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Steven I. Platt: What to make of Charleston
President Obama lamented and vented, not necessarily in that order, the senseless and tragic slaughter of nine innocent people in their church in Charleston, South Carolina, by a deranged and […]
Charleston makes top restaurants list
Wednesday, OpenTable, the web-based reservation service, announced that Charleston was on its Top 100 Restaurants in America list — the only restaurant in Maryland to make it.
Senior housing opening on Memorial Stadium site
Rising four stories over what once was home plate at Memorial Stadium, a new senior housing and skilled nursing care facility is set to open Thursday at 1 p.m. The […]
Judges void West Virginia redistricting
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A panel of federal judges on Tuesday voided West Virginia’s congressional redistricting plan and told the Legislature and the governor that it would impose a new blueprint […]
Mediation fails again in W. Va. Monsanto suit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Another attempt to resolve a West Virginia class-action pollution lawsuit against Monsanto Co. has failed. Media outlets reported that several hundred plaintiffs attended a court-ordered mediation Tuesday […]
RLJ Lodging Trust of Bethesda acquires Charleston hotel
RLJ Lodging Trust of Bethesda, a hotel real estate investment trust, said it acquired the 176-room Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District hotel from Noble Investment Group for $42 million, […]
Judges to probe leak of $35M pollution settlement deal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A closed-door review of documents, prepared to inform nearly 600 West Virginia coalfield residents of a $35 million deal to settle their water pollution claims, may help […]
Rarely displayed Civil War paintings to be made available on website
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Rarely displayed paintings of Charleston during the Civil War by a Confederate soldier, including an iconic rendering of the submarine H.L. Hunley, are being made available this […]
Federal arts funds awarded to Baltimore, other cities
WASHINGTON — A burgeoning arts and entertainment district in Baltimore is the focus of a new grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, along with public-private partnerships in New […]
Baltimore law firm sues over Massey-Alpha deal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Baltimore law firm says it’s suing over Alpha Natural Resources’ proposed $7.1 billion takeover of rival coal mine operator Massey Energy Co. The lawsuit announced Monday […]
$2B PATH project faces dismissal by W. Va. regulators
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An application to build a $2 billion power line from West Virginia to Maryland should be dismissed because less expensive alternatives should be considered first, say staff […]
