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Recent Articles from Melody Simmons
The cream of the cream of crab
The chefs at the Charlestown retirement community release the recipe for their award-winning soup.
Stokes: Tone of TIF hearings calls for courtesy code
A week after the finale to a series of bruising public debates over a $1 billion waterfront development among the City Council and the public, a resolution that seeks a new era of civility at City Hall has been drawn up for the council’s consideration.
Harbor Point environmental plan expected by early October
The negotiated plan would allow the drilling of about 1,000 pylons through a protective cap covering toxic chromium on the city’s waterfront at the site.
For Baltimore parents, an unwelcome wake-up call
A message from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to parents of Baltimore City Public Schools students was accidentally sent out this morning.
City Life Builders to join in EBDI project
City Life Builders is planning to build and renovate up to 50 properties in the East Baltimore Development Inc. redevelopment area, EBDI officials announced on a Facebook page this week.
Date set for Harbor Point TIF hearing
An Aug. 7 date has been set for a Baltimore City Council committee to resume a public hearing on a request for $107 million in tax-funded incentives for the proposed luxury Harbor Point development.
Debate heats up on Harbor Point parks
In the wake of Wednesday night’s hearing on a $107 million taxpayer subsidy for infrastructure for the proposed Harbor Point development, some of the spotlight has been trained on five proposed parks planned for the 27-acre site.
Hunt Valley car dealership presents bombing victim with donation
A Hunt Valley car dealership has presented teacher Erika Brannock with a check for $10,100 to help pay for medical costs and her ongoing recovery following the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing.
Protest scheduled prior to Harbor Point hearing
A protest has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at City Hall for one hour leading up to a controversial hearing on a $107 million public tax break request for the $1 billion Harbor Point project.
Mayor’s spokesman to join private sector
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s chief spokesman for the past three years has resigned to work in the private sector, the mayor announced Friday afternoon.
Dundalk on the rise
Dundalk, once the butt of Baltimore jokes for its remote location and colorful characters, is finally getting its close-up.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Co. raises curtain on renovations
The $6.5 million redevelopment of the landmark that survived the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 is expected to be completed in late 2014.
