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Members of the Board of Estimates voted Wednesday to formally end the city’s contract with Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts. The contract will run through Jan. 20.

Democrat Johnny Olszewski Jr. was elected to Congress on Tuesday. At least six people have publicly expressed interest in serving as interim county executive.

Maryland is now the only state with three sitting Black politicians at the same time in its top elected offices.

City officials had made a late push against Question H, warning residents that approving the measure, which sought to cut the City Council to eight members from 14, would reduce representation and mean poorer constituent services.

Some believe race is coming into play in Harborplace and other issues in this year’s election.

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Thirteen families have secured housing through newly built, 400-square-foot homes built in an alleyway. The project, called Hope Village, offers affordable homeownership in East Baltimore’s Oliver community.

Columnists being what they are, I’ve got some predictions. And a wish that the choices voters make will lead us to a better place as a country.

The State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County has moved the theft case against Eric Epstein, the former longtime president of the Oyster Harbor Citizens Association, from general court to circuit court, where more serious cases are typically heard.

Trans and nonbinary people can struggle to find clothes that fit their bodies, their gender expression and their budget, but the Skylight Boutique is a thrift store stocked with items that are often difficult and expensive to obtain.

Signs point to large voter turnout by youths this election. But will they actually vote?

#iVoted, which works in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University’s SNF Agora Institute, produces free concerts as an incentive to get young people to vote.

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The nonprofits that sent ‘vaguely threatening’ voting mailers say their methods are lawful. Maryland’s Attorney General disagreed and told them to stop.

Despite the not-so-fall weather, getting cozy and grabbing some marshmallows and hot dogs to roast by the fire sounds like the perfect way to really soak in all the autumn vibes. But weather officials are warning against this activity due to an increased fire risk.

A Carroll County elections official alleges a local Republican leader stalked her from a polling place.

The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S.

Testimony in Brian Delen’s murder trial in Harford County focused on forensic experts who questioned Delen’s claim that he shot Meghan Lewis in self-defense last December.

Former Mayors Kurt Schmoke, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Bernard C. “Jack” Young encouraged voters to vote in favor of Question F. Their backing was announced by Baltimore for a New Harborplace, a group that has been trying to mobilize support for the redevelopment.

The letter come with this in bold: “Remember, who you vote for is private, but whether or not you voted is public record.”