Baltimore County announces its search for an artist to build a permanent memorial to remember those who have died from COVID-19. And County Executive Johnny Olszewski will propose an accountability board to oversee the county’s Inspector General. Plus, the buzz of cicadas gives way to the buzz of the tattoo machines, as some locals commemorate Brood X with permanent souvenirs.

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Baltimore residents get a chance to air budget grievances with the City Council at Taxpayers’ Night. And WYPR announces its plan to buy WTMD from Towson University.

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Baltimore announces new grants to support local vaccination efforts. City hospitality workers got free groceries with their vaccines today at M&T Bank Stadium. And in Baltimore County, churches and mobile units are working to connect with residents who are still hesitant about getting a COVID vaccine. Plus, an audio postcard from a cicada hunt with bug enthusiast Dr. Mike Raupp.

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Baltimore announces nearly 10 million dollars in funding to provide home repairs and wraparound services to senior homeowners. Plus. a report on the ongoing environmental clean-up efforts at the old Bethlehem Steel industrial site at Sparrows Point.

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Baltimore County Schools expand in-person classes with just weeks to go before summer break. Plus, on the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, a conversation about repairing the damage done by modern urban apartheid.

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A member of the Baltimore City Council says it’s time to make the office of LGBTQ affairs a formally mandated office and fill the role needed to run it. Plus, as we prepare to return to a routine outside of the home, where does that leave our pets (emotionally speaking, that is)?

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$400-thousand dollars in winnings just for getting a Covid-19 shot? Governor Hogan follows other states in announcing a contest to incentivize vaccinations. Police announce an arrest in the killing of Baltimore Safe Streets activist Dante Barksdale.  A Baltimore County Council hearing with the new Inspector General yesterday got heated. But action on the County Executive’s $4-Billion dollar budget passed without fanfare. 

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Baltimore will extend programs that allow restaurants to place expanded outdoor seating.  Baltimore County officials try plan how to spend $161 million in American Rescue Plan funds. Plus a preview of this year’s Maryland Film Festival.

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Governor Hogan signed hundreds of bills today, including one to repeal the Maryland State Song. Housing advocates are cheering Mayor Scott’s veto of a bill to provide alternatives to security deposits. The Baltimore City Council takes action on illegal dumping. Plus, thoughts on violence reduction, from the head of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement.

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Baltimore’s mayor says it’s not yet time to lift the city’s mask mandates. As the economy slowly comes back, Baltimore County looks to get its unemployed residents back into the workforce. And The county’s libraries open their doors once again to book-browsers.

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