The latest from Matti Gellman
A new sheriff’s unit is being created to enforce Baltimore’s liquor laws
A new unit in the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office aims to enforce the city’s liquor laws and crack down on unlicensed sellers.
Rize + Rest cafe to close but says ‘this isn’t goodbye’
Rize + Rest, the eatery known for its biscuits, breakfasts and trendy dinners, is closing with hopes to move from its intimate Patterson Park confines to a larger space.
Kava root tea is coming to Maryland. It’s calming, bitter and controversial.
Root City is opening in Mount Vernon with kava-infused mocktails and traditional drinks, despite continued questions over the plant's effects.
A fermented food community comes together in Baltimore for a gaseous new festival
Amid a rising interest in fermenting foods, producers and businesses from across Maryland are coming to teach Baltimoreans the “fermented arts.”
Tariffs and labor shortages threaten to crack Maryland’s crab industry
The few remaining crab processors across Maryland are facing sweeping tariffs and labor shortages in an already struggling seafood industry.
He left Baltimore to prove tea lattes could sell. Now he’s back with his own shop.
A matcha-themed cafe that came to Baltimore as a pop-up in February as getting a permanent home in Remington.
‘The Mall in Columbia has become a different world’: Restaurateur blames crime for closures
Bennie's Pizza owner Desmond Reilly alleges the closures of his Howard County restaurants The Walrus Oyster & Ale House and Chicken + Whiskey are because of crime at the Mall in Columbia.
This may be one of the hardest reservations to secure in Baltimore County
Konoko in White Marsh has seen incredible success. Can its owners replicate the magic in Baltimore Peninsula?
How a West Baltimore food hall is bringing community back to North Avenue
West Baltimore food hall The Mill on North promises to bring traffic, meal options and a sense of community back to neighborhoods along North Avenue.
Souvlaki ‘temporarily closed,’ Hampden location up for lease
After more than 10 years in Hampden, Souvlaki has “temporarily closed” its location on the Avenue, as well as the owners’ other local restaurants.
The state knew about toxic chemicals in Perdue’s wastewater. Residents had no idea.
Perdue and Maryland state officials found "forever chemicals" in the wastewater at the Wicomico County facility more than a year before telling the plant's neighbors, emails show.
Newborn’s alleged listeria-related death from ice cream sparks $30 million lawsuit
A woman whose baby died from an alleged listeria infection is suing Seven Mile Market in Pikesville as well as multiple ice cream makers for selling a contaminated product.
Micah Smith leaves behind a family and the Baltimore music community he changed
Beloved by his community and family, gospel crooner and traveling musician Micah Smith died April 4 at 41 years old.
Award-winning Baltimore County chef brings seafood restaurant to Fallston
Chef Zack Trabbold, chef of The Local On The Avenue in White Marsh, is opening a seafood restaurant in Fallston.
Ocean City tram canceled for summer as fatal collision probe continues
Ocean City has been investigating tram safety since a fatal collision with a 2-year-old last August. The beach town won't run trams this summer.
Baltimore Beltway crash after traffic stop leaves three dead, police say
A Baltimore County car crash left three people dead Saturday night.
Chick-Fil-A test kitchen Little Blue Menu to remodel, lay off 91 people
Chick-Fil-A's viral test kitchen in College Park will lay off nearly 100 people in prepation for a remodel that begins May 1.
Cindy Wolf’s Charleston named a James Beard Award finalist — again
Cindy Wolf's Charleston in Harbor East was announced as a finalist for the James Beard Awards, while Baltimore's Clavel and Urban Oyster did not advance.
Where Baltimore County chefs drink when they’re off the clock
We asked Baltimore County chefs where they drink on a day off — that’s not their own restaurant. Here’s what they said.
This chicken restaurant made it big in D.C. It’s closing in Columbia.
Chicken + Whiskey closed its location at the Mall in Columbia this week, marking a tough period for Maryland's independent restaurant operators.