That “April showers” saying may be about rain, but this month the events are pouring in. Check out the month ahead in this roundup.
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Posted inPolitics & Business
Housing advocates alarmed by lack of emergency rental assistance in Maryland’s FY24 budget
The Maryland General Assembly appears poised to send an FY24 budget to Gov. Wes Moore’s desk that has $0 allotted for emergency rental assistance (ERA).
Posted inPolitics & Business
Several Maryland Democrats expected to vie to replace Cardin
With long-serving Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin announcing his retirement Monday, Democrats are likely to see a primary fight next year to replace him.
Posted inReal Estate & Home
City sells parcels for Guardian House apartment project, with some units reserved for ‘Baltimore City First Responders’
Construction is expected to start soon on Guardian House, a 62-unit apartment project with a fifth of its units reserved at reduced rents for “Baltimore City First Responders.”
Posted inTop Headlines
Monday Afternoon Headlines: Lack of baseball fans costing Maryland millions in stadium rent; Man fights city to keep Porkington the pig and other farm animals in his yard; Business owner finds body handing outside his shop; and more.
Lack of fans at Camden Yards costs Maryland millions in rent – The Sun Howard County Executive urges council to release money for body-worn cameras – WTOP News Man fights to keep farm animals, including Porkington the pig, in his yard in Southwest Baltimore – WBAL-TV Baltimore business owner finds body hanging outside his shop […]
Posted inPolitics & Business
Can data bring ‘community-based empowerment’ to Baltimore neighborhoods?
While sifting through the latest US Census data in 2015, Seema Iyer and her colleagues at the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance spotted an ironic trend afoot in several dispersed city neighborhoods.
Posted inInner Harbor
‘A milestone’: Baltimore City amends the ground lease for Harborplace, paving the way for its redevelopment
Developer P. David Bramble on Wednesday cleared a key hurdle in his efforts to “reimagine” Harborplace when Baltimore’s Board of Estimates voted to amend a ground lease between his company and the city, paving the way for the property’s redevelopment.
Posted inNews
Foliage hot spots to hit this fall
With fall officially in season, there is no better time to start planning trips to see the changing leaves. Here are the best spots to hit up this autumn.
Posted inPolitics & Business
Baltimore City Council withholds more than $1.7M from BOPA’s budget for fiscal 2024; no layoffs expected, Artscape and Fourth of July fireworks are still on
The Baltimore City Council has voted to withhold more than $1.7 million from the fiscal 2024 budget of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA), following a tense June 2 budget hearing during which lawmakers expressed concerns about the way the independent agency was spending funds allocated by the city.
Posted inOrioles
Got tickets for the Os postseason games? Here’s a round-up of how to get there.
Whether traveling by car, public transit, rideshare services, or even a limousine or party bus, here’s how to get to the Orioles’ postseason games.
Posted inNews
Maryland education department to distribute $50M in grants for child care providers
Maryland’s state education department is now accepting applications for a grant program for child care providers that experienced financial hardships and other challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inHealth and Science
In Baltimore’s Senior Homes, Overdoses Plague a Forgotten Generation
Baltimore has endured one of America’s deadliest drug epidemics over the past six years, and
overdoses have fallen hardest on Black men currently in their mid-50s to early 70s. They are just 7% of the city’s population but account for nearly 30% of drug fatalities — a death rate 20 times that of the rest of the U.S.
Posted inCharles Village
Developers unveil plans for a ‘shrunken’ apartment building in Charles Village
Reacting to criticism that the apartment building they proposed for Charles Village was too big, developers on Tuesday unveiled plans for a “shrunken” version.
Posted inNews, Politics & Business
Baltimore City to provide third round of funding for nonprofits impacted by COVID-19
Baltimore City will provide an additional $4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds for nonprofits that have suffered economic loss due to COVID-19, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Friday.
Posted inBig Fish
Big Fish: P. David Bramble and reimagining Harborplace (Part I)
In the first installment of this two-part Big Fish interview, MCB Real Estate managing partner P. David Bramble discusses the process of reimaging Harborplace, listening to community input, and leaning into growth.
