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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott shocks Howard County housing nonprofit with $65M gift
Four years after awarding $50 million to Howard County-based Enterprise Community Partners, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has made a second major donation of $65 million to the nationwide nonprofit focused on affordable housing.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 04:  MacKenzie Bezos attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she ‘sustained an injury’ on overseas trip
Pelosi, 84 and a Baltimore native, reportedly injured her hip during a fall. She was in Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06:  Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives as supporters wait to hear Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris concede the election, at Howard University on November 6, 2024 in Washington, DC. After a contentious campaign focused on key battleground states, the Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump was projected to secure the majority of electoral votes, giving him a second term as U.S. President. Republicans also secured control of the Senate for the first time in four years.
Church breaks ground on $32M facility to expand health care access in East Baltimore
Bishop Donte Hickman, head of Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore, held a celebratory ground breaking ceremony for the new Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center expected to open in 2027.
Church leaders, elected officials and private partners celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center.
After delays, Tony Foreman’s The Duchess is finally open in Hampden
The Duchess restaurant in Hampden is Tony Foreman’s first without longtime business partner and ex-wife Cindy Wolf.
Chef and co-owner Kiko Fejarang, pictured with Tony Foreman, serves a menu of Chamorro food inspired by her family in Guam.
Baltimore gave out developer tax breaks. Is the city seeing the benefits?
Baltimore’s TIF-backed developments are, slowly but surely, making money, a new report finds.
A view of Harbor Point, which received a tax break in the form of a TIF.
5 intersections in West Baltimore are about to get ‘smarter’
Planners will install LiDAR systems at five intersections along West North Avenue to understand how cars and pedestrians interact.
Planners are hoping to install “smart” systems at intersections along North Avenue, including this one at Bloomingdale Road.
Police say Luigi Mangione wasn’t a United Healthcare client
The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted it because of its size and influence, a senior police official said Thursday.
Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse after an extradition hearing Dec. 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
How can Maryland pay for its climate goals? Maybe by penalizing fossil fuel titans.
A similar “climate superfund” bill was approved by New York lawmakers in June, while Vermont became the first state to institute a law like this one earlier in the year.
An Exxon gas station in Baltimore. A state commission has recommended charging energy producers like ExxonMobil for the state's costs associated with climate change.
This group was told to fix mass incarceration in Maryland. Here’s what they came up with.
Black Marylanders make up about 30% of the state’s population but more than 70% of the people incarcerated in state prisons, the most pronounced racial disparity of its kind in the country, and a dubious distinction that criminal justice reformers say exemplifies the state’s regressive policies around mass incarceration.
Natasha Dartigue, center, speaks at the mic. A community member, left, and Attorney General Anthony Brown listen.
Under Armour officials pitch ‘underdog’ strategy to investors
Under Armour’s Kevin Plank and other company officials told investors Thursday that they have an “underdog” mentality as they seek to build back the brand.
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank speaks during the grand opening ceremony for the Under Armour store at their Baltimore Peninsula campus on Dec. 7.
Pentagon official with top security clearance sentenced for dogfighting
Department of Defense deputy chief Frederick Douglass Moorefield Jr., of Anne Arundel County, sentenced for dogfighting.
Frederick D. Moorefield Jr., who served as deputy chief information officer for command, control, and communications, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, has been charged with facilitating a dog fighting ring.
Marilyn Mosby not on list of those pardoned by Biden, despite public appeals
Mosby, 44, a Democrat, served two terms as the Baltimore City’s top prosecutor from 2015 to 2023.
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, a Democrat, served two terms as the city’s top prosecutor from 2015 to 2023.
Baltimore’s head of transportation abruptly resigns amid search for her replacement
Corren Johnson, Baltimore’s director of transportation for the last two years, has resigned effective immediately, Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday.
Corren Johnson was confirmed as director of the city’s Department of Transportation in July 2023.
What to do this weekend, from wine tasting to ‘The Nutcracker’
Whether you want to see the Baltimore School for the Arts' version of "The Nutcracker," create DIY gifts or go to an ugly sweater Christmas party, we've got you covered.
A 30-foot tall traditional Christmas pyramid in the center of a German-style Christmas market.
A Baltimore community stands to lose its second school in two years
Despite the charter's low test scores, parents say the school and its community is so much more than its academic reputation.
Southwest Baltimore Charter School was recommended for closure next summer, which would displace more than 300 students.
Fire destroys ‘iconic’ red shed in Station North, unsettling a community of unhoused people
Red Shed Village’s eponymous structure burned down on Thanksgiving. The community of unhoused people who live around it, and the unusual church that supports them, is working to build back.
The iconic red shed at the 2000 block of St. Paul Street caught on fire.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles are again playing a dangerous game as they pursue rotation upgrades
Just because the most prominent national baseball voices think they should do more doesn’t mean they have to.
The Orioles made their biggest move last offseason in February when they traded for Corbin Burnes.
Syrians with Maryland ties celebrate fall of Assad, brace for what comes next
For people of Syrian descent with Maryland ties, the news of rebels toppling the Assad regime has been met with mixed emotions.
Jay Salkini at his restaurant, Ammoora, in Baltimore.
The theme of their holiday photos? Awkward. Very awkward.
Aesthetically pleasing photo shoots are out and awkward is in.
Luigi Mangione casts an unwelcome spotlight on Baltimore’s elite private schools
The Gilman School, his alma mater, stayed mostly silent as national media descended.
Gilman School.
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