The transition represents a changing of the guard: Ebony Thompson is slated to become the first Black woman to permanently hold the position, as well as the first openly gay city solicitor, while Jim Shea’s retirement marks the end of the career of one of Maryland’s most prominent attorneys.

Maryland’s two highest courts have new names after voters approved the change last month.

Part of Rosaryville State Park in Prince George’s County has been named the “Rutherford Area,” an honor that Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford did not know was in the works when he visited the park this week.

Baltimore’s new Sheriff, Sam Cogen, has instructed an advertising company to remove his predecessor’s billboards telling city residents to pay child support.

Should Councilman Ryan Dorsey’s charter amendment receive approval from the council and mayor, the earliest it would appear on city ballots is 2024, giving supporters and detractors alike nearly two years to debate the merits of term limits.

City Council President Nick Mosby decried Mayor Brandon Scott’s veto of his bill to loosen restrictions for council members’ pensions, saying the decision will discourage people of all backgrounds from running for office.

The practice of posting eviction notices in common areas — and not on individual apartments — had been sharply criticized by renter advocates.

Patterson Bowling Center opened in 1927 with lanes on two floors.

The publication of the agreement paves the way for Hopkins to being recruiting and training private police officers in the next six to 12 months.

Mayor Brandon Scott said a group of department commanders — Assistant Chief Charles Svehla, Assistant Chief Chris Caisse, and Assistant Chief Dante Stewart — will serve as acting fire chief on an interim basis while the department searches for a new leader.

In a letter delivered to the bill’s sponsor, Council President Nick Mosby, Mayor Brandon Scott wrote that maintaining public trust is paramount to his ability to perform the duties of his office.

In less than a year at City Hall, Thompson has risen to become one of Scott’s most visible aides, serving as his interim chief of staff for three months during a vacancy and leading the legal charge of implementing the administration’s newly unveiled squeegee action plan, which includes enforcing laws about panhandling in certain areas of the city.

Board chair Stephan Fogleman wrote the legislation does not appear to be impartial “and that the appearance of or lack of impartiality could undermine — and may have already undermined — public confidence in the execution of city governance.”

After Nick Mosby said he'd been unable to retain counsel, a judge set a new hearing for Jan. 10, citing the importance of the case.

While Hogan and the four Baltimore mayors he overlapped with during his tenure came together for some initiatives, the Republican often used the city as a political foil and sparred with city leaders.

Baltimore City Solicitor Jim Shea will retire early next year, the Scott administration announced Thursday.

A spokeswoman for Mayor Brandon Scott said he was not paid to appear in a branded video touting Nike sneakers produced by DTLR.

It’s part of a new plan that includes paid workforce trainings for youth who agree to stop squeegeeing.

City DOT Director Steve Sharkey will leave his post to become the deputy director of a mayoral office. His appointment as DOT head was largely celebrated by transit advocates.

Baltimore voters passed all of the measures on the ballot Tuesday, including one that will limit City Hall politicians to two four-year terms in each office.