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Buildings around N. Howard St. in Baltimore, Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
What’s next for the ‘Superblock’: Preservationists approve demolition of historic buildings
This vote will enable the long-awaited project, which has been sputtering since at least 1998, to move forward and revive a section of downtown that has seen progress elsewhere, including the newly finished Lexington Market redevelopment.
The exterior of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, in South Baltimore.
What is ‘Camden Crossing’? Mysterious survey asks about a Camden Yards revitalization effort
“Camden Crossing,” according to the poll, would aim to create new economic opportunities in the area with housing, hotels, shops, office space and health and education services, the poll says. It asks respondents how familiar they were with the revitalization plan.
Steuart Hill Academic Academy in Baltimore on Monday, May 15, 2023.
Baltimore closed at least 30 schools in 10 years. More people are asking if that makes sense.
In some Baltimore neighborhoods, where schoolhouses may be among the last stable anchors left, the decision to close one can feel like a death knell. And for some parents and advocates, closing lower-enrolled schools while leaving overpopulated ones intact can send a message about a neighborhood’s value.
Thiru Vignarajah, Liam and mother Deana Woodward are told that they have to be out of their home by Monday because the house was sold at tax sale over unpaid water bills.
A Baltimore woman faces eviction over unpaid water bills from 2018, despite state law
The case likely stems from unpaid water bills in 2018.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner political notes: Developer disagreement in Port Covington; Baltimore County police board; Pikesville Armory plans
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s pick for the county’s police accountability board is a Nelson Mullins partner who touts defending police officers and “other individuals under criminal investigation or charged with felony or misdemeanor offenses” on the law firm’s website.
We enjoyed a meal at Pusadee's Garden outdoor patio one night and managed to eat before the onset of a terrible storm.
A Ravens fan in Steel City didn’t hate it: Discover Pittsburgh in a weekend
The Pittsburgh-curious in me felt compelled to visit the place once famously derided as “Hell With the Lid Taken Off” and was delighted to find a robust dining scene and creative reuse of real estate.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner political notes: Baltimore County Police keep a tight grip on records; Baltimore public housing list reopening
Under a county executive administration that bills itself the “most transparent” in Baltimore County’s history, Police Department officials have closed ranks around public information.
Photo collage of grainy image of woman’s eyes, close up and closed, with excerpts from court documents including text “Final Protective Order” and the dates June 24, 2023 and July 12, 2023.
While police stalled in serving a warrant, a victim of abuse was killed
Experts say the case exposes deep flaws in a system that places undue burden on those subjected to abuse to stay safe.
Portrait of Marilyn Mosby at the Baltimore City State's Attorney Office.
What’s next for Marilyn Mosby? A women’s retreat in Jamaica weeks before her trial this fall.
Mosby, who exited the state’s attorney’s office last year, said 25 professional women will be accepted to join her in the “intimate holistic transformational experience.”
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner political notes: Cannabis social equity leader; O’Malley portraits unveiled; members named to water and higher ed panels; Olszewski taps former MDE secretary
Just over two weeks since the legal sales of recreational cannabis began, Gov. Wes Moore on Monday announced his pick to lead the state agency responsible for ensuring Maryland’s cannabis industry includes entrepreneurs from communities harmed by marijuana prohibition.
A delay in submitting timely reimbursement requests to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development may have cost the city more than $10 million.
Missed deadlines may have cost the city more than $10 million in federal housing aid
Facing staff turnover and mounting workloads, the homeless services office began using city dollars instead of HUD funds, and then missed a deadline for reimbursements.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at Memorial Baptist Church, where local leaders announced a collaboration of City Hall, the Greater Baltimore Committee and BUILD Baltimore.
Mayor, business and faith leaders say they’re uniting to attack Baltimore’s vacant housing crisis
The coalition said it has formed a steering committee to help implement a plan for dealing with the city's vacant housing stock. It has previously said the problem would cost $7.5 billion to fix.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Political notes: Endorsement battle in U.S. Senate; Moore heads to Jamaica; hearing on East Baltimore redevelopment delayed; more translators coming to county government
Gov. Wes Moore's fourth college commencement speech of the year will be a bit far from Maryland, as he heads to the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, this weekend.
City Council President Nick Mosby, right, looks on seated while seated next to Councilwoman Phylicia Porter at the Baltimore City Council hearing on the Brooklyn shooting.
‘Two children are dead!’ City agencies admit failures, and dodge questions, in Brooklyn shooting
The nearly four-hour-long hearing included emotional testimony from attendees and calls for more resources in South Baltimore.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County Police Officer’s polo patch.
Police: ‘Jealous’ man arrested in killing of woman found near Pikesville High School
Levi Feldman Sr., 53, of Baltimore, is charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence in the deadly shooting of Lakisha Wheeler.
Courtesy of the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
Relax, everyone, the misspelling on the Orleans Street sign is fixed
“We gotta admit when we mess up!” a representative for the Department of Transportation said in a Facebook message.
Image via Facebook.
‘The city that reads’ but can’t spell? Baltimore goofs on street sign
“Yes, we saw it. Yes, we messed up,” the department said on Facebook, chiding itself.
Mayor Brandon Scott speaks outside of vacant homes on West Saratoga street during a press conference hosted by Build One Baltimore on February 16, 2023.
City Council members probe agencies on water usage inside vacant buildings
City code states that water should be shut off inside vacant buildings, but the housing department rarely enforces the law.
Formstone covers the brick on many Baltimore rowhomes.
Baltimore City Council bill would restore tenants’ right to purchase some rental homes
Members of the Baltimore City Council voted to advance an ordinance Tuesday that would restore tenants’ right to negotiate privately with landlords for rental properties ahead of owners making other offers.
The Maryland Institute College of Art’s Fred Lazarus IV Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
MICA staff, faculty brace for layoffs ahead of fall 2023 semester
MICA administrators won’t say how many employees will be laid off ahead of the fall 2023 academic semester but have indicated that “rightsizing” is ongoing.
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