While working as an apprentice for a local jewelry maker, Cooke found her unique minimalist style, utilizing lines and geometrical shapes.

Baltimore County designer Brittany Veney, of B. Real Creative Studio, sets out to help smaller businesses find their voices and identities.

Some elected officials and environmental and consumer groups argue that regional grid operator PJM Interconnection’s failure to plan for the future is driving up costs.

Baltimore’s Board of Estimates on Wednesday approved the lease for OneDo Coffee Roasters to take up a 1,156-square-foot space, with an expected opening next spring.

Brian Snyder’s BMORE Around Town offers both in-town tailgating packages and weekends of fun cheering for Baltimore’s teams at away games without all of the stress of planning travel.

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

Baltimore didn’t win federal money in the first round of grants available for federally designated tech hubs. Regional tech leaders talk about what they’ll do next.

Christopher Schafer became a tailor while living in London for a year in 2007, and started his own business years later. The business is expanding, and Schafer has distributed 13,000 suits through his related nonprofit.

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.

Howard County’s Bynia Reed is taking her Hyper Kidz indoor playgrounds national through franchising.

Alex Cooper Auctioneers is turning 100 this year — a rare accomplishment for a small business. Named after its founder, Paul Cooper’s grandfather, it opened in 1924 on Howard Street in Baltimore. For nearly 44 years, Alex Cooper has been based in Towson.

Valerie Traore knows people have a hard time working with contractors. A Woman’s Brush, her small contracting company that specializes in deck staining and cabinet painting, is determined to give the industry a better reputation.

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.

“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.

For Alan Tsao, a small business owner, the highlight of his day is "watch talk."

This comes on the heels of two major legal battles over race-focused business grants.

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.

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.

Removing bodies, finding new homes for stained glass and deconsecration are among the steps of a Catholic church sale — which can take a decade

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.