Growth and development

A lawsuit filed this month in Baltimore Circuit Court says developer Ron Lipscomb lured Chinese investors seeking U.S. citizenship for a hotel project in East Baltimore that had wildly inflated construction costs.

And, although there has been an exodus of Black residents from Baltimore in the past decade, its foreign-born Black population has continued to grow.

A bank has filed to foreclose on a high-profile Chasen Cos. property at 1400 Aliceanna St.

A Morgan State University professor has been misrepresenting himself as a licensed architect for years. The Maryland State Board of Architects fined him $20,000 this month, the largest such fine in more than a decade.

Even as wealth grows in Detroit, some say they feel left behind.

Bishop Donte Hickman, head of Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore, held a celebratory ground breaking ceremony for the new Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center expected to open in 2027.

Hillendale Country Club has been sold for more than $3 million in a foreclosure auction, months after it closed amid financial struggles. The buyer’s name was not revealed.

Baltimore’s TIF-backed developments are, slowly but surely, making money, a new report finds.

For more than two years, funeral home scion Charlie F. Evans and local residents have been tangled in a battle over the future of a White Marsh lot. Evans says a new crematory would provide a service, but neighbors worry about potential health impacts.

Baltimore’s craftsmen had depended on the lumberyard at Camp Small for precious, hard-to-find native timber.

The jewelry store is located in part of the former Poppy & Stella storefront, a once popular business that recently closed after 15 years.

The ride-hailing app Empower argues that it isn’t the same as companies such as Uber and Lyft and shouldn’t be subject to the same regulations. Regulators in the District of Columbia and Maryland disagree.

Maryland is preparing for an influx of immigrants looking for less hostile living conditions than in other less-welcoming states

Gov. Wes Moore on Friday evening shared that he had “grave concerns” about the controversial Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project.

Top state officials approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore wind project in the Delmarva Peninsula.

The U.S. 40 Highway to Nowhere has scarred West Baltimore for decades. Baltimore’s new plan won’t remove it, but will try to transform the area around it.

Bill Kidd’s has been locally owned and operated by three generations of the same family for more than 60 years.

The long-vacant Baltimore Traction Co. Car Barn has been cleared and is awaiting its next phase. Developers aim to transform the 43,000-square-foot space to offer improved access to amenities and bring jobs to nearby neighborhoods.

Harbor East added luxury activewear Alo to its long list of 12 blocks of shopping retailers and dining options on Nov. 15, 2024.

Smith Hall, Towson University’s former science building, will be turned into a state-of-the-art space for its communications departments.