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    For 25 years, Baltimore County undercharged developers for public improvements. That’s finally changing.
    Baltimore County was charging 1999 prices for its bond funds. This was problematic for finishing projects. It took a quarter century to fix it.
    6/16/22—Exterior of the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, the center of county government.
    Baltimore’s Cordish Cos. used stealth to sell a big-dollar casino to rural NC county
    The Cordish Companies of Baltimore acquired options to buy land. If the legislation had passed, the companies could have had a head start over any competitor.
    The Cordish Companies, a casino developer, starts hiring lobbyists in North Carolina in September 2021, two years before a bill that would end North Carolina’s long community casino ban is made public.
    Baltimore’s top YIMBYs want to erase zoning rules blocking more housing
    A package of five bills will attempt to make it easier to build and redevelop Baltimore City properties.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott holds a press conference announcing the Housing Options and Opportunity Act at City Hall on Monday.
    Movie showings resume at Columbia’s Snowden theater — for now
    Columbia Snowden 14 and ScreenX resumed movie screenings May 9 even as the property's Florida-based owner, Sterling Organization, pursues plans to demolish the theater and build a warehouse in its place.
    The former Cinemark theater in Columbia is slated to open again by Phoenix Theatres on May 9, according to a sign on the building.
    Local workforce development organization falls victim to Trump cuts
    As the Trump administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion, one of Baltimore's workforce development organizations loses funding.
    Jennifer Dewees, president of MCCEI, speaks at the first Annual Maryland Tradeswomen Summit in March.
    They bet $45M on a downtown Baltimore property. Now it’s worth half that.
    After foreclosing on the Vivo Baltimore property last year, a lender bought two residential towers in downtown Baltimore at auction for $25 million.
    The entrance to the recently foreclosed on Vivo Baltimore towers, which were converted from hotels to apartment buildings during the pandemic.
    Ben Carson takes heat for proposed Baltimore County solar farm
    Dr. Ben Carson, who served as Donald Trump‘s housing secretary, is trying to turn 33 acres that he and his wife own into a solar farm.
    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.
    Bill Ackman’s hedge fund just got closer to buying up downtown Columbia developer
    Billionaire Bill Ackman has increased his control of the real estate development company that owns much of Columbia, further tethering the Maryland town’s interests to one of the richest people in the world.
    Lake Kittamaqundi and downtown Columbia.
    After 15 years, the saga of Crystal Spring is ending in Annapolis. Was the fight worth it?
    As the story of Crystal Spring and The Village at Providence Point nears its end, there is a lesson from the last remaining forest in Annapolis.
    National Lutheran Communities & Services plans to build it's new retirement community in an Annapolis forest.
    Twice as many Baltimoreans needed an emergency shelter in the last 2 years
    The number of people using Baltimore’s emergency shelter system for overnight stays has doubled in the last two years, the latest city data shows.
    The encampment in Brooklyn Park features several tents in circle with Pam Macapagal's shelter in the center.
    A ‘pro-growth’ candidate wants to shake up the Baltimore County executive race
    In a heated field, Nick Stewart seeks to highlight his platform as “pro-growth” and “progressive” in Baltimore County executive race.
    Nick Stewart on his porch on March 29, 2025, at home in Catonsville.
    Developer Chasen Cos. is unraveling — and leaving a mess across Baltimore
    Developer Chasen Cos. is leaving a mess across Baltimore City.
    Work at 1400 Aliceanna St., a major Chasen Cos. development, has been stopped for months.
    How a Maryland voter priority was left behind in a busy legislative session
    The Wes Moore administration struggled to repeat its success with housing policy in 2025.
    Gov. Wes Moore, right, during the first day of Maryland’s legislative session in January.
    Judge forces construction arm of Baltimore real estate firm Chasen Cos. into bankruptcy
    Neither Chasen Construction LLC nor its namesake founder, Brandon Chasen, responded to the legal action.
    U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Nancy V. Alquist on Thursday granted a petition from creditors to force the construction arm of the Baltimore real estate development firm Chasen Cos. into Chapter 11 involuntary bankruptcy.
    Tradepoint Atlantic resurrected Sparrows Point. Now it’s expanding into Howard County.
    Tradepoint Atlantic, the company behind the redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel site at Sparrows Point, is expanding into Howard County that is expected to create 500 jobs.
    A rendering of the plan for Tradepoint Atlantic's logistics hub expansion into Howard County.
    Groups drop suit over pollution worries at redevelopment of WWII bomber plant in Middle River
    A dispute over pollution concerns from construction work at the site of a World War II-era manufacturing plant in Eastern Baltimore County has fizzled quickly.
    Martin State Airport is seen with a coating of snow after a winter storm.
    Tim Hortons plans Maryland expansion in Howard, Carroll counties
    Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee chain, is searching for 10 locations to open in Maryland, according to a news release.
    OAKVILLE, CANADA - AUGUST 26:  An exterior view of a Tim Hortons Restaurant in front of the Tim Hortons Corporate Headquarters on August 26, 2014 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.  Burger King has agreed to pay $11 billion to buy the Tim Hortons chain.
    Sheriff’s office won’t cooperate with Maryland power line developer ‘under any circumstance’
    The Carroll County Sheriff’s office said it would not “force” a landowner to comply with a civil access order.
    An existing set of transmission lines crosses over Old York Road near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) in northern Baltimore County.
    Baltimore County Public Library takes a page from the Pratt with marquee author series
    The Baltimore County Public Library is taking a page from the Pratt library’s playbook and engaging the public with lively talks, much-needed services and even some parent-and-me desks so you can take your child to the library and get some work done.
    Bestselling authors Erik Larson, Jennifer Weiner, and Percival Everett are three of the upcoming speakers at the Baltimore County Public Library's author series.
    Baltimore’s proposed tax cut could come at a cost — like a new trash fee
    Cutting Baltimore City property tax rates would come at a cost — about $120 million annually.
    Trash cans on North Chester Street are set out for pickup in the afternoon of Thursday, August 29, 2024.
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