Neighborhoodsby Fern ShenAug 17, 2022

Old wounds of a segregated city resurface in protest of Roland Water Tower park plan

Hoes Heights residents say eliminating the two small roads on either side of the tower cuts off access to their historic Black neighborhood, erasing the symbolic gateway to a beloved safe space.

Business & DevelopmentAug 15, 2022

Mayor and City Council are sweetening developer tax credits that are already out of control, budget office says

Confirmed: Enterprise Zone, Brownfields and other programs benefit wealthy investors in white neighborhoods. Unaddressed: the politics and profit that keep the subsidies flowing. [ANALYSIS]

EnvironmentAug 10, 2022

Residents balk as MDE and TTI suggest bringing back the company that sent lead paint flakes onto Woodberry

State says the company that improperly removed paint from Baltimore’s iconic “candelabra” television tower is now accredited to resume work.

AccountabilityAug 9, 2022

A $2 million check goes to a delinquent taxpayer

Software from an outside vendor blamed, while Baltimore’s Department of Finance now promises to review refund checks over $10,000.

NeighborhoodsAug 9, 2022

Amid heat wave, nearly a third of Baltimore’s library branches are closed due to lack of air conditioning

Pratt Library locations, designated as cooling centers to help residents escape triple-digit heat indexes, suffer from inadequate funding to maintain aging buildings.

EnvironmentAug 8, 2022

Extreme heat blasting Baltimore again today

High temperatures make for misery citywide, though disparities are well documented: McElderry Park was the hottest city neighborhood, researchers found in 2018.

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Business & Developmentby Fern Shen and Mark ReutterMay 21, 2019

The developer had assured residents and city officials he had a plan to save the 1840s millworker houses by wrapping his planned apartment building around them.