Neighborhoods

Special Seriesby Mark ReutterAug 3, 2020

Little hope remains to save the bandleader’s one-time residence in West Baltimore. “That door is closed. If another one opens, I will try again,” says his grandson, Peter Brooks.

Jul 14, 2020

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.

Jul 8, 2020

West 8 out as Middle Branch waterfront designer

Community members were demanding a new firm after a blackface photo surfaced.

Jul 7, 2020

After blackface photo surfaces, some want a new firm to manage Middle Branch redesign

A photo, depicting a racist trope allegedly enacted at West 8’s Rotterdam office, threatens to derail the company’s contract with Baltimore.

Special SeriesJun 18, 2020

Calloway house demolition opponents make their case at hearing

The bandleader’s grandson and a neighborhood advocate argue for preservation, while the Druid Heights CDC and city say the block must be razed.

Jun 16, 2020

Nightly noisy fireworks trigger complaints and debate

Who is setting off the professional-quality pyrotechnics heard in neighborhoods across Baltimore? “Everyone is asking what the hell is going on,” says one rattled resident.