(Left to right) Sisters Yvette Pappoe and Elle Odoi, owners of "the dede.shop"; A dish from the New York Times-recognized Baltimore restaurant Ammoora; Nancy Proctor, Chief Strategy Officer at The Peale museum.
(Left to right) Sisters Yvette Pappoe and Elle Odoi, owners of "the dede.shop"; A dish from the New York Times-recognized Baltimore restaurant Ammoora; Nancy Proctor, Chief Strategy Officer at The Peale museum.

Last week, we shared news of a Baltimore restaurant named to the New York Times’ best restaurants list; an analysis of U.S. bridges with the highest ship traffic; and Maryland colleges’ rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

Revisit the stories here:

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The sun rises next to Baltimore's former Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2016. Photo by Patrick Gillespie/Flickr Creative Commons.
The sun rises next to Baltimore’s former Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2016. Photo by Patrick Gillespie/Flickr Creative Commons.

“Six months after Key Bridge collapse, Hopkins team finds Maryland’s bridges among highest in nation for mega- and large-ship traffic“: Bridges in Maryland are among those with the highest mega- and large-ship traffic, according to data analysis by Johns Hopkins University engineers.

Top image is a black and white photo of a square building with old cars parked in bays along the perimeter. The bottom photo is a colored photo of the same building today.
“The Garage” building on the University of Baltimore’s campus.

“University of Baltimore Academic Center would be demolished and replaced with smaller structure under new master plan“: The University of Baltimore’s Academic Center would be torn down and replaced with a smaller building under a new Facilities Master Plan that has been created to guide the institution’s growth over the next decade.

Students walk by the main gate to the Homewood campus of The Johns Hopkins University in north Baltimore. Photo courtesy of Homewood Photography/JHU.
Students walk by the main gate to the Homewood campus of The Johns Hopkins University in north Baltimore. Photo courtesy of Homewood Photography/JHU.

“Hopkins ranks 6th-best college in the nation by U.S. News & World Report; other Maryland universities score highly“: Johns Hopkins University this year rose to the No. 6 spot in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the best colleges in the nation.

Five women arm in arm, four wearing orange "volunteer" shirts, the last wearing a purple shirt, standing outside in front of a white pop up tent
Photo from Howard County Parks and Rec Facebook page.

“Columbia, Maryland rated top city in nation for women“: Columbia, Maryland was ranked first in all of the United States on conditions for women’s economic status, health, and safety, according to WalletHub’s “Best & Worst Cities for Women in 2024” report.

Photo of 2 people playing pickleball, one person back to camera, white shirt black pants, hand down with racket, one wearing cap, facing camera, black shirt and shorts, getting ready to hit ball
Photo courtesy of Copper Union Mt. Washington website gallery.

“Copper Union to open Mt. Washington pickleball social club“: Copper Union will celebrate the grand opening of its new pickleball club in Mt. Washington on Oct. 4 and 5.

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Nancy Proctor, The Peale's Chief Strategy Officer and founding director. Photo by Ed Gunts.
Nancy Proctor, The Peale’s Chief Strategy Officer and founding director. Photo by Ed Gunts.

“Nancy Proctor stepping down as Chief Strategy Officer of The Peale, Baltimore’s ‘community museum’“: After nearly eight years with various titles, Nancy Proctor is preparing to step down as Chief Strategy Officer of The Peale, Baltimore’s “community museum.”

dessert on a tray in a restaurant with red velvet chairs and arches in the background
Photo from Ammoora’s Facebook page.

“Baltimore restaurant Ammoora nabs spot on New York Times’ list of favorite restaurants“: Ammoora, a Baltimore restaurant serving Levantine cuisine, has made it into the exclusive New York Times “The Restaurant List 2024: Our 50 favorite places in America right now.”

Sisters Yvette Pappoe and Elle Odoi inside their new storefront, the dede. shop, in downtown Baltimore. Photo courtesy of Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.
Sisters Yvette Pappoe and Elle Odoi inside their new storefront, the dede. shop, in downtown Baltimore. Photo courtesy of Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.

“Sisters open ‘the dede. shop’ interior design store in downtown Baltimore“: Two sisters have opened a home furnishings and accessories store in downtown Baltimore, where they plan to make luxury interior design accessible to more people.

Artwork in a new exhibition at Harborplace. Credit: Baltimore Times/DR Photography.
Artwork in a new exhibition at Harborplace. Credit: Baltimore Times/DR Photography.

“‘Creatively Black Baltimore’ art exhibition, along with installation by Tyree Guyton, to open at Harborplace“: As part of a push to activate Baltimore’s Harborplace pavilions with arts-oriented attractions, MCB Real Estate has filled the space formerly occupied by the Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum with an exhibition called Creatively Black Baltimore (CBB).

The Charmers Club owners Lindsay Street and Rebecca Madariaga. Photo courtesy of Charmers Club.
The Charmers Club owners Lindsay Street and Rebecca Madariaga. Photo courtesy of Charmers Club.

“The Charmers Club, a vintage and handmade shop, will occupy former Charmington’s dining spot in Remington“: A vintage and handmade shop called The Charmers Club will move into the dining spot formerly occupied by Charmington’s in Remington.

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