Educationby Ian RoundFeb 22, 2020

“Uniquely bad” smell spreads through Mervo, sickening some students and teachers

A grease trap clog and sewage backup at Mergenthaler causes a stink. Students not dismissed early.

AccountabilityFeb 21, 2020

ABC tells City Council it needs more money to manage Youth Fund

Diane Bell-McKoy cites the need to increase ABC’s cut of the program from 10% to 15%.

Crime & JusticeFeb 21, 2020

Investors defrauded out of millions by Baltimore rental management company, suit alleges

WAZ-Management, investors say, misled them about buildings they purchased and charged for renovations never done, leaving rentals in squalid condition.

NeighborhoodsFeb 20, 2020

Complaints of a “fait accompli” at Druid Park Pool meeting

Critics say city has already ruled out alternatives to a planned parking lot; pool users worry bobbled approval process will delay construction.

Special SeriesFeb 20, 2020

Man crushed at Druid Lake construction site was a truck driver

Circumstances of his death are under wraps by the city and trucking company. Work site has a history of environmental violations.

Special SeriesPoliticsFeb 19, 2020

Asked if Pratt should resign, another mayoral candidate says yes

Rikki Vaughn says Baltimore can’t afford electing “the same recycled individuals in office saying they love us, want to hug us, then stabbing us in the back.”

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Fresh Water, Foul Sewage

Feb 20, 2020

Man crushed at Druid Lake construction site was a truck driver

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Feb 19, 2020

Asked if Pratt should resign, another mayoral candidate says yes

Inside City Hall

Dec 11, 2019

Knocking Scott aside, Young muscles through J.P. Grant contract

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Neighborhoodsby Ed GuntsJan 13, 2016

Complaining that Baltimore is hostile to churches that serve the poor, the longtime pastor scolds his critics, saying the demolition was needed because the building was too costly to maintain.