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Dan Rodricks: Rite Aid left big holes in shopping centers, including this unique one in West Baltimore
August 23, 2024 -

By now, Lyneir Richardson had hoped to start sharing some profits with the people who invested with him in the Walbrook Junction Shopping Center in West Baltimore. But something happened. The Rite Aid bankruptcy happened. And that’s no small thing. The Walbrook Rite Aid closed, leaving a huge empty space in the shopping center and a hole, for now, in Richardson’s ambition to grow wealth among Black families through what he calls “inclusive ownership.”

Read More: The Baltimore Sun
Captured in a metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia primary school, this photograph depicts a typical classroom scene, where an audience of school children were seated on the floor before a teacher at the front of the room, who was reading an illustrated storybook, during one of the scheduled classroom sessions. Assisting the instructor were two female students to her left, and a male student on her right, who was holding up the book, while the seated classmates were raising their hands to answer questions related to the story just read.
Another first day of school, another memory
August 22, 2024 -

Wednesday is the first day of the 2024-25 school year for almost 48,000 students in Frederick County Public Schools. New teachers went through their orientation two weeks ago, and all teachers reported for duty last week. Classrooms and hallways have been decorated to surprise and delight the students. Schools have been hosting back-to-school nights to get pupils and parents ready for the return to the classroom.

 

Read More: Frederick News Post
Conserving horseshoe crabs is vital to Maryland’s biodiversity
August 22, 2024 -

Along the Atlantic Coast, one species is supporting ecological and human health — the American horseshoe crab. In Maryland, horseshoe crabs are a common site on the coast and in coastal bays. Harvest pressures have jeopardized the future of this prehistoric arthropod species, leading to sharp population declines. Recent action, however, could reduce pressure on horseshoe crabs, promoting conservation.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ is finally streaming. Here are 7 things to watch for.
August 22, 2024 -

In the early hours of Monday morning, Susan C. Ingram jumped out of bed like a kid on Christmas. But she wasn’t looking for her gift under a tree. Instead, she headed for the TV to find that her present wasn’t yet there. “I was up in the middle of the night on Peacock like, ‘Where is it? Where is it? Why isn’t it up yet?’” said Ingram, a former camera assistant on NBC’s dearly beloved Baltimore-set series “Homicide: Life on the Street” and co-host of the podcast “Homicide: Life On The Set.”

Read More: The Baltimore Banner
Maryland State Fair: Marking a mixed year for farmers
August 21, 2024 -

The Maryland State Fair, the state’s largest celebration of all things agriculture, opens its annual three-weekend run on Thursday. More than a half-million people are expected to attend. But there are at least two visitors that Maryland Agriculture Secretary Kevin M. Atticks insists should not be admitted at all — and he has given standing orders about them.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Dan Rodricks: Chesapeake ferries should not be seen as novelty, but real transit infrastructure
August 21, 2024 -

The plan to run ferries across the Chesapeake Bay — from Baltimore to Annapolis, from Annapolis to St. Michaels and other points — will provide an excellent boost for regional tourism. But, far more than that, it should be part of a long-term plan to reduce traffic on the bay bridges and instill an enduring public transit ethic in a new generation of Marylanders.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Appeals Board rejects approval of a controversial housing project by Olszewski-promoted judge
August 21, 2024 -

Last Wednesday marked another bad day for the administration of Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski. The county’s Board of Appeals delivered a stunning rebuke to the administrative law judge that Olszewski promoted to be head of the Office of Administrative Hearings. This comes just weeks after The Brew and Baltimore Sun reported that top Olszewski aides engineered a secret $83,675 payout to a firefighter with personal and business ties to the county executive.

 

Read More: Baltimore Brew
A development wave will bring 1,500 homes and change to Annapolis
August 21, 2024 -

The edge of Annapolis changes in 20-year waves. Today, right on time, a new swell of homes and retail is shaping up, promising to create the latest transformation of an area named for a long-ago prisoner-of-war camp, Parole. More than 750 new apartments in five- and six-story buildings are welcoming their first tenants. Another 750 townhouses, apartments and condos loom in various stages of planning.

Read More: The Baltimore Banner
High tension power transmission pylons in front of a blue sky with clouds.
Power grid reforms are working, says PJM spokesperson
August 20, 2024 -

I am writing in response to the Aug. 12 story titled “Local Power Grid Operator’s Failure To Plan Is Costing Marylanders Millions.” PJM Interconnection, operator of the nation’s largest electricity grid, has seen interest in our interconnection process recently, which we welcome. Unfortunately, we don’t agree with The Banner’s headline and don’t think the article addresses all the facts.

Read More: The Baltimore Banner
Gonzales Mitchell Episode 2 DNC Convention
August 20, 2024 -

In this episode, Patrick and Clay give their initial thoughts and impressions on the first day (so far) of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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