The Baltimore City and Maryland governments awarded a combined $4 million in taxpayer funds to a nonprofit run by a convicted felon who filed for bankruptcy three times and pleaded guilty to two false-pretenses charges — one of which was against a municipal government — according to a Spotlight on Maryland investigation. Garrick Good was first listed as the executive director of the Baltimore-based North East Housing Initiative (NEHI) in 2017— a position he gained after extensive legal and financial problems detailed in public records. Spotlight on Maryland sent Good questions on Monday about his criminal and bankruptcy cases. The following day, Good resigned from his position at NEHI. He declined to comment on his legal history. Read more: 📸: Baltimore Sun staff

“If this is your son, drag his a** by his hair down to the police department and turn him in.” Mayor Brandon Scott offered brief but scathing remarks at the site of a shooting that left seven injured, including a 3-year-old, on East Fayette Street on Wednesday night. 🎥: @foxbaltimore

There is a new spring sport taking hold across Baltimore-area high schools. It does not have officials. It does not have a rulebook that anyone can fully explain. It does, however, have rankings, rosters, playoff byes, cheating accusations and at least one controversy involving Hey Dude shoes. It’s hacky sack. Students have turned a lunch-period pastime into something resembling a sport. They stand in circles outside school, keep a small beaded ball alive with their feet, post the best clips to Instagram and argue over which school has the best “sack” program. The trend has been especially loud in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association, where accounts have popped up at multiple schools. Read more: 🎥: Michael Howes, @baltimoresun