Councilwoman Ramos defends moving the Sisson Street trash facility to a site along the Jones Falls
Critics, who confronted her after Monday night’s Council meeting, weren’t buying it.
Crime & JusticeAug 19, 2025
Baltimore Police get state funding for sexual assault kit testing program
The BPD crime lab no longer has a real-time backlog of untested cases, as it did a decade ago, a top official says.
Business & DevelopmentAug 18, 2025
Bill to sell Sisson Street trash facility – missing from online City Council agenda – will be introduced tonight
A bill to sell the property will come before the City Council tonight, according to a print-out of the meeting’s agenda. UPDATED.
Business & DevelopmentAug 18, 2025
Vision of a more inviting Jones Falls Trail collides with Scott administration’s trash plans
Moving Baltimore’s Sisson Street solid waste drop-off center to Falls Road? The public consensus is the idea stinks.
Business & DevelopmentAug 13, 2025
Rough reception as city proposes moving Sisson Street trash drop-off center to a site along the Jones Falls
Falls Road would be permanently closed to vehicle traffic near Mill No. 1. Vehicles dropping off and hauling garbage would access the site via lower Falls Road, side by side with bikers and walkers.
CommentaryAug 12, 2025
A look at four years of warfare by Councilman Julian Jones aimed at Baltimore County IG Kelly Madigan
The 4th District councilman, who wants to be the next county executive, has repeatedly tried to neuter the Office of the Inspector General. After his latest effort fails, he cries out “mob rule.” [OP-ED]
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Baltimore v. Wal-Mart: Showdown tonight at Planning Commission hearing
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