Leaked documents that reveal Councilwoman Belinda Conaway, D-7, owns a home in Randallstown have many questioning whether she lives in Baltimore City. Under city charter rules, city councilpersons are mandated […]
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Minority Business Bill Changes MBE Structure
State lawmakers might repeal a rule that ensures Black and woman-owned businesses are awarded a set percentage of state contracts. The bill – which cleared the House last week – […]
Feds Foil Md. Redistricting Plan to Count Inmates by Former Home
WASHINGTON — A federal roadblock has stopped Maryland short of counting all prison inmates at their pre-incarceration addresses in order to draw political boundaries. An appeal for the addresses has […]
City Behind on Projections for Taxes, Fees
City budget analysts say the tax hikes, fee increases and other revenue enhancement measures adopted last year to fill the city’s multi-million budget gap have failed to stream in $16.8 […]
Gay Marriage and Maryland’s ‘Schizophrenic Nature’
A couple of weeks ago Baltimore City Del. Keiffer Mitchell openly wept on the floor of the House while the Maryland Gay Marriage Bill – that he introduced – was […]
Baltimore Responses to Health Care Reform
Click Here to Read the Introduction Click Here to View Responses from Washington D.C. Residents. Click Here to View Responses from Prince George’s County Residents. William Stewart, Machinist “It hasn’t […]
City Education Advocates Bear Heavy Rains to Protest State Cuts
ANNAPOLIS – Despite torrential rains and frigid conditions, hundreds rallied outside the Lawyer’s Mall in Annapolis last week protesting proposed state cuts to education. Impassioned Baltimore educators, students, legislators and […]
Rita’s Italian Ice to Welcome Spring with Annual Giveaway
On March 20, Rita’s Italian Ice will say goodbye to winter weather with their annual First Day of Spring Giveaway, offering visitors free cups of their famous Italian Ice. This […]
Local Delta Chapter Hosts Employment Readiness Fair
As the recession creeps on, The Baltimore County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (BCAC) offers an event that will provide the community with valuable information and resources for […]
Baltimore Native to Premiere Staged Reading of Letters Addressed To U.S. First Lady
Messages of encouragement and wisdom will come alive in the staged reading of Go, Tell Michell: Letters to the First Lady, premiering at Coppin State University’s James Weldon Johnson Auditorium […]
Developers Vow to Preserve Read’s Outer Walls
The developers of the West downtown development project that would revitalize the “Superblock” said this week that they will preserve the exterior walls of Read’s Drug Store and several other […]
Abolished Colonial Law Sets Many Homeowners Free
For more than 100 years, collecting ground rent on leased land had been the right of ground leaseholders or landlords in Baltimore City. During the 2007 session the Maryland General […]