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Mayor Brandon Scott controls an excavator during the demolition of one of the remaining former Perkins Homes buildings, paving the way to start the construction of Perkins Phase III, Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
High hopes as next phase of Perkins Homes redevelopment gets underway
The ambitious undertaking promises to replace a vestige of the city’s aging public housing infrastructure with over 2,000 new mixed-income housing units.
Nursing student Katie Strine, left, reads a patient's chart with clinical instructor Kerstin Koorey in the Surgical Acute Care unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center. April 18, 2023
University of Maryland Medical System nursing program ramps up to address labor shortage
The Academy of Clinical Essentials initiative, which started at the University of Maryland Medical System, could be adopted by health systems across the country.
How is downtown Baltimore doing?
Beat down by crime, disinvestment and a pandemic, can downtown Baltimore recover?
Investors, residents and business owners say crime concerns and a lack of vision are hurting the Central Business District in the wake of the pandemic.
Freshly screened composted soil sits in the Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility  plant in White Marsh, MD., April 14, 2023.
From plastic to paper: Is yard waste collection working in Baltimore County?
The volume of twigs, leaves and weeds collected has dropped since the county required them to be in paper bags. But the move away from plastic bags had other benefits, officials say.
The Attorney General’s office released the Catholic Church Investigation papers.  List of names.
Archdiocese of Baltimore investigation reveals some new details
The filings kept on a handful of priests were known as “The Bad Boy Files,” 32 names were not to include on the church's credibly accused list, and colluding with the Archdiocese of Washington were revealed in the investigation.
The Attorney General’s office released the Catholic Church Investigation papers.  Jean Hargadon (glasses) Teresa Lancaster,  holds a redacted copy of the release.
Church report reveals new allegations against Father Maskell of ‘The Keepers’
Maskell is accused of abusing at least 39 people and doing nothing about colleagues who also abused children.
A tiny newborn puppy is handed off between two people.
A day with Baltimore animal control — and how a change could affect its ability to help
“I don’t want to leave anybody behind," said Sharon Colburn, who directs animal services in Baltimore.
The Governor, County Executive, and others take a photo after announcing a new Library will be built on the Columbia Waterfront, in Columbia, MD., on March 30, 2023.
Howard County reveals plan for lakefront Columbia library
The new library — at 100,000 square feet — will be at least twice the size of any other facility in the county library system and include an auditorium, a literacy classroom, flexible community space and a digital lab. The building was designed by English architect Thomas Heatherwick, and construction is expected to begin as soon as 2026.
Members of the Steuart Academic Academy community gather around a table. Forms and documents about efforts to keep the school open are spread across the table.
Southwest Baltimore’s Steuart Hill academy will close
Steuart Hill Academic Academy will close at the end of the academy year, following an impassioned appeal process waged by parents and community advocates.
Alina Anthony, left, checks Braziah Murphy’s blood pressure at the Healthcare in the Library station inside the Enoch Pratt Library’s central branch on Friday, March 10. Anthony is a second semester nursing student at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
Struggling to make health care appointments in Maryland? You’re not alone
Securing an appointment with health providers in Maryland has become a monumental task for patients, who say they have hit barrier after barrier in the search for care.
James Matamoros teaches his fifth grade class at Berkshire Elementary School on March 3, 2023.
Maryland is rapidly adding community schools. But are they working?
The community school model has grown exponentially in Maryland. But even some of the strongest supporters acknowledge that the rapid growth comes with some downsides.
The sanctuary of the Baltimore Basilica on December 2, 2022. The actual name of the Basilica is The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
How institutions like the Catholic Church weaponize bankruptcy
Across the United States, various institutions that have faced sexual abuse allegations ranging from the Boy Scouts of America to USA Gymnastics have filed for bankruptcy. Could the Archdiocese of Baltimore follow?
Photo collage showing Maryland Institute College of Art building cut into four segments, with rightmost piece falling to the right, layered over background of drawing marks and paint spatters.
MICA’s financial woes aren’t unique, but they could be tough to fix
The Baltimore arts college is among a number of small institutions finding themselves at a painful crossroads as the dust from the pandemic settles.
Fred Lazarus IV Center, 131 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201
More layoffs expected at MICA as financial pressure builds
More job layoffs are expected at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where administrators say plunging undergraduate enrollment has effectively made the historic city arts institution a smaller college.
Mark Anthony Thomas is an urbanist and economic development official, who began his career as a creative and poet.  Thomas hails from Pittsburgh with a mission of reshaping the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC), Baltimore's pro-business advocacy group.
A sitdown with Mark Anthony Thomas, Greater Baltimore Committee’s new CEO
Thomas says decades of experience in economic development and public affairs has lent him the right mix of skills to shake up the nearly 70-year-old institution.
Exterior of the Maryland State House.
Maryland bill seeks to open jury duty to people formerly incarcerated
Sponsors and supporters of the bill say it would help people who were incarcerated and later released reintegrate into society and make Maryland jury pools more representative.
Geraldine Long, a neighborhood resident, comes in to get her COVID booster. Baltimore City's continued effort towards combating COVID-19 includes a stationary mobile clinic that gives vaccine recievers incentives to keep up to date on their vaccines.  A mobile setup is shown here on February 10, 2023.
How Marylanders will get COVID vaccines and tests when the federal emergency ends
This spring will mark a shift in how many people access COVID tests and vaccines, and who pays for them, but many free public sites will remain open.
The view outside David Linthicum's home on Friday, Feb. 10. Tire tracks and busted windows are some of the signs from a police raid the night before.
David Linthicum’s brother speaks out: ‘This was entirely preventable’
Martin Linthicum says his younger brother, accused in the shootings of two Baltimore County Police officers in separate incidents, spiraled downward in an abusive household.
Angela Banks speaks at a press conference on why she filed the complaint.
Former Poppleton resident, nonprofit allege Fair Housing Act violations in federal complaint
The complaint alleges that the city has violated the Fair Housing Act repeatedly since 1975, when Baltimore officials first adopted a plan to redevelop Poppleton.
David Emory Linthicum
What we know about David Linthicum
David Emory Linthicum had long showed signs of disorder, bitterness about his circumstances and a predilection for illicit activities, according to public records, accounts from those who knew him and his social media profiles.
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