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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.
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.
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.
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.
A view from the entryway of a construction site that will become The Whitney, on South Caroline Street in Fells Point.
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.
Real estate developer Brandon Chasen is photographed during an interview at his company’s office building in Fells Point on May 30, 2024.
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.
Artscape is BOPA’s flagship event.
Olszewski vetoes contentious Baltimore County school overcrowding bill
Baltimore County Executive says he stands ready to compromise on a better bill.
Johnny Olszewski, Baltimore County Executive, speaks at a press conference announcing a package of foundational legislative reforms to expand access to new housing opportunities as well as address community concerns in Baltimore County.
Maryland housing secretary weighs in on Baltimore County ‘school overcrowding’ bill
Housing secretary Jake Day said the bill would have a calamitous effect on rent and housing costs.
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Sheila E. to headline 40th anniversary of Artscape after tumultuous period for nonprofit
Sheila E. will headline this year's Artscape, the 40th anniversary of the free arts festival.
Sheila E. smiles in a portrait, wearing a pink satin dress.
As Baltimore ends deal with Poppleton developer, the community wants a say on what’s next
West Baltimore residents talk about what they’d like to see in Poppleton, now that the city is terminating its agreement with a New York developer that has struggled to build there.
A mural on the side of a home in Poppleton reads: “SAVE OUR BLOCK. Black Neighborhoods Matter. ‘Losing my home is like a death to me. Eminent Domain law is violent.’ -Sonia Eaddy.”
Why JPMorgan Chase is betting on Baltimore
The $8.45 million commitment will support commercial corridors, small businesses and rehabilitating vacant homes.
Parity, an equitable housing startup, unveiled two rehabilitated homes in Harlem Park. They plan to redevelop nearly 100 more.
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