Baltimore cuts 30-foot spruce in Druid Hill Park for City Hall Christmas tree
Critics bemoan assault on urban tree canopy. Mayor Pugh’s spokesman says the city didn’t receive a tree donation from a private individual in time for Monday’s ceremony.
Environment
Nov 5, 2018
Update from the Compost Collective: New shed, new goats, new customers
Progress on an urban farm in South Baltimore, home of a youth-led food-scrap collection service.
Special SeriesOct 9, 2018
Bright blue discharge, a mystery so far, flowing into Stony Run
DPW has no explanation as yet, but it’s one of Baltimore’s known troublespots for sewage overflows.
Special SeriesOct 4, 2018
The Druid Lake construction mess: It didn’t have to be this way
The story behind the costly, problem-plagued project to bury reservoir water in underground tanks. SECOND OF TWO PARTS.
Special SeriesOct 4, 2018
The Druid Lake construction mess: Amid high turbidity levels, MDE calls for more tests
DPW is told to do thorough testing of the water quality at the reservoir, where a $134 million project is not going as planned. FIRST OF TWO PARTS.
Sep 10, 2018
Jobs for Baltimore’s youth and a second life for its trashed food
A visit with the Baltimore Compost Collective, the kind of project the city is embracing as part of its war on food waste.
Older Stories
May 11, 2018