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EBDI document links

Below is an expanded list of links to documents related to The Daily Record’s investigation into East Baltimore Development Inc. Letter to the editor from Arlene Conn EBDI’s April-May 2010 Newsletter (PDF) EBDI’s December 2009-January 2010 Newsletter (PDF) EBDI’s February- ...

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Daily Record investigation: A dream derailed

The nation’s largest urban redevelopment, a projected $1.8 billion effort to transform 88 acres of East Baltimore into a world-class biotech park and idyllic urban community, lies derailed amid vacant lots, boarded houses and unfulfilled dreams a decade after it ...

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Daily Record investigation: Renaming Middle East hits a sour note

What’s in a name? That’s a loaded question if you ask people from Middle East, a community north of Johns Hopkins Hospital that is subject to an 88-acre overhaul. Now the community may be getting a new name. (Click here ...

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Daily Record investigation: Elected officials short on financial details

Until recently, the last time an elected official raised any serious questions about the public funding of The New East Baltimore project was in 2003, when it was just getting started. Hattie Harrison, a longtime state delegate from East Baltimore, ...

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East Baltimore residents’ dreams derailed by EBDI project

The plan to redevelop East Baltimore was announced in January 2001, but 10 years later, the the redevelopment has fallen short. Hundreds of residents have been relocated, while leaving whole blocks of row homes vacant and wide open fields where houses once stood. For some residents, the experience has been unsettling.

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Too big to fail: An overview

With a background of photographs from the streets of East Baltimore, reporter Melody Simmons narrates an overview of The Daily Record's five-month investigation into East Baltimore Development Inc., the people behind the project and the affected residents.

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EBDI interviews: Glenn Ross

Community advocate Glenn Ross lives in McElderry Park, the next neighborhood over from The New East Baltimore project. He has seen much transition in his community over the past 10 years.

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EBDI interviews: Donald Gresham

Donald Gresham, once homeless, became a homeowner in East Baltimore, and was removed under eminent domain. He is currently relocating to a renovated house on McDonough Street, still at the EBDI site.

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EBDI interviews: Lisa Francis

East Baltimore resident Lisa Francis was the last remaining resident on her street before she was relocated to McDonough Street, where she is, again, the only resident. Since her relocation, she has dealt with insurance and safety issues and a water main break.

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EBDI Phase I and Phase II interactive map

Below is an interactive map that shows Phase I and Phase II of the East Baltimore Development Inc. project. This map will be updated on Wednesday, February 2 to accompany a story that will run in that day’s paper. (Click ...

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