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FAQ: How were developers allowed to change the Port Covington name to Baltimore Peninsula?
The name of the neighborhood, Port Covington, is not changing, according to city officials. But the overall area bought, controlled and managed by the developers is being rebranded.
MaryAnne Gilmartin the newest developer to take on building Port Covington out, takes Banner reporters for a tour in Port Covington, Baltimore, MD, November 2, 2022.
Parishes grapple with report of ‘pervasive’ child sex abuse in history of the Archdiocese of Baltimore
Among the 153 parishes and missions of Baltimore’s archdiocese, some grappled this weekend with how to address the sex abuse investigation.
A brick Catholic church in an urban setting.
Port Covington has a new name: Baltimore Peninsula
The change, made public this week, is an attempt by new developers at the New York-based MAG Partners and the San Francisco-based MacFarlane Partners to turn a page on a contentious project that has faced delays, turnover and public criticism for its heavy reliance on subsidies.
In Port Covington, Baltimore, MD, construction contines throughout the 235-acre complex, November 2, 2022.
Al Hutchinson is Baltimore’s highest-paid ‘storyteller.’ Supporters say he’s worth every cent.
Some have questioned the Visit Baltimore CEO's high salary; others say marketing the city — with all it's challenges — is a tough job.
Visit Baltimore President and CEO Al Hutchinson poses for a portrait inside his office building in Baltimore, Monday, October 24, 2022.
With a new team and coming rebrand, Baltimore’s Port Covington developers hope to turn a page. Will it work?
Real estate development firm MAG Partners has taken over Port Covington and aims to leave the past behind. It will announce a new name for the development this week.
MaryAnne Gilmartin, founder and CEO of MAG will redevelop, and re-brand Port Covington, Baltimore, MD, November 2, 2022.
Esposito, Kenyatta-Bey appear headed to victory in first-ever Baltimore City school board elections
While other regional school board races sparked fiery, public debates about opponents’ extremist views, the first-ever elections for the city’s Board of School Commissioners were far less contentious.
(l to r) Candidate running for the Baltimore City School Board are April Christina Curley, Ashley Esposito, Salimah Jasani and Kwame Kenyatta-Bey.
Banner political notes: News by Pugh; Ad campaign backs Black governor candidates; City union files pay grievance
On Question K, the Sinclair executive-funded measure that would limit elected officials to two terms in office, former Mayor Catherine Pugh wrote that she could easily make arguments for and against the proposal.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
What to know about CFG Bank, the little-known bank that bought the naming rights to Baltimore’s downtown arena
The Baltimore Banner sat down with CFG Bank founder and board chair, John W. “Jack” Dwyer, and CEO and president, William C. “Bill” Wiedel Jr., to discuss the bank’s expansion and growing footprint in the city.
Bill Wiedel, CEO of CFG Bank, speaks at the announcement of the Baltimore Arena's name change to CFG Bank Arena.
Here’s why your Baltimore water bill receipt may have gone to spam
Lawmakers, attorneys and consumers have raised concerns about the new customer payment system, saying the contract with the new vendor, Paymentus, was not awarded competitively and may have been implemented too quickly.
Photo collage of water meter cut in half by warning message that says "Pardon our Progress."
Johns Hopkins Medicine and CareFirst reach agreement to keep providers in network
A joint statement from the medical giant and the insurer said the multi-year contract ensures they can continue to serve members and patients with high-quality care. They did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement or disclose how long the agreement lasts.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Topgolf opens Friday in Baltimore
The facility is the first anchor to open in the new South Baltimore entertainment corridor, which aims to connect existing M&T Bank Stadium with Horseshoe Baltimore Casino.
Exterior of M&T Bank Stadium and Topgolf in South Baltimore on 10/7/22.
The Baltimore Arena has a new name: CFG Bank Arena
The renaming is meant to usher in a new era for the storied arena, which has been under renovation for the last several months.
Two workers wearing hard hats and vests stand amid metal trash receptacles inside CFG Bank Arena.
Baltimore Police Department is borrowing supplies for DNA tests from other crime labs because of procurement snafus
The police department — unable to procure analytical reagent, the compound used to cause a chemical reaction or test if one occurs — has borrowed as much as six months’ supply from other departments as payment to the vendor remains pending.
6/22/22—Police investigate a crime scene where three men were shot in a Northeast Baltimore shopping center Wednesday morning.
A Baltimore City Health Department program has quietly been supporting young trauma victims and their families, many who lose loved ones to violence
Although considered atypical for a health department to be involved in victims' services, the program has grown as the lens through which Baltimore views its trauma expands from a public safety issue to a public health issue.
Families walk through row of open doors and silhouette of a youth
Baltimore’s MICA downsizes as pandemic-related financial problems persist
The downsizing effort stems from a loss of revenues after three consecutive years of shrinking first-year class sizes.
The president of MICA announced to the school community in August that the school would be downsizing -- permanently -- in response to dropping enrollment numbers.
Topgolf Baltimore to open ‘within the month,’ connecting Horseshoe Casino and M&T Bank stadium
The golf venue is first anchor in what will be the Warner Street Entertainment District.
Exterior of Topgolf in South Baltimore on 10/7/22.
Why has D.C. administered more monkeypox vaccines than Maryland? Here’s what we found.
Washington, D.C., health officials have vaccinated people against monkeypox at a rate at least 56 times higher than Maryland, a Baltimore Banner data analysis of both jurisdictions’ data found.
A healthcare worker prepares to administer a vaccine to Michael Nicot for the prevention of monkeypox the Pride Center on July 12, 2022 in Wilton Manors, Florida. The center is offering the free smallpox/monkeypox vaccinations from the Florida Department of Health in Broward County as South Florida leads the state in the number of people infected.
Where’s the board? Employees of a beleaguered Baltimore nonprofit raised concerns about CEO, oversight as federal funds went missing
AIRS board members, supposed to act as a check on the nonprofit's leadership, have not responded to multiple requests for comment.
List of demands next to empty board room
Baltimore’s Port Covington development project lands bank as first office tenant
The deal with CFG Bank, a commercial bank currently headquartered near Lake Roland, encompasses about 20% of the roughly 500,000 square feet of office space included in the project’s initial phase
Port Covington, the long struggling waterfront development in South Baltimore, expects to sign a deal with CFG Bank as its first tenant.
Will the Baltimore Visitor Center ever return to daily operations? Here’s what we found.
The visitor center reopened in February but is operating at a reduced schedule, even as tourism activity ticks back up after a dismal few years.
Baltimore’s visually striking Visitor’s Center is open to the public post-COVID.
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