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Fixing Baltimore’s vacant property economy could help everyone — just ask Detroit
Even as wealth grows in Detroit, some say they feel left behind.
Henry Earle, 21, during a drywall training course at the Detroit Training Center, which specializes in workforce development programs in construction, manufacturing, and transportation in Detroit, Mich. on Sept. 20, 2024.
Baltimore gave out developer tax breaks. Is the city seeing the benefits?
Baltimore’s TIF-backed developments are, slowly but surely, making money, a new report finds.
A view of Harbor Point, which received a tax break in the form of a TIF.
Mold is everywhere. Maryland may try to do something about it.
State officials could set a threshold for when mold should be considered hazardous or mandate a time frame for remediation. But without more research, Maryland’s rules likely won’t go far enough.
Faresha Sim poses for a portrait in her apartment in the Avalon on April 20, 2024. She wears a mask and gloves the majority of the time because of mold.
Think you have mold at home? Here’s when to call in the professionals.
Here are some frequently asked questions that could help determine when your mold problem is more than just a nuisance.
Rachel Oslund, a home inspector, demonstrates how she uses a sticky test strip to collect potential mold spores from a window sill for further testing in a lab.
Maryland wants more housing for the homeless — and it could cost developers
The proposal has alarmed the affordable housing community, which fears the collapse of the industry.
Attendees gather at the Legacy at Twin Rivers site prior to a ribbon cutting ceremony on 4/19/2024 in Columbia, MD.
Baltimore City Council’s new blood wants to do ‘really dope stuff’
These four freshmen say they’re here to shake up the status quo.
Incoming city council members, from left, Mark Parker, Jermaine Jones, Zac Blanchard, and Paris Gray.
Taking one last big swing on housing, Olszewski issues affordability mandate
The executive order is a retort to Baltimore County Council members who have attempted to put guardrails on the administration’s housing affordability and productivity goals.
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski signed an order Tuesday requiring developers receiving county help to offer a percentage of housing units at an affordable price.
Baltimore took a big bet on casino gambling. A decade later, the chips are down.
Horseshoe Casino, which opened a decade ago, has seen declining revenues since their peak in 2016, and employs about one-third as many people as in its first year.
Cars drive past Horseshoe Casino on Russell Street in South Baltimore on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
This City Hall love story proves romance can happen anywhere
A lucky few discover love knee-deep in the crisis of a massive water main break in the middle of the woods.
Celeste Amato and Steve Strickland, who work in Mayor Brandon Scott's administration, outside of Baltimore’s City Hall after getting married on Nov. 9, 2024.
A land bank helped with Detroit’s vacants, but Baltimore leaders are unconvinced
Detroit officials found Baltimore’s response to a land bank proposal “unfortunate” and lacking context.
Hosanna Smith, 42, walks her dog, Dundie, 5, in her neighborhood on Nov. 22 2024 in Detroit, Mich. Smith bought her home in 2018 using the Detroit Land Bank Authority’s “Rehabbed and Ready” program.
BOPA votes to oust CEO as arts group faces financial peril
Graham’s departure is “effective immediately,” BOPA interim Chair and CEO Robyn Murphy said at the close of a special meeting Wednesday. Murphy was temporarily appointed to both roles while the board searches for new leadership.
The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts has removed CEO Rachel Graham after just seven months on the job.
8 Maryland experiences to gift for the holidays
Experiences can offer the perfect solution for those friends and relatives who claim they don’t need any more stuff.
A Baltimore County complex shows how it’s getting more expensive to own a condo
In the midst of a dispute over rising fees, some say more laws and resources could alleviate the strain on common ownership communities.
Rockland Run resident Diana Evans looks up at the damaged ceiling above her bed. She has had to deal with water coming through the ceiling in her first floor condo multiple times in the past couple of years.
As Baltimore sweeps encampments, some residents feel discarded too
At one Baltimore encampment, leaving can be more challenging than staying.
Pam Macapagal pictured in her shelter moments after she was told she'd no longer be evicted.
David Smith wanted to cut Baltimore City Council. He united it instead.
“It was kind of a gift that David Smith and the proponents of the bill gave this city,” said Zac Blanchard, who unseated a Smith-backed candidate in May.
David Smith is the sole funder of the group working to shrink city council.
4 things we learned from election night results in Maryland
Being popular doesn’t guarantee victory, and other lessons from Tuesdays election results.
Voters cast their ballots for the 2024 general election at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro.
Hey, Baltimore renters: You could get up to $20,000 to buy a home
Two grants are offered: up to $10,000 to purchase a home or up to $20,000 to purchase and renovate a home.
Mondawmin is one of 120 neighborhoods where buyers can use an expanded Live Baltimore grant program to help pay for a home.
Harborplace developer’s former tenants urge vote against ballot question
The tenants said MCB Real Estate was a subpar landlord that drove down the shopping center’s value.
Phyllis Wert, a former owner Chesapeake Wine Company, urges voters to reject the MCB Real Estate ballot measure to add residences to Harborplace at the Inner Harbor.
The Harris and Alsobrooks friendship may matter now more than ever
As the general election draws near, Kamala Harris and Angela Alsobrooks are experiencing a different kind of intimacy as their friendship may matter now more than ever.
Angela Alsobrooks (center), Maryland’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is endorsed by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at a gun violence prevention event at the Kentland Community Center in June.
Baltimore could begin taxing vacant properties more by July 2026
Owners of vacant properties would eventually pay a tax rate four times that of typical properties.
City Council is moving after state lawmakers earlier this year approved a law allowing higher tax rates on vacant properties.
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