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    The Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House as seen in April 2023.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County, from fireworks to a zumba class
    Here are seven things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending Wednesday July 9, including fireworks, Jazz at the Armory and more.
    A hotdog wrapped in bologna, a Baltimore classic from Attman’s Delicatessen.
    The Dish: Baltimore is a hot dog town. Here are 6 spots that prove it.
    It’s the time of year when hot dogs start to sound like a good idea. Try them at these six spots with deep ties to Baltimore.
    Squire’s Italian Restaurant and Catering is a community staple in Dundalk.
    Squire’s Café: A Prohibition-era horse betting parlor turned Italian restaurant in Dundalk
    Squire’s is a modern Italian restaurant with a past life as a 20th century pool hall, speakeasy and illegal horse betting parlor.
    A double exposure photograph of 10905 Powers Avenue in Cockeysville, the home where David Linthicum shot a police officer in 2023, and trees in the yard.
    Cockeysville home that was the scene of two notorious crimes is for sale
    A Baltimore County home, known for the Browning murders and David Linthicum incident, is listed for sale in Cockeysville.
    A child uses a laptop.
    Baltimore County won’t give some students laptops anymore, and won’t say why
    The policy marks a significant shift from the school system’s approach to technology being widely available and equitable, even at home.
    Baltimore County fire officials are investigating an explosion and fire that leveled a home in Rosedale on Tuesday, July 1 2025.
    Explosion under investigation after house is destroyed in Rosedale
    Baltimore County officials are investigating an explosion and fire that leveled a home in Rosedale early Tuesday morning.
    A rendering shows Homes for American's plan for Red Maple Place, an apartment building on Joppa Road that would have 50 affordably priced units and six market-rent units. A Circuit Court judge has given a green light to the controversial proposal.
    Contentious affordable housing project in Towson faces another test
    The team behind Red Maple Place is asking a reluctant Baltimore County Council for more money.
    Richard Davis, owner of American Bullion Center, inspects jewelry brought in by a first-time customer.
    New tax on gold and silver poses existential threat to Maryland bullion shops
    As Annapolis faced a budget deficit, officials opted to tax gold and silver purchases. Bullion store owners say that decision could prompt stores to close down.
    Donnell Rochester died after being shot by Baltimore Police Officer Connor Murray on February 19, 2022. His body camera caught the moment before he fired the fatal shots. Another officer is on the sidewalk ahead of Murray.
    Maryland’s police shooting reports reveal pain, and a path forward
    What if Maryland’s new level of scrutiny in police shootings could do more than provide a second look at right or wrong? What if they could prevent more police shootings?
    St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, a non-profit dedicated to combatting homelessness, opens a 236-bed shelter at the Eastern Family Resource Center on the Medstar Franklin Medical Center campus in eastern Baltimore County on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
    St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore opens new 236-bed shelter in Eastern Baltimore County
    In a news release, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore said the new Eastside Shelter will offer emergency shelter and essential resources for families, men and women.
    The Loch Raven reservoir, along with the Prettyboy and Liberty reservoirs, provides water to the city.
    DPW lifts voluntary water restrictions for Baltimore region after rainy May
    The Baltimore City Department of Public Works lifted the voluntary water restrictions for those using the local water supply.
    Monsignor Nicholas Amato, temporary pastoral administrator for St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church, closes the church doors before delivering Mass this month.
    Two historic Catholic churches in Baltimore are merging. Parishioners are holding their breath.
    Two of Baltimore’s oldest Catholic churches, St. Vincent de Paul and St. Leo, are set to merge Tuesday. A lot of questions remain for parishioners.
    Eugene “Gene” Clark.
    Gene Clark led by example — with a strong moral compass and absolutely no nonsense
    Eugene "Gene" Clark, the chief of staff for state Sen. Charles Sydnor of Baltimore County, died May 27 of cancer. He was 81.
    A man in a suit and tie and a woman in a red suit stand next to a poster board that reads "RED LINE" with a train symbol in between the two words.
    The Red Line’s path forward is unclear. What will Gov. Wes Moore do?
    Two years after Gov. Wes Moore revived the Red Line, Baltimore’s proposed east-west light rail feels mired in uncertainty.
    Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2025. The last remaining portions will be demolished beginning in July.
    Monthslong demolition of Key Bridge remnants to begin July 7
    The remaining portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will finally be demolished beginning in July.
    The fiscal year 2026 budget signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore allocates money to develop the Catonsville armory into an incubator for up to 110 micro businesses that store or process marijuana into products like vapes or edibles.
    Catonsville residents, officials raise alarm over plan to use armory for cannabis incubator
    Maryland is moving full speed ahead with plans to turn the Catonsville armory into a state-run cannabis incubator to help small businesses.
    Guys in Ties, an 80s band, is playing at the Guinness Brewery Friday.
    Seven things to do in Baltimore County, from outdoor concerts to blueberries
    Here are seven things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending Wednesday July 2.
    The library and media center inside Oakland Mills High School in Columbia.
    It just got tougher to ban books in Maryland school libraries
    Maryland’s school board changed state regulations to align with a law that prevents removing books from school libraries without due process.
    Members of the U.S. Navy perform flag duties during a press conference to announce Sail250, a celebration of America’s 250th birthday, on Tuesday.
    Baltimore will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with ships, Blue Angels
    A traveling flotilla of international tall ships, sailors and aviators will head to Baltimore next summer in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
    Janice Curtis Greene is part of an effort aimed at identifying and interring the remains of close to 100 people currently stored at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.
    African American remains were uprooted by development. This woman wants to find them a final resting spot.
    A state effort aims to find final resting spots for African American remains that were found in most cases by accident because of things like contruction projects and coastal erostion.
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