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Annapolis housing authority CEO and executive director Melissa Maddox Evans, flanked by state housing officials, lawmakers and elected leaderes, said she hoped to re-open shuttered public housing units within 12 months. Photographed on Monday, February 10, 2025.
Annapolis housing authority to receive $3 million bailout to confront ‘financial crisis’
Leaders of the agency and across the state said they hoped the money would help set the housing authority on the right course.
BALTIMORE, MD - FEB 9, 2025: Doug Storey facilitates a children’s sermon acknowledging the lack of diverse representation in imagery inside the Govans Presbyterian Church. He asks one of the child attendees to look at the new artwork titled "Sanctuary City Part 1 and 2” that represents the growing diversity and representation of their congregation where everyone is welcome.
Baltimore church seeks to rectify troubled past with new art
Newly installed artwork pays homage to Baltimore’s sanctuary city status.
Projections this week call for light snow starting Tuesday afternoon, with steadier, heavier snowfall continuing into the night.
Winter storm watch in effect for Maryland starting Tuesday
It’s possible we will see 5 or more inches of snow Tuesday into Wednesday.
Passengers, reflected in a platform mirror, wait for their light rail to arrive at the Lutherville station in Lutherville, Md. on Monday, February 3, 2025.
Lutherville Station developer says he’s ‘not going anywhere’
The owner of the commercial shopping center next to the Lutherville light rail stop is pledging to continue to work to add housing there, despite intense community opposition and resistance from the County Council.
Chasen Cos. is facing foreclosure on a trio of lots in Fells Point.
Chasen Cos. faces foreclosure in Fells Point over alleged bank loan default
Chasen Cos., a Baltimore development firm faces new legal trouble after a bank alleged it defaulted on a nearly $14 million loan for properties in Fells Point.
Belair-Edison is one of the city's "hot" neighborhoods, according to Live Baltimore's annual housing report.
Baltimore pitched as affordable answer in costly housing region
Baltimore’s median home price is up, but it still pales in comparison to the city suburbs.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as he prepares to depart the White House aboard Marine One on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The president is traveling to North Carolina, California, Nevada and Florida over the weekend.
What we know about Trump’s federal spending freeze and its impact on Marylanders
What we know about President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on federal spending and its impact on Marylanders.
A Trump administration order Monday night ordered a pause on federal grants and loans.
Confusion, anger as Maryland officials, nonprofits grapple with funding freeze
State officials and nonprofit leaders reported they were locked out of federal systems used to draw down federal funds for Medicaid reimbursements and financing basic needs for low-earning Marylanders.
After a fire initially broke out Jan. 18, Baltimore County officials said Monday it was extinguished.
Baltimore County crews extinguish Dundalk recycling fire
The fire rekindled last week after starting on Jan. 18.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Anne Arundel police say off-duty cop involved in hit-and-run
The officer, a five-year veteran, has been suspended without pay.
An eco-village is expected to fill the “Tivoly Triangle” in Northeast Baltimore, a long-stalled redevelopment project.
Northeast Baltimore ‘eco-village’ wants to create new neighborhood model
The site would include large and small single-family homes but also duplexes at prices that are “financially accessible” to aspiring homeowners, project managers said.
Tents and personal items in an alley in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Baltimore activated its cold weather winter shelter initiative on Friday in response to the frigid weather. The designation, which will not expire until Thursday, expands the city’s shelter options for the homeless.
After more than 3 decades, Homeless Persons Representation Project to close
The free legal services and advocacy group will dissolve by the end of the quarter.
Photo collage of Baltimore row house in front of stack of hundred dollar bills and blurry image of Baltimore City hall in far background.
City employee who took bribes had been flagged years before, records show
Concerns about Joseph Gillespie went unchecked many years ago, a city employee said.
Angela Coleman, president and founder of Sisterhood Agenda, poses for a portrait on the property she aims to transform into housing in Middle River, Maryland, on Aug. 22, 2024.
HUD investigating Baltimore County housing discrimination complaint
Angela D. Coleman wants to build eco-friendly duplexes at affordable prices for renters. She planned 22 units for a development in Middle River.
Festival goers at ArtScape headed for cover Friday night after a thunderstorm blew through Baltimore. The weather forced the cancellation of musical acts, including Grammy winner Chaka Khan.
A slimmed-down BOPA outlines plan for the future
“The heavy lift of management is off the plate of this organization so we can do what we do best: focus on the art,” the interim CEO said.
Maryland Attorney General applauds for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as he delivers his first State of the State address on 2/1/23 at the Maryland State House.
Maryland AG sues software vendor, landlords for price-fixing rents
The attorney general’s office blasted the defendants as a ‘cartel.’
Natalie Stuppard, a Tiers of Laurel Lakes condo owner and condo association board member, describes the community reaction when notice to vacate signs appeared  after the condo’s staircases were deemed unsafe.
Condo sales are booming, but a Laurel community shows the risks
Nothing brings neighbors together like calamity, especially when it involves their homes.
With the help of software, the lawsuit states, the landlords would receive frequent updates on competitors’ rates, apartment availability, occupancy and changes in rental rates — and a nudge if a competitor increased rents.
Maryland landlords among those accused of price-fixing in federal lawsuit
The companies are accused of using an algorithm to set rents and minimize competition among landlords.
Battle Pincus, left, and Jack Kessinger sled down the hill at Wyman Park Dell on the morning after the first lasting snowfall of the winter, in Baltimore, MD on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
2025 kicks off with an old-fashioned snow day
The more things change, the more snow days stay the same.
Property values rose by 20% in the state’s latest round of assessments, likely meaning higher tax bills for owners.
Maryland property values rose 20% and higher tax bills are likely
All of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions experienced increased values amid a tight housing market.
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