Recent Articles from Melody Simmons
First job fair for new Baltimore casino to be held Feb. 5
The first job fair for the new Horseshoe Casino Baltimore will be held Feb. 5 at a Baltimore community center, a City Council member announced Friday.
2015 budget includes $12.9 for Pratt Central upgrades
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed $39 billion budget, unveiled this week, includes $12.9 million for upgrades at the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Central Branch.
Mayor draws the line: No Schmoking
She won’t wave the “Schmoke flag.” That’s how Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake responded Wednesday to a question about her stance on a budding debate in the General Assembly over decriminalizing marijuana in Maryland.
City backs grant for East Side greening project
The city’s Board of Estimates this week voted to endorse plans to establish the Baltimore Food Hub in a rundown, abandoned city-owned property on the East Side.
Homicide reports draw range of responses
While Baltimore’s top elected and public safety officials are expressing dismay over the 235 homicides recorded in the city during 2013, neighbors to the north have put out a more positive recap.
War on the waterfront: Fells Point strikes back
So much for the spirit of the season manifesting a sense of cooperation between Baltimore’s central business district and the waterfront.
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. says it’s in downtown Baltimore for the long haul
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. announced Thursday it would remain at 100 E. Pratt St., as per a recently signed a letter of intent to negotiate a new lease there.
Web tool tracks Baltimore’s green spaces
Ever wonder where some of the reclaimed vacant lots-turned-gardens, pocket parks, meditation spaces and horseshoe pits are located?
New showcase for Negro Leagues museum in works
By opening day next spring — now there’s a thought for a cold November day — the Hubert V. “Bert” Simmons Museum of Negro Leagues Baseball Inc. will have relocated to permanent digs at the new Metro Centre development in Owings Mills.
Let your voice be heard on city schools
The Citizens Planning and Housing Association is starting a campaign to make sure the voices of community groups around Baltimore are heard as part of the city’s 10-year, $1 billion plan for new and renovated schools.
Forum to outline Harbor Point environmental issues
A public forum on environmental issues surrounding the planned Harbor Point development will be held Thursday.
Baltimore-based Continental Realty buys Florida shopping center
Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has bought its 10th shopping center — in Florida. The real estate development and management company recently acquired the 121,402-square foot Plantation Commons in Destin Fla. for $13.3 million. The shopping center was built in 2007 and has a Fresh Market as an anchor tenant as well as Marshall’s and a […]