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Indian families add new spice to Howard County’s ‘Koreatown’ corridor

Tolu Talabi and Patrick McCaslin

Jul 10, 2025

Swapna Raina has called Howard County home for more than twenty years.

While Kevin Plank's vision of a futuristic business hub at his Baltimore Peninsula development has yet to materialize, BGE still plans to build a massive new substation — partially on the site of this decommissioned power plant, shown here — to support the projected growth.

What Kevin Plank’s 2013 trip to Dubai has to do with your surging BGE bill

The now-closed Bark Social location on Boston Street in Baltimore in 2024.

Two Bark Social locations could reopen under new ownership

A tour group walks the campus of Johns Hopkins University on July 3, 2025.

Maryland economy could lose $1 billion if international students don’t return

Jul 8, 2025

An Annapolis footwear manufacturer wants to change the way we make shoes

Jul 8, 2025

Microsoft layoffs hit Maryland-based video game workers

Jul 7, 2025

A city-owned hotel has been losing money since 2008. Here’s the cost to taxpayers.

Jul 7, 2025

Hot girl bummer: Rising costs of Trump tariffs hit Black hair care industry

Jul 2, 2025

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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

What Kevin Plank’s 2013 trip to Dubai has to do with your surging BGE bill

Giacomo Bologna

Updated Jul 9, 2025

While Kevin Plank's vision of a futuristic business hub at his Baltimore Peninsula development has yet to materialize, BGE still plans to build a massive new substation — partially on the site of this decommissioned power plant, shown here — to support the projected growth.

Maryland’s population grew more diverse. Look up your county in these charts.

Sahana Jayaraman

Jun 30, 2025

Maryland restarts process to redevelop State Center in Baltimore

Jun 26, 2025

For years the center has been seen as a key site to unlock revival in West Baltimore

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Baltimore nonprofits strained as pandemic funds vanish, federal cuts hit

Anna Rubenstein

Jul 9, 2025

B360, a nonprofit organization that uses Baltimore’s dirt bike culture to promote math and sciences education.

The Baltimore Banner to join Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and Fellowship program

Banner Staff

May 28, 2025

6/8/22—Exterior of The Baltimore Banner office sign with the hanging banners.

Facing scrutiny, Second Chance is tangling with the IRS

May 27, 2025

Second Chance founder and CEO Mark Foster is suing the IRS after the federal agency fined the nonprofit last year.

Meet the team

Giacomo Bologna

Giacomo Bologna, Business Reporter

Bria Overs

Bria Overs, Business Reporter

Hayes Gardner

Hayes Gardner, Business Reporter

Julie Bykowicz

Julie Bykowicz, Business and Enterprise Editor

REAL ESTATE

For sale: Grand estate with resort-style amenities in Clarksville

Jul 10, 2025

A stunning backyard is one of the highlights of the home, with luxurious resort-style amenities.

For sale: Contemporary home on a tranquil wooded lot in Glenwood

Jul 3, 2025

For sale: Luxurious waterfront home in Essex

Jul 2, 2025

HARBORPLACE

Iconic, but Gen X: Are Harborplace’s pavilions worth a preservation fight?

Giacomo Bologna

Nov 8, 2024

A conceptual drawing of the proposed Harborplace plans showed a potential aerial view of the Inner Harbor on a sunny day.

Why the fight over Baltimore’s Inner Harbor could drag on for years

Giacomo Bologna

Nov 6, 2024

Voters on Tuesday approved a plan to allow residential development at Harborplace. That’s not the end of the story.

Harborplace vote favors residential development in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

Giacomo Bologna

Nov 6, 2024

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.

‘Focusing on keeping people alive’: Baltimore reels after at least 27 hospitalized in mass overdose

Mayor Brandon Scott updates the media on the mass overdose in the Penn North neighborhood on Friday morning.

A mother’s emergency petition for her son was denied. He died just over 24 hours later.

Dontae Melton Jr.

Federal appeals court overturns Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction, upholds perjury verdicts

Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby addresses a crowd in Greenbelt in 2024, after she was sentenced her to three years of supervised release.

Orioles beat Miami 5-2 and, for a few moments, let the good vibes roll

Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer struck out seven in seven shutout innings Friday night.

How to help someone suffering from an opioid overdose

Vernard Nelson, a harm reduction director and trainer with Penn North Recovery, hands out Narcan in the Penn North neighborhood on Friday.

JOBS AND CAREERS

Microsoft layoffs hit Maryland-based video game workers

Darreonna Davis and Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Jul 7, 2025

US judge says HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted

Associated Press

Jul 1, 2025

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington.

Maryland awards $4 million to boost workforce development in construction

Jun 20, 2025

HER Resiliency Center, a nonprofit serving 18- to 25-year-old women in Baltimore and Washington, plans to use the funds to improve the organization’s workforce development program, Triple Crown Academy.

SCIENCE AND MEDICINE

Medicaid cuts in Trump bill put rural Marylanders’ care on the line

Jul 3, 2025

WOODLAWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 19: An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is focusing on the Medicare and Medicaid payment infrastructure as a way to make cost-saving cuts in the system.

Former patient pledges $25 million to help open a new Eastern Shore hospital

Jul 1, 2025

A rendering of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Regional Medical Center project. A former patient donated $25 million to the project under construction in Easton.

This elite Johns Hopkins unit is ready for killer pathogens

Jun 26, 2025

A member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Biocontainment Unit team communicates with staff outside the unit during a training exercise Thursday.