DLLR head Sanchez to become chief of staff for Rawlings-Blake 
BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: May 7, 2012
Tags: alexander m. sanchez, Beverley Swaim-Staley, Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation, DLLR, martin O'Malley, stephanie rawlings-blake, workforce development
The head of the state labor department is leaving his post to become Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s third chief of staff in as many years. Alexander M. Sanchez, who has been secretary of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation since 2009, will join Rawlings-Blake’s administration on May 16. In a statement Monday, Rawlings-Blake cited [...]
Baltimore police commissioner to retire
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 3, 2012
Tags: baltimore police, baltimore police commissioner, frederick h. bealefeld III, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake, replacement, retirement, succession
Frederick Bealefeld III, Baltimore’s police commissioner for five years who battled “bad guys with guns” in fighting crime in a violent city, is retiring Aug. 1, the mayor said Thursday. Bealefeld, 49, decided now was the right time for him and his family to step down, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said. He has agreed to work [...]
Aquarium’s new day of the dolphin
BY: Maria Zilberman
POSTED: May 2, 2012
Tags: aquarium, Baltimore, CEO, dolphin, dolphin amphitheater, John Racanelli, Nancy Hotchkiss, National Aquarium Institute
The CEO of the National Aquarium Institute isn’t expecting the redesigned dolphin program and additional interactive features that launch in Baltimore Friday to bring in more visitors — but he’s hoping it’ll pull at the heart strings of the ones who do. “Our mission is to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures, and the [...]
Court of Appeals rules against preservationists’ bid to protect Superblock buildings
BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: April 27, 2012
Tags: 120 West Fayette, baltimore city circuit court, baltimore city council, baltimore development corp., Baltimore Heritage, BDC, board of estimates, chief judge robert m. bell, Court of Appeals, enterprize zone, J. Rodney Little, KLNB, Lexington Square Partners, m. albert figinski, maryland historical trust, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Peter G. Angelos, Preservation Maryland, Ronald Kreitner, stephanie rawlings-blake, superblock, WestSide Renaissance Inc.
Neighboring business owners and preservationists have lost their bid to protect historic buildings in Baltimore’s Superblock redevelopment area. The Court of Appeals said Friday that the group cannot sue to enforce an agreement between the city and the Maryland Historical Trust. The 4-3 ruling centered on a memorandum of agreement signed by the city and [...]
Baltimore again extends deadline for Superblock agreement
BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: April 25, 2012
Tags: Bailey T. Pope, baltimore development corp., Baltimore Heritage, BDC, board of estimates, carl stokes, city council, Johns Hopkins, KNLB, Lexington Square Partners, M.J. "Jay" Brodie, paul graziano, payment in lieu of taxes, pilot, stephanie rawlings-blake, superblock
Top city officials Wednesday gave another extension to developers of the $150 million Superblock project so they could line up financing — including a newly proposed taxpayer-supported incentive that city officials say totals $17.6 million — and retail tenants. The Board of Estimates voted unanimously to extend the land disposition agreement for another eight months [...]
Port posts 15% gain in volume
BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: April 23, 2012
Tags: automobiles, cargo, docks, equipment, exports, forest prodcuts, gypsum., imports, iron ore, Port of Baltimore, sugar, tons
Automobiles drove a banner year for the Port of Baltimore in 2011, as the port handled a record $51.4 billion in cargo, including a nation-leading total of cars and trucks. According to the port’s figures, it also led the nation in year-over-year increases in total cargo handled, with nearly 38 million tons passing across the [...]
Ex-mayor Dixon to be roasted for charity
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 19, 2012
Tags: agape house, charity, embezzling gift cards, kirk mcewen, marc steiner, mayor sheila dixon, peter schmuck, resign, roast, scandal
Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, who resigned in 2010 amid scandal, will be teased and insulted — all for charity. Dixon will be the butt of jokes at a roast Thursday night at The Comedy Factory. The event will be moderated by Baltimore Sun columnist Peter Schmuck and feature DJ Kirk McEwen, radio host Marc [...]
City to pay $700K for minority contracting review
BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: April 18, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, board of estimates, maryland, Maryland Minority Contractors Association, minority contracting, National Economic Research Associates Inc., review
Amid protests from minority contractors, Baltimore’s Board of Estimates approved a $694,730 contract Wednesday to hire a Washington-based research firm to conduct a disparity study of city minority hiring practices. The board voted 3-2 to hire National Economic Research Associates Inc. to collect data regarding contracts awarded to minority and woman-owned firms by the city [...]
Baltimore bacteria tracker keeping tabs on harbor
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: bacteria, Baltimore, Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper Tina Meyers, biology, harbor, maryland, patapsco, river, samples, science
Baltimoreans have a new tool for keeping track of water conditions in the harbor and other city waterways. Blue Water Baltimore says it is monitoring water conditions at 30 sites and posting the results online. Samples taken from the locations in the harbor and the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River are analyzed for bacteria [...]
Floating wetlands to expand in Inner Harbor
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 2, 2012
Tags: Abell Foundation, Baltimore, department of the environment, floating wetlands, Inner Harbor, Living Classrooms Foundation, world trade center
Baltimore’s floating wetlands are growing. Volunteers plan to add another 2,000 square feet of the manmade marshes in front of the World Trade Center in the Inner Harbor later this month. Two years ago, students from Baltimore’s Living Classrooms Foundation made 200 square feet of floating wetlands with empty plastic bottles recovered from the harbor. [...]
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