Posted on 10/8/20
With No Contract, Laid-off Workers Escalate Pressure Campaign Against Marriott
A handful of laid-off workers today camped outside the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Hotel for a one-day fast to protest against the continued lack of a collective . . .
Posted on 10/8/20
Two Councilmen Push for Raises for DPW Garbage Workers
City Councilmen Zeke Cohen and Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer brought pizza and bottled water to the Eastern Sanitation Yard yesterday, continuing their pressure campaign on Mayor Bernard . . .
Posted on 10/8/20
THE IMPERIAL MAYOR: When Ward Bosses Reigned and the Board of Estimates was Born
To understand how this city ended up with near-monarchical powers conferred on the mayor, look back to the political chaos at the end of the 19th . . .
Posted on 10/8/20
THE IMPERIAL MAYOR: Transparency? Checks and Balances? Those are for Losers!
The names and faces change, but there’s a long and sordid history of mayors using control of Baltimore’s Board of Estimates to push through insider deals . . .
Posted on 10/8/20
Bill Introduced to Provide Free Lawyers to Renters Facing Eviction
Baltimore renters would have the right to counsel in eviction cases under a bill introduced last night by City Council President Brandon Scott, who said his . . .
Posted on 10/8/20
Snydered: Prominent Attorney Indicted for Alleged Extortion of UMMS
A federal grand jury today indicted Stephen L. Snyder on charges of trying to extort $25 million from the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS).The flamboyant . . .
Posted on 10/8/20
Back with Our Buddies at Grace Preschool
Routines have been established, and our students are becoming pros at unpacking their belongings each day, washing their hands for a full thirty seconds several times . . .
Posted on 10/8/20
Baltimore City Outsources Water Meter Reading Operations Amid Sustained Billing Struggles
Baltimore will outsource water meter reading operations to the same third-party vendor that installed water meters throughout the city earlier this decade, Mayor Jack Young announced . . .
Posted on 10/8/20
Program Spotlight: Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School
Children from Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School and Baltimore’s Ashburton community are building relationships while making history through the Temple X program. A collaboration between Beth . . .
Posted on 10/8/20
This Maryland Program Will Pair Cyber Researchers and Entrepreneurial Grad Students to Form Startups
Maryland universities are home to lots of cyber researchers and technologists working on new ways to
Posted on 10/8/20
Charlestown Hosts First-Ever Telethon
Virtual fundraiser brings in more than $92,000 for Benevolent CareLast month, Charlestown hosted its first-ever Telethon benefitting the community’s Benevolent Care Fund. The idea for the . . .
Posted on 10/8/20
MVLS Launches Utility Bill Assistance Project for Baltimore City Residents Struggling with Water, Gas and Electric Bills
In Collaboration with PBRC and OPC, MVLS Provides Legal Help for Utility Bill Issues Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), the largest provider of pro bono civil . . .
Posted on 10/7/20
"New Germany" 1941 - A. Aubrey Bodine
Photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine • © Copyright Jennifer B. Bodine • Courtesy of www.aaubreybodine.comNew Germany (1941) - Removing skis and toboggan from top of car . . .
Posted on 10/7/20
2020’s Cities & States with the Highest & Lowest Uninsured Rates – WalletHub Study
With the national rate of people without health insurance on the rise in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its . . .
Posted on 10/7/20
State Roundup: Foxwell Out As Franchot’s Top Aide
FOXWELL OUT AT COMPTROLLER’s OFFICE: State Comptroller Peter Franchot announced Monday that Len Foxwell no longer works as his chief of staff, Pamela Wood of the . . .
Posted on 10/7/20
GP Strategies Divests IC Axon
Global workforce transformation solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) today reported the completion of its divestiture of its IC Axon business
Posted on 10/7/20
Marylanders With Pre-Existing Conditions Will Be Protected Regardless Of How Scotus Rules On Obamacare
Even if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) is unconstitutional Marylanders with pre-existing health conditions will still be protected . . .
Posted on 10/7/20
Maryland Casinos’ September Revenue Up One Percent from 2019 Despite Limited Capacity Due to COVID-19
For the first time since their three-month shutdown due to COVID-19, Maryland’s six casinos have produced a year-over-year increase in gaming revenue.While COVID-19 restrictions continue to . . .
Posted on 10/7/20
New Faces at Towson University and Goucher Hillels
McKenna Bates can hardly believe how lucky she is. In a year, when many of her friends are struggling to find work, after graduating from college, . . .
Posted on 10/6/20
This Week in Jobs DMV: Pipe Dream Edition
COVID-19 was threatening to lay the candy crush on Halloween this year, then residents in the DMV had a
Posted on 10/6/20
One Book Baltimore Features Hometown Writer In Third Year
One Book Baltimore returns for a third year featuring Baltimore’s own D. Watkins and his book We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America. . . .
Posted on 10/6/20
Burns & Levinson Hosts Fourth Annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference Virtually on October 29, 2020
Cannabis startups invited to apply for opportunity to present one-on-one to investors in first-of-its-kind “Capital Connection” program. Burns & Levinson will host its fourth annual “State . . .
Posted on 10/6/20
Giant Food Joins Ocean Disclosure Project to Increase Transparency of Sustainable Seafood
Through participation in Ocean Disclosure Project, regional grocer shares insight into sourcing methods Giant Food, the leading greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, today announced that . . .
Posted on 10/6/20
Rise In Violent Crime By Baltimore Youth
According to news reports, 84 juveniles have been arrested for robberies and 39 for auto thefts from January through May of this year. Also reported yesterday, . . .
Posted on 10/6/20
Ten Million Dollar Gift Will Support Innovation at Charles E. Smith Life Communities
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington is part of Charles E. Smith Life Communities. (Photo courtesy of CESLC)Charles E. Smith Life Communities (CESLC) recently announced a $10 . . .
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