Mayor Pugh, Gov. Hogan won’t attend Trump event once planned for Baltimore — The Sun
Gazette Staff Among Time Magazine Honorees — The Afro
Snail Mail and JPEGMAFIA to Play Firefly Music Festival in 2019 — Baltimore magazine
DPW could net $215 million in surpluses from proposed water rate hike — Baltimore Brew
Baltimore police gun buyback offers cash for firearms — WBAL-TV
Months ago, Roselyn Spencer left her post as the longtime head of the city’s retirement system after the inspector general found she misspent more than $218,000 on renovations to the agency’s 12th and 13th floor offices on E. Redwood Street. Today, the the same watchdog released new findings indicating she spent even more–nearly $300,000–including expenses on furniture for her own office and cosmetic improvements for the agency’s board room.
Following the passage of a referendum mandating the state put revenue from casinos toward education, Maryland will have an additional $4.4 billion over the next decade to put toward education, Gov. Larry Hogan announced today.
Of that, Hogan wants to put an additional $1.9 billion over five years, from 2020 to 2024, toward school construction, bringing total state funding to $3.5 billion during that period. The governor will submit a bill during the legislative session to establish what he’s calling the Building Opportunity Fund.
After numerous attempts, the Baltimore Development Corporation has succeeded in finding a developer to rehab what remains of the historic Mayfair Theatre and an adjacent lot that previously housed the Franklin-Delphy Hotel.
City Transportation officials will meet with Charles Village neighbors to discuss 26th St repairs — WMAR 2
Harbaugh: Flacco Will Be Part of Game Plan If Healthy — PressBox
With free glasses, Vision for Baltimore looks to help students see clearly in the classroom — Technical.ly
Baltimore school system reports 436 assaults by students against adults last year — Fox 45
The True Vine Record Shop, a Hampden-based record store that has been recognized as one of the nation’s best for its eclectic offerings and shelf space for experimental genres, says it is being forced out of its Hickory Avenue storefront by an unlikely foe: the Golden West Cafe, a funky Tex-Mex restaurant around the corner, on W. 36th Street.
Suspect in model home homicide ordered held without bond — WBAL-TV
Lime rolls out dockless bicycles in Baltimore — Technical.ly
New Retro Sign Goes up at Cross Street Market, Most of the Market to Open by March — SouthBmore.com
Everyman Celebrates The Vital Importance of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ — Baltimore magazine
A former Baltimore County pharmacist will be spending at least a couple years in prison after admitting to filling out forged prescriptions for oxycodone in exchange for sexual favors.
Beyond Video, the nonprofit aiming to bring the old-school video store experience back to life, will open its doors to the public on Friday.
