Where should a Remington trash dump move to? Not next to the Jones Falls residents resoundingly told a task force this week. When it came to alternative plans, however, few agreed on what to do www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Man charged with arson in 3 Keswick Road fires that terrified Hampden neighbors (w/ @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social & @halliemiller.bsky.social) www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott is making staff changes at City Hall again, and @emilyopilo.bsky.social has the details: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

They tried the ritzy out-of-town developers. They tried local ones. They even tried breaking up the quagmire that is the "Superblock" into bite-size parcels. All failed. Then, it burned. What's next for the stagnant development? w/ @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/economy/supe...

Baltimore has reached an agreement with local nonprofit institutions to gradually increase the payments each gives the city annually in place of taxes to cover the cost of services, reports @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Sometime in the 1980s or 1990s, it’s unclear exactly when, Baltimore ceased to have a harbormaster at all. A city with 61 miles of shoreline had no one minding the water www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is moving to sell the Sisson Street dump to a developer, relocating the facility onto Falls Road (and into the flood plain). Remington residents are pushing back. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: Baltimore's election board has picked the former head of elections for Harris County, TX to head the board here, marking the official end of the Armstead Jones era www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Joe Hylton sees the attempted firing of the Somerset County superintendent as a modern-day lynching, in the last Maryland county to record a lynching in 1933 (via @lizbowie.bsky.social) www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Read @thebaltimorebanner.com on underground fires: "There’s no consensus as to why. And there’s no clear answer as to whose responsibility it is to prevent it from happening again." Deeply reported by @hayesgardner.bsky.social @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Baltimore City Council met yesterday to talk broadly about police accountability, but emotions spilled over from residents dismayed by several recent police-involved deaths. More here: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

BREAKING: The Baltimore Sheriff's Office is probing a courthouse corrections dept. employee for allegedly inviting ICE agents in for a meeting, which led to someone being detained. Investigation is looking at potential crimes including misuse of state data. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

The new acting secretary of Maryland's juvenile services agency said she’s got Gov. Moore’s support. Betsy Fox Tolentino said she's ready to “lean in and listen” to get the best outcomes for kids and public safety she feels everyone wants. tinyurl.com/muw2tcnf

NEW: Baltimore students told about their experiences with violence and harassment on the way to school in the state's only district without yellow bus service for middle and high schoolers. @lizbowie.bsky.social and I on what students are facing every day www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Who says budgets have to be boring? Take a peek behind the scenes at how the new faces at the bargaining table hashed out a deal to pass Baltimore's $4.6B spending plan www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Sunday read: @emilyopilo.bsky.social with a peek behind the curtain on Baltimore City Council budget negotiations. The budget passed 13-2, but here’s what it took to get there. tinyurl.com/3w6zp8yw

Maryland DJS Sec. Vincent Schiraldi said on Monday he resigned from @GovWesMoore's cabinet. Moore's office did not confirm the resignation. Moore named Betsy Fox Tolentino of Roca, and former DJS dep. secretary under Hogan, as acting secretary. Interview with Schiraldi: tinyurl.com/y5dk96km

Want to build a house? Renovate your store? You're going to need a building permit. This year Baltimore has been worse at approving new ones than in any since at least 2015. @halliemiller.bsky.social , @emilyopilo.bsky.social and me on the new process. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Baltimore officials said the revamped permit system would simplify and even accelerate the arduous process. So far, the promised overhaul has backfired, stalling development projects big and small (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social & @invisibae.bsky.social) www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos made an emotional plea for more immigrant assistance funding in the city's budget. The Scott administration called it a "public spectacle" www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Four unexplained fires on Keswick Road since October have neighbors asking what - or who - caused the destruction and hoping they’ve seen the last one. @halliemiller.bsky.social & @emilyopilo.bsky.social took a deeper look.

A string of fires in Hampden has left neighbors suspicious and on edge (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/ho...

Your BGE bill is set to go up again June 1. The Maryland Public Service Commission has ordered BGE to flatten those bills ahead of costly summer months, reports @briaovers.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/bge-...

NEW: After almost a yearlong vacancy, Baltimore has picked Michelle Taylor as the city's new health director. In her current role in Shelby Co. TN, she's been critical of leaders ushering in a massive proposed computing center from Elon Musk's xAI www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/pu...

Hacker who crippled Baltimore in 2019 ransomware attack pleads guilty

At 11, she’s turned heartbreak into hope on the National Spelling Bee stage Read the story by @kris10griffith.bsky.social on the @thebaltimorebanner.com ---> tinyurl.com/2rj9mrb5

Everyone's talking about Preakness ,but the real hot ticket this weekend for Baltimore politicos is ICSC in Las Vegas. Here's everything you need to know about who's going and what it will cost taxpayers www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Baltimore Firefighter Charles Mudra died this morning after he had a medical emergency during a training exercise. He is the second city firefighter fatally injured in the line of duty this week www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Why is a rich doctor making his South Baltimore marina go bust? Tim Prudente has the details alleged in a new lawsuit www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/harb...

Mayor Scott and YIMBY leaders on the City Council introduced bills today that would roll back Baltimore's restrictions on development density, allow people to build closer to their property lines, and do away with requirements for off-street parking www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/ho...

Organizers pushing for a second time to get the Baby Bonus on Baltimore ballots had hoped to head off a court challenge from the city like the one that killed their effort last fall. A judge rejected their request. @mayaklora.bsky.social has more: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Federal job cuts cost Baltimore tax revenue, punching $5.9 million hole in budget www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis

Before he took office, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates criticized Marilyn Mosby’s frequent travel. Now he’s disregarding the rules she inspired.🧵 www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Camp Small was warned of fire and environmental hazards ahead of a massive Dec. blaze. Notices of blocked fire lanes and combustible mulch didn’t appear to contribute to the fire, but other violations remain www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Aberdeen’s mayor says the IronBirds will likely leave his city’s Ripken Stadium amid a long-simmering battle over costs. The owner of the Commanders has a potential plan for the site, @justinfenton.bsky.social reports www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Baltimore is suing a group that received some of its federal coronavirus relief funds, alleging that they used money that was supposed to provide rental assistance and mental health resources to instead buy a neighboring property www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

On Monday, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott unveiled plans to lower property taxes to under $2 by 2028. On Tuesday, city finance officials revealed how they're thinking of paying for it -- a new trash bill for residents www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Weeks after the Trump admin. seized Kilmar Abrego Garcia and stashed him in a Salvadoran prison, it was Maryland's genteel senator who grabbed the world by the collar to demand its attention. @brendawintrode.bsky.social examines Van Hollen's new spotlight www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Taxes, test scores, the arts: 3 promises in Mayor Scott’s State of the City address www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

After a bumpy start, the Baltimore Farmers’ Market returns full force, reports Christina Tkacik www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food...

The Midtown Community Benefits District, imperiled by inaction of the Baltimore City Council last year, won a vote to keep operating. Property owners opted to keep paying a special tax for cleaning and greening the area www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Frustrated with the Trump administration, some federal workers and family members said they came to the overpass looking for catharsis, community and a form of validation that only dozens of car horns per hour can provide, @lillianreed.bsky.social reports www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Fredricka Gray, Freddie Gray’s twin sister, sat down with me this week to talk about her older brother by 13 minutes. It’ll be 10 years this month since he was killed and Fredricka feels like half of her is gone. @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social 📸 www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/fr...

Baltimore freezes spending at over-budget police, fire and parks agencies as economy slides and tough budget year approaches www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

The General Assembly wraps up today! Maryland’s state lawmakers are literally counting down until midnight, when they’ll adjourn their annual 90-day session of lawmaking. Live coverage: They’ve got a lot on their final day to-do list

I'm sad to report that Armstead Jones, Baltimore's election director of 18 years, died yesterday. He passed just hours after announcing his retirement. (story w/ @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social) www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Calling it an “administrative error,” US Immigration and Customs Enforcement admitted that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to a prison in El Salvador. Now officials say they lack the power to bring him back. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott unveiled his $4.6B proposed budget this morning with enough money to cover a $85M gap. But there's still one big if and his name is Donald Trump (w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social) www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

New: Baltimore is looking into a $1.5 million theft after someone posed as a city vendor and diverted two massive payments into their own bank account. The FBI is investigating. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...