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An empty Camden Station.
Baltimore’s light rail is long overdue for a rehab. How did we get here?
The suspension of light rail service has raised questions about why the state did not overhaul its older railcars sooner.
Hundreds of protestors marched in Baltimore in support of Gaza on November 1, 2023.
Call for Israel-Palestine ceasefire fails as Middle East conflict roils Baltimore Council
The resolution calling for a ceasefire comes days after the council rejected a separate, last-minute measure condemning the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.
BALTIMORE, MD - JUNE 10: A general view of play as Brady Singer #51 of the Kansas City Royals pitches against the Baltimore Orioles during the fifth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 10, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
As Baltimore sends more money to city-owned hotel, mayor is ‘open’ to selling
Whether selling the city-owned Inner Harbor Hilton hotel is even an option, though, isn’t clear. If Baltimore were able to find a buyer, the sale would likely saddle the city with tremendous debt.
Demonstrators hold a sign during a rally outside City Hall during a rally for the inclusionary housing bills in Baltimore on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.
Baltimore is one step away from more affordable rents for new housing
The Baltimore City Council on Monday night approved an inclusionary housing bill that would compel all major developments to reserve a portion of the units to be rented at reduced prices.
Hundreds of protesters marched from City Hall to the Inner Harbor on Oct. 21 in support of Palestine. Protesters briefly interrupted a City Council meeting Monday night with chants supporting Palestine.
Baltimore City Council meeting interrupted by pro-Palestine protest; vote to condemn Hamas fails
The resolution, which did not appear on Monday night’s agenda, failed with four members abstaining from the vote. Just minutes earlier, a large group of pro-Palestine protestors had been escorted out of the building after interrupting the council proceedings.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Political notes: Scott endorses Alsobrooks; Trone has more ads; Baltimore permitting delays
“She understands what our city needs better than any other candidate in this race,” Mayor Brandon Scott said of Alsobrooks on Tuesday at at the Zeta Center in Northwest Baltimore’s Park Heights neighborhood.
Baltimore Gas and Electric has clashed in recent weeks with a state watchdog, the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel.
A once-confidential memo helps explain BGE’s conduit deal. Here’s what it says.
Three days after state regulators ruled that a confidential memo shedding light on the deal between Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore’s dominant utility provider should be public, the company released the document. For all the public outcry, though, the document is complex and its implications are not obvious.
A view of Druid Lake, with some sections of the reservoir under construction, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
EPA grants Baltimore extension for Ashburton reservoir project after missed deadline
The EPA had imposed a Nov. 30 deadline for the city to get massive underground water tanks at Lake Ashburton into operation. The city said it was nearing completion and should have the tanks ready within two weeks.
A BGE truck in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
Regulators say BGE memo detailing conduit financing should be public
What exactly the memo might reveal remains unclear, but it could prove consequential to an impending decision from the Maryland Public Service Commission on the utility’s plans to finance investments in the Baltimore conduit system.
An old steeple breaks the skyline with clouds overhead.
Where to find Baltimore’s great steeples
Repping religious origins, eccentric architecture and the legacies of Vietnam War dissenters and Civil Rights pioneers, these spires serve as soaring landmarks in both the geography and history of Baltimore.
The exterior of Baltimore City Hall as seen on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.
Baltimore could face $100 million ‘structural deficit’ next year. Here’s what that means.
“I’m always concerned when we have budget deficits like that,” said Mayor Brandon Scott. “But I’ve been around for ones a lot larger than one hundred million. So I know what we can do.”
Photo illustration of Baltimore City hall’s tower against teal background. Mayor Brandon Scott and mayoral candidate Sheila Dixon’s faces are visible in two car-shaped cut outs on either side of city hall.
How Baltimore’s spike in auto thefts could become an issue in the mayor’s race
With gun violence abating this year but car theft skyrocketing, most Baltimore residents say they don’t feel any safer. That could prove consequential in the contest between Mayor Brandon Scott and former Mayor Sheila Dixon.
A BGE truck in the Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
BGE asks to shield memo explaining how it aims to finance controversial Baltimore conduit deal
The Maryland Office of the People’s Counsel, which has estimated the conduit deal could cost BGE ratepayers upwards of $860 million over 50 years, is calling on state regulators to publicize an internal accounting memo about the deal.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner political notes: Hogan’s new video; redistricting fallout; the ‘Ruby’ opens in East Baltimore
Former Gov. Larry Hogan channels former President Ronald Reagan at the end of a new 90-second video, saying: “I believe in peace through strength. And I believe in standing up for our allies and standing up to our enemies. We need to stand with our allies and secure peace through strength.”
Tisha Guthrie emcees the kickoff event for With Us for Us, a coalition centered around community wealth building in Baltimore City, at Plantation Park Heights Urban Garden on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.
Proposed ballot measure wants Hopkins and Baltimore’s other tax-exempt institutions to pay up
The proposed charter amendment, which would go before voters in the 2024 general election if backers collect enough signatures, takes aim at a group of large nonprofit institutions that are exempt from paying property taxes to the city.
Council President Nick Mosby, left, and Mayor Brandon Scott participate in a Baltimore City Board of Estimates meeting inside City Hall on Oct. 5, 2022.
Mayor Scott vetoes City Council’s redistricting plan, likely cementing his own map
Council President Mosby admonished the mayor for the eleventh hour veto Monday night. The evening’s council meeting represented the last chance for the body to override a veto before a statutory 60-day deadline expires Nov. 17.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Political notes: Moore to Virginia; Familiar names in 6th District; Pittman housing bill in doubt
A race for Congress in a district that stretches from the western edge of Maryland to the D.C. suburbs is shaping up with multiple contenders, including some familiar names.
Safe Streets outpost located in the Belair-Edison neighborhood on Oct. 26, 2023.
Safe Streets staffer charged, Belair-Edison operations suspended following FBI raid
Three staffers were on leave Monday from the Belair-Edison outpost following a federal law enforcement operation last week that included 15 different raids, including the Safe Streets site.
Harborplace renderings show massive residential units envisioned by the developer.
Harborplace developer pitches 900 residential units, rooftop park at Inner Harbor
MCB Real Estate wants to rezone the Inner Harbor to allow for residential development.
The FBI on Thursday raided the Belair-Edison site of the Baltimore anti-violence program Safe Streets. The site is located in the 4200 block of Belair Road.
FBI raids Safe Streets site in Baltimore’s Belair-Edison neighborhood
FBI spokeswoman says the FBI was “conducting court-authorized activity” at the location.
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