Neighborhoods

by Fern ShenMay 10, 2022

City plans to resume the program, but doesn’t have a timeline and is only dedicating funds for 2,000 boxes a week. Previously it was 17,000 boxes a week.

May 7, 2022

Magnolia trees damaged by Johns Hopkins’ 29th Street rowhouse demolition

Broken limbs and rubble dumped near the root zone will likely kill the trees, chair of the Baltimore City Forestry Board says. University acknowledges that “precautions were not followed.”

Mar 14, 2022

Amid demolition and stalled development, Poppleton remains in limbo

At a meeting where the developer sat quietly, a West Baltimore resident who refuses to be displaced by his project is silenced.

Mar 8, 2022

City moves Eaddy house off Poppleton historic district map

Mistrust remains as the Scott administration promises a “win-win” for residents of a historic Black neighborhood fighting displacement by a politically connected New York developer.

Feb 22, 2022

York Road crematorium opponents: Who we are and why we fight

Officials were wrong to allow the emission of particulates and toxic substances so close to homes – and we’ve come together across one of Baltimore’s starkest racial divides to say so. [OP-ED]

Feb 22, 2022

Neighbors ask judge to review board’s approval of York Road crematorium

Opponents are contesting the BMZA decision to allow a crematorium at Vaughn Greene Funeral Services’ north Baltimore location.

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Special SeriesDec 21, 2021

Some tenants still without heat at Queen Esther Apartments, residents say

Dec 19, 2021

“We don’t know why we aren’t treated equally”

Dec 17, 2021

Digital billboard sign plan was pulled from Planning Commission agenda amid criticism

Dec 15, 2021

CHAP approves partial demolition of Madison Street rowhouses for Loyola School expansion

Dec 13, 2021

Planned Dollar General store in Waverly has community leaders feeling dissed and demoralized

Special SeriesDec 10, 2021

Court of Appeals decision favoring the Copycat landlord will hurt Baltimore’s most vulnerable

Dec 8, 2021

Apartment tenants demand help from city amid mold, rats and no heat

Oct 19, 2021

Zoning board approves controversial crematorium request

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Sep 11, 2021

Evacuated “with just the clothes on their backs,” Afghans turn to aid agencies to rebuild their lives

Aug 30, 2021

Residents along York Road come together to oppose crematorium

Aug 12, 2021

Statewide eviction protection, a life-saving public health measure amid Covid, must continue, tenants say

Aug 3, 2021

Kim Trueheart’s free meal program shut down, told to obtain permits

Jul 26, 2021

Treatment center sues city, says it gave way to “perverse bias” of residents against substance abuse patients

Jul 20, 2021

Poppleton residents see intimidation in developer’s letter

Jul 19, 2021

At a job fair in Park Heights, fresh starts and second chances

Jul 16, 2021

VIDEO: Baltimore Heritage calls on city officials to spare Poppleton

Jul 13, 2021

City razes historic house in Poppleton two days after Save Our Block rally

Jul 11, 2021

A rally to save Poppleton draws supporters, but nobody from City Hall