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In today's newsletter:

  • What this new EBDI–BDC partnership means for East Baltimore's future
  • What led to rape charges against this suspended Baltimore police officer?
  • How a Baltimore travel firm is coping after Nepal's deadly floods.

Also on today's calendar: Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 88 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Sunshine and humid, temps: high: 88, low: 71.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. EBDI and BDC announce strategic alignment to advance East Ba... (afro.com) — A major East Baltimore redevelopment effort is entering a new phase as East Baltimore Development, Inc. aligns with the Baltimore Development Corporation to finish its 88-acre transformation. With most of the master plan complete, the project has brought new housing, Eager Park, Henderson-Hopkins School, and significant investment, while also reshaping neighborhood demographics, incomes, and opportunities for local and minority-owned businesses.
   

2. Baltimore Officer Accused of Raping Woman Faces Multiple Charges (nbcpalmsprings.com) — A Baltimore City police officer has been arrested and suspended without pay after Harford County investigators used DNA evidence to charge him with multiple counts of rape and misconduct tied to transporting a woman from Baltimore. The case, now in Harford County's hands, raises serious concerns about public trust in Baltimore policing while both departments continue the investigation.
   

3. His family's Baltimore business sent travelers to Nepal. Then the floods hit. (thebaltimorebanner.com) — A Baltimore-based adventure travel company has 47 clients and guides missing after catastrophic flash floods in Nepal and Tibet, leaving its local managing director scrambling to comfort families. Founded in Nepal and expanded to Baltimore in 2019, the firm is working with relatives and authorities to track devices and share updates despite limited access to the disaster zone.
   

4. Democratic House Nominee Called Fatal Bridge Collapse A 'Climate Activist's Dream' (americanliberty.news) — Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse is at the center of a new political controversy after a Michigan congressional candidate called the disaster a "climate activist's dream" for halting coal exports from the port. The article revisits how the 2024 collapse killed six workers, disrupted thousands of local jobs, and exposed how vulnerable key shipping routes like Baltimore's harbor are to economic and political shocks.
   

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    Monday August 31
  • Opening Day for Students
    Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228
  • Chick-Fil-A Night
    George Cromwell 6709 Ritchie Hwy, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
    4:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • English Basic Skills Class for Adults Registration
    North County See Notes to sign up on the Interest Form
    • Wednesday September 2
  • Women's Pre-Chagim Night Out
    BT Congregation 3300 Old Court Road, Baltimore, MD 21208

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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