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    The Dish: Opening … soon? Nana taqueria, Greg’s Bagels and other restaurants we’re waiting for.
    Call it restaurant limbo: Of the 11 eateries I included in a list of most anticipated restaurant openings for 2023, fewer than half have opened their doors.
    Damye Hahn explores the future site of The Fishmonger’s Daughter, her restaurant in Catonsville. First announced in 2019, the project has been delayed for years.
    Woman dies after being struck by pickup truck in crosswalk
    Baltimore County police said 57-year-old Mary Beth Green was struck in a crosswalk by a pickup truck, taken to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly afterward. Crash unit detectives were investigating.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Marylanders with ‘Project Runway’ ties shine during New York Fashion Week
    Bishme Cromartie was one of three Marylanders with “Project Runway” ties who participated in the country’s most iconic fashion event, New York Fashion Week, in September 2023.
    Bishme Cromartie at the end of his New York Fashion Week show.
    Henrietta Lacks’ last son dies after long-sought settlement with firm using her cells
    Lawrence Lacks, eldest son of Henrietta Lacks, “held on through illness” to get justice for his mother. He died weeks after a settlement with a company that used her HeLa cell line.
    Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a press conference during the memorial service for Henrietta Lacks’ last surviving son, Lawrence Lacks Sr., at Faith Christian Fellowship in Owings Mills, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.
    Lansdowne schools briefly locked down after man shot in hand nearby
    Baltimore County Police reported a man was shot in the hand Monday afternoon in the neighborhood next to Lansdowne Middle School, resulting in a brief lockdown at three schools.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Ex-Baltimore Police officer pleads guilty to selling cannabis to confidential informant
    Baltimore County Circuit Judge Dennis M. Robinson Jr. remarked that “drug dealing is bad enough on its own” when sentencing former Baltimore Police Officer Cejus Watson on a charge of distribution of marijuana.
    6/29/22—A detail of the Baltimore Police Department crest seen on a lectern in Baltimore City Police Headquarters.
    Maryland State Fair chairman Gerry Brewster to depart, ending family legacy of more than 60 years
    After years of the nonprofit that runs the state fair “living paycheck to paycheck,” Brewster said, he organized volunteers in fundraising campaigns and advocated in the State House to raise more than $10 million.
    Gov. Wes Moore and Gerry Brewster share a laugh as they stand near a red enclosure housing chicks that are about three days old.
    What to do this weekend, from free opera to Baltimore Comic-Con
    Whether you want to see free opera, go to a chicken wings festival or watch a movie outside, we’ve got you covered.
    Comic books are seen at Dreamers and Make Believers shop in Highlandtown. Fans of the genre may be interested in attending Baltimore Comic-Con this weekend.
    Baltimore County Council votes against changes to plastic bag ban fee — for now
    Facing a veto threat, Baltimore County Councilman Patrick “Pat” Young tabled plastic bag ban amendments Tuesday evening, saying he wanted a chance to weigh in on amending the law.
    Baltimore County Council members met to discuss a proposed plastic bag ban on January 31, 2023.
    Archdiocese of Baltimore warns sexual abuse lawsuits under new law could lead to bankruptcy
    In a letter addressed Tuesday to “Friends in Christ,” Archbishop William E. Lori said he plans to consult in the coming days with various ordained and lay leaders about how the archdiocese should respond to the new law, which goes into effect Oct. 1.
    The exterior of the Archdiocese of Baltimore building as seen on Monday, March 13.
    Baltimore County reaches agreement with DOJ over sexual harassment in fire department
    The Department of Justice and Baltimore County reached an agreement over alleged sexual harassment in the county’s fire department.
    Seal of Baltimore County, Maryland.
    Visitors raise concerns about Monkton trail crosswalk where woman was killed
    Those familiar with the crosswalk consider it to be one of the most dangerous on the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail, created in 1984 over the former path of the Northern Central Railroad.
    Buddy Sueck, who lives by the crossing, walks his bicycle across the intersection.
    Think spotted lanternflies are bad now? Wait until they swarm.
    Seeing spotted lanternflies in your garden, along the street and scudding thorough the air? Welp, they're about to get worse. But at least they seem to be sparing Maryland's wineries this year.
    Invasive spotted lanternflies are appearing all over Maryland and pose a particular threat to grape vines.
    The best playgrounds in the Baltimore area for kids
    Some playgrounds are perfectly fine; others are practically theme parks. This list is the latter — the destination playgrounds worth packing up the car and making a day of it.
    Annie's Playground in Fallston
    Meet Baltimore’s own ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ 99-year-old Susan Taylor King
    King, who worked at Eastern Aircraft Co. in 1942, was honored Saturday at the Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum in Middle River.
    Susan King holds the triangle-folded Maryland state flag she was just honored with. Her daughter, Camille Hinmon, sits frame left holding the certificate King was also given.
    State drops sex abuse case against ex-Gilman teacher as federal charges proceed
    “We haven’t lost anything,” Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said. “And the thing we’ve gained is not having the victim have to testify in a courtroom in front of people.”
    In this photo from July 18, 2023, Chris Bendann, 39, of Towson, who worked at the Gilman School from 2007-2023, leaves the Baltimore County Courts Building. The Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office on Friday dropped the charges against Bendann following his indictment in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography.
    Baltimore County fire union members say they’re dissatisfied with department leadership
    In calling a no confidence vote, the union described concerns of intimidation from management, bullying, harassment, micromanagement, lack of support for emergency medical services workers and violations of the department’s standard operating procedures.
    Baltimore County Fire Chief Joanne Rund.
    What to do this Labor Day weekend, from the Maryland State Fair to holiday celebrations
    Whether you want to see Lil Baby in concert, attend a state festival or Renaissance Fair, or just let out some laughs at a comedy show, we’ve got you covered.
    A scene from the Maryland State Fair in Timonium on Aug. 25.
    Jury awards $4 million to former Maryland inmate for 2017 prison attack
    A Baltimore County Circuit Court jury has awarded $4 million in damages to a former state prison inmate who was brutally beaten by three other inmates at the Maryland Correctional Training Center in 2017, according to his attorney. The inmate said a corrections official opened the door to his cell and did not stop the attack.
    Chain link fence with barbed wire and razor wire.
    Howard County man admits threatening LGBTQ group, Maryland lawmaker in court
    In court documents, Adam Michael Nettina admitted to sending anti-LGBTQ messages to lawmakers in Maryland and Virginia. One of them was Del. Nick Allen, a Democrat from Baltimore County.
    Maryland State House, in Annapolis, Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
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