HonFest organizer may not have enough volunteers to pull off festival after backlash over Planned Parenthood

HonFest’s founder is scrambling to save the festival following a whirlwind weekend in which organizers denied a booth to Planned Parenthood of Maryland before reversing course and inviting the reproductive health care nonprofit to attend the event. “I may not have any volunteers to help me,” Denise Whiting, who started the Hampden festival nearly 30 years ago, said Monday. “It’s a tough situation for everyone.” Whiting said she has reached out to city officials, including the office of Mayor Brandon M. Scott, the police department and City Councilwoman Odette Ramos,...