Growth and development

    Why the fight over Manor Hill Brewing just won’t end
    A bitter fight in Howard County between Manor Hill Brewing and its neighbors has lasted nearly a decade.
    Manor Hill Brewing, just west of Ellicott City.
    Abrupt closure of Solaire Social food hall leaves businesses scrambling
    Owners and employees of nearly a dozen small businesses lost their venue Friday after the Solaire Social food hall abruptly closed after less than 18 months in business.
    The owner of Solaire Social in Silver Spring told its vendors Wednesday that the food hall would be permanently closing Friday at 10 p.m.
    Up to $20K available as Baltimore renews grants to help renters buy homes
    A city-funded grant program will help cover down payment and closing costs for residents who live in East and West Baltimore.
    Shanell Walker bought a once-vacant house in the Park Circle neighborhood. Through her mortgage specialist, she found a number of different incentives and met a contractor who customized the home to fit her specifications.
    Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner
    The province of Ontario used Ronald Reagan’s words in a TV ad that criticize Trump’s tariffs
    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speak to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on October 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Carney and Trump will meet in the Oval Office and later have a bilateral lunch where they are expected to discuss a range of topics including U.S. tariffs. Carney visited the White House earlier in the year after he was elected prime minister.  (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    Why are Marc Elrich and Will Jawando in China?
    County Executive Marc Elrich and County Council Vice President Will Jawando are on a 13-day trade mission to China and Japan to promote the county and to take part in a sister cities conference.
    Montgomery County Council Vice President Will Jawando, left, and Executive Marc Elrich.
    Silver Spring company demolishing White House wing faces online firestorm
    ACECO, a Silver Spring construction company, is taking flak for its role in the demolition of the East Wing of the White House for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.
    Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House on Monday.
    Trump administration says IMF should sell its Germantown golf course
    U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called for the International Monetary Fund to sell Bretton Woods Recreation Center, a Germantown, Maryland golf course.
    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House on Oct. 14, 2025.
    Following developer survey, county planners recommend reining in ‘rent stabilization’
    In response to developers' concerns of rising costs and costly local policies, Montgomery County planners have recommended that elected officials change the law capping annual rent increases.
    Downtown Bethesda on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
    His Costa Rica era: Brandon Chasen consulting, teaching surf lessons
    Chasen, 39, testified for about two hours Thursday in the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore during a hearing in his namesake real estate company's bankruptcy case.
    Real estate developer Brandon Chasen, right, walks with attorney Adam Freiman as they leave the Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse in Baltimore, Md., on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
    Uniqlo, Tesla among 10 new tenants coming to Annapolis Mall
    Ten new tenants, including Tesla, Uniqlo and Swarovski, are expected to open at Annapolis Mall by the end of next year, according to an update from the mall.
    The exterior of the Westfield Annapolis mall, seen on Monday, August 5, 2024.
    Could Silver Spring’s Princess Awesome take down Trump’s tariffs?
    Princess Awesome, an online clothing shop based in Silver Spring, is struggling to stay afloat with tens of thousands of dollars in added costs from new tariffs.
    Eva St. Clair and Rebecca Melsky, co-founders of the small clothing company Princess Awesome, are lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s tariffs.
    Family sells Chesapeake schooner business after three decades. ‘We’ve become iconic now.’
    Jen Kaye and her family have sold Schooner Woodwind to 59º North Sailing, a rare change in the rarefied field of commercial sailing.
    Jen Kaye, center, talks about selling her family business to a new family. She was joined by buyers, from left, Mia Karlsson, Andy Schell, Ryan Ellison and her father, Ken Kaye.
    Fears of a surge in federal unemployment loom as officials tout new career center
    Montgomery County celebrated the opening of its federal workforce career center amid concerns of a potential surge in federal unemployment.
    Montgomery County Council President Kate Stewart, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, and others cut a ribbon for the opening of the Mobilize Montgomery Federal Workforce Career Center on Thursday, October 9, 2025 in Wheaton, MD.
    Tersiguel’s restaurant in Ellicott City to bid adieu after 50 years
    Tersiguel’s French Country Restaurant is closing its doors after five decades on Ellicott City’s Main Street this December.
    Tersiguel's on August 6, 2025, around their 50th Anniversary.
    Friedson, Jawando clash on housing in county executive forum
    Montgomery County’s exorbitant rent and housing prices were the topic of the night in a county executive debate between councilmembers and candidates Will Jawando and Andrew Friedson.
    Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 — Democratic candidates for Montgomery County Executive Will Jawando, left, and Andrew Friedson participate in a forum hosted by Montgomery Community Media on Wednesday.
    Before mass foreclosures, loan product looked good for Baltimore
    Landlords like Dontae Carroll say Wall Street’s freeze on a specific housing loan has put their plans to purchase on hold.
    Dontae Carroll poses for a portrait in his son's home in Baltimore on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
    Quarterly water and sewer bills could jump about $18 in Montgomery County next year
    Residents of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties could pay roughly $18 more on their quarterly water and sewer bills next year.
    WSSC Water’s preliminary budget plans are calling for rate increases in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
    The Superblock blaze followed a generation of development failure. Now what?
    An ambitious plan to redevelop what’s called the Superblock, an area of downtown Baltimore, has been stuck in the mud for a quarter century. Much of the area was razed after a fire last month.
    Demolition crews work in the rubble of several buildings along Howard Street taken down a few weeks after a five-alarm fire damaged multiple buildings in the block.
    All Maryland Rite Aid stores closed, prescriptions transferred to new pharmacies
    Rite Aid has officially closed all 16 of its Maryland stores, with customers’ prescriptions transferred to other pharmacies.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16: A Rite-Aid is seen on October 16, 2023 in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Rite Aid, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the country, has filed for bankruptcy and plans to close a number of stores across the United States amid slumping sales and lawsuits related to accusations that it helped fuel the opioid epidemic.
    The Greene Turtle’s problems go beyond the ‘Thirsty Thursday’ fiasco in Towson
    Geo Concepcion, CEO of the Greene Turtle, has said the end of “Thirsty Thursday” promotions forced him to close its $4 million flagship location. But the restaurant’s problems began when it opened in 2022.
    People pass The Greene Turtle sports bar on York Road during Thirsty Thursday festivities, in Towson, MD on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.
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