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One of the new co-owners of The Baltimore Sun said the paper will cease endorsing political candidates on its editorial page, joining a slew of other publications in ending the age-old practice. Armstrong Williams, a conservative columnist and entrepreneur who purchased the paper with Sinclair Broadcasting owner David D. Smith, in an interview published online Saturday in The Sun called endorsements unnecessary.

A high-profile downtown office tower whose lien holder is an entity of MCB Real Estate is headed to auction in foreclosure on Thursday. The 10-story 1 E. Pratt St. building across from Harborplace will be sold “as is” on the steps of the Clarence M. Mitchell III Courthouse on Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. Bidders are required to pay a $1 million deposit, according to an online auction flyer by Atlantic Auctions Inc., a Baltimore auctioneer handling the sale for two substitute trustees.

Gov. Wes Moore plans to give the University of Maryland Medical System $100 million over five years to fund a new 325,000-square-foot hospital in Easton. The new regional medical center will replace the out-of-date University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton to serve patients from Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties.

Maryland has announced a state-wide “Disparity Study” aimed to determine if there is racial or gender discrimination markets in which the State does business and the impacts of that discrimination. The study is being led by the MGT Consulting Group (MGT) and will collect data on the availability of firms owned by women and minorities in the State and how those firms are used as contractors and subcontractors in the Maryland marketplace.

One Charles Center is a 22-story office tower in downtown Baltimore that belongs to the patriarch of the family that owns the Baltimore Orioles. It’s for sale and mostly vacant. So how could the tower use more water in a single year than any other property owner in the city — more than Johns Hopkins Hospital or Domino Sugar — and rack up a $12.3 million bill?

It won’t cost Ravens fans much to see Lamar Jackson and company take on the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium this weekend. Tickets for the Saturday afternoon playoff game — when temperatures are supposed to be in the 20s — are cheap, with resale tickets going for as little as $98 on StubHub as of Thursday afternoon. Tickets to the team’s first home playoff game since 2020 are listed for far less on Stubhub than what it will cost fans in Detroit, Buffalo and San Francisco to see their teams play in their respective playoff games.

Officials with the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad announced Monday they have leased rail lines along Georges Creek with plans to boost tourism and freight service opportunities in the area. State Sen. Mike McKay, chairman of the scenic railroad board, and Wes Heinz, CEO, said a 36-month lease has been signed to revive dormant lines extending from Shaft — located near Interstate 68 — south 13.5 miles to Westernport.

A Cambridge brewery has expanded its reach across the Chesapeake Bay, opening its second location this week. RaR Brewing opened a taproom and restaurant called Chessie’s Wharf in West Annapolis on Jan. 16. The space at 609 Melvin Ave. underwent major renovations and was formerly home to the Mexican Cafe. The around 2,500-square-foot space features 38 drafts from RaR Brewing and a rotating selection from breweries nationwide, according to the brewery’s website.