A group of Baltimore businesses that sustained damage during the 2015 riots following the death of Freddie Gray is suing the city, alleging officials failed to suppress the riots. The nearly 700-page complaint was filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court in March ...

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A Baltimore man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for arson, looting and assault during the riots following the death of Freddie Gray last year, and for later shooting a gun in a $20 drug dispute. Donta Betts ...

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Nearly 400 businesses were damaged in the unrest following the death of Freddie Gray last April, leaving their owners wondering whether they wanted to stay in the city or move elsewhere. But the question for people who wanted to open ...

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Even though the trials for the six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray have led to an increased police presence around Baltimore, officials don’t expect the trials to hurt the city’s tourism industry. “Since the trials are currently ...

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While Baltimore’s image has improved nationally, the city’s perception within the immediate metro area has yet to rise to pre-Freddie Gray levels, tourism officials said Monday. The National Aquarium, for example, has seen a 7 percent decrease in attendance since ...

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As the owners of one of the only musical instrument stores in Baltimore, the Roman family has music in their blood. Julio Roman played violin in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. His brother, Rodolfo, now 95, used to play the saxophone, ...

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Fifteen years ago, a young man from Jamaica came to Baltimore to fulfill a childhood dream — to help people be more fashionable. In April, that dream was shaken to the core. At around 5:30 p.m. on April 27, Clifton ...

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When Chetanya Chittimalla was looking to expand his pharmacy business, he chose Eastern Avenue in Highlandtown.  He signed a lease in January, convinced that he had found a great place that would benefit from his services. Three months later, after ...

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State lottery officials said Thursday that they are not able to quantify the number of instant lottery tickets that were stolen during the April rioting in Baltimore that may have been subsequently cashed. Gina Smith, assistant director and chief financial ...

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