People
Cory Booker’s urban policy talk and the Baltimore mayors who borrowed the language
Opportunity zones, tech hubs and “love” politics — how a New Jersey senator’s vocabulary shows up in Charm City speeches.
Jordan Phelps
Local News
Harbor districts weigh tourism dollars against a quieter winter waterfront
From the promenade to Fells Point’s piers, merchants and planners sort a slower season.
By Helen Ashbury, Editor
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Parkway garage owners face demolition notices over damage they blame on a neighboring lot
The city has flagged 57 garages behind Tioga Parkway and Leighton Avenue. Owners say falling trees from a…
Helen Ashbury
Library branch hours and the after-school crowds that depend on them
Staffing shortages show up as early closings; caregivers rearrange pickups.
Maya Corbett
Ravens bye week and the bars that feel it on Sunday afternoon
A scheduling quirk becomes an economic indicator for Federal Hill and Canton.
Jordan Phelps
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Orioles offseason payroll talk and the fans tracking every rumor
School board budget hearing: the line items parents asked about
Jamie Raskin’s oversight work and the Maryland audiences that pack his town halls
John Sarbanes’ ethics bills and the Baltimore reformers who cite them
Steny Hoyer’s House leadership years and the Southern Maryland–Baltimore bridge
Baltimore Voices
Kamala Harris’s Baltimore stops and the organizers who staffed them
Michael Steele’s party roads and the Maryland Republicans still arguing direction
Elizabeth Warren’s consumer agenda and Baltimore households in debt
Nancy Pelosi’s Maryland ties and the Baltimore fundraisers that still circle her
City Hall
News
Council creates a Department of Neighborhood Safety, 13-1
The new agency would send clinicians and peer responders to some 911 calls and take over MONSE. Mayor Scott says he'll sign it. Cost is the…
Calvin Riggs
Business
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City Council leaders push regulators to reject BGE’s $156 million rate request
The council's resolution mirrors the state consumer advocate's call to cut BGE's allowed profit to 7.3%.…
02
Regional grocery wars and the Baltimore stores watching Aldi and Lidl
Price wars hit union stores differently; shoppers vote with weekly circulars.
03
Maker spaces in South Baltimore and the tool libraries behind them
Shared CNC machines only work when dues, training and liability insurance line up.
04
Auto repair deserts and the West Baltimore shops that stayed
Insurance rules, parts delays and why a good mechanic is a neighborhood asset.
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Hotel staffing and the Inner Harbor properties still hiring
Housekeeping wages, weekend events and the calendar that keeps managers awake.
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Startup demo days return — with fewer tourist investors
Local founders pitch Baltimore problems; capital still often comes from elsewhere.
Sports
Sports Ravens practice window in Owings Mills and the fans who still line the fence
Jordan Phelps
Sports Camden Yards winter tours and the warehouse walks that keep the season warm
Jordan Phelps
Sports City high-school football playoffs and the Friday nights that still fill bleachers
Jordan Phelps
Sports Harbor loop running clubs and the winter miles that never skip a week
Jordan Phelps
Community
Patterson Park Pagoda repairs and the neighbors watching every scaffold
A landmark restoration schedule becomes a block conversation about access and funding.
Maya Corbett
Finance
BGE winter bills and the assistance programs households actually use
Maya Corbett
State income-tax brackets and the Baltimore filers running the numbers
Jordan Phelps
Property tax bills: how Baltimore’s reassessment year lands on households
Jordan Phelps
News
Waterfront flood planning and the blocks already buying pumps
Helen Ashbury
Armory reuse debates and the neighborhoods watching the next RFP
Helen Ashbury
Civil disobedience, Thoreau and the Baltimore debates that still cite Snowden
Helen Ashbury