Restaurant Closes After Shooting + Sportswear Retailer Opening + Clothier Sets Down Roots: MD Business News

Avid shoppers will be thrilled to learn that a longtime clothier will open at the Festival at Riva shopping center in Annapolis.

Grab a paintbrush and palette: Artists are wanted for the annual Paint It! Ellicott City 2026 event, where juried artists set up their easels throughout town and capture on canvas the beauty and quaintness of the community.

Meanwhile, a Laurel restaurant was temporarily shut down after a Cinco de Mayo celebration outside two eateries in the parking lot turned harrowing after people were shot and stabbed.

Shopping Center Days Away From Opening New Store

On Thursday, the J.Crew Factory held a grand opening at 2311-G Forest Dr. The apparel and accessories store operates out of the Festival at Riva space that previously housed Lane Bryant.

New DTLR Era Brings Reimagined Experience To Annapolis Mall

A first-of-its-kind store concept has opened at the Annapolis Mall, offering residents the chance to experience a sportswear retailer's reimagined shopper experience.

Restaurant Forced To Close After Shootings, Stabbings On Cinco De Mayo

The use and occupancy permit for Amigos Mexican Grill has been temporarily suspended by the city's fire marshal and permit services after three people were shot and two stabbed at a Cinco de Mayo event held nearby. The restaurant was shut down last week.

Artists Wanted For Paint It! Ellicott City 2026

Artists are being sought for the Howard County Arts Council's Paint It! Ellicott City 2026, the juried, plain air paint-out held annually that captures the beauty and quaintness of the community on canvas.

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