The former City Council president says he is vice president of operations for G.L.O.M. Global, a nonprofit with grandiose plans for West North Avenue and elsewhere.

Blessed with empathy and a healthy sense of humor, Ray Bennett helped WBAL-TV tell a fuller story about Baltimore and its people. An appreciation of the former features reporter, who died on July 5.

The former councilman who represented South Baltimore and downtown discloses that he is now director of government relations for the politically-plugged-in hospitality group.

With more very hot weather on the way, the State Health Department advises people to be aware of the warning signs of heat-related illnesses.