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    Christina Cikins and her partner David Edge sit on their bed in Baltimore, MD on Jan. 29, 2025. Cikins and Edge are facing homelessness after receiving an unexpected eviction notice.
    How bad is Maryland’s housing affordability crisis? Ask this Baltimore couple.
    The U.S. lacks about 7.3 million homes for renters with extremely low incomes, according to estimates from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
    Passengers, reflected in a platform mirror, wait for their light rail to arrive at the Lutherville station in Lutherville, Md. on Monday, February 3, 2025.
    Lutherville Station developer says he’s ‘not going anywhere’
    The owner of the commercial shopping center next to the Lutherville light rail stop is pledging to continue to work to add housing there, despite intense community opposition and resistance from the County Council.
    A new four-story medical office building known as 10285 Lakefront has opened on the downtown Columbia lakefront’s southern shore along Little Patuxent Parkway.
    Hate visiting the doctor? At least these Columbia exam rooms come with a lakefront view
    Columbia developer Howard Hughes has cut the ribbon on 10285 Lakefront, a four-story medical building along Lake Kittamuqundi.
    Kora Polydore, owner of Kora Lee’s Comfort Food Café & Bakery, won a pitch competition promising a rent-free space that went sour. She now finds herself having to dip into savings to build out this location on Greenmount, which she hopes to be open at the end of March.
    Struggling Black businesses lament a new challenge: Trump
    Black businesses were already experiencing losses in support following an increase in sales following George Floyd and then a slew of anti-DEI lawsuits that followed.
    The vacant storefront that used to be the home of Williams Sonoma at The Mall in Columbia will soon house Uniqlo. Photographed on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
    At The Mall in Columbia, Williams Sonoma is out as Uniqlo prepares to move in
    Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo is opening a new storefront at The Mall in Columbia.
    Exterior of Princeton Sports as seen on February 1, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
    Princeton Sports, beloved family-owned store, to close after 89 years in business
    Princeton Sports, a beloved family-owned outdoor sports and recreation store in Baltimore, is closing after 89 years of business.
    Chasen Cos. is facing foreclosure on a trio of lots in Fells Point.
    Chasen Cos. faces foreclosure in Fells Point over alleged bank loan default
    Chasen Cos., a Baltimore development firm faces new legal trouble after a bank alleged it defaulted on a nearly $14 million loan for properties in Fells Point.
    Belair-Edison is one of the city's "hot" neighborhoods, according to Live Baltimore's annual housing report.
    Baltimore pitched as affordable answer in costly housing region
    Baltimore’s median home price is up, but it still pales in comparison to the city suburbs.
    Luxury apartment buildings, such as a high-rise in Harbor Point, have faced challenges in finding renters.
    Baltimore keeps building luxury apartments as some units sit empty
    About one-tenth of the 4- and 5-star apartments in the Baltimore region are empty, according to data from the real estate analytics firm CoStar.
    An eco-village is expected to fill the “Tivoly Triangle” in Northeast Baltimore, a long-stalled redevelopment project.
    Northeast Baltimore ‘eco-village’ wants to create new neighborhood model
    The site would include large and small single-family homes but also duplexes at prices that are “financially accessible” to aspiring homeowners, project managers said.
    Curved, white arches stand over a sign that reads "Columbia Gateway: A Corporate Community"
    Amazon didn’t want Columbia Gateway, so Howard County has a new people-friendly plan
    Howard County planners and consultants presented their preferred plan for redeveloping Columbia Gateway, the business park that Amazon passed over for its East Coast headquarters in 2018.
    Renderings of The William Fell hotel in Fells Point.
    Admiral Fell Inn gets a rebrand with renovations, new name
    The Admiral Fell Inn is rebranding as The William Fell, named after the English shipbuilder who settled the waterfront neighborhood.
    Row of portable toilets.
    A lot for Johnny on the spot? Baltimore County spending about $1.2 million on portable potties
    The Baltimore County Council was asked to approve the expenditure of $1,174,101 on portable toilets, nearly twice its planned outlay.
    WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - JANUARY 18: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump and their son Barron board a U.S. Air Force aircraft en route to Dulles, Virginia on January 18, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump and Vice President-elect former Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) will be sworn in on January 20.
    TikTok says it’s restoring service to US users based on Trump’s promised executive order
    TikTok says it’s “in the process” of restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a new law.
    TikTok users in the United States were greeted with a notice that the app was no longer available as of Saturday evening. Photographed Saturday, January 18, 2025.
    TikTok goes dark in the U.S.
    TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores on Saturday just before a federal law that would have banned the popular social media platform was scheduled to go into effect.
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
    Baltimore County IG clears Planning Board member of misconduct, urges reforms
    Baltimore County’s inspector general has cleared a Planning Board member of alleged misconduct arising from applications to rezone properties outside of their area of responsibility.
    Dan Taylor has been working to get the Superblock redeveloped for about a decade.
    The man leading the Superblock redevelopment believes fourth time’s a charm
    For the past decade, Dan Taylor and his team have been tasked with solving one of Baltimore’s trickiest development challenges: the Superblock.
    Thousands will gather at the Downtown Columbia Lakefront on the Fourth of July.
    What a hedge fund’s $1 billion play has to do with downtown Columbia
    It’s not clear what the hedge fund ownership could mean for Columbia, which was founded in 1967 by James Rouse as a model of racial and socioeconomic integration.
    Crews are preparing the site at Wagners Point in South Baltimore for a proposed cable plant that would manufacture the undersea cables needed for offshore wind farms.
    The new factory coming to South Baltimore that (almost) no one is talking about
    With virtually no fanfare, a Greek-based company called Hellenic Cables has started work on a factory that will employ 120 people in an industrial corner of the city known as Wagner’s Point.
    Property values rose by 20% in the state’s latest round of assessments, likely meaning higher tax bills for owners.
    Maryland property values rose 20% and higher tax bills are likely
    All of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions experienced increased values amid a tight housing market.
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