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    The Public Service Enterprise Group unveiled a proposed route for the 70-mile power transmission line in October.
    Maryland residents voice frustrations over 70-mile power line
    An information and feedback session in Baltimore County on the Piedmont Reliability Project hit a boiling point Tuesday night.
    More than 1,000 applicants are vying for 10 grant awards to move to Cumberland.
    A hidden gem no more: Cumberland’s offer of $20,000 to relocate goes viral
    Small-town charm meets big-city attention as Cumberland’s relocation program goes viral.
    The Corps plans to excavate 2.3 million cubic yards of material from federal navigation channels, which are used by ships traveling between Port of Baltimore facilities.
    Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Baltimore Harbor and its channels for first time since 2019
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to dredge the Baltimore Harbor and its channels to allow for container ships to safely pass to and from the Port of Baltimore, a project that will be complete by March 2025.
    A conceptual drawing of the proposed Harborplace plans showed a potential aerial view of the Inner Harbor on a sunny day.
    Iconic, but Gen X: Are Harborplace’s pavilions worth a preservation fight?
    When voters decided to allow residential buildings in the Inner Harbor, they also greenlit an ambitious redevelopment plan that will start with the demolition of the Harborplace pavilions, which are not quite historical enough for preservation.
    The new Under Armour headquarters on the Baltimore Peninsula.
    Under Armour moving global headquarters to Baltimore Peninsula next week
    Development officials have pointed the to company’s arrival as a watershed moment for the ambitious development project of the Baltimore Peninsula.
    Ed Leicht, 76, in the doorway of his home at Holly Neck Boardinghouse in Essex, where he has lived since his wife died.
    A Baltimore County boarding house is a lifeline to its residents — and a nuisance to some neighbors
    Neighbors want to shut down an Essex boarding house. Residents say it’s the only thing keeping them off the streets.
    Voters on Tuesday approved a plan to allow residential development at Harborplace. That’s not the end of the story.
    Why the fight over Baltimore’s Inner Harbor could drag on for years
    A day after voters approved a crucial ballot question for the overhaul of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, opponents reiterated their plans to keep fighting.
    A woman casts her early vote using one of Maryland’s official ballot drop boxes near the Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore.
    Letter: Policymakers must address the difficulties small businesses face
    Policymakers must address the current realities that are making it harder for America’s small businesses to grow and thrive, says Teaera Strum, the chief executive officer of Strum Contracting Co. Inc.
    Former Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley weighed in on the controversial plans to raze Harborplace and build five buildings, including two residential towers, along the waterfront.
    O’Malley bucks 3 former mayors, opposes Harborplace redevelopment
    In a post on social media Saturday, Martin O’Malley called it “a terrible developer grab of public waterfront parkland.”
    This is a photo of Hooters, which originally came to Harborplace in 1990, and is suing its landlord over deteriorating conditions at the mall-like pavilions.
    Harborplace is suing Hooters over unpaid rent and fees
    The owner of Harborplace says Hooters abruptly closed this summer still owing nearly $500,000 in unpaid rent and fees.
    Mondawmin is one of 120 neighborhoods where buyers can use an expanded Live Baltimore grant program to help pay for a home.
    Hey, Baltimore renters: You could get up to $20,000 to buy a home
    Two grants are offered: up to $10,000 to purchase a home or up to $20,000 to purchase and renovate a home.
    Phyllis Wert, a former owner Chesapeake Wine Company, urges voters to reject the MCB Real Estate ballot measure to add residences to Harborplace at the Inner Harbor.
    Harborplace developer’s former tenants urge vote against ballot question
    The tenants said MCB Real Estate was a subpar landlord that drove down the shopping center’s value.
    This week, all seven members of the Baltimore County Council signaled support for a resolution opposing the power line project.
    Controversial power line could run through 3 Maryland counties. Here’s what you need to know.
    The Public Service Enterprise Group unveiled a planned route for new transmission lines that the company says would address resident concerns.
    City Council is moving after state lawmakers earlier this year approved a law allowing higher tax rates on vacant properties.
    Baltimore could begin taxing vacant properties more by July 2026
    Owners of vacant properties would eventually pay a tax rate four times that of typical properties.
    A man on a bike wearing a helmet waits outside of a glass shelter at an above ground train station.
    Maryland’s transportation, housing agencies teaming up to incentivize new homes
    The state wants to build fewer parking lots and more mixed-use developments on the 300 acres it owns within a half-mile of transit stations.
    Multiple homes near the CSX Plant in Dundalk were seen decorated with “No Coal In Curtis Bay” signs on July 31, 2024.
    Letter: Why should polluters profit while communities like Curtis Bay suffer?
    A reader says the CSX coal terminal is a stark example of how powerful industries disproportionately affect underserved communities like Curtis Bay.
    David Clark puts a cape over a customer before a haircut at Warren’s Barbershop in Columbia. Warren's, the first Black-owned barbershop in Howard County, recently celebrated 100 years in business.
    Columbia barbershop marks 100 years of haircuts — and mentoring Black barbers
    Warren’s Barbershop in Columbia is celebrating 100 years in business. Longtime owner Julius Warren Jr., 86, retired about a decade ago, but the shop remains family-owned and its legacy continues with the younger Black barbers he mentored.
    Mayor Brandon Scott speaks outside of vacant homes on West Saratoga street during a press conference hosted by Build One Baltimore on February 16, 2023.
    9 Baltimore groups to team up on vacant housing with $4M from JPMorgan Chase
    Nine Baltimore nonprofits will receive a cut of a $4 million commitment from JPMorgan Chase.
    City leaders have touted plans for years to redevelop an area of Baltimore west of downtown dubbed the Superblock.
    Baltimore’s latest plans for the Superblock go super-bust
    The Baltimore Development Corp. canceled its contract with Westside Partners after the group couldn’t show it had obtained financing for a mixed-use development.
    Photo illustration shows David Bramble with view of Harborplace pavilions in background.
    Who’s behind those pro-Harborplace ads?
    Baltimore for a New Harborplace reported receiving no donations while owing more than $100,000 to political strategy firms for “field expenses” and “media.”
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