Category: Baltimore News

Dean Phoebe A. Haddon, JD, LLM, announced to faculty at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law June 7 that she has informed University of Maryland, Baltimore President Jay A. Perman, MD, that she will not seek a renewal of her current contract. She plans to step down as dean at the […]

Baltimore resident Jane Lawson was recently honored by The Arc Baltimore as “Foster Parent of the Year.” The award is presented annually by The Arc to a foster family that demonstrates an outstanding ability to provide an environment that meets the physical, emotional and developmental needs of a child. Jane has been a licensed foster […]

Something Special performed for the “She Matters” conference June 1 at Morgan State University.

As of July 29, Jeffrey R. Segal will settle in as the Baltimore City Fire Department’s acting Fire Chief. This was no walk in the park for Segal, who says the path to the top, even though it is a temporary perch, was covered with hard work, dedication and guidance from some notable colleagues. “I […]

A city council bill to mandate the hiring of Baltimore residents appears poised to take effect June 24. The measure, sponsored by City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young, will require contractors with $300,000 in city contracts or $5 million in city subsidies to hire Baltimore residents for 51 percent of all new jobs. Facing […]

Development of the $1.5 billion State Center in midtown Baltimore has been stymied by litigation since a group of downtown landlords and business owners, led by Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos, filed a lawsuit in December 2010 claiming the project would create unfair competition and impair downtown’s already hobbling economy. “The lawsuit has been disappointing” […]

Every moment of the 48 years that Pastor Harold A. Carter Sr. spent preaching to, and adoring, the people of the New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore was engagingly returned to him in abundance by thousands of mourners who came out in a torrential rain storm on June 9 to say goodbye and “we love […]

Baltimore’s Grace Presbyterian held a joyous celebration on June 9 to honor the installation of the Rev. Tanya S. Wade as pastor. The congregation voted Wade into office on Apr. 28, and on May 9 she officially became the first woman to lead the church in its 133-year existence. Roughly 150 people gathered from several […]

The crowd of mourners quickly overflowed New Shiloh Baptist Church June 7 at the home going for the Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter Sr., the church’s revered pastor and one of Baltimore’s leading religious figures, who died May 31 of cancer at the age of 76. An estimated 1,500 people, including his congregation, friends, leading […]

Baltimore continues to lose its heroes as another member of the Goon Squad, Dr. Homer Favor, former director of urban studies at Morgan State University, died June 8. He began his career at Morgan in 1956 and was instrumental in the development of the Center for Urban Affairs in 1963 which planted the seed for […]

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown, who hopes to move into the state’s top executive post after next year’s election, has named Howard County Executive Ken Ulman as his running mate. Brown (D), who hails from Prince George’s County, made the announcement June 4 in Columbia. “Ken has proven to be an extraordinary, energetic, experienced and […]

With the official groundbreaking on May 29, construction of the $400 million Baltimore Horseshoe casino is moving “full steam ahead,” said casino official Alex Dixon. “The groundbreaking is a tremendous first step in bringing the physical building to fruition,” the 32-year-old said. “It’s ceremonial in nature but provides a lot of motivation to the team.” […]