A former liquor warehouse that once produced rye whiskey in downtown Baltimore will be converted into a residential building with 40 multifamily units, as well as a ground floor restaurant. Osprey Property Company bought the nearly 52,000-square-foot, six-story Lanahan Building at 22 Light St., for $4.25 million from the previous owner MCF Capital, said Brad […]
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Questions mount for Maryland’s next legislative session
Capital News Service General Assembly leaders in Maryland ended the 2020 session early and recently declined a special session due to pandemic and presidential election concerns. But they have yet to announce plans, particularly regarding legislative voting, as the next session draws near.
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Bullhead Pit Beef to join Cross Street Market
Bullhead Pit Beef, voted the best food truck in Howard County last year by Howard Magazine, is opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant at Cross Street Market, owners Caves Valley Partners and CANAdev announced today.
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City announces $5.5 million fund for small businesses
The city and quasi-public Baltimore Development Corporation will launch a $5.5 million fund next month to help small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced today.
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Zombie Bird scooters spotted (and impounded) in South Baltimore
After over a year of renting out its electric two-wheelers here in Baltimore, Santa Monica-based Bird was not among the quartet of firms picked for operating permits back in August. Its exclusion spurred an exodus of the sleek, black devices while others remained or launched their fleets. So, Mileah Kromer was a bit surprised when […]
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FREE + VIRTUAL: Baltimore Next Media Web Festival – 10/28 – 11/1
From October 28 through November 1, explore the best of National and International Digital Media during The Baltimore Next Media Web Fest. This five-day festival in Baltimore showcases some of the very best of New Media Content. This year, the festival will be FREE and VIRTUAL for all! With 133 screenings, the festival will include […]
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Water, crabs and history: 9 1/2 Hours in Dundalk
People are staying closer to home these days, but there’s still lots to do in the region. 9 ½ hours is a new feature with suggestions for local day trips. So you’re in the mood to get out on the water and eat some crabs. Annapolis and the Eastern Shore are obvious choices. But have […]
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Democratic candidate Dante Swinton answers our questions on crime, transit and more
The fourth in a series of questionnaires answered by candidates for the Democratic nomination for mayor. Dante Swinton has worked as an environmental justice researcher and organizer with the Philadelphia-based nonprofit Energy Justice Network since 2015. As part of the nonprofit, Swinton helped advocate for 2019 Baltimore Clean Air Act, which placed stricter emissions restrictions […]
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John Waters says in commencement address he has found the cure for COVID-19
Filmmaker John Waters announced today that he has found the cure for COVID-19. In a virtual commencement speech to the graduating class of 2020 from School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA), Waters revealed that the solution to ending the pandemic has been right out in the open all along: “Artists, you are the […]
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Republican candidate Catalina Byrd answers our questions on public safety, COVID-19 relief and more
The sixth in a series of questionnaires answered by candidates running for their party’s nomination for mayor. Catalina Byrd was the only Republican candidate who submitted responses to our questionnaire. Catalina Byrd is a co-chair for the Women’s Commission of Baltimore City, and chair of the commission’s domestic violence committee. She has appeared “Square Off […]
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‘Design for Distancing’ guidebook provides ‘tactical concepts’ for reopening local businesses
Baltimore’s leaders have joined with designers and public health officials to help restaurants, stores and other businesses find ways to operate safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young and others on Monday released the “Design for Distancing Ideas Guidebook,” a free online resource created to show business owners and communities how they […]
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Baltimore Soundstage offers space to livestream events, produce projects during pandemic
Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order on Monday prohibiting events and gatherings with more than 50 people has left many musicians, performers and other groups unable to present their art as originally planned. But Baltimore Soundstage is proposing a way for the show to go on amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Soundstage said it will livestream any […]
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Port Covington Community Investment Poised to Launch. Promises to be fulfilled?
Editor’s note: This article won second place (Division O) in the Growth and Land Use category of the Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. Press Association’s 2020 Contest. Read our other award-winning pieces here. In 2016, Baltimoreans organized to demand community investment from a developer seeking one of the largest subsidies in city history. Sagamore Development had planned […]
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Fell’s Point ‘Palace on Dallas’ hits market for the first time
Dolores Deluxe and Vincent Peranio are rescuers. She rescued stray animals. He rescued quirky objects and put them in John Waters movies. And the biggest thing they rescued together is the “Palace on Dallas,” a series of Fells Point alley houses that they’ve combined, renovated, decorated and entertained in over the past four decades.
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Former Democratic candidate Liri Fusha answers our questions on jobs, crime and more
This candidate has suspended their campaign for mayor of Baltimore, but we are publishing their responses to our candidate questionnaire below: Liri Fusha immigrated to the United States from Albania. Since launching her mayoral campaign, Fusha has spoken in support of providing housing and mental health resources to people experiencing homelessness.
