The latest from Giacomo Bologna
Baltimore’s arabbers mourn a fellow fruit man — and their dying way of life
Arabbing — selling fruits and vegetables from a horse-drawn wagon — is a centuries-old profession that is hanging by a thread in Baltimore.
‘Justice for the fruit man’: Hundreds rally for arabber fatally shot by Baltimore police
More than 300 people rallied in Upton on Friday evening to demand justice for Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, the well-known arabber fatally shot in Upton by police this week.
Judge dismisses Poppleton’s lawsuit of last resort against city, developer
A federal judge's dismissal of a lawsuit means that New York-based La Cité Development will continue to control much of the vacant land in the neighborhood, extending a saga that stretches back two decades.
It’s not looking good: New report digs deep on federal cuts and Maryland’s economy
A new report released gets into granular detail about federal money and Maryland — and it’s not pretty.
A state senator aided a disgraced developer’s ‘affordable’ East Baltimore project
Sen. Cory McCray’s involvement in Ronald Lipscomb’s proposed apartment building raised alarms, ethical concerns, emails show.
Rochester gave up on a highway and filled it in. Should Baltimore?
Rochester gave up lanes of highway traffic to turn a trench into green space — and wants to do more.
Buffalo’s $1 billion cautionary tale for Baltimore’s ‘Highway to Nowhere’
Buffalo’s plan to turn part of an expressway into a tunnel covered by green space got funded, and then got controversial.
‘Get ‘em while supplies last’: The economy operating outside Pimlico bids farewell
Residents of Park Heights shared thoughts on the idea of not having Preakness next year — and the prospects of a new Pimlico.
One of Harford County’s biggest private employers is laying off 363 workers
The Philadelphia-based pharmacy chain Rite Aid plans to close its Aberdeen distribution center.
They bet $45M on a downtown Baltimore property. Now it’s worth half that.
After foreclosing on the Vivo Baltimore property last year, a lender bought two residential towers in downtown Baltimore at auction for $25 million.
Where federal workers searching for new jobs should look in Maryland
Local leaders and state officials are trying to help federal workers find stability and chart a new path forward in Maryland.
MCB is buying another marquee property in downtown Baltimore
Buying the hotel would strengthen the Baltimore developer’s position downtown, where it already owns or controls multiple properties nearby, including Harborplace.
After fraud lawsuit, new buyers strike deal for Diamond Comics
A day after its would-be buyer filed a fraud suit against Diamond Comic Distributors, the Hunt Valley comic book company secured a new suitor.
An unusually high number of Black Baltimoreans identify as entrepreneurs
New research shows a quarter of residents in Baltimore and Baltimore County describe themselves as entrepreneurs.
New grocery store planned for West Baltimore development
Streets Market, a grocery store chain with locations in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, plans to anchor the redevelopment of a vacant building at 600 W. North Ave.
Tradepoint Atlantic resurrected Sparrows Point. Now it’s expanding into Howard County.
Tradepoint Atlantic, the company behind the redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel site at Sparrows Point, is expanding into Howard County that is expected to create 500 jobs.
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.