ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate voted Saturday to increase the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8 in January, the first in a series of incremental hikes that will lead to a $10.10 wage in July 2018. The Senate voted 34-13, with all of the support coming from Democratic senators. All […]
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Baltimore’s 40th District Delegates Facing-off Against Myriad of Diverse Challengers
(Updated 4/4/2014) With the end of the 2014 session of the General Assembly next week, and as legislators return home to focus more energy on their districts, a hotly-contested battle is shaping up in Maryland’s 40th legislative district in a 10-person race that is pitting veteran incumbents against a long list of motivated challengers. The […]
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Emotions High After False Alarm of Gunman at West Baltimore Charter School
As police evacuated KIPP Academy in west Baltimore following reports of a possible gunman at the school April 3, anxious parents waited behind police lines for news of their children. “Heartbreaking. You don’t know what to do,” said Tierra Young, mother of a six-year old in the academy. “This is the worst experience I could […]
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The AFRO Opened its House to the Community
It’s nice to be reminded of a hidden treasure. That was the mission of the Evening in the Archives, March 24, at the AFRO‘s Baltimore office on Charles Street, when supporters, subscribers, community leaders and friends and former employees dropped by for warm conversation and a stroll through history. The first stop was the historic […]
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$70M Ambulatory Center Will Serve West Baltimore
The University of Maryland Medical Center’s Midtown Campus plans to break ground at the end of this month on a new ambulatory care center in West Baltimore. According to officials the $70 million health facility to be built at the corner of Linden Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard will further the medical mission […]
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Muriel Bowser Defeats Gray in DC Mayoral Primary
(Updated 4/2/2014) WASHINGTON (AP) — Muriel Bowser won the District of Columbia’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday, defeating incumbent Vincent Gray in a race defined by a scandal involving Gray’s campaign four years ago. Bowser tapped into an electorate that tired of the allegations surrounding Gray. Five people who worked on the mayor’s 2010 campaign have […]
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Eastside Organizations Demand Change in Housing Agenda
Donald Gresham, a medical technician, never imagined he would be homeless. Gresham, who helped people for a living, needed help himself. He lived on the third floor of a building in very undesirable living conditions where the winters were brutally cold. Gresham said “I learned how if you go to bed at a certain time […]
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THEARC Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month
Building Bridges Across the River at THEARC will hold their final Double Time Jazz concert of the Spring on April 25 featuring Jazz flutist, Bobbi Humphrey. Sponsored WC Smith & the DC Commission On the Arts & Humanities, the concert series offers a schedule of offer world-class jazz performances to the communities east of the […]
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Difficulties Faced by Food Stamp Recipients Poorly Understood
Natalie Hickman, a 23-year-old resident of Baltimore City, makes $8 an hour working at a McDonald’s located in BWI Airport. Only afforded four hours of work a day, Hickman spends as much time commuting to and from her job on public transportation as she does working her shift. She makes less than $480 a month. […]
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D.C. Tap Festival 2014
Tap dance masters from D.C. and abroad will convene April 10 for the annual D.C. Tap Festival. The four-day event will feature master classes, jam sessions, student showcases and performances. For more information: Dctapfestival.com
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Suitland High Alum Graduates From Basic Training
Air Force Airman Devon T. Ross graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward […]
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The Resurrection of State Center
After emerging from a prolonged legal limbo supporters of the billion-dollar State Center Project still believe it could be transformative for the chronically struggling neighborhoods that surround it. Last week the Maryland Court of Appeals removed what had been an obstinate legal hurdle in the form of a lawsuit by a group of business owners […]
