3 Suspicious Letters Sent To Baltimore County Synagogues, Officials Investigating — CBS Baltimore
Council President says Baltimore police seem to be ‘stonewalling’ auditors — The Sun
Baltimore County Council approves $78M for Tradepoint Atlantic infrastructure — BBJ
Worker dies after trench rescue at Dundalk wastewater treatment plant — Fox 45
Baltimore Reaches 300 Murders For Fourth Year In a Row — The Afro
Ahead of Tradepoint Atlantic vote by Baltimore County Council, Olszewski backs $78M deal — The Sun
Second person sentenced in “street cut” bribery scheme — Baltimore Brew
Johns Hopkins leads all US universities in R&D spending — Technical.ly
Lenna, dog shot in mouth during home invasion, recovering well — WBAL-TV
Fells Point Fixture Leroy Moore Leaves Indelible Impression on the Neighborhood — Baltimore magazine
Amid a fresh round of buyouts and other turnover happening at The Sun, Baltimore’s paper of record is losing another reporter with a talent for covering the arts and culture of the city.
Neighbors once called it “The Plantation”—not with the grim historical undertone you might expect for the largely black community of Penn North, but with a more playful reference to the property’s exterior. The three-story home at 2521 Woodbrook Ave. is uniquely set back from the otherwise row home-lined street, and sports a Southern-style second-floor balcony out back.
It was owned by Thomas H. Miller and his family, white residents who had a number of homes in the West Baltimore neighborhood.
“The big house,” says Annie Hall, president of the Penn North Community Association, who grew up nearby and went on to rent her first home from Miller. “That’s what we called it coming up.”
Miller sold it in 1972, and it was later acquired by the city, land records show. For years thereafter, the lot between Francis Street and Woodbrook Avenue earned a new nickname: “The Cut,” says former Baltimore Police Det. Debbie Ramsey. The vacant site became overgrown and littered with trash, offering a suitable place for people running from the cops to dump their contraband or hide out.
Jones Falls turns green near Hampden amid apparent test for leaky pipes — The Sun
State Lawmakers Set Sights on Renewable Energy — WYPR
Baltimore will play host to pitches as part of an international high school innovation challenge — Technical.ly
Public charter school in Baltimore County to debut next year — BBJ
Orioles Name Brandon Hyde Manager — PressBox
A little over a year ago, freight giant CSX backed out of a long-sought plan to expand the 122-year-old Howard Street Tunnel running from the Port of Baltimore beneath the city, calling it a “business decision” not worthy of $455 million worth of public and private investments.
But last night, U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin’s office announced CSX has recommitted to widening the 1.7-mile tunnel’s clearance to fit double-stacked train cars carrying cargo from the Port of Baltimore.
Report lays out Maryland sea level rise under different emissions scenarios: By 2100, 1 foot — or 7? — The Sun
City Answers Some Of Baltimore’s E. 26th Street Residents’ Questions After Road Sinks — CBS Baltimore
Sen. Ferguson: Too Much Secrecy Around Fitzgerald Nomination — WBAL
‘Ghosts Of 33rd Street’ Aims To Bridge Gap Between Colts And Ravens — Pressbox
Man shot at Roland Park apartment building Thursday — Fox 45
Baltimore City schools to provide de-escalation training to staff — WBAL-TV
Jerrell Gibbs Normalizes Black Innocence Through His Figurative Portraits — Baltimore magazine
Maryland weather: Possible flooding Friday night and Saturday as heavy rain returns — The Sun
Local Groups Work To Bring Maglev Train To Baltimore — CBS Baltimore
Former Commissioner Hamm: `The Black and the Blue’ — The Afro
After nearly 35 years of working for General Motors in Baltimore—first at its since-shuttered Baltimore Assembly plant on Broening Highway, and for the last 18 years at the company’s White Marsh facility—Guy White is hoping for a conversation with company brass about their decision to shutter the factory.
“Personally, what I have a hard time grasping is that the corporation has metrics that they measure their plants by, and our plant has the best attendance of any plant in North America—that’s Mexico, Canada, the United States,” says the shop chairman of United Auto Workers 239, which represents the company’s Maryland employees. “We have the best attendance. On all of our metrics, we’re a lean, efficient plant.”
