Baltimore County eliminates fees for people on home detention
County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced the change Monday, saying the coronavirus pandemic has underscored the financial burden of the fees.
View ArticleJimmy’s Restaurant in Fells Point sells for $1M, will get new name and...
Jimmy’s Restaurant in Fells Point has new owners, and the restaurant — soon to be called Denzel’s Shark Bar Grill — is poised to take on flavors from the Caribbean and the American South.
View ArticleFirst COVID-19 case confirmed in inmate at Harford County jail; no others...
An inmate has tested positive for the coronavirus inside the Harford County Detention Center, a spokesperson for Harford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday.
View ArticleNaval Academy looks to house midshipmen with family, sponsors during spring...
At least 200 first and second class midshipmen may live at home or at a sponsor’s home during the spring semester, according to a letter from Superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck obtained by The Capital.
View ArticleThe Milton Inn will be reopened by Baltimore’s Foreman Wolf restaurant group...
Foreman Wolf is taking over the Milton Inn, which shut down last year amid coronavirus difficulties. The restaurant, Foreman Wolf’s first in Baltimore County, is set to open this spring.
View ArticleThree COVID-19 deaths, more than 200 cases announced by Carroll County Health...
The resident at Copper Ridge was the sixth COVID-19 fatality at the facility, the 187th among Carroll countians. It brought to 152 the number of residents at Carroll’s congregate living facilities who...
View ArticleAnne Arundel County Council passes bill on property tax credits for disabled...
Disabled veterans in Anne Arundel County will soon be eligible for property tax credits via a bill passed Monday night by the County Council.
View ArticleColumbia cultural arts center funding approved by Howard County Council
The yearslong and hotly contested new cultural arts center in Columbia received funding approval from the Howard County Council on Monday night during the council’s first vote of 2021.
View ArticleCrystal Hardy-Flowers, social worker and child care provider in...
Crystal Hardy-Flowers, who founded the Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in Sandtown-Winchester, has died of complications of COVID-19 at 55.
View ArticleJulian Jones elected Baltimore County Council chair a second time
For the second time in three years, Baltimore County Councilman Julian Jones will preside over the County Council as chairman.
View ArticleSchool board votes for Carroll County students to return to hybrid learning
The Carroll County Board of Education voted, 4-1, Monday night to return to hybrid learning on Thursday, frequently citing failing grades in the first quarter as a motivator.
View ArticleNo. 12 Maryland women’s basketball holds off No. 19 Indiana, 84-80, for 20th...
No. 12 Maryland kept No. 19 Indiana at bay, 84-80, to win its 20th straight Big Ten game and improve to 7-1 overall.
View ArticleMaryland men’s basketball squanders 10-point second-half lead in 63-55 loss...
Indiana sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis recorded 22 points and 15 rebounds and the Maryland men’s basketball team squandered a 10-point second-half lead in a 63-55 loss to the Hoosiers in...
View ArticleAfter hours of discussion, Bowie council doesn’t support or reject...
After two hours of discussion and three failed motions, the Bowie City Council ultimately could not come to a decision to support or reject the preliminary plan for the Mill Branch Crossing development.
View ArticleMeet this amateur Baltimore historian who has unearthed a passion for...
Patterson Park resident Evan Woodard searches abandoned dumps and centuries-old homesteads to find hidden relics of Maryland and Baltimore history.
View ArticleRocky start to Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccination program raises concerns
State and hospital officials offered myriad explanations for the slow start to COVID-19 vaccinations in Maryland, but the effort is drawing questions and concerns for a program that eventually needs to...
View ArticleFood expert teaches kitchen skills in Timonium to adults with developmental...
Bruce Reinke, a chef, is being honored for his work in teaching them kitchen skills to adults who have an intellectual or developmental challenge.
View Article10 new dishes we loved at Baltimore area restaurants in the past year
On-premise dining is still banned in Baltimore but many of the following items can be ordered for pickup.
View ArticleA big week of political warfare in Congress leads to civics lessons on cable...
All good journalism involves some education of its audiences. But it should not be the job of commercial news organizations to do what schools aren’t doing anymore.
View ArticleOrioles reset: Reviewing the offseason moves, and what they mean for 2021
Here’s a review of what the Orioles have done so far this offseason and the fallout those moves left on the rest of their offseason.
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