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Gov. Moore wants to eliminate 5,000 vacant Baltimore homes in 5 years
The executive order comes about 10 months after Mayor Brandon Scott and community partners rolled out a comprehensive strategy designed to abate the city’s vacant housing epidemic
A fight over $1.5M could cause Baltimore to break-up with BOPA
BOPA says the money was meant for the organization; the mayor’s office said it was a restricted grant that was always meant for the city.
Park purchase near Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s home raises questions
Baltimore County is buying land for a waterfront park less than a mile from County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s Millers Island home. Some have questioned whether the county followed the protocol that it used for other proposed park acquisitions.
Chasen Cos. faces foreclosure filing on historic One Calvert Plaza building
Facing lien petitions, contract disputes and a foreclosure, the Baltimore real estate company has reached a tipping point.
Power hungry: The restaurants that fuel Baltimore politics
How campaign finance records reveal the palates of Baltimore’s politicos.
BOPA runs out of money, calls ‘emergency’ board meeting
Troubled Artscape host plans to vote on ‘personnel and business location’ Thursday
Nearly two-thirds of Maryland 18-year-olds are registered to cast a crucial vote
The rate of 18-year-old voters registered in Maryland exceeds that of neighboring Pennsylvania, according to the study, and Ohio, Georgia and Arizona.
Baltimore approved to recoup $6 million in federal homelessness funds
The city appealed to the federal housing agency earlier this year to get back part of that lost funding.
Baltimore City Council moves to revive anti-animal abuse commission
Advocates warned that without more support from the mayor’s office, the revived commission would serve as an “exercise in futility.”
The pro-housing movement is having a moment. The YIMBY crowd is cheering.
Whether the Democrats’ new fervor will translate into policy changes and more housing is less certain, as Gov. Wes Moore and others who have tried already know.
A New York investor came to town. His next moves could threaten a Baltimore school
As many as 120 Yorkwood Elementary School students could be pushed out of their community, with devastating consequences to their school.
A Baltimore employee was caught in a bribery scheme. Were more involved?
Does the “girl” in “water” still work for the Baltimore City Department of Public Works? City officials aren’t saying.
Former city employee admits to accepting bribes to remove water bills, property taxes
Joseph Gillespie admitted to taking more than $250,000 in bribes that caused the city to lose out on more than $1 million in tax revenue.
How did five Baltimore school facilities mysteriously catch fire in July?
The five fires, which all broke out in the afternoons or evenings in late July, exclusively erupted at elementary/middle school facilities, according to incident reports.
Housing vouchers help most when counselors are on hand, report says
Sometimes referred to as housing navigators or counselors, they take on a range of tasks, including providing hands-on support to households as they browse housing options and make contact with landlords.
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