Mount Vernon’s Ryleigh’s Oyster Closes After Two Years In Operation

Another business added to the long list of closures in Baltimore this year, Ryleigh’s Oysters in Mount Vernon. The owner, Brian McComas, plans to transform the restaurant into a catering kitchen and private event space. The restaurant at 1225 Cathedral Street has closed after only two years in operation. McComas said the past two years…

Rise Biscuits Donuts Announces Plans To Open New Location In Lutherville-Timonium

Rise Biscuits Donuts, a North Carolina-based restaurant chain, announces the opening of a new location in Lutherville-Timonium in November. The new 1,800-square-foot restaurant at 1620 York Road will open daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The plan includes opening four locations in Maryland in the next three years. The breakfast and lunch menus will…

Baltimore Police Investigating Fatal Shooting, Victims Identified In Recent Fatal Shootings

Baltimore police are investigating three separate overnight shootings that left one person dead and two others injured. Police arrived at an area hospital around 9:54 p.m. Sunday night, where a 30-year-old man was being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg. The victim told police that he was in the 2800 block of Woodbrook…

Associate Of Rapper Young Moose Charged In 2015 Quintuple Shooting

A Baltimore man arrested in connection with a shooting that injured four people and killed another, pleaded guilty to an unrelated gun charge, before U.S. District Court Judge Ellen L. Hollander on Tuesday. Twenty-four-year-old Antonio Melvin, of Northwest Baltimore, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for possessing a handgun, court records show. Previously local…

Club Charles In Station North Shutters After 66 Years In Business

As of July 27, Club Charles in Station North closed, but for how long remains unclear. Owner, Joy Martin, posted a sign outside the establishment, which read: “Due to unforeseen [sic] circumstances, Club Charles is closed starting this evening, July 27.” Earlier in the week, Baltimore City paper reported on an imminent closing of the…

Baltimore Police Investigating Quadruple Shooting In Gay Street Neighborhood

Baltimore police said four people were injured in a quadruple shooting on Wednesday afternoon in East Baltimore Around 12:07 p.m., police arrived to Eagar and Broadway streets in the Gay Street neighborhood. Upon arrival, the responding officer discovered a woman who was suffering from a gunshot wound to her leg. The 19-year-old was transported to…

Former Baltimore County Fire Captain Loses Pension Over Sexual Harassment

In 2013, a Former Baltimore County Fire captain became the subject of a sexual harassment investigation. An investigation into the allegations, Theodore C. Priester Jr. was terminated from his position. On Thursday, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld the county’s decision to deny Priester’s pension benefits. Priester began working in the fire department in…

Groupon And Grubhub Partnership Sends OrderUp Employees Packing

This week, it was announced that Groupon would be entering into a partnership with Grubhub. Through the partnership, the companies will attempt to provide consumers with a discounted food delivery service. Unfortunately, not everyone is cheering the announcement. OrderUp is an online food delivery service that was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 2009. In July…

Settlement Reached In Lawsuit Over Tyrone West’s Death

Maryland has reached a settlement with the family of Tyrone West after they filed a lawsuit alleging excessive force by police during a traffic stop in 2013. The state Board of Public Works is scheduled to vote on the $400,000 settlement on Wednesday. Attorney A. Dwight Pettit filed a federal lawsuit against Morgan State University…

Overnight Shooting In Middle River Kills 13-Year-Old Girl Dead, Two Other Injured

Baltimore County Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Middle River that claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl. Police responded a report of a shooting in the 700 block of Peterson Road. Upon arrival, the responding officers discovered the girl and two other people who had all been shot. The girl suffered a fatal…