by Mark ReutterMar 24, 2025
Department of consumer protection is approved by City Council
The new agency is designed to consolidate licensing and investigate consumer complaints of deceptive business practices.
Mar 24, 2025
Baltimore protesters call for Whole Foods boycott, citing owner Jeff Bezos’ support of Trump
“We live in a blue state. This is one way we can make a difference,” said the organizer, who was joined by a dozen other people carrying signs and eliciting beeps of support Sunday.
Special SeriesMar 20, 2025
Highlights of the Baltimore OIG report on Solid Waste Bureau conditions and culture
No training, a toxic work culture, vindictive supervisors, dismissive managers, a union seen as AWOL and more – documented in this devastating report.
Special SeriesMar 20, 2025
DPW correspondence, quoted in IG report, exposes a callous attitude toward sanitation workers
“They can be replaced,” the then-head of the Bureau of Solid Waste wrote not long before a worker’s death – one of many findings by Baltimore’s Inspector General that are the subject of a City Council hearing today.
Nick Mosby gets a seat on state commission that oversees billions in gaming, lottery and casino revenues
“There’s nothing that I’ve done in the past” that amounts to “fraud, waste, abuse or corruption,” Mosby says, asserting that he is fully qualified to oversee one of the state’s largest income generators.
PoliticsMar 16, 2025
Mayoral spokesman and talk show host Anthony McCarthy dies of kidney disease
A skilled political communicator, McCarthy served three mayors, shaped the city’s political dialogue and endeared himself to many fans and friends.
The Drip
Your quick news fix
Mar 4, 2025
Four days after Brew story, city finds and fixes source of month-long water leak
Feb 12, 2025
Erek Barron resigns as Maryland U.S. attorney as Trump purges Biden holdovers
Jan 6, 2025
Code Blue and winter shelter activation in Baltimore
Jan 6, 2025
Baltimore County Council postpones vote on next county executive
Dec 17, 2024
Restrictions lifted at two additional State Center buildings
Special Series
Unsafe conditions for city workers
Mar 20, 2025
Highlights of the Baltimore OIG report on Solid Waste Bureau conditions and culture
Marilyn and Nick Mosby
Mar 18, 2025
Nick Mosby gets a seat on state commission that oversees billions in gaming, lottery and casino revenues
Inside City Hall
Mar 10, 2025
Baltimore’s 2024 budget windfall turns into a washout
Cold Brew
A refresher from the archives
Salvaging food and saving lives
As the pandemic enters its second year, many in Baltimore still struggle to get enough to eat. J.C. Faulk’s weekly give-away program is there to help.
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