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2 workers stuck 75 feet above ground in silo elevator at concrete plant rescued
Baltimore County fire and emergency personnel rescued two concrete plant workers stuck about 75 feet above ground in a silo elevator Wednesday.
Baltimore County Fire and emergency personnel work to rescue two concrete plant workers stuck in an elevator near the 1100 block of Wharf Road in Sparrows Point.
Debts left The Brewer’s Art ‘limping along’ a year before abrupt closure, owner says
Brewer’s Art owner Volker Stewart revealed at a hearing that the pub’s bankruptcy came after at least a year of “very, very bad loans” that he went into debt to pay.
The Brewer’s Art, the Mount Vernon brewpub and restaurant that has been an anchor of the Charles Street corridor for 30 years, closed abruptly Monday, according to employees.
New retirement community coming to former convent in Towson
Villa Assumpta in Towson served as a convent for the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Roland Park Place, the owner and operator of a senior living community in Baltimore City, will renovate the facilities in a move to expand.
Villa Assumpta, the historic Catholic convent at Charles Street and Bellona Avenue in Towson, will be renovated in the coming years.
Firefighters contain 2-alarm blaze in Northeast Baltimore
The Baltimore City Fire Department responded to the fire just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the 1700 block of North Broadway, according to the department’s social media.
A Baltimore City firefighter on the scene of a fire in Downtown Baltimore on Sept. 22, 2024.
Tracking Baltimore’s ‘Snow Everest’: Mountain remains with a water main break nearby
More than a month after Baltimore was covered with snow and ice, a giant pile remains in the city’s Oldtown neighborhood. How long will it last? We’re going to find out.
Light poles stick out of a massive pile of snow and debris in the Old Town Mall parking lot in East Baltimore. The snow was piled there following the January 25 snowstorm.
Don Steinwachs, former health policy chair at Johns Hopkins University, was a humble leader
Donald Steinwachs, a professor and chair emeritus in health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School, died Feb. 28 of progressive aphasia, a form of dementia. He was 79.
Don Steinwachs.
The Dish: Delivery apps are squeezing restaurants, owners say. Your wallet may be next.
Delivery platforms like DoorDash and Uber Eats are an integral part of the dining industry, but the apps’ fees are stifling growth for small Baltimore-area restaurants.
Adrianna Svehla, a server at Underground Pizza’s downtown Baltimore location, serves Detroit-style pizza during a lunch rush.
A lottery winner’s downtown Baltimore hotel goes up for sale
The Days Inn by Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor is up for sale. The hotel is owned by a man who won a $533 million lottery in 2018.
Richard Wahl, who won a $533 million Mega Millions jackpot in 2018, used his real estate firm to buy the Days Inn by Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor for $10.7 million in 2021. The nine-story, 249-room hotel is now up for sale.
2 years. 6 lives. Billions at stake. The Key Bridge tragedy isn’t over.
Thursday marks the two-year anniversary of the Key Bridge disaster. Here’s a look at the status of the rebuild, the funding for the project and a federal lawsuit scheduled for trial in June
Thursday, March 19, 2026 — Piling work continues at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site, almost two years after the container ship Dali hit the bridge causing a catastrophic collapse.
Some of the new food at Camden Yards isn’t for everyone. Literally.
Here are the new foods you can try during an Baltimore Orioles game this season at Camden Yards, from yak on the main concourse to a Japanese-inspired cheesesteak on the club level.
Sausages topped with jalapeño and coleslaw are among the foods you can try during an Orioles game this season at Camden Yards.
Barn & Lodge restaurant opens in Hampden’s Rotunda
The Barn & Lodge restaurant at The Rotunda is holding its grand opening Tuesday, two years after it expected to serve its first meal.
The Barn and Lodge opens Tuesday in the Hampden Rotunda after two years of delays.
‘I lost my entire family’: Baltimore man sentenced for fatal overdose of 13-month-old grandson
Steven Heggie Sr., 62, of Northwest Baltimore, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter.
Exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
A food runner becomes the chef for a week at Mera Kitchen Collective
Mera Kitchen Collective is pushing back against the conventional division of labor in restaurants by giving food runners and front-of-house staff a chance to take over the menu.
Food Runner Vilma Molina at Mera's Kitchen Collective brings El Salvadoran Bistec Encebolladas, a celebratory dish of grilled steak and marinated vegetables, to the restaurant's menu starting March 24.
Baltimore sues Elon Musk’s AI company over Grok’s fake sexual images
The Grok lawsuit is the latest action brought by Baltimore’s ambitious law department since the City Council passed a consumer protection law in 2023.
In this photo illustration, the Grok Imagine website is seen on a computer screen on January 26, 2026 in Miami, Florida. The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X over concerns its AI tool Grok was used to create sexualized images of real people.
Baltimore’s mayor and state senators could soon wield unrivaled power over city schools
Maryland’s Senate advanced a bill despite near-unanimous opposition from the community.
The Baltimore City Public Schools Administrative Headquarters at 200 E North Avenue in Baltimore, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Baltimore officials help Highlandtown businesses brace for ICE
Baltimore City officials talked with business owners in Highlandtown on Monday about their rights amid growing concerns about federal immigration enforcement efforts.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, joined by Catalina Rodriguez Lima, director of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, speaks with an employee at a shop in Highlandtown during a community walk on Monday.
2 years after Key Bridge collapse, Port of Baltimore still eyeing return to top 10
Baltimore City handled 728,000 automobiles and light trucks in 2025, which ranks second to a port in southern Georgia.
The Port of Baltimore largely posted strong numbers last year, but is ranked No. 11 for the second year in a row.
Maryland bill could make credit scores less important for some renters
The bill would add to Maryland’s renter protections, but opponents say it could make housing more expensive.
Tenant Mandee Crumpton said her credit score nearly tanked her housing search a few years ago.
Baltimore may have to abandon the fireboat pier it spent $2M to renovate
Last year the Army Corps of Engineers sent Baltimore a cease and desist order, accusing the city of violating the provisions of its lease with the work.
Baltimore spent $2 million on repairs to its fireboat pier, but the Army Corps of Engineers has ordered the city to stop work.
Baltimore City Council bars ICE from city buildings, bans police cooperation
The urgent push on the legislation — the council took all three necessary votes Monday — comes in the midst of a growing federal deportation campaign.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 — Venn McCormick of New Life Recovery Center testifies during a Baltimore City Council committee hearing on the opioid crisis.
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