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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.
Theater company ready to shake things up in city
“All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare wrote in “As You Like It.” This coming week, those words will live at Calvert and Redwood streets.
Hearing on 25th Street Station postponed
A hearing on motions that stem from contentious legal wrangling over the future of a planned Walmart-anchored development in Remington has been postponed until July 31.
Move the messenger
Amid one of the worst spates of shooting sprees in recent memory — 28 shot in Baltimore since Friday — Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts announced Wednesday that he has removed the messenger.
Sweetheart deal for Pratt Street development
This week, Cushman & Wakefield executives said the company was hired as sales agent for a five-property, multifamily portfolio that totals nearly 700 garden and townhouse units in the metro area.
Ellicott City shopping center gains more tenants
The Turf Valley Towne Square in Ellicott City has inked leases with more tenants.
Design panel endorses preliminary plans for park in Middle East
Plus: The lights are officially on at Union Wharf in Fells Point.
Business incubator hatches botanicals in Hamilton
Later this month, the first business incubator will open in the city’s Hamilton area — along with the incubator’s first business.
Mr. Bozzuto goes to Washington
A developer who has built several high-profile apartment projects in the Baltimore area testified before Congress about the vitality of that market.
