to work Tuesday dismantling an illusion. Down came the elaborate facade that had transformed the 200 block of Park Avenue in 2022 into Pennsylvania in the 1960s. Down came the menu for a fictitious restaurant called “Little Willie’s” that advertised an oyster sandwich for 50 cents, and the vintage traffic signs and the poster advertising an upcoming performance by the late, great singer Ella Fitzgerald at the Royal Theatre.

This week, we’ll bid a fond farewell to Lexington Market’s East Market and get ready to greet an ambitious new restaurant in Butchers Hill. Also, football season is right around the corner, so get ready with some beer … and ice cream? Here’s a new menu item sure to get the attention of any Baltimore foodie: tuna tartare cannoli. The unconventional app is just a sample of what chef and restaurateur Matthew Oetting has in store for his forthcoming Butchers Hill bistro. After years working for some big name restaurant groups in Baltimore and beyond he says: “I have a few tricks up my sleeve.”

Patagonia Inc. will open its first Maryland outdoor clothing and gear store this summer in Baltimore. The Ventura, California-based brand is currently in the process of building out its 15,000-square-foot space at 700 S. Caroline St. between Fells Point and Harbor East, and is aiming for a September opening, said Kira Nissley, leasing manager with Harbor East Management Group. A specific date has not yet been confirmed as the company is waiting on some final deliveries and finishing touches. Patagonia’s Baltimore location will be the company’s first and only Maryland store, with the next closest in Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia.

Commercial real estate firm Edge Capital Markets on Monday announced it brokered the sale of 154 N. Market St. and 8 E. 2nd St., a portfolio consisting of a two-story building comprising 24,195 square feet of Class “A” commercial office space, and the 8,875-square-foot Maxwell Street Garage, both in historic downtown Frederick. 154 N. Market St. was 91% leased and occupied at the time of sale and the projects combine for 33,070 square feet of space. Joe Friedman, Partner, Edge Capital Markets and Joshua Norwitz, Senior Associate, Edge Capital Markets represented the seller, MP Fund I North Market, LLC.

North Ave. Market is closing its doors, the business announced Monday on Facebook and Instagram. The latest iteration of the combination arcade, bar and music venue located in the Station North Arts District opened in early 2020. The arcade’s Facebook page, which describes itself as “not your average market!” said Monday that the space was permanently closed. The owners could not be reached for comment, but former North Ave. bartender Mars Magma said the business’s last day open was Saturday and that the property was sold to a Baltimore developer.