Declining homeownership documented, especially among Blacks
Southwest Baltimore saw the most severe drop in owner occupancy since the Great Recession, an Abell Foundation study finds.
PoliticsJul 14, 2020
Schleifer’s term limits bill fails; Council advances city administrator charter amendment
Council President (and presumptive next mayor) Brandon Scott delays vote on bill reducing mayoral power on the Board of Estimates.
Special SeriesJul 12, 2020
“Cancel rent!” say drive-by protesters outside Mayor Young’s house
Baltimore residents need a break on rent, protection from eviction and more to survive “this amazing crisis we’re going through.”
Hogan’s failure to enact a travel quarantine is putting Maryland lives in jeopardy
Governors in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and elsewhere have placed quarantine advisories on travelers from states with high coronavirus rates. Why isn’t Hogan doing the same? [OP-ED]
Special SeriesJul 10, 2020
East and West Baltimore, hit hard by the coronavirus, push for more testing
Health Commissioner announces new mobile testing sites as BUILD organizes to document neighborhoods in need.
NeighborhoodsJul 8, 2020
West 8 out as Middle Branch waterfront designer
Community members were demanding a new firm after a blackface photo surfaced.
The Drip
Your quick news fix
Jul 14, 2020
Teachers unions: “We prefer in-person teaching, but we prefer our lives over everything”
Jun 23, 2020
Late deciders propelled Scott to mayoral primary win, data show
Jun 22, 2020
City Council overrides two of Young’s vetoes
Jun 19, 2020
Pugh pleads guilty to perjury, gets six month sentence
Jun 17, 2020
Municap and other reports on Port Covington TIF Series 2020 Bonds
Special Series
The Covid-19 Pandemic
Jul 14, 2020
Teachers unions: “We prefer in-person teaching, but we prefer our lives over everything”
Campaign 2020
Jun 23, 2020
Late deciders propelled Scott to mayoral primary win, data show
Fresh Water, Foul Sewage
Jun 22, 2020
Young seeks to punt water affordability law to the next mayor
Cold Brew
A refresher from the archives
A 1652 treaty opens up the story of the first “Baltimoreans”
Descendants of the people who hunted, fished and lived here for centuries before the colonizers came want to be “seen” – and formally acknowledged.
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