Growth and development

The project that could become Maryland’s first offshore wind farm would have few major environmental impacts, according to a review by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

The anti-Harborplace redevelopment coalition, organized by attorney Thiru Vignarajah, faced a 4:30 deadline Monday to submit 10,000 signatures to Baltimore elections officials.

The federally subsidized apartment complex in Southwest Baltimore County has been a prolific source of complaints from residents — for years, if not decades.

Queen Takes Book, an indie bookstore in Columbia, is hosting a Where’s Waldo scavenger hunt for 6-inch Waldo cutouts that are hiding all around Columbia. It’s an annual national summer event.

Furry companions and their owners in Baltimore’s downtown are getting a not-so-new, but improved, hang-out spot.

Sol Oaxaca, a Mexican restaurant, and Ruxton Mercantile, a general store, will be Village of Cross Keys’ latest additions to its North Baltimore shopping center.

David S. Lapp, the people’s counsel, wrote a letter voicing his worries about a proposed 70-mile power line to the managers of PJM Interconnection LLC, the utility that manages the power grid infrastructure in Maryland and 12 other states.

Howard County-based Dill Dinkers plans to bring at least 30 new indoor pickleball locations to the Baltimore region and parts of Delaware over the next decade.

The namesake company of Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen is facing additional legal troubles large and small.

The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would bring a 70-mile energy transmission line to central Maryland. But the plan to slice through three counties to fuel data centers is worrying residents in Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties.

The city now hopes to expand the whole-block model used in the tiny East Baltimore neighborhood to more parts of the city, perhaps using financing methods usually reserved for commercial developments.

An environmentally-focused upgrade to Maryland’s electric grid will require more than 70 miles of overhead powerlines across several counties.

Red Maple Place, a proposed 56-unit housing development in historic East Towson, will not be subject to new design standards.

University of Maryland Faculty Physicians plans to open a doctors’ office at Mondawmin Mall, aiming to fulfill a community need.

Mohammed Sultani had no butchering or grocery experience. He relied on the kindness of strangers and his family. When that wasn’t enough, he started driving trucks.

Brothers Donta and William Henson launched the Black-owned Los Hermanos 1978 Tequila during COVID-19.

Baltimore County Council members voted unanimously Monday night to increase impact fees on developers in hopes of collecting more revenue that can be used for schools and roads.

The Baltimore County Council voted 5-1, with one member absent, to pass a measure that seeks to ease school overcrowding, overriding a veto by County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., a Democrat.

Crowd Fund Baltimore, the first crowdfunding platform for Maryland small businesses, kicked off in February and has already helped a Montgomery County Black-owned wine company and a Venezuelan restaurant in Baltimore raise money for expansion plans.

Gov. Wes Moore and other officials gathered Friday to celebrate a decision to build a light rail line to connect East and West Baltimore. But officials must decide whether to build a tunnel under downtown and identify funds to cover the $3 billion to $7 billion price tag.