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Mechanic decision delayed a month
The ultra-modern Morris A. Mechanic Theatre, once part of Baltimore’s urban renaissance, could be removed from the city’s Special List for historic preservation next month following a public hearing, clearing the way for its demolition by year’s end.
Board of Estimates rejects $150K settlement
The Baltimore Board of Estimates has voted down a $150,000 settlement to end a suit by a teenager who was picked up by three police officers and dropped in a wooded state park, sans shoes, far from his home.
Baltimore mayor, delegation leader don’t agree on gambling
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the leader of the city's delegation to the House of Delegates share a common interest in Charm City's well-being. ...
O’Malley calls for gambling special session Aug. 9
Gov. Martin O’Malley, saying he wants to remove what has become a major roadblock to progress in the State House, announced Friday that a special session of the General Assembly will be held Aug. 9 to discuss expanding the state’s casino gambling program.
Baltimore, other cities welcoming immigrants
The fate of Baltimore may rest with immigrants like Alexandra Gonzalez. A native of Puebla, Mexico, Gonzalez feels more at home in Baltimore with every passing year. She attends city-run […]
Eye Opener: Top Rawlings-Blake deputy resigns
Who needs another casino? The Maryland State Lottery Agency enjoyed its 15th-straight record-breaking year in fiscal 2012, selling $1.8 billion in tickets more than $500 million of which went to […]
City delegates hear casino pitch
Gov. Martin O’Malley and House Speaker Michael E. Busch, D-Anne Arundel, proposed Wednesday to allocate some gambling revenue in a way to help offset losses that a Prince George’s County […]
Eye Opener: Gambling debate continues Wednesday
The gambling debate continues today, with Gov. Martin O’Malley, House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake slated to meet with the city’s delegation to the House of […]
Report supports razing Mechanic
A private engineering study has found widespread corrosion in the parking garage beneath the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre due in part to stray electrical currents from subway trains, according to an Owings Mills developer who commissioned the report and has applied to demolish the 45-year-old concrete building.
O’Malley hopeful on special session for gambling
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley said Monday he believes progress is being made toward reaching a consensus to hold a special session this summer to expand gambling. The governor told […]
Nilson: Panel will reject pact with teen
A judge has ordered the Baltimore City Board of Estimates to vote within 30 days on a proposed $150,000 settlement with the family of a teenager who was picked up […]
Heat is on for session
Gov. Martin O’Malley is calling in the big guns of local politics Monday to help blast through a gambling impasse that snarled the General Assembly’s budget debate in April and […]
