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1 month ago | 
citybiz.co | Ed Gunts |Baltimore Brew |William Harris
The Johns Hopkins University has begun construction of a new Early Learning Center to replace its current modular facility at Wyman Park Drive and Remington Avenue. The two-story replacement is rising on a wooded parcel at 115 West University Parkway near San Martin Drive, where the university’s Carnegie Building stood from 1960 to 2020.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
editorandpublisher.com | Fern Shen |Baltimore Brew
Posted Friday, September 13, 2024 9:20 am Baltimore Sun management fired federal courts reporter Madeleine O’Neill on Monday, citing comments she made internally criticizing management’s approach to news coverage under its new owners.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
citybiz.co | Mark Reutter |Baltimore Brew |Kevin Parker
day’s scheduled approval of $16 million in public funds to underwrite construction of an office building on West North Avenue proposed by P. David Bramble is just the start of what Mayor Brandon Scott has promised the developer of Harborplace. The complex deal involves more than 150 pages of lease agreements, ground rent contracts and rent schedules pertaining to Reservoir Square, Bramble’s townhouse and apartment project between the Bolton Hill and Reservoir Hill neighborhoods.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
citybiz.co | Ed Gunts |Baltimore Brew |William Harris
Pete’s Grille is for sale but will remain open, the owner announced this week. The popular Waverly breakfast and lunch spot has been open for more than 40 years at 3130 Greenmount Ave.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
citybiz.co | Fern Shen |Mark Reutter |Baltimore Brew |Kevin Parker
In the wake of The Brew’s reporting – including the secret $83,675 payment to firefighter Philip Tirabassi engineered by top staffers for Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski – connections between the two are under scrutiny, including old posts on social media.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
citybiz.co | Mark Reutter |Baltimore Brew |Kevin Parker
Mayor Brandon Scott has struck a deal with P. David Bramble, owner of Harborplace and a heavy contributor to his re-election campaign, to advance $16 million in city funds to help him erect an office building in West Baltimore. The building would house the headquarters of a small city agency, the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED), and help jump-start Bramble’s Reservoir Square project on West North Avenue.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
citybiz.co | Fern Shen |Baltimore Brew |Lisa Parker
The ornamental stone eagle is gone. So are the carved faces on either side of the entrance, the stone basket-weave detailing under the pediment and numerous other architectural flourishes. Stripped-down as they are, the grand north and south-facing facades of the red-brick Hendler Creamery Building are still standing. But not for long.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
citybiz.co | Fern Shen |Baltimore Brew |Kevin Parker
Antoinette Ryan-Johnson was appalled to read the latest report from the Office of the Inspector General describing hazardous conditions for Baltimore solid waste workers. Not just because of the lack of air conditioning, cold bottled water and even toilet paper. Other municipal employees routinely endure similar indignities and potential dangers, the City Union of Baltimore (CUB) president said in an interview. Her most recent example: Baltimore Police Department headquarters downtown.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
citybiz.co | Brandon Soderberg |Baltimore Brew |Kevin Parker
Last Thursday, seven people were indicted for allegedly operating a drug trafficking organization in East Baltimore. Police said there had been an increase in shootings in the area where the group operated, though no one was charged with shootings or homicides. “Sending young men and women to prison is not our goal. It is the absolute last resort and a necessary balance with the positive opportunities that we are providing,” Mayor Brandon Scott said.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
citybiz.co | Fern Shen |Baltimore Brew |Kevin Parker
Defending their agency after Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Cumming found no working AC or cold water at a sanitation workers’ job site during last week’s record-setting heat wave, the Department of Public Works (DPW) has fired back, disputing one of her findings and arguing others lacked context. Cumming’s report on her July 10 surprise visit to the Cherry Hill yard noted that “inoperable water fountains” were found in an administrative building.
