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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 06/09/2026
Coppin State University’s best perk? $50,000 to buy a house
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Coppin State University’s best perk? $50,000 to buy a house
Coppin State University’s program, launched in 2023 with $300,000 in state funding, has now helped faculty and staff members buy six homes near campus.
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Takoma Park's longstanding rent stabilization ordinance has kept rents there 👀 low and helped define the progressive town. Now city officials are considering loosening it up. Great story by @halliemiller.bsky.social @bannermoco.bsky.social @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
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Rent stabilization shaped Takoma Park. Housing conditions are forcing a rethink.
Takoma Park’s rent stabilization law faces review as city leaders weigh impacts on affordability, housing quality and community diversity.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Rent stabilization shaped Takoma Park. Housing conditions are forcing a rethink. @halliemiller.bsky.social explains. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Rent stabilization shaped Takoma Park. Housing conditions are forcing a rethink.
Takoma Park’s rent stabilization law faces review as city leaders weigh impacts on affordability, housing quality and community diversity.
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
In love with this story, and graphics and photos, by @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social @halliemiller.bsky.social @invisibae.bsky.social and @jphotoj.bsky.social Your @thebaltimorebanner.com Sunday read. www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
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Above all, Baltimore loves its rooftop decks
In some parts of Baltimore, rooftop decks are almost as synonymous with city life as the summer crab feast or a cold Natty Boh. They offer a respite from the hustle and bustle below and an outdoor “fl...
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 07/08/2026
As Baltimore leaders work to eliminate vacant homes by 2038, another city problem has reared its head: empty lots. buff.ly/L9CQetE
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Baltimore is getting rid of vacant homes. But what about all the empty lots?
Baltimore faces growing challenges from 21,000 empty lots. Mayor Brandon Scott’s aim to eliminate vacant buildings could create more of them.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Nationally, less than 5% of teachers & kids in early nature-based programs are Black. Atiya Wells wants to change that. Her fully outdoor preschool prioritizes Baltimore kids, students of color and will offer pay-what-you-can tuition. Read more (and see cute kids!): www.thebanner.com/education/ea...
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Baltimore mom creates fully outdoor preschool for kids who love nature as much as hers do
At one of the first licensed fully outdoor preschools in Maryland, low-income and kids of color won't be shut out of the benefits nature brings.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 06/08/2026
Baltimore is getting rid of vacant homes. But what about all the empty lots?
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Baltimore is getting rid of vacant homes. But what about all the empty lots?
Baltimore faces growing challenges from 21,000 empty lots. Mayor Brandon Scott’s aim to eliminate vacant buildings could create more of them.
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Justin Fenton @justinfenton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A Columbia woman has been feeding vultures on her property to the tune of as much as 200 pounds of chicken per day; county health officials are taking action, reports @lillianreed.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
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Vultures flock to a Columbia neighborhood where woman won’t stop feeding them raw meat
Vultures have descended on the Glenmont community in Columbia, where a woman won’t stop feeding them raw meat despite repeated orders.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Who’s buying up Chasen Cos.’ imploded Baltimore real estate empire, @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Who’s buying up Chasen Cos.’ imploded Baltimore real estate empire
The empire of the once-splashy real estate developer Chasen Cos. is being divvied up, though some properties are languishing without new owners.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 29/07/2026
Baltimore is fixing its tax sales. This city teacher might lose his house anyway.
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Baltimore is fixing its tax sales. This city teacher might lose his house anyway.
Administrative errors in Baltimore’s tax sale process put a teacher’s rental property at risk. Now the city is moving to help reverse the foreclosure.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
By @halliemiller.bsky.social: Baltimore is fixing its tax sales. This city teacher might lose his house anyway. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Baltimore is fixing its tax sales. This city teacher might lose his house anyway.
Administrative errors in Baltimore’s tax sale process put a teacher’s rental property at risk. Now the city is moving to help reverse the foreclosure.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 21/07/2026
New home construction in Maryland is slumping. Can Congress fix it? www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
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Home construction in Maryland is slumping. Can Congress fix it?
Maryland is on track to build its fewest new housing units since the Great Recession. A new law passed by Congress could change that.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Apartment company co-owned by Jared Kushner must pay over $4M in damages, Baltimore judge rules. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Apartment company co-owned by Jared Kushner must pay over $4M in damages, Baltimore judge rules
Circuit Judge Paul Cucuzzella on Tuesday ruled that Westminster Management illegally charged late fees and billed for court costs that it did not incur at 17 properties in Maryland.
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Greg Morton @invisibae.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Maryland built a unique system to keep hospital services in rural communities. Cecil County births have held steady. The population is growing. Today, the county's only birthing center closes anyway, despite community opposition. www.thebanner.com/economy/scie...
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Cecil County’s only birth center is closing. Why did no one save it?
A rural hospital in Cecil County plans to stop delivering babies. The closure of its Family Birth Center poses a challenge to pregnant residents and shows the limits of the state’s hospital regulatory...
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The 7-way race for 2 Baltimore school board seats is TIGHT. With all precincts reporting Election Day results, we have 3 basic locks - both incumbents and a challenger. But less than 100 votes separate the candidates for the fourth spot on the November ballot www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Esposito leads Baltimore City school board race
Challengers Kevin W. Parson and Jamar Day ended Tuesday night neck-and-neck for the fourth spot on November’s ballot.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 23/06/2026
A 105-year-old Baltimore institution wants to preserve history
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A 105-year-old Baltimore institution wants to preserve history
Baltimore Finishing Works takes on tricky restoration projects — and has a modern spin under new ownership.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 23/06/2026
What the U.S. Supreme Court’s tax sale ruling means for Baltimore
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What the Supreme Court’s tax sale ruling means for Baltimore
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday is likely to continue to allow controversial sales of Maryland real estate that has fallen in foreclosure over back taxes, a problem that has plagued many Baltimore...
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
What the U.S. Supreme Court’s tax sale ruling means for Baltimore, @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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What the Supreme Court’s tax sale ruling means for Baltimore
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday is likely to continue to allow controversial sales of Maryland real estate that has fallen in foreclosure over back taxes, a problem that has plagued many Baltim...
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 16/06/2026
One of the most promising Baltimore nonprofits dedicated to providing affordable housing is under financial strain — and has become part of a federal investigation.
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A major Baltimore affordable housing nonprofit is falling apart
NEHI, once a darling of Baltimore’s nonprofit world, is heading toward collapse, threatening the budding network of community land trusts.
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Maddi O’Neill @maddioneill.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
SCOOP: Agora, the Mount Vernon-based publishing giant, is facing a new consumer protection lawsuit from the city of Baltimore. It's not the first time the company's business practices have faced legal scrutiny. For @thebaltimorebanner.com: www.thebanner.com/economy/balt...
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Baltimore sues Agora, accusing Mount Vernon publishing giant of ‘selling snake oil’
A recent consumer protection law allows Baltimore’s law department to pursue penalties.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 02/06/2026
MV Realty preyed on Maryland homeowners, attorney general says
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MV Realty preyed on Maryland homeowners, attorney general says
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General accuses Florida-based real estate firm MV Realty of misleading Maryland homeowners into predatory loan agreements with intentionally obscure terms.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
By @halliemiller.bsky.social: Why Baltimore is stripping plywood off its vacant homes. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Why Baltimore is stripping plywood off its vacant homes
The city is experimenting with clear boarding on its vacant homes to reduce fires and additional displacement.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The former Baltimore teacher of the year charged last month with sexual solicitation of a minor said he was just trying to warn the (fake) teen against dangerous relationships with older men. He also insisted he thought "Aiden" was 16 - the age of consent in MD. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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Former Baltimore teacher of the year confronted by Chris Hansen in YouTube sting
Former Baltimore teacher of the year Dennis Jutras told Chris Hansen he was trying to warn a teen in a Harford County sting operation targeting adults seeking sex with minors.
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Brenda Wintrode @brendawintrode.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Baltimore has made progress clearing its vacant housing stock but there’s more to it, reports @halliemiller.bsky.social. www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
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Baltimore’s progress on vacant homes is national news — but not the whole story
Baltimore has reduced its count of vacant homes from 16,000 to fewer than 12,000 during Mayor Brandon Scott’s five years in office, but there are questions about the count and the fundraising needed t...
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 27/05/2026
Baltimore’s progress on vacant homes is national news — but not the whole story
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Baltimore’s progress on vacant homes is national news — but not the whole story
Baltimore has reduced its count of vacant homes from 16,000 to fewer than 12,000 during Mayor Brandon Scott’s five years in office, but there are questions about the count and the fundraising needed...
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 13/05/2026
Baltimore County needs 19,000 new affordable homes. It has struggled to build 1,000.
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Baltimore County needs 19,000 new affordable homes. It has struggled to build 1,000.
Baltimore County agreed in 2016 to build 1,000 affordably priced homes. The need has since ballooned.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 06/05/2026
The loans behind Baltimore’s foreclosure crisis are surging in cities across the nation
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The loans behind Baltimore’s foreclosure crisis are surging in cities across the nation
An easy-to-get, loosely regulated loan used to buy rental properties has exploded in popularity across the U.S. since the pandemic, with Baltimore and other postindustrial cities at the forefront, a Banner...
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Hayes Gardner @hayesgardner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
BREAKING: The Key Bridge is getting a new builder. After disagreeing with contractor Kiewit on cost estimates, Maryland will be switching gears. “We were stunned by how significantly large their proposal was,” the state’s transportation secretary told me. www.thebanner.com/community/tr...
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State dumps Kiewit as Key Bridge builder, potentially delaying project past 2030
Citing Kiewit’s high cost estimates, Maryland will seek a new builder on the open market.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 24/03/2026
Maryland bill could make credit scores less important for some renters
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Maryland could bar landlords from screening some renters’ credit scores
The bill would add to Maryland’s renter protections, but opponents say it could make housing more expensive.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
By Jack Bologna, Sahana Jayaraman and @halliemiller.bsky.social: From $3.7M to $9.9M: Federal probe focuses on 42 Baltimore homes sold again and again. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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From $3.7M to $9.9M: Federal probe focuses on 42 Baltimore homes sold again and again
Federal prosecutors have charged an attorney in connection to a 2021 real estate investment scheme that centers on 42 rowhomes in East Baltimore owned by a group of New York investors.
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Brenda Wintrode @brendawintrode.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A Baltimore family lost their home over $888 in unpaid property taxes and fines. @halliemiller.bsky.social explains how this can happen, and often does. www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
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A Baltimore family’s haven for six decades lost over an $888 tax bill
The Harris family thought they had protected a family home from tax sale in Baltimore City, but an $888 unpaid tax bill sent the property to foreclosure.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
By @halliemiller.bsky.social: A Baltimore family’s home for six decades lost over an $888 tax bill. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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A Baltimore family’s haven for six decades lost over an $888 tax bill
The Harris family thought they had protected a family home from tax sale in Baltimore City, but an $888 unpaid tax bill sent the property to foreclosure.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 23/01/2026
They are accused of squatting. Lawmakers want to speed up their day in court.
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They are accused of squatting. Lawmakers want them in court sooner.
It’s the fourth year a Maryland lawmaker has proposed a bill aimed at expediting a squatting complaint.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 23/01/2026
Save money on energy bills this winter with these 5 tips
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Save money on energy bills this winter with these 5 tips
There are many no- and low-cost ways to spend less on your Maryland heating bill.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Chasen Cos. accused of using inflated appraisals in real estate deals. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Chasen Cos. accused of using inflated appraisals in real estate deals
StanCorp Mortgage Investors LLC filed a lawsuit on Jan. 23 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore against Cushman & Wakefield and one of its appraisers, David Masters.
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Pamela Wood @pwoodreporter.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Just how much might a proposed Congressional map benefit Maryland Democrats? The 1st Cong. District (Rep. Andy Harris) would go from +17 Trump to +14 Kamala Harris under the proposed boundaries. Analysis from @ajv.bsky.social with @halliemiller.bsky.social & me: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Andy Harris out? How Maryland’s proposed new districts would have voted in 2024.
A proposed new map of Maryland’s congressional districts would wipe out Republicans’ advantage in the one seat they hold, swinging the voter makeup from solidly red to solidly blue.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
In dramatic ruling, Baltimore judge sides with tenant in ‘junk fees’ case, @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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In dramatic ruling, Baltimore judge sides with tenant in ‘junk fees’ case
The case shows a “massive corporate entity taking advantage of an honest, hard-working individual,” the a Baltimore judge wrote.
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talia-richman.bsky.social @talia-richman.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
In a district of more than 156,000 students, just 56 families asked Montgomery County school leaders to excuse their children from reading books that conflict with their religious beliefs. Many of the disputed titles had LGBTQ characters. Search the full list here: www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
NEW: A heartening tale of neighbors asking questions -- something few officials or lenders had done with a New York investor who turned out to be a big problem for Baltimore. Only in @thebaltimorebanner.com, by @halliemiller.bsky.social and Giacomo Bologna www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
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How a Patterson Park zoning fight exposed a New York investor
New York investor Benjamin Eidlisz made waves in Southeast Baltimore before myriad housing companies connected to him failed.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 06/01/2026
Gov. Wes Moore endorses three bills to address Maryland housing
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Gov. Wes Moore endorses three bills to address Maryland housing
They three bills are a final chance for Moore to notch wins on an issue he has prioritized before voters decide this year whether to give him a second term.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 05/01/2026
This Baltimore housing project is trying to prove Trump wrong on homelessness
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This Baltimore housing project is trying to prove Trump wrong on homelessness
As the president tries to reshape the nation’s policy toward homelessness, a new 42-unit Baltimore project, Sojourner Place at Park, is symbolic of a different approach.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 30/12/2025
Maryland property values are up 12%. Here’s what that means for your tax bill.
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Maryland property values are up 12%. Here’s what that means for your tax bill.
Assessments rose more slowly this year after three years of big property value increases.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 26/12/2025
Is ‘Section 8’ a slur? Baltimore County judge rules.
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Is ‘Section 8’ a slur? Baltimore County judge rules.
Baltimore County Circuit Court Associate Judge Paul J. Hanley last week dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by a developer.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
The ‘City that Reads’ is reading — more, @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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The ‘city that reads’ is reading — more
A record number of volumes were borrowed from Baltimore’s library system last year.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 24/12/2025
These are Baltimore’s most-borrowed books of 2025
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These are Baltimore’s most-borrowed books of 2025
What exactly is the “City That Reads” reading? Pratt staff provided a list of the top 25 titles circulated within the last 12 months.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 24/12/2025
The ‘City that Reads’ is reading — more
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The ‘city that reads’ is reading — more
A record number of volumes were borrowed from Baltimore’s library system last year.
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
NEW via @halliemiller.bsky.social
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 17/12/2025
What Baltimore’s housing and zoning overhaul will — and won’t — do
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What Baltimore’s housing and zoning overhaul will — and won’t — do
For those who haven’t been following the legislation closely (and even some who have), here’s what you need to know about the housing package.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 17/12/2025
Kevin Plank exiting future development at Baltimore Peninsula
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Kevin Plank exiting future development at Baltimore Peninsula
Kevin Plank will no longer develop Baltimore Peninsula, after only about one-tenth of the projected square footage has been built.
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
This is a big deal in Baltimore. Breaking news via @halliemiller.bsky.social and Giacomo Bologna for @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...
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Kevin Plank exiting future development at Baltimore Peninsula
Kevin Plank will no longer develop Baltimore Peninsula, after only about one-tenth of the projected square footage has been built.
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