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    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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    This is a picture of the Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus
    Chinese nationals say Baltimore developer ‘duped’ them into $47M boondoggle
    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.
    Sunny Side Café co-owner Kristian Knight-Miller behind the counter at her stall in Lexington Market.
    ‘Invisible’ but essential: Baltimore’s Black immigrants
    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.
    Real estate developer Brandon Chasen in May.
    Chasen Cos.’ Fells Point development stalled as property faces foreclosure
    A bank has filed to foreclose on a high-profile Chasen Cos. property at 1400 Aliceanna St.
    Professor Dale Glenwood Green gives a virtual presentation about historic preservation for the Maryland State Archives.
    Morgan State professor fined for presenting himself as licensed architect
    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.
    Henry Earle, 21, during a drywall training course at the Detroit Training Center, which specializes in workforce development programs in construction, manufacturing, and transportation in Detroit, Mich. on Sept. 20, 2024.
    Fixing Baltimore’s vacant property economy could help everyone — just ask Detroit
    Even as wealth grows in Detroit, some say they feel left behind.

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    Church leaders, elected officials and private partners celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center.
    Church breaks ground on $32M facility to expand health care access in East Baltimore
    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.
    The Hillendale Country Club was sold in a foreclosure auction Wednesday, months after it closed amid financial delinquency struggles.
    Hillendale Country Club sells to anonymous buyer in foreclosure auction for over $3 million
    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.
    A view of Harbor Point, which received a tax break in the form of a TIF.
    Baltimore gave out developer tax breaks. Is the city seeing the benefits?
    Baltimore’s TIF-backed developments are, slowly but surely, making money, a new report finds.
    A currently empty lot in Cowenton belonging to Evans Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services.
    White Marsh crematory opening held in limbo by health-wary residents
    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.
    Camp Small in 2023.
    Before the fire, Baltimore’s Camp Small supplied wood for fine furniture and elephant toys
    Baltimore’s craftsmen had depended on the lumberyard at Camp Small for precious, hard-to-find native timber.

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    Cars travel down U.S. Route 40 in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
    Baltimore requests $100M to start reforming the ‘Highway to Nowhere’
    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 Toyota in Timonium, Md.
    Bill Kidd’s Baltimore County car dealerships acquired by Virginia group
    Bill Kidd’s has been locally owned and operated by three generations of the same family for more than 60 years.
    The historic Baltimore Traction Co. Car Barn at the corner of Central Avenue and East Pratt Street in Jonestown.
    As historic Car Barn awaits next phase of renovation, community is cautiously optimistic
    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.
    This new Alo store is the latest high-end addition to Harbor East. Though they have a  location in Washington, D.C., this is their only Maryland store.
    From ‘studio-to-street,’ Alo opens new activewear store in Harbor East
    Harbor East added luxury activewear Alo to its long list of 12 blocks of shopping retailers and dining options on Nov. 15, 2024.
    A rendering of Towson University, Smith Hall renovation
    Towson University getting cinema, 2-story newsroom, as part of renovation
    Smith Hall, Towson University’s former science building, will be turned into a state-of-the-art space for its communications departments.