Morning Roundup

Hampdenfest, the longtime street fair held on The Avenue in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood, has been canceled after its application for a permit was denied by the city, according to organizers. (Baltimore Sun)

When Artscape announced that they were moving to September, it immediately sent up red flags for us as festival organizers. September is historically a very busy neighborhood festival season. On top of that, with an extra holiday falling on a weekend, it rendered several weekends unusable right off the bat.

Our target date was always September 23. So after BOPA appeared to have a couple of misfires in its early planning stages of Artscape, we decided instead of cancelling our festival earlier, we’d wait and see if Artscape was actually going to happen. As we considered moving forward with the planning, several city officials signaled their encouragement for our festival to take place on our intended date, so we proceeded. We figured, if Artscape did happen, maybe we could still pull off a smaller, more stripped down version of Hampdenfest.

Unfortunately, Baltimore City said they don’t have the resources to pull off Artscape and other events like ours.

— Hampdenfest organizers —

A hit-and-run incident is being investigated by Baltimore Police…

Baltimore City police are searching for the person who shot and killed a 16-year-old and wounded a 26-year-old man. The deadly shooting happened around 6 p.m. Monday night at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Broadway. (WBAL)

Two men, working as squeeqee workers, were shot back on Friday in north Baltimore. One died, the other was treated at a local hospital and released. (WBAL 1090)

TOP STORIES FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – AUGUST 16

MEDIA ADVISORY – BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Baltimore Police Department will not be releasing an audit into their department’s response to the Brooklyn Day shooting within 45 days as earlier promised. (WYPR)

Prince George’s County Schools were the target of a cyberattack that impacted thousands of accounts. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Tuesday threw his support behind Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. (Washington Post)

Last year in Maryland, casinos, lotteries and legalized sports betting brought in $1.589 billion in fiscal 2023…

• $848.1 million from casinos
• $714.3 million from the Maryland Lottery
• $25.3 million from sports wagering
• $1.2 million from daily fantasy sports

Gambling revenue is the state’s fourth-largest revenue stream behind income, sales and corporate taxes. (WTOP)

In a public hearing that lasted six hours, the topic of BGE’s controversial external gas regulators was up for discussion in front of Maryland’s Public Service Commission (PSC), the group tasked with regulating public utilities statewide. (WBFF)

Cecil County authorities say a man and a woman are facing numerous criminal charges after investigators confiscated more than three ounces of suspect crack cocaine and other evidence while conducting a court-approved search of a car that they occupied in North East and one of their homes. (Cecil Whig)

An investigation is continuing after a man allegedly broke into a home near Port Deposit on Tuesday and assaulted “numerous people” before being stabbed by one of the residents. (Cecil Whig)

Looking to find a home in the Baltimore area? Good luck finding one. (Baltimore Sun)

Did Towson University duplicate a doctoral business analytics program from Morgan State? An advocacy group for historically Black colleges is weighing whether to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education. (Baltimore Banner)

TODAY IN HISTORY – AUGUST 16

The Aberdeen Police Department is investigating an active shooting Tuesday evening. No one was injured. (Baltimore Sun)

Ocean City’s upcoming hot air balloon festival has been canceled. (WBOC)

An animal abuser will avoid prison time after hoarding dozens of rabbits and other creatures in deplorable conditions in Calvert County. Carol Badart VanWie, of Lusby, pleaded guilty in court to multiple charges involving her violations of animal cruelty laws after she left her pets in inhumane situations at her non-profit Bunny Magic and Wildlife Rabbit Rescue. (Anne Arundel Daily Voice)

Carroll County Public Schools officials are still in the process of reviewing requests for the removal of books from public school library shelves. As of last week, the total number of books requested for removal is 53. No final decisions have been made. (Carrol County Times)

The Oliver Recreation Center on Federal Street in Baltimore is closed due to safety concerns. (WMAR)

The killing of Rachel Morin, a mother of five who liked to walk the trail in Bel Air where her body was found last week, is gaining national attention. (The Aegis)

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Jack Flaherty took 84 pitches to get through three innings in San Diego last night and gave up seven runs, all earned, in a 10-3 loss to the Padres. The loss evens the series at one game apiece. (Camden Chat)

The good news? The Tampa Bay Rays were clobbered in San Francisco last night so the Orioles lose no ground in the pennant race. (MLB)

The Baltimore Ravens and Washington Commanders held a joint practice yesterday before their preseason game this weekend and things got a little heated. (Baltimore Sun)

Today marks the 46th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. Less than three months before, he performed in Baltimore downtown at the then-Civic Center…