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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.
Maryland House tries to revive redistricting plan B
Some Maryland Democrats are making a late push for a new plan for redrawing the state’s congressional districts in hopes of giving Democrats a chance at a sweep of all eight seats in future elections.
Majority Leader David Moon holds a press conference in the hallway of the Maryland State House on Sine Die in Annapolis, Md. on Monday, April 7, 2025.
The Ravens’ mysterious collab with Elon Musk’s tunnel company ends before it begins
A tunnel project called “Ravens Loop” is one of three selected Tuesday by Elon Musk’s The Boring Co. to be eligible for construction on the company’s dime.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump convened the meeting as reports released today say the U.S. economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, the first negative reading in three years, fueled by a massive surge in imports ahead of the administration's expected tariffs. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Nationals set 26-man opening day roster, featuring 7 infielders and 4 outfielders
Washington acquired infielder Jorbit Vivas in a trade with the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon, but most of its roster spots were decided before the team left West Palm Beach. With Vivas, the Nationals will carry seven infielders.
Blake Butera will manage his first game with the Nationals at 2:20 p.m. Thursday against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
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.
Montgomery County Police: Officer shoots man who fired first
Montgomery County Police wounded a man who first fired at officers in Montgomery Village on Tuesday afternoon.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Luis Vázquez’s broken thumb narrows Orioles infield competition as opening day nears
The competition for the final infield spot now appears to revolve around Jeremiah Jackson, Bryan Ramos and Weston Wilson.
Orioles infielder Luis Vázquez required stitches for his thumb Sunday, and manager Craig Albernaz said Monday afternoon that X-rays confirmed that the digit was broken.
Orioles opening day for beginners
After a 2025 season that fell apart early, Baltimore is aiming to make immediate amends and return to the postseason.
Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson runs onto the field before an exhibition game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
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Baltimore Orioles pitcher Cade Povich delivers a pitch during the team’s home opener in 2025.
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.
Stuffed ham fans, rejoice: St. Mary’s County is honoring its signature dish
The local specialty traces its roots to the kitchens of Sotterley Plantation, where Black cooks developed the dish, which is stuffed with greens and spices.
Stuffed ham, which is packed with greens and spices, is a St. Mary's County tradition.
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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.
Maryland Supreme Court throws out Baltimore’s lawsuit against oil companies
The Maryland Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed lawsuits brought by Baltimore City, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County against more than two dozen oil and gas giants.
Baltimore skyline
Iran receives a US ceasefire plan, officials say, as strikes batter the Middle East
Iran has received an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, officials said Wednesday — a proposal sent even as Washington deploys paratroopers and more Marines to the region.
First responders inspect a destroyed car at the site of a residential building hit in an overnight strike in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran.
For rent: Office space in historic Towson Jail. Cells cost extra.
For more than a century, people were trying to get out of the Old Towson jail. But now, a historic preservationist saved the building, restoring it for offices, while keeping some old jail touches.
Historic preservationist Marty Azola gives a tour of a jail cell that has been repurposed into a bathroom at the Historic Towson Jail.
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.
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.
Former ICE officials question promises on planned detention facility for Western Maryland
Seeking to quell concerns about their plans to convert a sprawling Western Maryland warehouse into a makeshift detention facility, federal officials met with Washington County leadership to address the local impact.
Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — This new warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
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.
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