The emails, obtained in a batch of records requested by The Banner, shed more light on the lead-up to the chaotic chain of events in January that resulted in BOPA Director Donna Drew Sawyer’s resignation and a last-minute dash to hold a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade.
Baltimore’s bus system has for years come under fire. Advocates say a wave of change could be coming to transit projects under a new administration in Annapolis.
It’s a civic duty. It’s a triumph of democracy. And if you live in Baltimore, it can feel like a hassle. Locals say they get summons letters from the city courthouse almost every year. Is that normal? Is it like that everywhere, or just in Baltimore?
Concerns about jury duty have been raised with Maryland courts and those across the country, and people who study the process say more jurisdictions are responding with reforms.
Long COVID patients want treatment and good data about the mysterious condition that continues to cast a shadow over their recovery. But at the moment, they’re limited to what’s available: hardly anything.
Of the more than one-third of the foster children prescribed psychotropic drugs, half are given more than one drug, despite concerns by the medical community about the use of multiple psychotropic drugs by children, according to the complaint.
The parade's return followed a weeklong spat between city officials and Baltimore's arts council, culminating with the mayor's office staging the event with days to spare.
Baltimore transportation officials say the city’s Interstate 83 speed camera program might offer a blueprint for curbing high speeds, reducing crash severity and incentivizing vehicular decorum.
Donna Drew Sawyer, who led the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, will no longer lead the department, president of BOPA’s board of directors Brian D. Lyles said in a statement Tuesday night.
Citing the ongoing tension with the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Scott said the appointment of Tonya Miller Hall will provide a bridge back to stability between City Hall and city arts.
Chad Williams, executive director of the West North Avenue Development Authority, remains in his position after being charged in his native Nevada with domestic battery earlier this month.
In a "clarifying statement" released Friday afternoon, BOPA aid it did not have the authority to make "unilateral" decisions about canceling mayoral events.
The statewide residential and commercial combined assessment increase beat 2022’s overall jump of 12% and is the highest year-over-year value hike in several years.
The comedian, in a first-ever feat for Netflix, will stream a live stand-up special from Baltimore March 4, the company announced Sunday. The location of the event was not immediately announced.
The frigid temperatures didn’t stop several hundred members of the Ravens Flock from hitting the concrete early Saturday as the Ravens prepared to take on the Atlanta Falcons.
20 months after Mayor Brandon Scott first announced the city’s intent to buy two hotels to provide permanent and temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness — a flagship piece of the homeless services strategy — city officials say they have yet to close the deal.