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Ted Vlahoyiannis has sat in the same seats in M&T Bank Stadium’s west endzone since the stadium opened 25 years ago, but soon he’ll have a different view of the action. Vlahoyiannis is one of hundreds of Baltimore Ravens permanent seat license (PSL) holders in the west endzone who will have their seats moved to make way for new field-level endzone suites. Vlahoyiannis said he feels betrayed by his favorite team, and that the organization is prioritizing executives and money over the Ravens’ loyal fanbase.

When Maria Duran first came to the United States in 1995 from El Salvador, she was seeking a better life, and she embarked on a journey that would ultimately help her reach her American dream. “I started making food at home and selling it outside,” Duran said. Duran developed a passion for food and flavors when she was young, and was able to turn that passion into opportunity when she settled into her new home in the D.C. region. During the day, Duran would go to small businesses, salons, stores, soccer fields and pretty much anywhere else people wanted her food.

Eli Lilly on Wednesday said Amazon Pharmacy will help send certain prescription drugs, including the red-hot weight loss treatment Zepbound, to patients’ homes through the drugmaker’s new direct-to-consumer program. Starting Wednesday, Amazon Pharmacy can deliver certain drugs from Eli Lilly that are prescribed for obesity, diabetes or migraine to patients who order them from the drugmaker’s direct sales website, according to an email from Eli Lilly.

In the 1970s, two men came together to answer a thorny question: After decades of white flight, neighborhood demolition and the suburbanization of America, how could cities bring people back downtown? One was an architect in Massachusetts who drew inspiration from the casbahs of North Africa and the public squares of Europe. The other was a developer in Maryland who once called Disneyland the “greatest piece of urban design in the United States.”

On the cusp of a new baseball season, the 524-room Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel steps from Oriole Park at Camden Yards appears to have changed hands. The 10-story property at 110 E. Eutaw St. was listed as sold via online auction last week with a price of $18.3 million — nearly $12 million less than the last time it traded. The auction took place during a two-day bidding window on TenX, the online real estate sales website.

Montgomery County, Maryland’s need to compete has prompted the introduction of a $20 million package designed to give businesses incentives to come to and stay in the county while attracting employees to high-paying jobs. At a news conference Monday before leaders with nonprofit organizations, chambers of commerce and small business owners, County Council President Andrew Friedson joked if all the area leaders were in the room, “Who’s running the economy in Montgomery County right now?”

A leading maker of electric vehicle charging devices has formally established its global headquarters in Bowie following the grand opening of a new 30,000-square-foot manufacturing site located within Melford Town Center. At a Monday morning event attended by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and federal officials, Blink Charging Co. President and CEO Brendan Jones said the facility and the company’s nearby 15,000-square-foot corporate office condenses all of Blink’s operations to two locations going forward, down from the five sites it conducts business in throughout the country.

A former Under Armour Inc. executive is looking to take a locally founded clothing brand into resorts and country clubs across the country. Christine Maly, an apparel industry veteran, bought Spunkwear in 2021 after returning from four years working for Under Armour in Amsterdam. Spunkwear, a women’s apparel company, was founded by a lacrosse mom who sold the clothing at her children’s tournaments, but Maly has taken the brand to the next level by leaning into wholesale.