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    Brandon Chasen says he doesn’t know where $600,000 in wired money went
    Brandon Chasen, 39, of Baltimore, agreed in July to enter Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy. He sat for three hours of questioning on Monday.
    Real estate developer Brandon Chasen, right, walks with attorney Adam Freiman as they leave the Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse in Baltimore, Md., on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
    Bill to slow affordable housing in Anne Arundel rejected by County Council
    The 4-3 vote along party lines followed impassioned public testimony at the end of a four-hour legislative meeting Monday night.
    An Anne Arundel County bill that would have rolled back an incentive for affordable housing was defeated Monday night. The bill was spurred by opposition to a new townhouse development in this Glen Burnie neighborhood.
    In Anne Arundel, a split over housing and neighbors who want less of it
    Monday's bill would pare back a 2024 law that incentivizes "workforce" housing.
    Jigna Patel strolls through her neighborhood in Glen Burnie, where a large new development is planned.
    Former Baltimore City councilman’s outburst pauses housing hearing
    Proceedings at a Baltimore City Council hearing were briefly paused Thursday after a former councilman refused to cede the microphone.
    Proceedings at a Baltimore City Council hearing were briefly paused Thursday after a former councilman refused to cede the microphone.
    Prospects dim for Dr. Ben Carson’s proposed solar farm
    The future for Dr. Ben Carson’s proposed solar farm in Baltimore County doesn’t look bright.
    Ben Carson and his wife, Lacena, entered into a contract in 2023 to turn their $2.4 million home in UpperCo into a 33-acre solar farm. Homeowners in the surrounding community have protested.
    Can horse country and affordable housing coexist in Baltimore County?
    Earlier this year, the Baltimore County Council passed a measure that leaves the future of the URDL up to the voters.
    David and JoAnn Hayden visit with some of their horses at Dark Hollow Farm in Upperco.
    Baltimore Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy to step aside
    Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy is changing roles as Baltimore faces criticism for its permitting overhaul.
    Alice Kennedy, Baltimore housing commissioner, speaks at the announcement of ReBUILD Metro’s plans for renovating abandoned homes on Mura Street in East Baltimore.
    Affordable housing breaks ground in north central Baltimore
    A historic hilltop campus on the edge of two Baltimore neighborhoods is being transformed into affordable housing for families.
    City Council member Odette Ramos speaks at the groundbreaking for an affordable housing development in north central Baltimore on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025.
    New Barnes & Noble opening in Anne Arundel County next week
    Barnes & Noble is opening its second Anne Arundel location in Pasadena on Wednesday, September 10.
    A Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Pittsburgh on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023.
    Goldman Sachs acquiring stake in Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price for $1B
    Goldman Sachs intends to spend up to $1 billion to purchase shares of Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price with the intent to own 3.5%, the companies announced Thursday.
    The new T. Rowe Price global headquarters building is on the Harbor Point waterfront.
    Parts of Baltimore’s Superblock damaged in five-alarm Downtown fire
    Segments of the historic Superblock caught fire during Tuesday afternoon’s five-alarm blaze.
    Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 — Damaged buildings are seen along Fayette Street at Howard Street a day after a five-alarm fire tore through several buildings in the block.
    Surveyors for controversial Maryland power line project denied U.S. Marshals help
    A judge ruled that surveyors for a controversial Maryland power line project will not be accompanied by U.S. Marshals while on landowners’ properties, according to the developer.
    An existing set of transmission lines cuts through the landscape near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project in northern Baltimore County.
    Gov. Moore’s sprawling executive order aims to boost Maryland housing stock
    It’s unclear how many more units the governor’s executive order would induce, and to what extent it fills Maryland’s housing gap.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, left, and state Housing Secretary Jake Day take questions from reporters following an event at the Legacy at Twin Rivers community in Columbia on Wednesday.
    Deputy to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott named city’s ‘permit czar’
    A new deputy mayor for economic development was not announced.
    ReBUILD Metro has begun renovating abandoned homes on Mura Street in East Baltimore’s Johnston Square neighborhood.
    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.
    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.
    Tax sale lawsuit against Baltimore can proceed, federal judge rules
    The case now centers on the question of “just compensation.”
    The Edmondson Community Organization, a neighborhood group in West Baltimore, brought the lawsuit against Baltimore and an investor in July 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.
    Real estate developer Brandon Chasen in 2024.
    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.
    According to the court filing, survey crews and private security personnel faced multiple threats while trying to conduct property assessments at six locations. 
    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?
    The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
    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.
    Bark Social owner Brad Notaro is reopening the Baltimore location on Thursday.
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