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New in Baltimore — August 2026

30 new openings · 28 answered questions · 12 notable events spotted on the Baltimore map in August 2026.

🏪 New places that opened

  • HomeGoods is now open at the Richardson Heights shopping center in Richardson.

    47d ago

  • Fractured Prune is turning 50, and its CEO says the donut shop plans to expand into Baltimore.

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  • HomeGoods is now open in the Richardson Heights shopping center in Richardson, Texas.

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  • Fractured Prune, the donut shop turning 50, has plans to expand into Baltimore.

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  • A Baltimore food truck owner is opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Pigtown after running the truck since 2022.

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  • Veteran restaurateur and sommelier Elli Benchimol is opening Ellizabetta La Strega, a gothic-leaning Italian restaurant in Washington, D.C.'s Foggy Bottom neighborhood.

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  • Baltimore's Neighborhood Runners are turning the former Charm City Meadworks taproom in East Baltimore into a community café, opening by the end of 2026.

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  • The last Little Blue Menu location in the country, in College Park, is reportedly set to convert to a traditional Chick-fil-A.

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  • A university alum is opening a new bao restaurant at Western Market in Washington, D.C.

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  • Posi’s Kitchen, a family-owned West African fusion restaurant, is back at the University Union for a second semester.

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  • A new app launched from Baltimore by a Peabody Institute professor and his cello student connects musicians worldwide practicing the same piece of music.

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  • A Baltimore food truck owner is opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Pigtown after running the truck since 2022.

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  • Cafe Tulum, from Mexican restaurateur Juan Dracoulis, is opening in Georgetown with a seafood-focused menu and raw fish dishes.

    49d ago

  • Ellizabetta La Strega is a new Italian restaurant from restaurateur Elli Benchimol, opening in Foggy Bottom this fall.

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  • Dominion Medical plans to renovate the three-story Maple Avenue building in Vienna and open a plastic surgery center on its upper floors.

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  • A piano school founded by Payam Khastkhodaei and backed by Hans Zimmer opened its first Maryland branch.

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  • A university alum plans to open a new bao restaurant in Western Market in Washington, DC.

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  • Posi’s Kitchen, a family-owned West African fusion restaurant, has returned to the University Union for another semester.

    50d ago

  • A popular delicatessen is set to open at BWI Marshall Airport, its first location in Anne Arundel County, according to a report.

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  • Laura Hodges, who was born and raised in England, is putting her own signature on tea time at The Tea Room in Catonsville.

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  • Cafe Tulum, from Mexican restaurateur Juan Dracoulis, is opening in Georgetown with a seafood-focused menu featuring plenty of raw fish.

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  • School of Rock will open its third Montgomery County location in September.

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  • Dominion Medical plans to renovate the three-story Vienna Medical Building on Maple Avenue in Vienna and open a plastic surgery center on its upper floors.

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  • Dough Labs, a one-person Detroit-style pizza pop-up run by William Rice, sets up about once a week in the back lot of Ministry of Brewing in Upper Fells Point.

    51d ago

  • Laura Hodges, who was born and raised in England, is putting her own signature on tea time at The Tea Room in Catonsville.

    51d ago

  • School of Rock will open its third location in Montgomery County in September.

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  • Australian frozen yogurt chain Yo-Chi is opening its first U.S. store at Dallas’ Inwood Village this fall, with a second location planned for NorthPark Center.

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  • Slutty Vegan has opened at Cross Street Market in Federal Hill, with another location planned at Johns Hopkins Hospital's East Baltimore campus.

    52d ago

  • A1 Wholesaler by Union Market carries designer fragrances and oils.

    53d ago

  • Potbelly is opening a new sandwich shop in Baltimore County next month.

    54d ago

❓ Questions locals answered

📅 Events that happened

  • 📅 Johns Hopkins University's newest undergraduate class assembled in Baltimore and spelled out 2030 for an official photo, continuing a Hopkins Orientation tradition.
  • 📅 Baltimore County residents can attend two hearings this week about data centers, including one on a proposed moratorium through 2027.
  • 📅 Ed Sheeran gave Pokémon fans a surprise performance at Chase Center in San Francisco as the Pokémon World Championships wrapped up Sunday night.
  • 📅 MLK III, Arndrea Waters King, and Yolanda Renee King are speaking about defending the vote at the 2026 March on Washington in Washington, DC.
  • 📅 Thousands of people from across the country attended the March on Washington 2026, Defend the Vote, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Aug. 28.
  • 📅 Thousands marched in Washington, D.C., to defend voting rights as civil rights protections weaken under Trump.
  • 📅 A course on sex scandals in Washington, D.C., is returning to campus.
  • 📅 The Towson Tigers opened their season with a 21-18 conference loss to the Maine Black Bears in Towson.
  • 📅 Takoma Park Community Day is happening in Takoma Park.
  • 📅 Voting rights advocates say the struggle continues at the March on Washington anniversary in Washington, D.C., after a Supreme Court decision gutted protections for majority-Black U.S. House districts, with midterm elections just over two months away.
  • 📅 Voting rights advocates rallied at the Lincoln Memorial on the March on Washington anniversary, saying the struggle continues.
  • 📅 Thousands marched in Washington as leaders warned of rollbacks to voting and civil rights.
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