Category: Baltimore News

In a nearly unanimous vote Nov. 22, the Baltimore City Council approved an 11-acre development project that will bring Wal-Mart and Lowe’s to North Baltimore. The 25th Street Station project, which will be constructed on the site of Anderson Automotive on West 25th and Howard Streets, passed the council in a 14-1 vote. Councilman Carl […]

Long before construction begins on the $1.6 billion State Center project in Baltimore, the local group Community Churches United for Baltimore Jobs said Nov. 22 it wants to make it clear that the project must provide economic benefits to those living in and around the area. Rev. Alvin C. Hathaway of Union Baptist Church, Pastor […]

After seven consecutive terms in the Baltimore City Council, Agnes Welch, D-9th district, has confirmed her retirement, saying she will leave her post within two weeks. Welch, 85, made the formal announcement Nov. 22 at a weekly city council meeting. Her last day will be Dec. 6, she said. The tiny but robust councilwoman has […]

Maryland Gov. O’Malley announced this week the appointment of Emmet C. Davitt as state prosecutor. “I am pleased to appoint Emmet Davitt to be the next State Prosecutor,” said O’Malley in a written statement.  “Mr. Davitt is known for his sound judgment, his integrity, and his broad experience in working with law enforcement and grand […]

When Sean, 16, was sent to Arrow Child and Family Ministries, officials reported that she was depressed and withdrawn. The teenager came from a broken Baltimore City home and was sent to the ministry for “stabilization” before release at a foster home. But when she was introduced to a component of the ministry that included […]

By 2018, more than 68 percent of all American jobs will require a post-secondary education, according to a recent Georgetown University study. That is a 40 percent increase from current job market requirements. In response to these mounting standards, a premier online college for adults—University of Maryland University College—has initiated a project to close the […]

Flexing their post-election muscle, Capitol Hill Republicans, as the lame-duck session opened Nov. 15, stymied President Obama’s first bipartisan overture, leaving many Democrats stewing over the perceived disrespect. GOP leaders Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader John Boehner on Nov. 16 cancelled a White House meeting with the president that was slated […]

Robert “Bob” Edmund Haynes, a jazz club owner who popularized the Saturday afternoon jazz sets in Baltimore, died Nov. 12. He was 81. Haynes was the original owner of the popular Sportsman’s Lounge and Lamp Post venues, which dominated the Baltimore night scene in the ‘70s and ‘80s. “Every musician played there,” said Valerie Fraling, […]

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has announced an elaborate strategy to tackle the city’s vacant properties and reduce blight. The plan calls for a streamlined sales process of vacant structures, stricter code enforcements for slumlords and tax incentives to entice more homebuyers and developers to invest in the 16,800 vacant properties that loom in the city. These […]

Residents around Morgan State University, fed up with students parking in their neighborhoods, held a protest near the campus Nov. 15. Holding signs demanding their neighborhoods back, a cluster of residents gathered on the corner of East Cold Spring Lane and Hillen Road from about 10 am.-2p.m., said Morgan officials. “Cars are getting hit, mirrors […]