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    ReBUILD Metro has begun renovating abandoned homes on Mura Street in East Baltimore’s Johnston Square neighborhood.
    Deputy to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott named city’s ‘permit czar’
    A new deputy mayor for economic development was not announced.
    Real estate developers Brandon Chasen and Paul Davis are photographed during an interview at their company’s office building in Fells Point on May 30, 2024.
    Ibiza, artwork and a boat called Limitless: The wild ride before Chasen Cos. bankruptcy
    Brandon Chasen, now of Guilford, appeared in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maryland for a meeting of creditors in his company’s bankruptcy case.
    The Edmondson Community Organization, a neighborhood group in West Baltimore, brought the lawsuit against Baltimore and an investor in July 2024
    Tax sale lawsuit against Baltimore can proceed, federal judge rules
    The case now centers on the question of “just compensation.”
    Real estate developer Brandon Chasen in 2024.
    Baltimore real estate developer Brandon Chasen reports owing more than $71M
    Chasen, 39, of Guilford, agreed on July 30 to voluntarily proceed with Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy.
    According to the court filing, survey crews and private security personnel faced multiple threats while trying to conduct property assessments at six locations. 
    Piedmont power line project wants U.S. Marshals to help survey Maryland properties
    PSEG Renewable Transmission is requesting federal protection for its crews surveying property in three Maryland counties.
    The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
    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?
    Bark Social owner Brad Notaro is reopening the Baltimore location on Thursday.
    Fur-real! Bark Social has returned to Baltimore.
    Bark Social, the beloved dog park and beer garden combo, is back in Baltimore with some former employees and new ownership.
    The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
    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.
    Howard County is launching a pilot program to study just how transformative giving $1,000 a month to 20 needy families can be for them.
    Howard County wants to give $1,000 monthly payments to needy families
    Howard County is launching a guaranteed basic income pilot program to study how transformative $1,000 monthly cash payments would be for 20 needy families.
    The now vacant lot in Poppleton where Diane Bell's previous home stood. Photographed February 26, 2025.
    State chronically undervalues vacant land in Baltimore, report finds
    A report from the Center for Land Economics suggests that state tax assessors have systematically undervalued Baltimore's vacant lots.
    Trucks navigate the container yard at the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal on March 19, 2025.
    What you can expect from import taxes as the US sets new tariff rates
    It’s been almost 100 years since the U.S. had tariffs at the level they could reach next Friday.
    Baltimore real estate developer Brandon Chasen agreed this week to enter bankruptcy.
    Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen enters bankruptcy after ‘painful and profound’ chapter
    In a statement, Adam Freiman, Brandon Chasen’s attorney, said his client “remains focused on seeing this process through with dignity and honesty.”
    The exterior of the new Barnes & Noble opening in Westminster
    New Barnes & Noble coming to Maryland next week — with another on the way
    The store will cover nearly 20,000 square feet, with its signature B&N Café, a wide offering of toys and games, stationery items and, of course, books.
    While Kevin Plank's vision of a futuristic business hub at his Baltimore Peninsula development has yet to materialize, BGE still plans to build a massive new substation — partially on the site of this decommissioned power plant, shown here — to support the projected growth.
    What Kevin Plank’s 2013 trip to Dubai has to do with your surging BGE bill
    Baltimore Gas and Electric still believes that the Baltimore Peninsula will one day become a pulsating metropolis.
    Maryland’s population grew more diverse. Look up your county in these charts.
    Charts show the demographic breakdown and change in every Maryland county, plus Baltimore, in 2024.
    For years the center has been seen as a key site to unlock revival in West Baltimore
    Maryland restarts process to redevelop State Center in Baltimore
    The state — once again — is looking to hire a consultant to develop a plan for the site.
    Downtown Frederick on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
    White population declined across Maryland. These 7 counties saw gains.
    Growth in the Hispanic and Asian communities drove Maryland's population growth, offsetting decreases in the white population.
    The fiscal year 2026 budget signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore allocates money to develop the Catonsville armory into an incubator for up to 110 micro businesses that store or process marijuana into products like vapes or edibles.
    Catonsville residents, officials raise alarm over plan to use armory for cannabis incubator
    Maryland is moving full speed ahead with plans to turn the Catonsville armory into a state-run cannabis incubator to help small businesses.
    Sonia Eaddy, president of Poppleton Now, described the lawsuit as a last resort for her and her neighbors. A federal judge dismissed it Wednesday.
    Judge dismisses Poppleton’s lawsuit of last resort against city, developer
    A federal judge's dismissal of a lawsuit means that New York-based La Cité Development will continue to control much of the vacant land in the neighborhood, extending a saga that stretches back two decades.
    Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson at an event at the White House last month.
    Dr. Ben Carson’s neighbors don’t want his solar farm. They’re running out of options to stop it.
    Dr. Ben Carson’s neighbors are opposed to his proposed solar farm in northern Baltimore County. They’re running out of options to stop it, thanks to a new Maryland law.
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