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Portraits of Larry, Yumi Hogan reflect their styles and hoped-for legacies
Portraits of the Hogans reflect how they want to be recalled; the collection shows earlier styles, snubs, legacy-burnishing.
Dropping the Mike: William Donald Schaefer was a ‘bully’
Relationships can be difficult things even in politics where interpersonal connections always loom large. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. knows this as well as anyone and said he has tried to be a bridge in one of the most difficult political relationships in the state between House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Gov. […]
C. Fraser Smith: What to learn from Schaefer
With a total of 29 candidates in the mix, the poor voter’s head must be spinning. (Not to speak of the poor columnist.) It has occurred to me, though, that we can scroll through the files to consider how mayors of Baltimore have operationalized the idea that the word mayor is actually a verb. For […]
Getting reacquainted via cover letter
Cover letters on lawsuits filed in state circuit court usually are pretty boilerplate. But this one got my attention.
C. Fraser Smith: This time, Schmoke not chasing history
Kurt L. Schmoke will thrive as president at the University of Baltimore, and the city is lucky to have him back.
Buy William Donald Schaefer’s House, do it now.
The three-story Federal style brick townhouse on Lancaster Street is on the market and can be yours for $249,999.
C. Fraser Smith: Ruppersberger – No Hamlet he
William Donald Schaefer loved to provoke reporters. In 1985, we were asking him every day if he was thinking about running for governor. We were watching everything he did, looking for clues, reading tea leaves.
Laslo Boyd: Joe Flacco and William Donald Schaefer
Imagine that there is no M&T Bank Stadium. Imagine that there is no Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Imagine that there is no NFL team in Baltimore.
C. Fraser Smith: Schaefer might have even smiled
An academic forum this week on how to make government work for the people focused on the legacy of William Donald Schaefer and, like everything else in Baltimore this week, the Ravens.
Harborplace sold to New York-based real estate firm
Harborplace, the city’s signature 32-year-old tourism hub, is being sold to New York-based Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. for an undisclosed price. General Growth Properties, which acquired Harborplace as part of its November 2004 purchase of The Rouse Co., will close the deal next month, according to a memo sent to city officials by Christopher Schardt, senior […]
O’Malley signs gambling bill; referendum next
ANNAPOLIS — About 10 hours after the General Assembly adjourned its second special session in a marathon legislative season, Gov. Martin O’Malley praised a gambling expansion bill that he hopes will put an end to persistent legislative gridlock caused by the divisive issue. During a bill signing ceremony Wednesday morning, O’Malley thanked House of Delegates Speaker […]
$1.4M endowment to honor Schaefer’s ‘do it now’ legacy
William Donald Schaefer’s parting gift to his beloved city will help to pay for flowers, neighborhood improvements and even flagpoles.
