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Whether the Democrats’ new fervor will translate into policy changes and more housing is less certain, as Gov. Wes Moore and others who have tried already know.
The pro-housing movement is having a moment. The YIMBY crowd is cheering.
Whether the Democrats’ new fervor will translate into policy changes and more housing is less certain, as Gov. Wes Moore and others who have tried already know.
Photo collage of Baltimore row house in front of stack of hundred dollar bills and blurry image of Baltimore City hall in far background.
A Baltimore employee was caught in a bribery scheme. Were more involved?
Does the “girl” in “water” still work for the Baltimore City Department of Public Works? City officials aren’t saying.
Neighborhood children enjoy a playground at Dutch Village apartments in Northeast Baltimore.
A New York investor came to town. His next moves could threaten a Baltimore school
As many as 120 Yorkwood Elementary School students could be pushed out of their community, with devastating consequences to their school.
Abel Woman Municipal Building on East Lexington Street
Former city employee admits to accepting bribes to remove water bills, property taxes
Joseph Gillespie admitted to taking more than $250,000 in bribes that caused the city to lose out on more than $1 million in tax revenue.
Steuart Hill, a now-vacant school, was one of five Baltimore school facilities where fires mysteriously broke out in July.
How did five Baltimore school facilities mysteriously catch fire in July?
The five fires, which all broke out in the afternoons or evenings in late July, exclusively erupted at elementary/middle school facilities, according to incident reports.
High-quality counseling is key to helping voucher households move to high-opportunity locations.
Housing vouchers help most when counselors are on hand, report says
Sometimes referred to as housing navigators or counselors, they take on a range of tasks, including providing hands-on support to households as they browse housing options and make contact with landlords.
Council member Zeke Cohen speaks in Baltimore alongside a coalition of renters demanding strengthened accountability for the city’s most frequently cited and hazardous multifamily dwellings on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.
Cohen’s ‘anti-slumlord’ bill moves forward in Baltimore City Council
After rounds of negotiations, council members praised the new direction of the pro-renters bill.
Members of the BRIDGES Coalition hold a demonstration in front of City Hall in Baltimore, Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
Baltimore reaches second opioid settlement with CVS on the eve of trial
The settlement brings the city’s total recoveries to $90 million.
Storm clouds fill the sky just before rain hits Artscape, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. Thunderstorms washed out concerts scheduled for Friday also.
Is Artscape cursed? Let’s examine the evidence.
The superstitious among us are secretly wondering if some festival organizer stepped on a crack in the pavement or walked under an errant ladder. All we know is it has just been one thing after another with Artscape these last few years.
Baltimore is pushing forward on an ambitious, and politically challenging, plan to tackle the city’s vacant property problem at scale.
Housing dream or budget nightmare? Inside Mayor Scott’s $3B plan to fix Baltimore’s vacants
So far the reception from state leaders has been lukewarm and city budget officials have also pushed back, according to emails and other communications obtained in a public records request.
Damien Haussling is pictured with the Baltimore Furniture Bank truck while delivering mattresses and bedding to immigrant families in Highlandtown on May 16, 2024.
The Baltimore Furniture Bank was his dream. He died after making it reality.
Damien Haussling co-founded the nonprofit after experiencing homelessness himself.
This is a photo of an apartment complex in the West Baltimore neighborhood of Poppleton.
Water bills & Sheila Dixon nudges: Emails show rancor between Poppleton developer and city officials
Emails between developer La Cité and Baltimore officials reveal that unpaid water bills inflamed an already strained relationship — and contributed to the city’s decision to end La Cité's future development rights in Poppleton.
The exterior sign of the Lakeside Homes at Holiday Heights apartment complex in Lansdowne on July 3, 2024.
After years of unsafe housing, HUD finally makes a move at Baltimore County complex
The federally subsidized apartment complex in Southwest Baltimore County has been a prolific source of complaints from residents — for years, if not decades.
Patryk Tararuj’s business, Green Apple Cleaning of Baltimore, won a suit against Chasen Cos. this month.
Chasing Chasen: Small business scores big win over Baltimore developer as legal woes mount
The namesake company of Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen is facing additional legal troubles large and small.
Properties on Biddle Street in Johnston Square that ReBUILD Metro will convert into housing for school employees in a January file photo.
Johnston Square revival continues with project for new apartments, library
The city now hopes to expand the whole-block model used in the tiny East Baltimore neighborhood to more parts of the city, perhaps using financing methods usually reserved for commercial developments.
A Baltimore City Police car sits parked on North Calvert St.
Baltimore County police investigating alleged double homicide in Middle River
Two women were found dead in Baltimore County in what police are describing as a suspected double homicide.
Somil Trivedi, chief legal and advocacy director at Maryland Legal Aid, speaks at a news conference outside the Edmondson Community Center in West Baltimore shortly after a lawsuit challenging city tax sales was filed in court on July 2, 2024.
In lawsuit, West Baltimore community association alleges city’s tax sale system is unconstitutional
The Edmondson Community Organization filed the case on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.
A view from the entryway of a construction site that will become The Whitney, on South Caroline Street in Fells Point.
Contractor alleges Chasen Cos. owes almost $1 million for Meyer Seed Co. project
In court documents filed on April 15 but not previously available in Baltimore Circuit Court, Patriot Steel Fabrication Inc., a firm based in Church Creek, Dorchester County, asserts that Chasen Cos. owes the business more than $915,000.
Real estate developer Brandon Chasen is photographed during an interview at his company’s office building in Fells Point on May 30, 2024.
Baltimore’s flashiest developer wanted to expand nationally. Now he’s rethinking everything.
Brandon Chasen’s development company is dialing back its national expansion plans and slowing its pace in Baltimore, too.
Artscape is BOPA’s flagship event.
BOPA, city working together to finalize contract ahead of Artscape
Rachel D. Graham, BOPA’s CEO, said she isn’t concerned about the possible lapse in funding, citing confidence in the city’s commitment to “doing what’s best” for city artists.
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