Monday Afternoon Headlines: Fed Hill bar owner debuts on Netflix reality dating show; Marty Bass to...

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 11:55A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

Baltimore bar owner debuts on Netflix reality dating show The Baltimore Sun WJZ s Marty Bass to retire after 48 years in his front row seat to Baltimore WJZ Ground stop issued at BWI Airport due to severe thunderstorms WMAR A record number of...

Maillard Patisserie closing its shops in Hampden and Hamilton

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 11:53A Marcus Dieterle

Maillard Patisserie, a Baltimore bakery with locations in Hampden and Hamilton, will be shutting down in early May. Owner and pastry chef Caitlin Kiehl announced the news on social media Monday,...

Moore appoints Drs. Carla Hayden and Kimberly Moffitt to MPT governing board

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 11:51A Aliza Worthington

Gov. Wes Moore has appointed Dr. Carla D. Hayden and Dr. Kimberly R. Moffitt to the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, the 11-member governing body of Maryland Public Televisio n (MPT). The...

Mimi DiPietro Family Skating Center in Patterson Park, targeted for closure by city officials last...

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 11:00A Ed Gunts

The Mimi DiPietro Family Skating Center in Patterson Park, targeted for closure by city officials last year, appears to be getting a reprieve. City officials said last fall that the facility at 200 S....

Patoka proposes limiting Baltimore County mask ban bill to federal agents, but it may be illegal

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 10:36A John Lee, WYPR

Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka’s legislation that would ban police officers from wearing masks is in trouble in the county council. Council members are objecting to it in part because as it’s currently written it would apply to county...

$500,000 in state funds on the table to salvage Patterson Park ice rink

WMAR 2 News 3/16 10:01A Jack Watson

The Mimi DiPietro Family Skating Center in Patterson Park has served southeast Baltimore for about 40 years. Now, thousands in state funding will be earmarked for the rink's short-term rescue. State Senate President Bill Ferguson, who represents...

Columbia rated 13th happiest city in U.S. by WalletHub

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 9:56A Aliza Worthington

Columbia, Maryland has been named the 13th happiest city in the nation, according to WalletHub s 2026 “ Happiest Cities in America ” rankings. The city was in the survey’s top 10 happiest cities in...

A 24-hour braiding salon in Maryland reshapes the hair industry

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 9:46A Wambui Kamau, WYPR

When people think of businesses open around the clock, they usually picture casinos, fast food drive-thrus or late-night pharmacies. Now add a hair salon to the list. At Nadine’s Hair Braiding, a 10,000-square-foot salon in suburban Bowie,...

Vehicle strikes townhouse in Bel Air

WMAR 2 News 3/16 9:43A Jeff Hager

Ring camera footage shows the Honda HR-V whipping into a parking spot on Comer Square in Bel Air and then jumping the curb. It would ultimately strike Stephen Dansers home before careening into some nearby utility boxes. The neighbors were moving...

Ground stop issued at BWI Airport due to severe thunderstorms

WMAR 2 News 3/16 9:25A Dominick Philippe-Auguste

Departure flights at Baltimore-Washington International Airport are currently grounded due to impending severe weather. The ground stop was put in place at 2:42 p.m. Probability of extending the ground stop is sitting at a medium chance, 30 to...

Baltimore on watch for possible tornado, thunderstorms forecast for region

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 7:34A Marcus Dieterle

A tornado watch has been issued for the Baltimore area until 7 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service. A watch means that while a tornado has not been sighted here, conditions could...

The Church of the Redeemer VOICES Features Elaine Weiss on March 18

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 6:00A Sponsored Post Staff

Lent 2026 VOICES Series Wednesday, March 18: Elaine Weiss , 7-8:30 p.m. The Underground Schools that built the Civil Rights Movement Elaine Weiss  is an award-winning journalist and narrative...

Pickleball courts become Baltimore’s new ‘third space’

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 5:30A Loyola University Maryland Journ

By Jenna Mattern Jason Fruhling was skeptical the first time he picked up a pickleball paddle at the Pickleball House in White Marsh. Now, he owns the place. “We actually came here to this facility,...

Top 5 Stories This Morning: Tristan King Found; Parkville VFW; News-less Newsstand; and more.

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 3:30A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

Last week, we shared the news that 9-year-old Tristan King has been found after being missing for nearly 6 months; the newsstand at Baltimore s Penn Station no longer has reading material; and a...

Monday Morning Headlines: UMBC heading to NCAA tournament; Youth hockey team rallies to save rink;...

Baltimore Fishbowl 3/16 1:30A Baltimore Fishbowl Staff

UMBC men s basketball team heading to NCAA tournament for first time since 2018 ESPN 5 Maryland drivers owe DC more than $625k in unpaid parking tickets, per lawsuit Baltimore Banner Baltimore youth...