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Who signed the petition to shrink Baltimore City Council? It’s not who you think
Critics have said the ballot measure to shrink the Baltimore City Council will disenfranchise majority-Black neighborhoods. A Banner analysis found the vast majority of signers live in those neighborhoods and are Democrats. But why did they sign?
Chasen Cos. faces foreclosure filing on historic One Calvert Plaza building
Facing lien petitions, contract disputes and a foreclosure, the Baltimore real estate company has reached a tipping point.
Will lower mortgage rates bring relief to Baltimore-area residents?
With mortgage rates coming down, relief could be on the horizon for Baltimore-area homebuyers, home sellers and home builders alike.
Maryland test scores database: How did your local school do in 2024?
You can explore your test scores at your local school, or at any school in Maryland, on our searchable tables.
Baltimore-area schools raise scores on Maryland tests as achievement elsewhere stalls
Students in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore counties made steady progress on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, known as MCAP.
Analysis: Why does Maryland dominate at the Olympics? Look at the bank accounts.
Maryland has sent athletes to the 2024 Paris Olympics at one of the highest rates in the United States, a Baltimore Banner analysis found.
Chasing Chasen: Small business scores big win over Baltimore developer as legal woes mount
The namesake company of Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen is facing additional legal troubles large and small.
Contractor alleges Chasen Cos. owes almost $1 million for Meyer Seed Co. project
In court documents filed on April 15 but not previously available in Baltimore Circuit Court, Patriot Steel Fabrication Inc., a firm based in Church Creek, Dorchester County, asserts that Chasen Cos. owes the business more than $915,000.
Baltimore’s flashiest developer wanted to expand nationally. Now he’s rethinking everything.
Brandon Chasen’s development company is dialing back its national expansion plans and slowing its pace in Baltimore, too.
The Orioles have been hot, and that’s bringing out the fans
If this pace continues, the Orioles’ attendance will be over 2 million for the first time since 2017, before the team’s rebuild began.
Gun violence is falling across the country. How does Baltimore compare?
According to a new report from the Center for American Progress, Baltimore’s drop in gun violence through the first half of May this year ranks second among the 50 largest U.S. cities when compared to the same period in 2023.
Banner analysis: Margin in white neighborhoods powered Scott to victory
Not only did Mayor Brandon Scott, who has enjoyed higher approval ratings among white voters, have massive margins in the White L, he also ran close to former Mayor Sheila Dixon in the city’s majority-Black precincts, a Banner analysis of preliminary election data found.
Key Bridge collapse could change rules for tugboats
Tugboats often don’t stay beside vessels as they come and go from the harbor.
Could Key Bridge crash have been avoided if ship had tugboat guides?
Chesapeake Bay pilots and tugboats help guide large container ships in and out of the harbor.
Maryland needs more nurses. Their licenses are caught in red tape.
Amid a severe shortage, nurses and nursing assistants have struggled to their licenses approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
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