The 2018 recipients of the Louis S. Diggs Award were recognized in a Feb. 5 ceremony to celebrate Baltimore County’s African-American heritage at the Owings Mills Public Library. More than 100 community…
Abrupt Closing of Sam’s Club Stuns Community, Puts 169 Out of Work
News that Sam’s Club at 9750 Reisterstown Road was closing its doors immediately caught members of the community, customers and elected officials by surprise. Some 169 employees were out of a job…
Should Elected Officials Occupy Seats on the Baltimore County Central Committee?
If you’re a voter, you have probably noticed that in the Maryland gubernatorial elections, key races on the ballot are for delegates and senators, but are also for members of your political…
What Can Be Done About the Commercial Blight: Part I
When you travel some of northwest Baltimore County’s high-traffic corridors, you observe the good, bad and ugly on busy main roads, staid strip shopping centers and outright commercial blight. The 2008 financial…