Our third interview in the “Young, Black, Homegrown and Leading in Baltimore” series is with Del. Nick Mosby, who has called Baltimore home his entire life. He talks with us about what Baltimore’s government can do and why he is positive about ...
Read More »Video interview: Alicia Wilson
Our second interview in the “Young, Black, Homegrown and Leading in Baltimore” series is with Alicia Wilson, senior vice president for economic development at Johns Hopkins. She talks with us about how businesses can diversify their staffs, why she’s “abundantly ...
Read More »As COVID-19 infections subside, Hogan extends emergency order
Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday quietly renewed the state of emergency declaration he enacted in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic even as the state continues to show signs it’s succeeding in slowing the spread of the potentially deadly ...
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Read More »Md. spending board approves $413M in cuts, defers other reductions
Maryland’s spending board Wednesday approved roughly $413 million in budget cuts, but postponed acting on a contentious proposal to reduce state employee compensation for at least two weeks. Gov. Larry Hogan warned delaying cuts too long will result in more ...
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Read More »Downtown Baltimore celebrates 2019 amid uncertain 2020
Baltimore’s downtown maintained its progress toward emerging as a full-fledged live, work and play neighborhood in 2019, according to a booster organization’s annual report, but faces an uncertain future amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While the current “State of Downtown Report” ...
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Read More »JLL lands One Light Street leasing
JLL said it’s now in charge of leasing and marketing office space at the high-visibility One Light Street building in downtown Baltimore, but the assignment arrives as the office sector faces unprecedented challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. One Light ...
Read More »Chasen bullish on coworking space at $12M The Brixton
Chasen Companies plans to deliver The Brixton, a $12 million mixed-use property featuring coworking space, in Fells Point next year, despite the shared office sector’s struggles amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The building is planned for the longtime vacant lot at ...
Read More »Top acts support federal relief for independent concert venues
Several popular performers have signed a letter to Congress on behalf of an umbrella group advocating for independent music venues, including 20 in Maryland, asking lawmakers to approve federal funds to keep those concert spaces afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Read More »Hopkins study finds population density not driving COVID-19 spread
Urban density in and of itself doesn’t contribute to the spread COVID-19, according to a recent Johns Hopkins’ study, and the illness’s spread in Maryland mirrors those findings. Assumptions that urban areas perpetuate the spread of the new coronavirus were ...
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Read More »Landlords join tenant activists in pushing COVID-19 rent relief program
Calls for Gov. Larry Hogan to create a rental assistance program to stave off COVID-19 related evictions are growing, as some policy experts advocate for alternative solutions. The Baltimore City Council is expected to approve a resolution Monday calling on ...
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