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January 22, 2021
Maryland lawmakers are seeking to amend the state constitution to establish that everybody has an inalienable right to a healthy environment.
Subscribe I think it s important to formally recognize environmental rights as civil rights, the bill s sponsor Del. Wanika B. Fisher (D-Prince George s) said during a House Environment and Transportation Committee hearing Wednesday afternoon. This issue is dear to my heart as my constituents face the harsh effects of environmental injustice.
Fisher spoke specifically of environmental harms that disproportionately affect communities of color including in her own district in Prince George s County. Several others also testified of the grim realities of environmental injustices in Maryland.
The
Rising Sun Chamber of Commerce gave its 2020 Business of the Year Award to Sueâs Restaurant, owned and operated by
Jim Gibney and
Gerry Knotts.
This was possibly the chamberâs last chance to honor the business, which opened in 1947 as Montgomeryâs Diner. Gibney purchased it in 1985 and renamed it after his wife.
âMy wife was here when it started,â Gibney said. A black and white copy of the ad announcing the new restaurant at 9 East Main St. in Rising Sun shows not much has changed there in 73 years. Gibney thinks even the blue seats along the lunch counter are the same
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By: Johanna Alonso Daily Record business reporter December 18, 2020
Marshall Weston, president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Maryland, announced Friday that the industry group would be taking action to stop dining bans in three Maryland jurisdictions – Baltimore City and Prince George’s and Montgomery counties. (Screenshot from press conference)
The Restaurant Association of Maryland has filed a request for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions against three Maryland jurisdictions that have placed increased restrictions on dining in recent weeks, the industry advocacy group announced Friday morning.
Montgomery County and Prince George’s County both shut down indoor dining this week, while Baltimore fully banned both indoor and outdoor dining on Dec. 11. In Anne Arundel, which planned to implement similar measures, these restrictions were blocked hours before they were to go into effect when Anne Arundel Circuit Court judge Willia