🌱 Hurricane Prediction Changed + Local Company To Expand In Florida

Hello all. It's me, Rose Mendez, your host of the Catonsville Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening locally. Keep scrolling for the scoop...

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and less humid. High: 81 Low: 59.

Here are the top three stories in Catonsville today:

1. Good news, Catonsville. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration changed the Atlantic hurricane season projection from 65 percent to 60 percent. The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is still expected to produce more than a dozen named storms. The new projection could be better for Maryland. (Maryland Patch)
2. The Catonsville-based company, Erickson Senior Living, is looking to expand in Florida. Today, Aug. 12, the Palm Beach County Planning Commission will consider a text amendment to the rules of the Agricultural Reserve district that would allow farmland west of Boynton Beach to be rezoned for a senior housing development. (Biz Journals)
3. A 20-year-old Catonsville resident has been arrested for allegedly firing several BB rounds toward members of the Baltimore City Fire Department. The accused has been identified as Alysha Williams who, at 10:00 a.m. on Aug. 10, was arrested at her Catonsville residence by Maryland State Police and the U.S. Marshals. Williams was charged with multiple counts of first and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and discharging a BB gun. (Maryland State Police)

Today in Catonsville:

• Frederick Road Fridays 2022 At 15 Mellor Avenue (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• All sales from Ron Wise's artwork, on display at the Baltimore Arts Guild Clubhouse in Catonsville, will be donated to St. Jude's Children's Hospital! Donated amount will be matched 100 percent by his love wife. (Instagram)
• Don't miss "Building Buddies: Spiral Art Hypnotizers" on Aug. 15 at the Catonsville Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library! Little Buddies (grades K-5) are paired up with and coached by teen Big Buddies for a hands-on experience building a spring-driven machine to draw spirals and create rings of glowing light. (BCPL)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update.

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!