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Belvedere Square, made over
Jinji Fraser says she has grown up at Belvedere Square Market.
Baltimore appoints new fire chief
Baltimore will have a new fire chief beginning Jan. 22.
50-year-old Md. House gets makeover
Nearly five decades old, the Maryland House is set to reopen on the state’s main superhighway next month as a new, ultra-modern rest stop.
Shawe Rosenthal leases space at One South St.
The law firm Shawe Rosenthal LLP recently leased 9,000 square feet of new office space at the iconic, 31-story One South Street tower downtown.
New chairman of MBRG seeks stronger alliance for business
To Jerry Wit, the best way to raise the profile of Maryland’s businesses in the General Assembly might just be to seek strength through numbers.
Board of Estimates awards $1.3M grant to Lipscomb
In its last meeting of the year, Baltimore’s spending board awarded a $1.3 million grant for the company of a controversial developer who once dated former Mayor Sheila Dixon and pled guilty to campaign finance violations.
Morgan Stanley building at Harbor Point for sale
Harbor Point’s only office building, the Thames Street Wharf, is for sale.
Board approves $36M in TIFs for Harbor Point
The city’s Board of Finance Monday approved the sale of up to $36 million in tax increment financing bonds to allow construction of the $1 billion Harbor Point development to begin.
Water chief to take over DPW
The director of Baltimore’s Department of Public Works gave notice on Friday and will be replaced with a deputy, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced.
Tom Clancy estate valued at $50M
The late author and historian Tom Clancy left an estate worth $50 million, Baltimore court records show.
EBDI gets $2.5M to raze
Baltimore’s spending board has approved $2.5 million in public funds to spur demolition of vacant, blighted houses at the stalled East Baltimore Development Inc. project.
Historic Hendler Creamery gets OK for apartments
A historic red-brick structure in East Baltimore that once housed the country’s first fully automated ice cream factory will soon be converted to 250 market-rate apartments, a city historic review panel voted Tuesday.
