Homes listed for sale midweek sell for an average of $1,700 more than homes listed on the weekend, according to a report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. This is based on a Redfin analysis of how much ...
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Baltimore spending board OKs $148M for Port Covington
Baltimore’s spending board Wednesday approved issuing $148 million in debt to finance infrastructure work supporting the proposed $5.5 billion Port Covington development. Baltimore’s Board of Estimates, controlled by Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, who supports the project, approved the first ...
Read More »Video: Peaceful protests followed by unruly night in Baltimore
Protesters led by city youth took to downtown Baltimore’s streets Monday to demand justice for people killed during interactions with police across the nation, and an end to what activists call discriminatory policing. Thousands of protesters departed from the Baltimore ...
Read More »Baltimore officials say Rainy Day Fund for budget deficit only
Baltimore will not use its emergency fund for purposes other than closing projected budget deficits, city officials said Friday. Department of Finance Directory Henry Raymond estimated the city’s Budget Stabilization Fund, also called the Rainy Day Fund, will amount to ...
Read More »Video: Hogan discusses COVID-19’s economic ramifications
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Read More »BDC president: Dixon’s claim on $30M loan fund ‘un-factual’
The head of Baltimore’s economic development entity said claims by a former mayor that the quasi-public organization is sitting on $30 million in funds it should be lending are untrue. During the Baltimore Development Corp.’s board meeting Thursday, Christy Wyskiel, ...
Read More »Ground Up Podcast: Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s fall from power
Former Baltimore Catherine Pugh in roughly a year went from Baltimore’s 50th executive to a convicted felon facing 57 months in prison. This episode of the Ground Up Podcast examines the roots of the “Healthy Holly” scandal and what lies ...
Read More »Compare Foods plans first Baltimore area location
Grocer Compare Foods plans to open its first store in the region at the Alameda Marketplace in northeast Baltimore. Compare Foods plans to open by the end of March 2020 and employ a mix of 50 part-time and full-time employees. ...
Read More »Baltimore posts top 10 list ‘no one wants to make’
Property management firms dominate a running list of individuals and businesses most frequently cited in Baltimore for trash, sanitation and illegal dumping violations during the last 12 months. The list of the 10 ...
Read More »McCray pushes Baltimore police residency requirement bill
ANNAPOLIS — Sen. Cory McCray continues pushing legislation permitting Baltimore to require certain high-ranking police officers to live in the city, despite opposition from the department. The legislation is needed, McCray said, because Baltimore benefits when law enforcement leaders are ...
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