Development, tourism and law reporter

Lorraine Mirabella

Lorraine Mirabella is a business reporter for The Baltimore Sun. She writes about retail, consumer affairs, workplace issues and other financial news. She joined the business staff in 1992 and has covered real estate, energy, manufacturing, business trends and companies such as Under Armour and McCormick & Co. She is a Towson University graduate.

Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center Director of Operations John Phillippi explains the Unit 2 steam turbine behind him. A tour of the Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)

From ‘No Nukes’ to Nuclear Now: The progressive energy flip

July 15, 2025 at 11:23 a.m.

"It was just complete insanity and stupidity to try to close a large, reliable source of clean energy," said Gardner, who called out anti-nuclear activists holding "30-year-old gripes" stemming from...

A Rite Aid store at 6300 York Road in Baltimore, Md., is seen ready to close following the company’s bankruptcy filing. The pharmacy chain is shuttering hundreds of locations nationwide as part of its restructuring plan. (Nia Meyers/Staff)

‘A retail apocalypse’: Big box and chain retailers undergo wave of closures

July 1, 2025 at 9:27 a.m.

"Some of the retailers that have failed weren't really innovating or thinking about the customer very well," one industry analyst said.

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