Baltimore’s Board of Estimates on Wednesday approved a nearly $100,000 settlement with the ACLU of Maryland to end a decade-old federal lawsuit over the rights of protesters at the Inner Harbor.

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This Saturday, Visit Baltimore will showcase the city as the place to go for bringing the family together.

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The National Aquarium in Baltimore is bringing back two discount programs to help keep the attraction affordable to Maryland residents. The aquarium announced that its Fridays After Five and Maryland Mornings programs return this month and will continue into 2014. ...

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The negotiated plan would allow the drilling of about 1,000 pylons through a protective cap covering toxic chromium on the city’s waterfront at the site.

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The Grand Prix is morphing into a more well-rounded, festival-like atmosphere with a wider variety of activities to enjoy, in addition to the cars.

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Maybe the idea that the Grand Prix of Baltimore is a blessing for business will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Some residents don’t have a good handle on who is actually paying for the Grand Prix of Baltimore and who stands to benefit.

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The race is on — and, some say, so is the pressure. As the third Grand Prix of Baltimore approaches, both supporters and opponents of the downtown street race are watching to see whether the three-day event will establish itself as a permanent summer fixture of the Inner Harbor. But J.P. Grant, who is financially supporting as well as helping orchestrate the event, said he is trying not to focus on the scrutiny.

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Cushman & Wakefield of Maryland Inc. said its capital markets team brokered the sale of a downtown parking lot at 300 E. Pratt St.

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A raft of ducks hangs out in the Inner Harbor Aug. 20. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

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