Emily Opilo

An ambitious plan to redevelop what’s called the Superblock, an area of downtown Baltimore, has been stuck in the mud for a quarter century. Much of the area was razed after a fire last month.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is making national appearances, and everyone is vying for his attention. What’s his next move?

Mark Conway is challenging Kweisi Mfume. In a heavily Democratic district that includes most of Baltimore and portions of the county, the winner of the primary election is all but guaranteed to win the general.

The hotel, formerly the Fairfield Inn & Suites on South President Street, has been used as a women’s shelter since 2020.

The total payment would increase from $6 million a year to $12 million a year over the five-year agreement for Baltimore nonprofits.

An online hearing on the issue that has paused the Baltimore union election has been set for Oct. 9.

The Baltimore City Board of Elections gave its new leader a Charm City welcome Thursday, delivering one of its most chaotic meetings in recent memory after one member stormed out of the boardroom.

The bills would eliminate parking requirements and allow people to build on larger portions of their properties in Baltimore City.

The new election is slated for Oct. 4, union members were told last week.

Baltimore finished the fiscal year, which ended June 30, with $42 million more in income tax collections than budgeted.

The Baltimore City council voted unanimously in favor of Michelle Taylor, from Shelby County, Tennessee, where she oversaw a Memphis-area health department.

Michelle Taylor, Mayor Brandon Scott’s nominee to lead the city’s Health Department, was advanced by a City Council committee Thursday, positioning her one more vote away from overseeing one of Baltimore’s largest and most complex agencies.

Since the office began hearing appeals in September 2023, 371 disputes have been processed. Of those, 72 are currently active, while 51 have been closed, Mills said. An additional 248 are in a queue.

Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy is changing roles as Baltimore faces criticism for its permitting overhaul.

Questions about how the city and state would respond to federal intervention come a day after Trump said he was sending troops to Chicago and suggested he would do the same in Baltimore.

Segments of the historic Superblock caught fire during Tuesday afternoon’s five-alarm blaze.

President Donald Trump was declarative on his plans for Chicago but ambiguous when it came to Baltimore.

A new deputy mayor for economic development was not announced.

Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Cumming, a former prosecutor, offered a full-throated defense of her tweets, arguing that she posted each from her personal account.

In an escalating war of words, President Donald Trump threatened to send the National Guard to Baltimore, revoke funding for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge and questioned Gov. Wes Moore's military awards. The Democratic governor wants Trump to come see Baltimore for himself or “keep our names out of your mouth.”