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Vacant properties cost Baltimore at least $200 million a year, report estimates
The economic and social costs of the city’s vacant housing crisis “far exceed the investment needed to bring them back to productive use,” the report argues.
The historical vacant homes in Poppleton.
Suspended Baltimore deputy mayor resigns from city economic development post
Ted Carter, Baltimore’s ranking official for economic development, is no longer employed by the city, according to two sources close to City Hall.
The exterior of Baltimore City Hall.
Baltimore Deputy Mayor Ted Carter suspended
Ted Carter, the deputy mayor for community and economic development, oversees 14 agencies with a combined $1 billion budget. His portfolio includes housing, planning, workforce and tourism.
The dome of Baltimore City Hall on August 17, 2022.
Baltimore street entertainers say they’re being shortchanged by the city
Baltimore’s street performers say they’re frustrated by the city’s treatment of their art.
Bob Jacobson poses for a portrait
Records show Baltimore officials’ mad dash to keep tenants housed after nonprofit housing provider stopped paying rents
Federal housing officials in the Baltimore HUD field office have requested an investigation from Office of the Inspector General of Investigations of AIDS Interfaith Residential Services and its wholly owned subsidiary Empire Homes of Maryland. Non-profit CEO says: 'There was no impropriety.'
Records show Baltimore nonprofit housing provider stopped paying tenants’ rents and hasn’t accounted for the money.
Maryland kids in distress are being kept in emergency departments for weeks, months
The longer kids stay in hospitals, physicians and administrators say, the more that their mental health deteriorates, and the more that limited and costly emergency-room resources are shifted away from other patients with critical needs.
Noah Godfrey takes a moment to rest on a bench with his mother, Sunday Stilwell, in Glasgow Regional Park in Delaware.
Trial postponed for lawsuit alleging negligence by BGE in Baltimore gas explosion
A lawsuit alleging negligence by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company in the lead-up to an explosion that leveled multiple Baltimore rowhomes in August 2020 has been postponed due to court unavailability.
Baltimore Gas and Electric employees work at the scene of an explosion on August 10, 2020 in Baltimore.
Group seeking to lower Baltimore’s property tax rate falls short of amendment signature goal
“Renew Baltimore,” a group that sought a ballot referendum to lower the city’s property tax rate over six years, has fallen short of the required number of signatures it needed to get on the ballot.
6/8/22—A row of vacant homes on the 1700 block of E. Biddle street are being renovated by Rebuild Metro.
Maryland health officials bracing for possible rise in HIV rates amid ongoing pandemic
“From a surveillance perspective, we’re flying blind right now,” said Chris Beyrer, the outgoing Desmond M. Tutu Professor of Public Health and Human Rights at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
No exaggeration, deer are everywhere in the Baltimore area
As part our “Better Baltimore” series, we explored Maryland’s relationship with its deer populations and the complexities involved in curbing their numbers.
A deer in the grounds of Lake Roland Park in Baltimore County.
FAQ: What to know about the monkeypox outbreak in Maryland
Here’s a roundup of what to know about the monkeypox outbreak, sourced from a slate of regional experts in public health, epidemiology and infectious diseases.
A healthcare worker prepares to administer a vaccine to Michael Nicot for the prevention of monkeypox the Pride Center on July 12, 2022 in Wilton Manors, Florida. The center is offering the free smallpox/monkeypox vaccinations from the Florida Department of Health in Broward County as South Florida leads the state in the number of people infected.
Vehicle explodes in parking garage in Fells Point, injuring 2
Two people were being treated for injuries after an explosion inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Harbor East neighborhood, fire officials said Wednesday.
Glass shards cover the ground near an abandoned electric scooter outside of the Caroline Street garage where an explosion occurred Wednesday afternoon in Fells Point.
‘The wheels can’t turn’: Baltimore poll worker sounds alarm over staff shortages during primary election
A Baltimore election judge who worked Tuesday’s primary said a severe staff shortage at his polling site nearly crippled the operation.
Voting poll at Paul Laurence Dunbar Community High School
Shellenberger’s lead widens Sunday in tight Democratic primary for Baltimore County state’s attorney
The Democratic primary race is getting closer between Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger and challenger Robbie Leonard, attorney and Maryland Democratic Party secretary. Results of other county races also shaping up.
Robbie Leonard and Scott Shellenberger, candidates for Baltimore County State's Attorney.
Wes Moore wins Maryland Democratic nomination for governor
The Democratic nominee will face Republican Dan Cox and multiple third-party candidates in the fall general election.
Maryland gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore declares victory in the Democratic primary Saturday, July 23rd at a Baltimore campaign office.
Baltimore health clinic building still unfit to use one year after OIG report finds it unsanitary, workers say
City workers said the decrepit condition of a sexual health clinic building provides a window into a much larger problem with old Baltimore buildings.
7/12/22—Exterior of the Druid Sexual Health Clinic on W. North Ave.
Residents win fight to save Poppleton properties from redevelopment project
Sarah Ann Street alley homes and home of the Eaddy family to be removed from development plans.
Sonia Eaddy points to her family while Mayor Brandon Scott gave his updates on the Poppleton homes.
A new COVID subvariant is spreading among a weary, divided public
As the virus continues to mutate, public health experts said infections may become more common and more severe among those who have been boosted and recently infected.
A mask is seen on the ground at John F.  Kennedy Airport.
Meet Baltimore City’s small but passionate graffiti removal unit that’s taking on rising service calls
The work is daunting, but one they say they love.
Tony Clark, a city graffiti removal worker, uses a wet abrasive blasting machine to erase graffiti on Covington Street.
A Baltimore nonprofit that houses vulnerable tenants stopped paying rents. Now, many fear eviction.
City officials said they are committed to ensuring every tenant stays housed — and paying off what’s now owed to landlords in back payments.
A Baltimore nonprofit that manages affordable housing for vulnerable tenants stopped paying rent and now some are facing eviction.
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