WHITE MARSH, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday announced the addition of Haraz Coffee House to Cowenton Crossing. Haraz Coffee House has 126 new locations signed across the U.S. and the Middle East. “In 2021, Hamzah Nasser opened the first Haraz location, introducing a groundbreaking concept: the Yemeni Coffee School, the first of its kind,” reads the official Haraz […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With around 1 in 5 new businesses failing within the first year and inflation making things even more difficult, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on the Best & Worst States to Start a Business in 2025 to help people maximize their chances of success by starting in the right location. WalletHub compared the 50 U.S. […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—JD Sports officially opened for business inside White Marsh Mall over the weekend. JD seeks to “inspire the emerging generation of globally minded consumers through a connection to the universal culture of sport, music and fashion,” according to the official website. The chain has over 4,500 stores in 36 countries.
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County government offices, senior centers, and all branches of the Baltimore County Public Library will be will be closed – and CountyRide will not be operational – on Monday, January 20 in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Parking meters must be fed, Baltimore County Revenue Authority parking garages and the Towson Loop will operate as usual. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), Maryland State Police, and Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) have received a $13.2 million grant to improve the state’s crash reporting system. The five-year grant, from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) State Electronic Data Collection (SEDC) program, will standardize interagency crash data and streamline its exchange across local, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Freedom Federal Credit Union and Atlantic Financial Federal Credit Union on Thursday announced that, at the conclusion of the member voting process on Tuesday, January 14, the members of Atlantic Financial FCU have overwhelmingly voted in favor of the merger with Freedom FCU. An approval by Atlantic Financial FCU’s membership was necessary to move forward as their Credit Union […]
UPDATE: The ribbon has been cut and Grocery Outlet is officially open for business. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Grocery Outlet will be holding a grand opening this month in the former Horizon Cinemas location at the Belair Beltway Plaza shopping center. An official ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on January 23, 2025. Founded in 1946, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland Governor Wes Moore has released the Moore-Miller administration’s $67.3 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2026. The plan focuses on four key areas: growing the economy, strengthening Maryland’s workforce, modernizing government, and fixing the state’s tax system. The proposal accomplishes these goals without raising sales or property taxes, while increasing taxes and fees elsewhere. “We are guided by […]