Baltimore

The more than 38,000 drivers who used to cross the Francis Scott Key Bridge every weekday have had to find alternate routes, which can cost time and money.

Food prices in December were up 2.4% for the year — and if you go back five years, they’re up about 25%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

There’s an emerging trend among cities to treat their rivers as recreational assets. But for those with histories of pollution, it requires some convincing.

More than a fifth of welders in the U.S. are over the age of 55. Demand for new ones is expected to increase.

The rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge will have to accommodate not just the ships and trucks of today, but those of a 100 years from now.

Sue Monaghan’s business is recovering while she navigates obstacles like another possible port strike and proposed tariffs.

“We’re rolling the same thing, but we’re getting different results” — that’s a valuable experience, says creator Lawrence Brown.

A community program in Baltimore aims to spread “compost fever.”

Their work includes tying ships to the shore, unloading containers and vehicles and keeping track of everything that comes off.

Baltimore businesses are lining up for a chance to bid on the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a project which hits close to home.