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Long-awaited Lidl grocery store gets opening date at former Bi-Rate property

A Lidl grocery store will open next month on Belair Road in northeast Baltimore where the former Bi-Rate Supermarket once stood. Nearly six years have passed since Bi-Rate closed for good in January 2021, following 57 years in business. Lidl demolished the former supermarket and built a new store in its place, but the building has sat empty.

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Charles Plaza, with 857 apartments and retail space in the heart of Charles Center, is getting a multi-year modernization

Southern Management Companies, in collaboration with Workshop Development, has begun a multi-year modernization of Charles Plaza, an 857-unit residential community and commercial hub in the heart of Charles Center. The $1 million first phase includes upgrades to building façades, signs and outdoor amenities and is scheduled for completion in early...

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Biddle Street apartments sell at auction for $3.445 million

A nearly block-long row of apartments on Biddle Street sold at auction on Tuesday for $3.445 million. The online auction by Alex Cooper Auctioneers was for a fully-leased, 36-unit rental complex called Apartments on Biddle. It includes 35 apartments and one commercial space (Pillion Tea) in four-story buildings at 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 50 W. Biddle Street, plus 12 off street parking spaces.

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Little Italy Regulars Have Been Lingering Over Cannoli At Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop For Decades

Some Baltimore traditions are older than most of the people keeping them alive. In the city’s Little Italy, one corner shop has been handing out cannoli since 1958, and families have made it part of their stories ever since. Grandparents remember it, out-of-towners plan return trips before leaving, and...

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Greenmount Loan & Jewelry is a Neighborhood Engine in Waverly

Unlike loan sharks, pawnbrokers—at least the responsible, community-minded ones—can operate as a pivotal aspect of a stressed infrastructure. Past a buzz-in front door flanked by a neon “pawn” sign and display cases full of sparkly rings and watches, the interior of Greenmount Loan & Jewelry presents more like a high-end wish-list store than what you might think a pawn shop should be.

Baltimore Times

Legacy Awards Gala to Honor Baltimore Businesses and Civic Leaders

The Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce will recognize local entrepreneurs, businesses, nonprofits and civic leaders at its 2026 Legacy Awards Gala on Friday, Nov. 13. The annual fundraiser runs from 6 to 10 p.m. at Guilford Hall Brewery, 1611 Guilford Ave. in Baltimore. The Chamber will present awards in 10...

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The Cool Down

Maryland home's $1,000 winter electric bills loom over search for a new heat pump

They owned an all-electric, 2,700-square-foot, three-story rowhouse in Baltimore.

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BDC’s Rolley disputes Brew, BBJ claim that closed-door meetings to approve Harborplace tax break violated Open Meetings Act

“A candid discussion would have been difficult in open session,” Otis Rolley argues in defense of holding a closed meeting to approve massive tax saving. In September, Baltimore Brew and the Baltimore Business Journal formally complained about the secret meetings leading to the approval of lucrative tax breaks for three prominent development projects, including a 95% tax reduction for P. David Bramble’s Harborplace project.

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Lidl expands Maryland presence with upcoming store on Belair Road

OVERLEA, Md. — Discount grocery chain Lidl is scheduled to celebrate the grand opening of its newest Maryland location on Belair Road next month, bringing its signature mix of low-cost private-label items and fresh European bakery goods to the Overlea area. The new store, located at 5950 Belair Road, occupies a 25,400-square-foot site that previously […]

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AEROSPACE & DEFENSE: The REVITALIZATION of U.S. Aerospace & Defense Capabilities

Louisiana Economic Development Chief Business Development Officer Paige Carter received a call from SpaceX governmental affairs personnel on February 5, 2026, requesting a meeting with LED Secretary Susan Bourgeois the following day. A mystery conclave on the Friday before Mardi Gras in New Orleans seemed blasphemous, but it happened anyway.

Louisiana · 1d

Main Street Dollars

BGE customers have until Dec. 23 to send Maryland regulators comments on a $156 million electric rate request that could add about $8 a month to bills

Baltimore Gas and Electric customers have until Dec. 23 to send the Maryland Public Service Commission written comments on BGE’s request for a $156.1 million increase in electric base rates. The filing, Case No. 9888, would add about $8 a month to the average electric bill if the commission approves it. Rates stay where they […]

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Baltimore City Council opposes BGE’s proposed $156M rate increase

The Baltimore City Council is urging Maryland utility regulators to reject BGE’s proposed $156 million electric rate increase, arguing customers are already struggling with higher utility costs.

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SUN: Harborplace developer warns Baltimore’s neighborhoods can’t thrive without downtown

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore’s downtown is in crisis, and allowing it to deteriorate further threatens investment across the entire city, Harborplace developer David Bramble said Thursday as he acknowledged the start of his waterfront redevelopment has slipped into next year. “Our central business district is in a crisis,”...

Baltimore, MD · 4d

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Legal fight brewing over Harford Road housing bill in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A legal fight is brewing in Baltimore over a bill that could reshape development along Harford Road. Former City Council member Jody Landers told FOX45 that the bill, sponsored by Councilman Ryan Dorsey, would allow multi-family housing development not just along Harford Road but deep into neighborhoods currently zoned for single-family homes.

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Serviceberry Farm launches new Holiday Lane Christmas event at Cromwell Valley Park

PARKVILLE, Md. — Serviceberry Farm at Cromwell Valley Park is launching a new seasonal tradition this year with the debut of Holiday Lane, an old-fashioned Christmas experience featuring tree sales, holiday treats, and a centerpiece designer showhouse. Admission to the main Holiday Lane grounds is free to the public. Visitors can browse Christmas trees and […]

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Barnes & Noble to celebrate grand opening of new Lutherville Station store

Barnes & Noble is getting ready to open the doors to its new Timonium bookstore, bringing the chain back to the area nearly a decade after its Towson location closed.

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After a gas furnace leak, this retiree went all-electric — for free

A few years ago, a gas leak from Sherry Frazier's furnace forced her and her daughter out of Frazier's Baltimore home. "Oh, it was awful," said Frazier, a retired educator who worked with students with disabilities in Baltimore public schools. "We had bad headaches and were kind of dizzy, wobbly on our feet." Had they stayed any longer, she fears they would've ended up in the hospital.

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MDE tentatively rejects Curtis Bay petroleum cleanup company’s permit request

A plan to construct two waste oil tanks across the street from a high school “poses an unacceptable public health risk,” MDE says. State officials have denied the permit a Curtis Bay company that provides petroleum spill cleanup services needs to expand its operation in the far South Baltimore community.