Foreclosure averted: Bernard Porter says that the housing advocacy nonprofit NACA helped restructure his loan and save his house. Others blame NACA for contributing to the conditions that led to the national mortgage crisis.
Extra credit: Chris Muldowney, a caseworker at Family and Children’s Services of Central Maryland, started a donation-only film series to benefit her elderly clients.
What's the next big thing, and where will it come from? We scoured the region to find the emerging ideas, astonishing innovations, and strange inventions that could change our world.