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Growth and development

Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House on Monday.
Silver Spring company demolishing White House wing faces online firestorm
ACECO, a Silver Spring construction company, is taking flak for its role in the demolition of the East Wing of the White House for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House on Oct. 14, 2025.
Trump administration says IMF should sell its Germantown golf course
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called for the International Monetary Fund to sell Bretton Woods Recreation Center, a Germantown, Maryland golf course.
Downtown Bethesda on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
Following developer survey, county planners recommend reining in ‘rent stabilization’
In response to developers' concerns of rising costs and costly local policies, Montgomery County planners have recommended that elected officials change the law capping annual rent increases.

Philanthropy and nonprofits

The Second Chance warehouse in Baltimore on October 31, 2024.
Second Chance’s fight with the IRS brought scrutiny to donors
In a new court filing, an appraiser for Second Chance says the IRS is waging a “scorched earth assault” on the Baltimore-based nonprofit that sells secondhand furniture and building supplies.
Volo Kids Foundation National Program Manager Jeffry Pabon, center, brings coaches and kids in for a cheer after a rousing game of flag football at the Volo Kids Foundation’s 10th-anniversary party at Club Volo Brewers Hill in Baltimore.
Baltimore-based Volo Kids Foundation celebrates 10 years of bringing free sports to kids
In the 15 years since its founding, Volo Sports has grown to be the largest provider of social sports in the nation. And the company’s nonprofit arm, launched in 2015, has grown too.
Fagan Harris, chief of staff for Gov. Wes Moore, at the State House in Annapolis in February. Harris will become the next president of the Abell Foundation.
Wes Moore’s chief of staff to depart, run Abell Foundation
Fagan Harris will return to the nonprofit sector where he had spent all of his career before joining Wes Moore’s administration.

Real estate

For sale: Unique home with a beautiful backyard in Towson
This one-of-a-kind Towson home offers charming interiors and a beautiful backyard. The historic home was originally built in 1908, gut renovated and thoughtfully expanded in 1991, and newly renovated and refreshed in the last few years. The result is a modern, eclectic home that is move-in ready.
For sale: Woodland retreat on 4 acres in Potomac
This Potomac home for sale is set on four acres and features a blend of rustic charm and modern design.
Real estate developer Brandon Chasen, right, walks with attorney Adam Freiman as they leave the Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse in Baltimore, Md., on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
His Costa Rica era: Brandon Chasen consulting, teaching surf lessons
Chasen, 39, testified for about two hours Thursday in the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore during a hearing in his namesake real estate company's bankruptcy case.

Harborplace

A conceptual drawing of the proposed Harborplace plans showed a potential aerial view of the Inner Harbor on a sunny day.
Iconic, but Gen X: Are Harborplace’s pavilions worth a preservation fight?
When voters decided to allow residential buildings in the Inner Harbor, they also greenlit an ambitious redevelopment plan that will start with the demolition of the Harborplace pavilions, which are not quite historical enough for preservation.
Voters on Tuesday approved a plan to allow residential development at Harborplace. That’s not the end of the story.
Why the fight over Baltimore’s Inner Harbor could drag on for years
A day after voters approved a crucial ballot question for the overhaul of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, opponents reiterated their plans to keep fighting.
Attendants of a press conference held by MCB Real Estate stand by an illustration of revealed design plans for the upcoming Harborplace development, at the Light Street pavilion on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 in Baltimore, MD.
Harborplace vote favors residential development in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

Jobs and careers

Science and medicine

Co-Executive Directors Porsha Pinder, left, and Lynn McCann-Yeh of the Abortion Fund of Maryland. The organization provides logistical and financial assistance to women seeking to end their pregnancies.
Thousands travel to Maryland for abortions, but support is stretched thin
The number of people from around the country who seek help getting an abortion in Maryland continues to rise, but donations are not keeping pace to cover costs for everyone.
At Impact Maryland, a Baltimore Banner symposium, leaders of Baltimore’s biotech economy spoke in a panel discussion.
With billions at stake, Maryland must up its game in the turbulent biotech economy
Suddenly, the competition for biotech investment and jobs looks different, as entrepreneurs and investors seek resources to fund medical science, biopharma and medtech.
FluMist was federally approved in 2003, and this year’s version is the same strain as the traditional influenza vaccine shot.
No needle, no problem? Why our medical writer sprayed flu vaccine up her daughter’s nose
After years of writing about medicine, I got the chance to do something myself when I ordered the FluMist vaccine to use on my teen at home.
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