At Taxpayers’ Night on April 22, Baltimore residents weighed in on Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget and called for new investments across senior services, housing and community programs. Several speakers focused on long-needed repairs to the Forest Park Senior Center, while others urged greater support for grassroots organizations and worker cooperatives.
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Final curtain call: Dru Hill takes the stage for Jazzy Summer Nights farewell
Baltimore’s beloved Jazzy Summer Nights series will conclude on Oct. 2 with a performance by R&B group Dru Hill, after 25 years of uniting the community with music, culture, and joy.
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Mayor Scott and Maryland’s Capitol Hill delegation address record lows in crime rates, fight against cuts in federal funding
Mayor Brandon Scott and members of Maryland’s congressional delegation gathered at Baltimore City Hall to highlight record-setting crime reductions and express unified opposition to looming federal funding cuts, including those affecting Medicaid and education. Officials praised the city’s public safety progress and pledged to fight against harmful budget decisions from the Trump administration that threaten vulnerable Baltimore communities.
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Baltimore City Council Opioid hearing canceled, politicians at odds about why
Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway canceled a legislative oversight hearing on Baltimore’s opioid crisis due to a lack of agreement with the administration on how to proceed, and Mayor Brandon M. Scott has denied Conway’s claims that he did not offer private briefings in lieu of the hearing.
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NNPA 2024 convention in Baltimore breaks new ground
The NNPA concluded its 2024 annual summer convention in Baltimore, making history as the first trade association with a presidential campaign as an event sponsor, and announcing a seven-figure advertising and sponsorship deal with the Biden-Harris campaign.
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Numbers and narratives: Baltimore’s Complete Streets Ordinance under debate
By Reuben Greene, Special to the AFRO In an intense City Council meeting held at Baltimore City Hall on Oct. 26, the contentious Complete Streets Ordinance took center stage. Baltimore officials revised how the city plans its streets in 2018, changes reflected in new legislation called the Complete Streets Ordinance. Although the city’s plan was […]