NYC Fries Coming + Rapper's Whiskey + New Dining: MD Business News

MARYLAND — Breakfast lovers will be happy to know an Original Pancake House will be opening soon in Maryland, as will a New York City-style French fry chain. There's a pizza eatery planned for Annapolis, a Taiwanese street food restaurant settling in Rockville and a Dave & Buster's calling Annapolis home.

Several businesses have had their share of problems lately, too. One Havre de Grace building had a car crash into it, while multiple Montgomery County car dealerships were burglarized by a 12-year-old boy. A grocery store employee reported being assaulted by a shoplifter trying to escape the business, while a man robbing a restaurant was fatally shot by an employee.

Read more about the Maryland business scene below.

NYC-Style French Fry Chain Aims To Open MD Location: Report

A fast-food chain specializing in serving New York City-style fries and hot dogs plans to expand to retail centers in several U.S. markets, including the Washington, D.C. area. One of the locations New York Fries is interested in is in a Maryland suburb.

Rapper Ja Rule, Baltimore Distillery Team Up On New Whiskey

A Baltimore distillery has teamed up with rapper and actor Ja Rule to create a new whiskey slated for a winter public release. Baltimore Spirits Co., the maker of Epoch Rye Whiskey and Shot Tower Gin, created the new spirit with the help of Ja Rule and a team of others including Herb Rice, Kelvin Barton, and Sandy Sandiford.

DICK'S, Dave & Buster's Opening At Recently Sold Annapolis Mall

The new owners of the Westfield Annapolis mall confirmed their purchase Tuesday and announced two new experience-based businesses coming to the changing retail center. The owners said DICK'S House of Sport and Dave & Buster's are both expected to open "in the winter of 2025."

Timber Pizza Company Opening 1st MD Restaurant

Timber Pizza Company is opening its first Maryland location in the site left by the Nancy Hammond Editions Gallery, which is now located in Eastport. Timber Annapolis will be the first of four new locations that will open this year and be officially announced soon.

Restaurant news:

• Ghost Kitchen Bao Bei To Open As Restaurant In Rockville
• Original Pancake House Opening Soon In White Marsh Mall
• 2 Fulton Restaurants Burglarized In The Overnight

Business news:

• Vehicle Crashes Into Havre De Grace Building Damaging Brick Exterior
• Boy, 12, Accused Of Breaking Into Multiple MoCo Car Dealerships
• Sheetz Opening 1st Baltimore County Location This Week In Middle River
• 3 MD Gun Stores Sued Over Illegal Gun Sales That Drove Crime In DC, MD
• Construction Worker Falls Into Basement Foundation, Flown To Hospital
• Weis Market Employee Assaulted As Shoplifter Tries To Flee: Police
• Man Fatally Shot While Robbing Restaurant, Assaulting Employees: PGPD
• Recycle Worker Strike Protests Working Conditions, Pay In Anne Arundel