Reisterstown resident Samuel Brown, also known as Big Sam, died 10 days after a police use of force encounter in Woodlawn left him critically injured and on life support. Family members and…
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Fire Department Breaks Grounds on Catonsville Fire Station
Local elected officials broke ground on Jan. 21 for a $21.6 million fire station that will replace Catonsville Fire Station 4 and be situated on a six-acre site that previously housed a…
Northwest Hospital Breaks Ground on Emergency Department Renovation and Modernization
One of Baltimore County’s busiest emergency departments (ED) is getting a much-needed renovation, as Northwest Hospital breaks ground to reconfigure, modernize and expand its entrance, waiting areas and triage spaces. On June…
Free Eyeglass Available to Families at Public Libraries
As families prepare for the school year, make your child’s vision a priority. Youth 17 and younger can receive vision tests and eyeglasses, if needed, under a program between the Baltimore County…
County To Purchase Former Ollie’s, Shoppers Space for New Library and Recreation Center
The space occupied by Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Shoppers Warehouse in the Milford Mill/Randallstown area has sat vacant for more than four years. Finally, there is good news about properties’ future. State,…
2023 Farmers Markets
Enjoy fresh produce, wines, cheeses and other items at local farmers markets. Catonsville Farmers MarketThe Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Ave., CatonsvilleWednesdays, year-round, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Catonsville Sunday Farmers MarketGreater Catonsville…
Community Basketball Court Named After Hometown Hero Angel Reese
Angel Reese, the college basketball star who led her Louisiana State University basketball team to its first National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championship and set the NCAA’s single-season record with 34 double-doubles,…
Morgan State Baltimore County Alumni Chapter Holds Community Health Fair
Morgan State University Alumni Association (MSUAA) of Baltimore County, in partnership with LifeBridge Health, hosted a health expo at the Randallstown Community Center. Dozens participated this spring in the fair, which featured…
Renovated Woodlawn Senior Center Will Triple its Current Space
At the Woodlawn Senior Center (WSC), you might find members playing spades, shooting pool or listening to a guest speaker on any given day. Now that construction has begun at WSC, one…
Confronting the Legacy of Racial Lynchings
More than 6,600 lynchings have been documented in the United States between 1865— the year the Civil War ended—and 1950, as a result of the efforts of an Alabama-based nonprofit, Equal Justice…
Citizens Advocate, Oppose Development Projects
A plan to construct housing on a small plot of land in the middle of a 55-and-older condominium complex must be stopped, speaker after speaker told members of the County Council in…
Morgan State Baltimore County Alumni Association Seeks New Members
When the Morgan State University Alumni Association of Baltimore County was chartered in 2001, its mission was to provide scholarship aid to students who wanted to attend MSU, a public urban research…
New Police Chief Hyatt Shares Her Priorities
Baltimore City Police Department data indicates that crime in the county last year was down by 4.5 percent overall compared to 2017. But reports of homicide, shootings and other major crime in…
Historical Marker Recognizes 1935 Effort to Desegregate Schools
In the 1930s, the recently renovated Catonsville Elementary School located on Bloomsbury Avenue was once a high school that refused to enroll African-American students—a practice typical of the segregation era. A 13-year-old…
Banneker Museum Celebrates 20 Years of Culture, Science, History Exhibitions
From 1980 to 1985 Baltimore County, at the request of local historians and community leaders, purchased 142 acres of land in Oella that had formerly been astronomer Benjamin Banneker’s family homestead. On…