Clipper Mill court hearing lifts veil on developer’s tactics to keep residents in line
“What I was trying to do was force issues, intimidate and force people to run up costs,” says the attorney for developer Larry Jennings.
Business & DevelopmentOct 22, 2020
Planning commission approves controversial church parcel subdivision
In giving a New Jersey developer what he wanted, the panel’s chairman said the future of the landmark church was not on the agenda.
Oct 22, 2020
Battle plan for Baltimore’s disproportionately high childhood asthma rates
The city’s “inadequate and uncoordinated” approach has done little to reduce the burden of pediatric asthma that falls heaviest on Black children, a new report says.
CommentaryOct 22, 2020
Of Man and Mammon: An insider’s look at the decline and pending sale of the crown jewel of downtown Baltimore churches
Once thriving, the Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church has suffered from bad decisions by its overseer, the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the UMC, says a longtime trustee.
AccountabilityOct 21, 2020
OIG finds plenty of laxity but not illegality in City Hall document shredding
Harriette Taylor, who retired last April from one of the most powerful posts in city government, faces no sanctions for her shredding activities.
Business & DevelopmentOct 21, 2020
Freedom of speech at issue in today’s Clipper Mill court hearing
Residents will ask the court to dismiss developer Larry Jennings’ lawsuit seeking $25 million in damages for speaking out at public meetings.
The Drip
Your quick news fix
Oct 6, 2020
Bill introduced to provide free lawyers to renters facing eviction
Oct 5, 2020
Snydered: Prominent attorney indicted for alleged extortion of UMMS
Sep 30, 2020
MTA bus service cuts canceled after Hogan gets blowback
Sep 22, 2020
City Council advances pared-back hospitality workers’ rights bills
Sep 21, 2020
Bill introduced in Council to ban facial recognition technology
Special Series
Cold Brew
A refresher from the archives
Who owes $8 million in unpaid water bills? Yup, the billionaire ex-owner of Sparrows Point
Recouping the money owed by RG Steel is “challenging,” says the city solicitor. How did this happen in the first place?
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