Unlike the current approach to redeveloping Harborplace, other projects gave Baltimore residents the opportunity to choose among a variety of plans, one of those residents says.
Baltimore’s high hopes for the original Harborplace were largely based on developer James Rouse's track record of success with marketplace and mall development, a former board member of the American Institute of Certified Planners says.
Apartment and office towers wouldn't attract the public to the Inner Harbor the way the Harborplace pavilions did in their heyday, an architect and author says.
Though legislation clearing the way for MCB Real Estate's $1 billion Harborplace redevelopment was introduced before City Council in October, the body held its first and only hearing on the proposal three weeks ago and is expected to give final approval Monday night.
Rather than putting high-rise buildings at the center of Inner Harbor redevelopment, Baltimore should use the area to feature a town square everyone in the city could enjoy, a longtime city resident says.
Federal and state authorities are seeking to block a merger between national grocery chains that would sell 10 Harris Teeter stores in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., to the company behind the Piggly Wiggly franchise.
Employees of Fells Point Tavern have filed a complaint with the Maryland Department of Labor and have attempted to file one with the Better Business Bureau