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New grassroots organization formed in Middle East
Middle East residents have formed a grassroots organization to advocate for increased voting representation on the East Baltimore Development Inc. board because they believe they have been excluded from making […]
Finding time for your communities
I was talking with my fellow blogger last night at the reception for an award that we both received, and the conversation turned— naturally — to this blog. And particularly […]
Loch Raven Village sold for $26M
Loch Raven Village apartments has been purchased by a New Jersey-based private equity real estate group that plans to spend $4 million in upgrades to the struggling, 61-year-old complex this […]
Baltimore police aim to recruit ‘Hometown Heroes’
Baltimore police are aiming to hire another 300 officers by year’s end and are asking members of the community for help in finding city residents to join the force. Mayor […]
EBDI pledges more transparency
Officials of East Baltimore Development Inc. promised a City Council committee Wednesday evening that they would operate with a renewed sense of transparency and communication about the finances and progress […]
Stephanie S. Franklin has a passion for empowerment
Stephanie S. Franklin spends most weekday mornings in court representing abused and neglected children and most afternoons visiting with her clients and their families at Mecca’s Place. The rest of […]
Focus groups focus on renaming Middle East
Call it the name game. Andrew B. Frank, special advisor on economic development to Johns Hopkins University’s president, Ronald J. Daniels, and a former deputy mayor, said Thursday that six […]
Editorial: A welcome move on EBDI hearings
We commend the City Council for its unanimous vote Monday to convene hearings into the projected $1.8 billion project known as The New East Baltimore. This is exactly the kind […]
Daily Record investigation: An uncertain future
The New East Baltimore project stands at a crossroads as it enters its second decade. After $564 million of investment, plans for a world-class biotech park have been shelved. Creation […]
Editorial: Who’s minding the store?
The New East Baltimore, a projected $1.8 billion effort to transform 88 blighted acres north of Johns Hopkins Hospital, is a mammoth undertaking with more than $200 million worth of […]
Daily Record investigation: The education solution
After half a billion dollars of investment, the latest hopes of success for The New East Baltimore project are housed in three humble trailers on what used to be the […]
Daily Record investigation: Principal sees hope in a work in progress
The day was “like Christmas” — optimistic, energetic and full of hope, recalls Cathleene J. Miles. It was Aug. 31, 2009 and the temporary East Baltimore Community School was open […]
