Last week, we shared news about a controversial backyard Go Kart track in Howard County, dead fish and pistachio green water in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, and the first Sheetz store in Baltimore County.
Revisit the stories here:
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“A Howard County dad quietly built a Go Kart track for his son. Then the neighbors found out.“: A Howard County dad who built a backyard Go Kart track for his son who wants to become a race car driver is now fighting to keep the $100,000-plus investment from being torn up, since he undertook the project without required permits.
![A pistachio tide appears in the Inner Harbor overnight Sept. 3, 2024. Photo credit: National Aquarium.](https://i0.wp.com/baltimorefishbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240903Environmental_PistachioTide-0011-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1)
“Dead fish and ‘pistachio green’ water in the Inner Harbor. What’s that about?“: Dead fish and green water turned up in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor this week, but experts say the phenomenon is related to temperature changes, not necessarily poor water quality.
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“A City To Come: The Closing of Saint Rose of Lima“: The fabled Archdiocese of Baltimore – the first in the United States, founded in 1789 – is on tenuous financial footing and will close dozens of parishes in the coming months.
![Sheetz, the Pennsylvania-based convenience store and gas station chain, will open their first-ever Baltimore County location on Thursday with giveaways and prizes. Photo courtesy of Sheetz.](https://i0.wp.com/baltimorefishbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/unnamed.png?resize=400%2C217&ssl=1)
“Move over, Royal Farms and Wawa. Sheetz is coming to Baltimore County.“: Baltimore County got its first-ever Sheetz convenience store and gas station, which opened Thursday in Middle River.
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“Hot House: Mount Vernon apartment presents prime viewing spot for Monument Lighting“: Looking for somewhere to watch the Monument Lighting in December (and get beautiful views year round)? Consider buying this stunning Mount Vernon apartment.
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![This 3-feet-by-5-feet mosaic artwork of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings was created in 2021 by Art with a Heart and members of the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel. The artwork hangs at the Cummings Courthouse in Baltimore. It features a quote from Cummings: "Our children are the living message we send to a future we will never see." Photo courtesy of Art with a Heart.](https://i0.wp.com/baltimorefishbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Elijah-Cummings-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C246&ssl=1)
“Art with a Heart to open second location on The Avenue in Hampden“: Baltimore-based arts non-profit Art with a Heart will open a second location in Hampden, where it will display and sell artwork by students and volunteers, and operate its workforce development program.
![A view of the future Hillside Park, on a 20-acre parcel that the Roland Park Community Foundation is buying from the Baltimore Country Club to create a community park. Photo courtesy of Roland Park Civic League.](https://i0.wp.com/baltimorefishbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Hillside-Park-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1)
“Land remediation work to begin soon as part of effort to turn Baltimore Country Club property into Hillside Park“: Before it’s sold to create Baltimore’s newest recreational area, Hillside Park, the land owned by the Baltimore Country Club (BCC) will undergo a remediation process to remove and store soil that contains remnants of pesticides and herbicides that were applied when the area was used as a golf course and grass tennis courts.
![Artists paint murals at the Baltimore Convention Center as part of BRUSH Mural Fest. Photo by Ed Gunts.](https://i0.wp.com/baltimorefishbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240905_112004.jpg?resize=400%2C180&ssl=1)
“BRUSH Mural Fest on Sept. 14 is bringing 10 new murals to downtown Baltimore“: Coming up this month is one of the city’s newest annual events, the BRUSH Mural Fest, which celebrates public murals in Baltimore and the artists who create them.
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“A ‘Fashion Market Pop-up’ series is launching this month at the Baltimore Museum of Industry“: The Baltimore Museum of Industry will be the location of a new “Baltimore Fashion Market Pop-up” series that will give participants a chance to shop, swap and upcycle clothes from local vendors.
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“Feds approve Maryland offshore wind project“: A Maryland offshore wind project cleared a major hurdle after the federal government gave final approval to it last week.