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Growth and development

    Money for climate action is drying up. Is the county still making progress?
    Leaders said the county had completed or made substantial progress on 63 of the 84 goals outlined in the plan, as of June 30.
    James Hyde, left, the Maryland Mesonet manager, leads a tour of the mesonet station following a news conference to announce Montgomery County’s Fiscal Year 2025 Climate Action Plan Annual Report on Tuesday.
    Davis Kennedy, former publisher who pioneered growth of Gazette papers, dies at 87
    Davis Kennedy, whose Gazette newspapers covered communities in Montgomery, Frederick and Carroll counties before he sold the chain to The Washington Post, died on Christmas.
    Davis Lee Kennedy, former publisher of the Montgomery Gazette, in his office at the Current newspapers in 2014.
    After downzone didn’t take, councilman seeks to stop the bulldozer at Middle River ball fields
    While the area around the airport has been industrialized since the 1920s, when the Glenn L. Martin Company established an aircraft plant there, the community has chafed at the ongoing development of the peninsula.
    Bulldozers at Wilson Point Road and Eastern Boulevard are transforming open space into a warehouse, which local leader say violates the zoning.
    This Baltimore housing project is trying to prove Trump wrong on homelessness
    As the president tries to reshape the nation’s policy toward homelessness, a new 42-unit Baltimore project, Sojourner Place at Park, is symbolic of a different approach.
    A rendering for the planned Sojourner Place at Park development, which will include affordably priced units as well as permanent supportive housing.
    Donna Marriott, wife of hospitality giant, dies at 90
    Donna Marriott, wife of the founder of the Bethesda-based hospitality corporation, died Tuesday at age 90.
    Donna Marriott (1935 - 2025).
    Poolesville protests 5 years without White’s Ferry
    Dozens of people gathered in Poolesville on Tuesday to mark the five-year anniversary of the closing of White’s Ferry. They accused property owners of robbing residents of a long-standing and essential service.
    Scott H., center, holds a sign and joins in a chant with locals during an annual rally and protest to mark the fifth anniversary of the closing of the White’s Ferry due to an unresolved dispute over landing rights on the Potomac river in Dickerson, Maryland, U.S., December 30, 2025.
    With growth slowing, debates over tax hikes and budget cuts begin
    Over the next six years, Montgomery County will bring in $854 million less than previously expected, sparking a fresh debate over taxes and cuts.
    Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich says he will look to raise revenue in the coming year.
    Is ‘Section 8’ a slur? Baltimore County judge rules.
    Baltimore County Circuit Court Associate Judge Paul J. Hanley last week dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by a developer.
    The Beasley Lane street sign where a vacant Baltimore County owned lot that Angela Coleman is attempting to purchase and transform into a residential hub is located as seen on August 22nd, 2024 in Middle River, MD.
    At Baltimore bookstore Everyone’s Place, a generation of memories
    How a bookstore and African cultural center has kept its footprint on North Avenue for decades.
    Mother and daughter duo of Everyone's place, Tabia Kamau-Nataki, right, and daughter Olakekan Kamau-Nataki, left, in the shop on December 4, 2025.
    Violence hit these Baltimore businesses after Freddie Gray’s death. Few have stuck around.
    What happened to the Baltimore business owners who sued the city in 2017 after the unrest following Freddie Gray's death.
    EN5RAD Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 28th Apr, 2015. Area residents gather at the site of a senior home and community center under construction burned by Baltimore rioters. The project was to be a 60-unit affordable housing project that reportedly cost $16 million and was due to be completed in December. A pastor and members of the South Baptist Church that sponsored the project vowed to rebuild it.
    What Kevin Plank’s exit from Baltimore Peninsula means for the project’s public subsidies
    With Baltimore Peninsula’s visionary, Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank, walking away from future development, what happens to the public money that Baltimore agreed to front?
    Scenes around the Baltimore Penninsula on June 30, 2025.
    Baltimore Peninsula timeline: From Dubai to goodbye
    Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank wanted to build a new mini-city in South Baltimore. With less than a tenth built, he’s stepping back from any future development.
    Weller Development and the city of Baltimore created a digital brochure, including futuristic renderings of the area now known as the Baltimore Peninsula, in an attempt to convince Amazon to build a headquarters there.
    Kevin Plank exiting future development at Baltimore Peninsula
    Kevin Plank will no longer develop Baltimore Peninsula, after only about one-tenth of the projected square footage has been built.
    Under Armour headquarters is seen in the Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore.
    Waste incinerator emitted an excess of toxic pollutants, test shows
    Testing showed Montgomery County’s waste incinerator was releasing an average of about 83% more dioxins and furans than is allowed under state law.
    A giant claw moves garbage around the room where the waste is held at the Montgomery County resource recovery facility on Wednesday September 17th. Waste needs to be periodically moved around in order to keep the organic material that is decomposing and generating heat from creating a fire in the facility.
    Baltimore signs new Martin State heliport lease, with BPD’s Canton plans uncertain
    The new lease is significantly easier for the city to break than the previous agreement as Baltimore considers relocating its helicopter fleet.
    Baltimore Police helicopter Foxtrot flies low over the Penn North neighborhood looking for overdose victims following a mass overdose incident on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
    What Baltimore’s housing and zoning overhaul would — and wouldn’t — do
    For those who haven’t been following the legislation closely (and even some who have), here’s what you need to know about the housing package.
    People gathered outside City Hall in November to speak against the Scott administration's package of zoning policy bills.
    Why are data centers coming to the Agricultural Reserve?
    Developers have plans for seven data centers and an energy storage facility in Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve.
    Terra Energy, which owns the site of the former Dickerson Generating Station, has plans for the land to become the site of a data storage facility and data center campus.
    Baltimore County residents squeezed by housing shortfall, report finds
    Baltimore County’s first housing needs assessment found a drastic deficit in homes and mounting affordability challenges.
    The county’s first housing needs assessment found a drastic deficit in homes and mounting affordability challenges.
    With these grants, 55 local entrepreneurs get an early holiday gift
    Montgomery County has awarded $7.5 million in grants to support, among other projects: new immunotherapy treatments targeting tumors, advanced microelectronics for spacecraft, and treatments for fungal diseases made from natural products.
    Once-transformative Anne Arundel transportation bill heads to a vote
    The water-down version of once transformative transportation bill that would've held bicycle, pedestrian and public transit to the same standard as car traffic is slated for a vote Monday night.
    An aerial view of the Glen Burnie neighborhood where a new development is being planned.
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