Growth and development

Howard County managed to grow in 2023 despite losses to both its white and Black populations.

Like many other places in Maryland, Anne Arundel grew despite losses to its two largest demographic groups.

A family friend purchased popular Baltimore County spa and salon chain About Faces after its CEO unexpectedly died from a stroke. The new owner pledges to keep the business the same.

Nine out of 10 people who visited Howard County were from out of state, according to one study.

Retail real-estate company Centennial said Wednesday it has finalized its deal to purchase the Annapolis Mall in Anne Arundel County.

When Stephanie and Mary Kalinich faced a tax sale on their Arnold home, the sisters sold it to a friend with a real estate background, thinking they would be allowed to stay. Now they are facing eviction and have no place to go.

Stephen Walters has been sounding the alarm for the better part of two decades: To save itself, he says, Baltimore must slash its property tax rate. This week the state’s highest court rejected a ballot initiative to reduce and cap the rate.

The five fires, which all broke out in the afternoons or evenings in late July, exclusively erupted at elementary/middle school facilities, according to incident reports.

The Greater Baltimore Tech Hub Consortium was one of 31 communities across the country to receive the federal designation last year as a “Tech Hub.”

Those seeking zoning changes in Baltimore County through a quadrennial process learned the fate of their proposals on Tuesday night. The County Council wrapped up work its Comprehensive Zoning Map Process.

Cumberland, like other small cities in Maryland, has experienced a post-pandemic revival thanks to an influx of residents who work remotely. The Western Maryland mountain town is shoring up its historic downtown.

The Baltimore County Council on Tuesday will adopt a comprehensive zoning map, something it does every four years. But critics say the process is anything but democratic, with individual council members deferring to one another on decisions in their respective districts. Some say this has put too much power in the hands of each council member.

The firm that wants to redevelop Harborplace touts the walkability of its designs, but at a hearing Thursday, city planning commissioners pointed out a different issue: Some of these hypothetical residents might own cars.

ABC Capital’s Jay Walsh was convicted Thursday of acting as a contractor without a license and acquitted of the most serious charge he faced, one count of felony theft.

A Baltimore City panel is once again preparing to review the master plan for the city’s most high-profile redevelopment: Harborplace.

A stream in Oregon Ridge has been named after “Reds” Wolman, the famed Johns Hopkins scientist who would have turned 100 this week.

Six residents and the community association of a West Baltimore neighborhood stuck in a 20-year stalled redevelopment are suing numerous current and former city officials, agencies and the firm La Cité.

The outskirts of Annapolis have developed in 20-year waves. Today, right on time, a new wave of homes and retail is shaping up, promising the latest transformation of an area named for a long-gone Civil War prisoner exchange camp, Parole.

La Cité Development was supposed to break ground on an age-restricted apartment complex for older adults this year. Instead, the developer missed a key financing deadline.

Baltimore County designer Brittany Veney, of B. Real Creative Studio, sets out to help smaller businesses find their voices and identities.