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The latest from Lee O. Sanderlin
Will Tradepoint gobble up a Locust Point pier’s salt haul?
The Locust Point pier needs millions of dollars worth of repairs, and the lease that Canton Stevedoring has held since 2011 is set to expire at the end of the year.
Jimmy Kimmel suspension ‘not enough’ for local media giant Sinclair
Baltimore County-based Sinclair Broadcast Group wants suspended ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to donate to Charlie Kirk’s family and conservative group.
Johns Hopkins’ AI future is coming, and the neighbors are not happy
Johns Hopkins’ planned Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute may be a boon for the city, but Remington residents are concerned about loud construction, rude workers, litter and parking.
Another round of political violence leaves Maryland asking where we go next
Maryland lawmakers are reconsidering security in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing.
Gov. Moore taps CareFirst exec Lester Davis as next chief of staff
Davis has extensive experience in city and state politics, having worked previously with the Moore campaign and for various roles in City Hall
Moore, Scott walk Park Heights in a message to Trump
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott tour the city in a community walk, pushing back on President Trump's narrative of Charm City.
Scott warns Baltimore not to give Trump what he wants
Questions about how the city and state would respond to federal intervention come a day after Trump said he was sending troops to Chicago and suggested he would do the same in Baltimore.
Trump hints at sending troops to Baltimore; White House won’t clarify
President Donald Trump was declarative on his plans for Chicago but ambiguous when it came to Baltimore.
What Washington D.C.’s occupation can teach Baltimore
With President Donald Trump threatening to send the military to Baltimore, the situation in Washington is instructive to how things may unfold here.
Baltimore records 7 homicides in August, fewest for month in a half-century
Baltimore is now in its third consecutive year of steep declines in homicides and nonfatal shootings.
Trump calls Baltimore a ‘horrible deathbed,’ insults Moore again
The recent back-and-forth between President Trump and Gov. Wes Moore could set the stage for more direct intervention from the federal government.
Trump threatens to revoke Key Bridge funds, send troops to Baltimore
President Donald Trump posted a missive Sunday morning to his Truth Social platform insulting Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, escalating a simmering feud between the two leaders.
Baltimore City Council bill would raise taxes on vacant lots
A proposal from Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos would tax vacant lots at four times the current rate.
Wes Moore’s chief of staff to depart, run Abell Foundation
Fagan Harris will return to the nonprofit sector where he had spent all of his career before joining Wes Moore’s administration.
Baltimore’s hottest spot for Maryland Dems is... a Residence Inn rooftop?
Why are Maryland’s Democratic glitterati flocking to an extended-stay hotel whose other primary clientele are hospital patients and their families?
Embattled East Baltimore hotel sold for huge loss
A group of Chinese investors stands to lose its entire $47 million investment. They are claiming in a new court filing that the June auction was effectively rigged in favor of a Virginia-based private equity firm.
Baltimore County is Maryland’s only ‘sanctuary’ county in revised DOJ list
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier believes the county's inclusion on the list was “in error.”
Johns Hopkins is at a critical moment. Can Baltimore capitalize?
Federal cuts and a local push to get more money for Baltimore are squeezing the city’s most powerful entity.
Baltimore neighborhoods worry about the influx of low-quality drug treatment
As of last year, there were more than 670 Medicaid-funded addiction treatment locations in Baltimore, state data shows — up 50% from 2021.
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke to hold Baltimore town hall
O’Rourke is holding events in Philadelphia and Richmond before his Baltimore visit and then heading to Austin and Milwaukee.
