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Fowler to leave Downtown Partnership for Maryland Zoo
The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore‘s longtime president Kirby Fowler will leave that organization to take up a new role leading the Maryland Zoo, the zoo’s board announced Friday. Fowler has led the […]
Local businesses not concerned about Orioles’ attendance woes
'It’s been a more challenging year because of the O’s, but we’re still going strong,' one business owner says.
Fowler: Economic report shows downtown Baltimore’s contributions
A Downtown Partnership of Baltimore report found that the core of the city more than carries its fair share of the tax burden, the group’s president said. The Economic Impact of […]
Fowler: Don’t double-tax downtown Baltimore for extended Circulator
A key supporter of the Charm City Circulator said Thursday that a sustainable funding source must be found if the free bus system is to continue operating outside the core […]
Fowler: Lexington Market renovation costs unknown
Kirby Fowler, Lexington Market Inc.'s new board chairman, said he doesn't know where a previous $25 million estimate to renovate the market came from.
Eye Opener: Gambling panel to choose leader
The new seven-member Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission will choose its chairman and vice-chairman Thursday.
New plan to raze Mechanic
A local group is seeking to demolish the 45-year-old Morris A. Mechanic Theatre and replace it with two 30-story towers that would add 600 market-rate apartments to center city, a […]
Howard Street’s fallen arches evoke few cries of nostalgia
The distinctive archways that lined Howard Street and overlooked the light rail tracks in downtown Baltimore are gone, but few tears are being shed for the quirky 1980s-era street decorations. […]
Announcement over new Grand Prix manager looming
The mayor’s office plans to announce Wednesday who it has chosen to take over the troubled Baltimore Grand Prix, but two of the three groups who have reportedly expressed interest […]
Laslo Boyd: The Exelon deal’s implications for downtown
Kirby Fowler definitely has a point. The president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore has argued that the Inner Harbor would have received a real boost if the new office […]
Baltimore’s dense downtown
Downtown Baltimore has 41,289 residents – the eighth most dense center city in the nation’s top 25 downtown areas, a report from the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore says. The number […]
Partnership wants a greener downtown
Replacing some of the concrete in center city with green space and parks is the focus of a report released Friday by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. The Open Space […]
