The latest from Giacomo Bologna
State agency questions safety of gas pipes after BGE inspector is caught loafing on his boat
An investigation by BGE confirmed that an employee had falsified inspection reports.
Baltimore’s biggest sinkhole has also become a giant money pit
What was once predicted to be a $10 million fix has ballooned to at least $30 million, according to financial documents from the City of Baltimore.
The city sold this land for $40. With nothing built, investor wants to cash out.
The city created this parcel as part of the ambitious — now failed — plan to turn the West Baltimore neighborhood of Poppleton into a dense, upscale community.
Top Trump official visits Baltimore manufacturer as tariffs roil markets
One of Baltimore’s biggest tariff lovers hosted a top official in the Trump administration at his steel fabrication plant Friday morning.
Judge weighs fate of one of Baltimore’s most controversial land deals
A lawsuit challenging a 19-year-old Poppleton land deal between the city of Baltimore and a controversial developer had a pivotal hearing Wednesday.
Does Baltimore need new taxes to renovate the Convention Center? Consultants may decide
On Monday, state lawmakers passed a bill that extends the life of a Convention Center and tourism task force for another year, at a cost of about $350,000.
Baltimore could pay for downtown’s facelift using this one weird trick
A proposed authority to oversee the Baltimore Convention Center could also control other parts of downtown Baltimore.
Baltimore sues Poppleton developer over unpaid water bills
The city of Baltimore is suing La Cité Development over an unpaid water bill of $478,051.
GBMC faces credit downgrade for ‘persistent’ operating losses
A credit rating agency is taking a slightly dimmer outlook on the long-term health of Greater Baltimore Medical Center, or GBMC.
Hopkins lays off 1,000 workers in staffing company closure
Hopkins-owned Broadway Services notified state regulators this week that it would shut down by the end of June, triggering more than 1,000 layoffs at the staffing company.
A woman says she spent 4 days in hospital after eating at this Chipotle
A woman claims she spent four days in the hospital with food poisoning after eating at Chipotle.
One of downtown Baltimore’s biggest landlords hit with foreclosure
A lender is foreclosing on a downtown apartment building owned by one Baltimore’s most successful developers of office-to-residential conversions.
Why Baltimore can’t shake its controversial Poppleton developer
City housing cancelled New York-based La Cité’s development rights. Turns out, it didn’t really matter.
Welcome to Baltimore’s newest ghost town. Trump cuts might keep it empty.
Redevelopment of Poe Homes in West Baltimore, and other distressed communities across the region, could slow if federal housing grants and programs end.
After license flap, architecture professor no longer at Morgan State
Dale Glenwood Green, who taught at Morgan State University since 2008, was fined $20,000 in December for practicing architecture without a license.
Port of Baltimore lost its car crown — but Georgia’s reign could be short-lived
The Port of Baltimore had one of its strongest years, despite the Key Bridge disaster, but it lost its top ranking for car imports to Georgia’s Port of Brunswick.
Federal spending cuts trigger more than 1,000 Maryland private sector layoffs
As the Trump administration slashes the budgets of federal agencies, the ripple effects are already being felt in Maryland’s private sector.
Head of Baltimore’s economic development agency stepping down
The president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp. will step down this summer after six years at the helm.
How a New York developer made millions off its struggling West Baltimore project
Documents filed in a lawsuit show that New York developer La Cité has made millions of dollars from a struggling project in West Baltimore’s Poppleton neighborhood.