BOPA runs out of money, calls ‘emergency’ board meeting
Troubled Artscape host plans to vote on ‘personnel and business location’ Thursday
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Nearly two-thirds of Maryland 18-year-olds are registered to cast a crucial vote
The rate of 18-year-old voters registered in Maryland exceeds that of neighboring Pennsylvania, according to the study, and Ohio, Georgia and Arizona.
A Baltimore resident casts their vote on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School. Polling locations for the general election remain open until 8 p.m.
Baltimore approved to recoup $6 million in federal homelessness funds
The city appealed to the federal housing agency earlier this year to get back part of that lost funding.
There is a rotating homeless encampment in Wyman Park Dell, most live in makeshift tents.
Baltimore City Council moves to revive anti-animal abuse commission
Advocates warned that without more support from the mayor’s office, the revived commission would serve as an “exercise in futility.”
The commission hasn’t met since before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the new seven-member panel would be composed of volunteers.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Neighborhood children enjoy a playground at Dutch Village apartments in Northeast Baltimore.
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.
Abel Woman Municipal Building on East Lexington Street
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.
Steuart Hill, a now-vacant school, was one of five Baltimore school facilities where fires mysteriously broke out in July.
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.
High-quality counseling is key to helping voucher households move to high-opportunity locations.
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.
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.
Baltimore reaches second opioid settlement with CVS on the eve of trial
The settlement brings the city’s total recoveries to $90 million.
Members of the BRIDGES Coalition hold a demonstration in front of City Hall in Baltimore, Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
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.
Storm clouds fill the sky just before rain hits Artscape, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. Thunderstorms washed out concerts scheduled for Friday also.
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.
Baltimore is pushing forward on an ambitious, and politically challenging, plan to tackle the city’s vacant property problem at scale.
The Baltimore Furniture Bank was his dream. He died after making it reality.
Damien Haussling co-founded the nonprofit after experiencing homelessness himself.
Damien Haussling is pictured with the Baltimore Furniture Bank truck while delivering mattresses and bedding to immigrant families in Highlandtown on May 16, 2024.
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.
This is a photo of an apartment complex in the West Baltimore neighborhood of Poppleton.
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.
The exterior sign of the Lakeside Homes at Holiday Heights apartment complex in Lansdowne on July 3, 2024.
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.
Patryk Tararuj’s business, Green Apple Cleaning of Baltimore, won a suit against Chasen Cos. this month.
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.
Properties on Biddle Street in Johnston Square that ReBUILD Metro will convert into housing for school employees in a January file photo.
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.
A Baltimore City Police car sits parked on North Calvert St.
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