Top 5 Stories This Morning: Mr. Magoo, Ellicott City, Under Armour HQ, and more.
Mar 24, 2025
Last week, we shared a piece about the Baltimore roots of Mr. Magoo, debris removal from Ellicott City streams, and Visit Baltimore’s selection of an interim president and CEO.Revisit the stories here:A television still shows Mr. Magoo holds his dog McBarker. Image via Wikipedia.“‘Mr. Magoo’
screenwriter was City College and Hopkins grad who based character on his eccentric Baltimore uncle“: In his first article for Baltimore Fishbowl, former Baltimore Sun writer Frederick N. Rasmussen explores the Baltimore roots of Mr. Magoo.Photo via Joe Haupt on Flickr.“Safe and Sound Plan has removed 100,000 pounds of debris from Ellicott City streams“: The Ellicott City Safe and Sound Plan’s enhanced stream inspection and debris removal program flood safety initiative reached the milestone of removing more than 100,000 pounds of debris from stream channels in and around the Historic Ellicott City watershed.A screenshot from a time-lapse video shows a field after the demolition of the Bard Building. Screenshot via video from Maryland Department of General Services Instagram (@maryland_dgs)“Downtown green space now open where the Bard Building once stood; time-lapse video shows how it was created“: Maryland’s Department of General Services this week posted a video on social media showing the creation of a 1.1 acre green space that’s now open where the five-story Bard Building once stood.Under Armour’s new headquarters in South Baltimore. Image courtesy Birdair.“‘Bold step’: Under Armour plans weeklong celebration in September to mark grand opening of new global headquarters in South Baltimore“: Under Armour is planning a weeklong celebration in September to mark the grand opening of its new global headquarters in South Baltimore.Kireem Swinton, Visit Baltimore’s Vice President of Sales & Customer Experience, will serve as the organization’s interim president and CEO, starting July 1. Photo courtesy Kireem Swinton/LinkedIn“Visit Baltimore VP Kireem Swinton to serve as interim president and CEO starting July 1“: Kireem Swinton, Visit Baltimore’s Vice President of Sales & Customer Experience, will serve as the organization’s interim president and CEO, starting July 1. ...read more read less