After Baltimore harbor’s ‘heart attack,’ some remain optimistic

Hardly anyone who’s visited the Baltimore harbor in recent weeks has come away feeling that the urban waterway is well. The signs of sickness have been impossible to miss. Thousands of dead Atlantic menhaden bobbed on the surface in late September...

Rediscovery of African American burial grounds provides opportunities for collective healing

In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were uncovered in the heart of downtown Charleston. They had lain hidden for some 200 years in an unmarked 18th-century burial ground. For more than two...

The Creative Genius Brothers Behind Jack Reacher

Lee Child had written a dozen novels about Jack Reacher—the clever, jacked-up former Army cop who now drifts around the country carrying only a toothbrush and an ATM card looking for justice to fight for—by the time I read my first. I don’t know...

New report sheds light on overall health of Baltimore's harbor

WHAT DID YOU LEARN? YOU KNOW, SO REDUCING NUTRIENT POLLUTION AND INCREASING WETLAND. THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE WAYS WE CAN PREVENT WHAT WE’RE SEEING IN THE WATER RIGHT NOW. THIS TURNOVER EVENT FROM LASTING SO LONG. IT’S JUST A COUPLE POINTS MADE IN...

Exelon’s data-center demand grows 12% in Q3; profit beats estimates

Exelon Corp saw a 12% rise in demand from potential data center customers in the third quarter as the major U.S. electric utility pushes to change state laws barring it from developing new power plants, its executives said on Tuesday. Big Tech’s...

Education Innovation: What Maryland Can Learn From Indiana’s Modern Approach

In this new era of education, students and teachers alike are turning to smarter tools such as iLearn answers, which help them better understand standards, track progress, and improve outcomes. But behind these tools lies something even more...

Bubbakoo’s Burritos Opens Latest Baltimore-Area Restaurant

October 10, 2025 // Franchising.com // BEL AIR, Md. – Bubbakoo’s Burritos is opening its latest Baltimore-area restaurant on October 13. The first 50 guests will get to enjoy free burritos to celebrate the opening. “We’re thrilled to finally open...

Constellation Energy to Spend $340M to Improve Water Quality at Maryland Dam

Constellation Energy has agreed to spend more than $340 million to improve water quality at Maryland’s Conowingo Dam, which flows into the Susquehanna River and eventually ends up in the Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary, officials...

The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore releases Healthy Harbor Report Card

With the pistachio tide still present outside, the 15th Baltimore Healthy Harbor Report Card by the Baltimore Waterfront Partnership was released inside the Brown Advisory Auditorium in Fells Point Friday. The Overall Ecosystem 2024 Health Grade...

16 Speakers, 5 Minutes Each: Ignite Annapolis Lights Up Maryland Hall

Ignite Annapolis returns to Maryland Hall on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, bringing 16 fast-paced talks to the main stage . The community storytelling event begins at 7:00 p.m., with limited tickets remaining through marylandhall.org/presents and...

TotalEnergies Partners with Baltimore County on Landfill Solar Array

County Executive Kathy Klausmeier celebrated the completion of Baltimore County government’s first large-scale ground-mounted solar array on the 213-acre closed Parkton Landfill site. It is expected to lower the County’s electricity costs over the...

Breakfast links: Maryland prosecutes lead inspector

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor by BeyondDC used with permission. Maryland regulators voided nearly 1,500 certifications issued by Green Environmental, including 673 in Baltimore. Green Environmental’s owner, who is facing 31 charges, pleaded guilty to...

HuskerMax Predictions: Nebraska Football vs. Maryland

This Saturday's college football lineup is loaded with important matchups all across the country, and Nebraska-Maryland should fit right into that category. While this matchup doesn't have two ranked teams making up the headline, the result could...

Navigating the Challenges of Data Center Growth—Part I: Energy Sustainability

This is the first blog post in a series dedicated to identifying the sustainable solutions to the challenges facing data center development. Stay tuned for additional posts as Foley Hoag takes a deep dive into these critical topics. A surge in...

Opera Baltimore Opens Season with Puccini’s “Tosca,” a Bold Co-Production Bringing World-Class Opera to Local Audiences

Opera Baltimore is opening its 2025–2026 season with a gripping production of Tosca, Giacomo Puccini’s timeless thriller of love, betrayal, and political intrigue. The production will take place at Stephens Hall Theatre in Towson on Friday,...

Magoobys Joke House is a Hub of Top-Notch Comedy

Sketches of two giants of comedy stare down from the front wall at the stage of Magoobys Joke House. Richard Pryor has a wry smile on his face, like he’s amused slightly. The look on George Carlin’s mug is a bit more quizzical, as if he can’t...

Iran must be willing to negotiate about its nuclear program, senator says

“President Trump has said he wants to sit down and negotiate this with Iran," the Democratic senator told Iran International. "Iran having a nuclear weapon is unacceptable, so it's important that they be willing to resolve this,” the Maryland...

Weather Talk: What will the weather pattern be over the next 10 days?

Weather Talk: What will the weather pattern be over the next 10 days? SOGGY PATTERN? IS IT ARE WE GOING TO GET SOME RAIN. WE’RE GOING TO BE KIND OF LIKE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. WE DON’T SEE A BIG RAIN ON THE HORIZON COMING UP HERE, BUT IT WILL BE AN...

Matt Minahan: Anne Arundel is ready for a planning commission | COMMENTARY

As the Capital Gazette recently reported, there is “more or less unanimity” among county residents that the county needs a planning commission, according to Anne Arundel Community College researcher Dan Nataf. In the survey, 65% of respondents...

Carroll County leaders ask Trump to stop the controversial Maryland powerline project

Carroll County leaders are asking for help from the federal government to stop the controversial Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project. The county's Board of Commissioners is calling on President Trump's administration to exercise its authority...