Homelessness and Housing
A “Tent City” outside City Hall to press the mayor on homelessness and more
Confederate monuments down, Baltimore must turn to other issues, advocates say.
PoliticsAug 17, 2017
Baltimore’s Confederate monuments: “Works of art that were also propaganda”
The racial, social and artistic context of monuments that glorified white supremacy under the guise of honoring fallen soldiers.
PoliticsAug 16, 2017
Mayor Pugh says public safety drove her decision to remove Confederate monuments
“I felt there’s been enough grandstanding, enough speeches that have been made. Get it done,” the mayor said today.
PoliticsAug 16, 2017
City takes down Baltimore’s Confederate monuments overnight
At Wyman Park, Mayor Pugh watched as workers detached and hauled away statues depicting Confederate generals. UPDATED 9 a.m.
EnvironmentAug 15, 2017
Summer rain and the sewage that runs through it
Overflows of wastewater are spiking this summer. Most of the stuff is headed to the Jones Falls and, from there, the Inner Harbor.
The Drip
Your quick news fix
Aug 8, 2017
Tate Kobang, YBS Skola and other artists to perform at AFRAM
Aug 1, 2017
Baltimore released over 7 million gallons of sewage into Jones Falls
Jul 20, 2017
Planting evidence? Or reconstructing evidence? Either is bad, law professor says
Jul 12, 2017
City settles two police lawsuits for $150,000
Jul 10, 2017
A mass for Sister Mary Alice Chineworth
Special Series
Cold Brew
A refresher from the archives
Brutal examples, disturbing data in U.S. report on Baltimore police
Excessive use of force among the systemic problems found Department of Justice report.
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