Longtime Fells Point tavern to change hands

Happy Friday, readers.

We're so glad we get to bring the week's biggest stories straight to your feed each Friday. This summer and beyond, we have two new faces helping us do just that.

Give a warm welcome to BBJ's summer intern Henry Liu from Georgetown University, and our new Research Editor Ben Terzi, a onetime reporter with the Dundalk Eagle.

Henry will be contributing lots of great coverage — like this — to the newsroom, and Ben will be compiling our lists, like this week's Largest Breweries list.

With those introductions under our belts, let's get to the news.

Fells Point tavern to sell to loyal customer

A mainstay Fells Point bar will soon change hands — but the new owner is vowing not to change a thing, our Melody Simmons reported this week. Ale Mary's at 1939 Fleet St. will soon sell to one of the bar's loyal customers, and the current owners said they are exiting the service industry partly to relax. | More on the deal

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Metro station redevelopment calls for 800+ apartments, retail

A sweeping plan to add over 800 new housing units, retail and a new streetscape around the Reisterstown Plaza Metro station could kick off within 18 months and serve as another game-changer in Northwest Baltimore. | A look at the plan

25 millionaires created by local employee-owned company

A Jessup-based fork lift, handling equipment and warehouse systems company is owned by its 286 employees, 25 of whom now have at least $1 million vested in the company's employee stock ownership program. I caught up with them this week. | More about the company

Local restaurateur's last locations close

All of Brendon Hudson’s Baltimore restaurants have closed, ending a three-year run for the restaurateur who has been mired in legal problems and allegations of improper pay from employees. | The scoop on Hudson's exit

McCormick names new CFO

McCormick & Co. Inc.’s chief financial officer is set to retire after more than 30 years with the company. Mike Smith, who has been McCormick’s CFO since 2016, will retire at the end of February and give way to Marcos Gabriel. | Read about the transition

Plus, a peek at this week's cover story below.

'Just add cannabis': Md. tourism businesses cash in on a new market

The legalization of recreational cannabis in Maryland last year gave Fingerboard Farm owner Dawn Gordon another chance to evolve her business.

She is among the many Maryland entrepreneurs finding ways to enter the growing cannabis market through events and other experiences that don’t require growing or selling the plant.

Our Matt Hooke dives into the burgeoning cannabis tourism industry in this week's cover story.

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