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The Port of Baltimore could be headed for its second partial shutdown this year.
Dockworkers’ union threatens to shut down East Coast ports, including Baltimore’s
A contract between a dockworkers union and shipping companies expires at the end of September, which may lead to the first strike in nearly 50 years.
Former Loyola University professor Stephen Walters poses for a portrait in his Baltimore condo on July 12, 2024.
The retired professor who still dreams of cutting Baltimore’s property tax
Stephen Walters has been sounding the alarm for the better part of two decades: To save itself, he says, Baltimore must slash its property tax rate. This week the state’s highest court rejected a ballot initiative to reduce and cap the rate.
Long lines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
BWI is the second-least-reliable airport in the country
The British firm SOAX reviewed data from April 2023 to March 2024 and found that almost 29% of flights left BWI at least 15 minutes later than their scheduled departure times, but it’s not all BWI’s fault.
MCB Real Estate released renderings of a redeveloped Harborplace on Oct. 30, 2023, that show new buildings with residential units and new parks.
At Harborplace 2.0, where does your car go?
The firm that wants to redevelop Harborplace touts the walkability of its designs, but at a hearing Thursday, city planning commissioners pointed out a different issue: Some of these hypothetical residents might own cars.
An illustration of design plans for the upcoming Harborplace development is revealed at a press conference held by MCB Real Estate, at the Light Street pavilion on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 in Baltimore, MD.
Build it and they will come? Harborplace redevelopment could hinge on potential tenants
A Baltimore City panel is once again preparing to review the master plan for the city’s most high-profile redevelopment: Harborplace.
Baltimore’s unique alley houses in the Poppleton neighborhood, shown in 2022.
Poppleton residents sue the developer and city leaders behind stalled revitalization plan
Six residents and the community association of a West Baltimore neighborhood stuck in a 20-year stalled redevelopment are suing numerous current and former city officials, agencies and the firm La Cité.
The site of the Poppleton development in West Baltimore.
Poppleton investor sues for control as West Baltimore project flounders
La Cité Development was supposed to break ground on an age-restricted apartment complex for older adults this year. Instead, the developer missed a key financing deadline.
A mobile roadway sign illuminates a directional arrow to indicate where a line of cars should travel. Orange roadwork barriers are in the foreground, a street sign that says 'Mt. Royal Ave' hangs next to a green traffic light above the road.
Why a change to Baltimore’s road paving policy is costing millions
The increased paving costs for water main projects means shifting funds that had been earmarked for elsewhere in Baltimore, including water system improvements.
Kevin Plank, CEO of Under Armour, bought Sagamore Farm from a developer in 2007 through an LLC.
Kevin Plank’s horse farm briefly listed for sale — then unlisted — for $22 million
The listing agent said Sagamore Farm might be sold privately and declined to comment further.
Under Armour storefront.
No discounts and fewer promos: Under Armour CEO thinks you’ll pay more for shoes and clothes
Baltimore-based apparel company Under Armour has recently been slashing its number of online promotions, pushing consumers to pay full price, CEO Kevin Plank told investors Thursday.
Under Armour and MedStar Health are offering free medical evaluations for all city high school students Saturday, Aug. 3, at UA’s Tide Point campus.
Under Armour says this bad news is actually good. Investors agree.
When Under Armour released its latest quarterly report Thursday morning, the news seemed, well, bad. But Under Armour’s stock price surged more than 15% in pre-market trading, topping $7.
The two-building Center\West apartment complex is the only project La Cité has completed in its plan to revitalize Poppelton. It has struggled to find renters for its 262 units.
HUD said no, then yes, to building this luxury apartment complex in Poppleton
Not one penny of the $56 million construction loan insured by the federal government has been repaid.
The site of the Poppleton development in West Baltimore.
Why Baltimore chose an untested developer for its huge — now failed — Poppleton project
Since winning a bid to redevelop West Baltimore's Poppleton neighborhood almost 20 years ago, La Cité Development has built a fraction of what it planned, leaving several blocks of vacant land in one of Baltimore’s oldest Black neighborhoods. The city grew so frustrated with inaction that last month it canceled La Cité’s exclusive development deal.
This is a photo of an apartment complex in the West Baltimore neighborhood of Poppleton.
Water bills & Sheila Dixon nudges: Emails show rancor between Poppleton developer and city officials
Emails between developer La Cité and Baltimore officials reveal that unpaid water bills inflamed an already strained relationship — and contributed to the city’s decision to end La Cité's future development rights in Poppleton.
This is a picture of Erricka Bridgeford leading a "sacred space" ritual in front of the East Baltimore home where Breaunna Cormley was killed.
Police arrest suspect after 12-year-old fatally shot in East Baltimore
Police said officers arrested a man Sunday morning who is suspected of fatally shooting a 12-year-old girl in an East Baltimore rowhouse two days earlier.
Six warehouses in a Baltimore logistics park sold for $140.5 million, according to CBRE.
Six warehouses in Baltimore County just sold for $141 million
The warehouses at Baltimore Crossroads were bought by EQT Exeter, a global real estate investment firm based outside Philadelphia.
In January 2024, the CEO of UPS said the company planned to lay off about 12,000 employees this year.
UPS to close Baltimore County warehouse, lay off up to 540 people
UPS notified the Maryland Department of Labor on June 20 that it is closing its facility at 3901 Vero Road on Aug. 23.
More than 150 people jumped into the water at Bond Street Wharf on June 23, 2024 to raise awareness for a clean and usable waterway. The author, pictured, was one of them. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
I jumped in Baltimore’s harbor. Now, I’m a changed man.
I joined more than 150 people Sunday as part of the inaugural Harbor Splash organized by the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.
Hospital beds in an emergency room.
Hospitals are crowded. One sued a patient for trespassing to empty a bed.
The 83-year-old patient was stable enough to leave MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. When he refused, the hospital sued.
This is a photo of an apartment complex in the West Baltimore neighborhood of Poppleton.
Will Poppleton ever be rebuilt? City-backed developer blows financing deadline
La Cité signed its deal during the mayoral administration of Martin O’Malley in 2006 to redevelop Poppleton, a predominantly Black neighborhood a few minutes from downtown.
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