After twice pushing for higher taxes and tighter rules for Airbnb rentals in Baltimore, former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has accepted a paid gig with the company on an advisory board comprised of former city mayors.
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Monday Afternoon Headlines: SRB to Pay $5,418 for Improper Spending; Harford Co. Sheriff Promises to Burn His Ravens Gear; and More
Crews battle 4-alarm south Baltimore fire — WBAL-TV
Ross Grimsley: Orioles Are Two Starting Pitchers Away From Contending In AL East — PressBox
Rawlings-Blake to reimburse her campaign for improper spending — Baltimore Brew
Harford Co. sheriff: NFL kneeling is “nonsense,” I will burn Ravens gear — Fox45
Flickering Treasures — Baltimore magazine
Pugh: Plan to Tear Down Confederate Monuments was to ‘Move Quickly and Quietly’
Mayor Catherine Pugh knew she wanted to rid the city of its Confederate monuments, she says. She just wasn’t sure how, and how to time it.
New Census Data: Baltimore Lost 8,689 People in Last Two Years
Baltimore City is bleeding residents, according to new U.S. Census figures released today.
Top Stories: Trump Adviser Cordish Has History of Lawsuits, a Restored Blue Mt. Vernon Townhouse and a Glowing Bike Path in Port Covington
All eyes this week were on Donald Trump, but by extension, they also homed in on his new presidential adviser, Baltimore developer Reed Cordish. Following the news of Cordish’s official appointment to Trump’s team, news outlets dug up some of his checkered history of plaintiffs alleging racial discrimination against his company. Our new president responded to one of those outlets with a statement defending his decision to hire Cordish.
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Former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Lands Job With ABC News
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is making a return to the political limelight, but this time she’ll be contributing as a commentator rather than as the subject of the news.
AG Loretta Lynch Hopes Consent Decree with Police Reforms Will be Ready by January
There’s still a chance that a consent decree containing required reforms for the Baltimore Police Department could be ready by January — before Donald Trump’s administration takes over — according to outgoing Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
Demolition Begins this Week on Madison Park North Apartments in Reservoir Hill
Demolition was one of the recurring themes of Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s term as Baltimore’s mayor, and it’s starting out to be a theme for Mayor Catherine Pugh as well.
Tuesday Morning Headlines: Investigation Finds SRB Partied With Campaign Funds; Lexington Market’s Merchants Talk Razing Plans; and More
Triple fatal shooting in Baltimore linked to BGF gang – ABC2
With the Maryland Avenue cycle track, Baltimore starts a network of ‘Complete Streets’ – WYPR
Rawlings-Blake partied with campaign funds long after campaign ended – Baltimore Brew
Criticism of cameras tracking Baltimore Fire Department drivers cuts two ways – Technical.ly
Merchants Discuss Lexington Market Transformation – Baltimore Magazine
Portrait of Henrietta Lacks Coming to City Hall
Henrietta Lacks, the Baltimore woman whose cancer cells have contributed to decades’ worth of groundbreaking research after her death, has been memorialized in a portrait that will be hung in City Hall.
