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Jon’ll Boyd (left) and Matthew (right) Boyd are the founders of Boyd Cru Wines, the first Black family-owned wine company in Maryland. Also pictured are their sons.
Crowd Fund Baltimore is new, but it’s already scored some wins for small businesses
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.
Bryan Voltaggio's Frederick restaurant Thacher & Rye is closing.
Chef Bryan Voltaggio to close Thacher & Rye restaurant in Frederick
“This decision marks the end of a significant chapter for me at the lead of the kitchen here for over 16 years,” celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio wrote in an Instagram post.
Alan Tsao, owner of Tsao Baltimore, poses for a portrait in his Hampden showroom on June 14, 2024.
A local business owner is making watches out of tiny pieces of the Key Bridge
For Alan Tsao, a small business owner, the highlight of his day is "watch talk."
Planned Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. rate hikes are coming in January 2025.
BGE and Hello Alice offering $20,000 grants to local small businesses
This comes on the heels of two major legal battles over race-focused business grants.
The entrance to One Charles Center.
Charles Center building once owned by Peter Angelos to remain an office space under new ownership
100 N. Charles Owner LLC, a partnership between Prabhakar Thangarajah and Patrick Grace, bought the building for $4 million outside of a recent auction and has no plans to convert it.
The SBA’s Business Recovery Center at the CareFirst Engagement Center in Baltimore on Thursday, April 4, 2024.
Key Bridge collapse triggers 3,000 small-business disaster loan applications
About 3,000 small business owners and nonprofits applied for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan through the U.S. Small Business Administration; recovery centers closed last month by applications can be submitted through December.
PraiseBuildings focuses exclusively on the sale and leasing of religious property, including churches, synagogues, temples, schools, daycares, camps, retreats, parsonages and land. (photos courtesy of Praise Buildings)
How to sell a Catholic church
Removing bodies, finding new homes for stained glass and deconsecration are among the steps of a Catholic church sale — which can take a decade
Poll shows weed legalization sparking new interest in Maryland.
Harford County cannabis shop workers vote to unionize with Teamsters
Workers at a cannabis dispensary in Aberdeen voted to unionize on Wednesday, becoming the first cannabis workers in Maryland to join the Teamsters, which is the largest union in the United States.
Representatives of the seven Black-owned businesses in the Downtown Partnership's latest BOOST initiative participate in a ribbon cutting ahead of a planned opening next month.
7 Black-owned shops opening at Harborplace as bigger overhaul looms
Seven Black-owned businesses supported by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore are set to open next month at the struggling and soon-to-be-reimagined Inner Harbor shopping center.
Morgan State University is moving forward with plans to create the nation’s fourth medical school to be affiliated with an HBCU.
Morgan State lands $1 million crypto research grant
Morgan State University was awarded a three-year, $1.05 million grant this month from Ripple, a San Francisco-based blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions company.
Preakness attendees enjoy Infield Fest with cocktails, dancing and friends on May 20, 2023.
Inside Preakness’ costly hunt for younger fans
The Stronach Group’s investment in high-wattage entertainment to attract younger fans and bigger purses to lure the best thoroughbreds hasn’t paid off, with Preakness losing millions of dollars each of the past two years.
This is a photo of The Study, which opened its hotel in October, followed by a ground-level restaurant called Dear Charles in January.
General contractor says new Johns Hopkins-affiliated hotel owes it $4.3 million
A construction contractor is suing a new hotel located across from the Johns Hopkins University campus in Homewood, alleging it is owed $4.3 million for unpaid work at the property, called The Study.
A few miles from the CSX facility in Curtis Bay, two coal-burning power plants may run for years longer than planned.
You could pay higher utility bills under deal to save coal
Under a deal up for approval next month, two power plants in Anne Arundel County would continue to burn coal at least three years longer than planned — potentially costing Marylanders $250 million or more every year.
One Charles Center, owned by the late Peter Angelos, is up for auction, with bids closing Thursday.
One Charles Center sold for $4.5 million at auction
One Charles Center is up for auction, and bidding ends Thursday. The modernist building served as a key player in the city’s downtown revitalization in the 1960s.
Billy Marquez, a truck driver who hauls for Jag Transport, applied for a loan at the SBA’s business recovery center in Dundalk.
Baltimore’s port is still mostly shut down. Small businesses are feeling the strain.
More than 1,000 have applied for federal loans to help keep them afloat.
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