A Baltimore Circuit Court judge Tuesday heard arguments in a pair of lawsuits that challenge the legality of a planned unit development plan for a 148-unit apartment project in Roland Park. Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill told the court he would decide on the fate of the PUD in the coming weeks, said John Murphy, who represents some of the residents challenging the project. The plan allows the development of the large apartment building at the intersection of Falls Road and Northern Parkway by…
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The operator of the Port of Baltimore brought in six new cranes on Thursday to help handle the increasing amount cargo coming into the Seagirt Marine Terminal. Ports America Chesapeake, which operates the port’s Seagirt container terminal, purchased the six rubber-tired gantry yard cranes for $12 million, or $2 million per crane. The cranes are used to lift and place containers onto trucks. Each crane weighs about 325,500 pounds and bring the total number of cranes to 16. The cranes will help…
A 94,000-square-foot addition to Towson University’s campus recreation center, Burdick Hall, opened Saturday after three years of construction. The state-of-the-art fitness facility was a $42.5 million project to increase the school’s student health and wellness services, and provide more space for the university’s growing population to exercise. Towson University had a total of 22,705 students enrolled in fall 2017. In addition to 22,000 square feet of open fitness floor space, Burdick Hall is…
A pair of entrepreneurs from Johns Hopkins are working to develop technology that can use sound waves to treat brain tumors. Amir Manbachi, associate director of the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design at Hopkins, and Nao J. Gamo, a researcher who specializes in neuroscience, have partnered to build on an idea that was born at Hopkins. Their goal is to create a kind of ultrasound technology that can be used to “burn” brain tumors, as an alternative to invasive surgery. They have been…
A report commissioned by the Abell Foundation argues Maryland could see economic benefits, as have been seen in other states, if it legalizes the commercial growing of hemp. Hemp is a variety of cannabis that lacks the psychoactive ingredients that create a “high” feeling. It can be used as a fiber, or in insulation, animal bedding, food, fuel and medicine. Since 2015, several states have gotten on board with the legalization of hemp as an agricultural commodity. The number of state commercially…
Need a place to take your vegan Valentine? Baltimore Vegan Restaurant Week has some suggestions. The 10-day event, which challenges local restaurants to create inventive vegan dishes, is back for a winter edition after launching last August. This round of Vegan Restaurant Week will be held from Feb. 9 to 18. The timing was planned to coincide with the season of romantic restaurant outings, said event co-founder Samantha Claassen. Claassen, who owns Golden West in Hampden, held biannual vegan…
Mayor Catherine Pugh said at a press conference Wednesday that Amazon executives praised the city in a call Friday, and did not cite crime or a lack of public transportation as reasons why the city was passed over.
In his final State of the State address before seeking reelection, Gov. Larry Hogan said Maryland “is stronger than it has been in decades” while calling on lawmakers to work him on passing an ambitious legislative agenda. While Washington is plagued by “hyper-partisanship and inflammatory rhetoric,” Hogan said he and the majority-Democrat General Assembly “have chosen to engage in thoughtful and civil debate” and “risen above the fray of partisan politics.” Looking back on his inauguration three…
Baltimore City plans to file a lawsuit Wednesday against two opioid producers in Baltimore Circuit Court, alleging that the companies partook in fraudulent marketing practices that glossed over the potential dangers of using their drugs. The city joins a number of states and jurisdictions across the country that are going after opioid companies in court. Baltimore City Solicitor Andre M. Davis announced the lawsuit during Mayor Catherine Pugh’s weekly press conference, and said he expected the…