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    Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Partnership brings affordable housing to North Avenue corridor

    For years, the vacant Columbus School on a busy corner of East North Avenue appeared to be nothing more than a giant planter. Leafy tree branches stuck out over the top of the historic red-brick walls, making it seem like the school's only future inhabitants would be squirrels and birds.
    For years, the vacant Columbus School on a busy corner of East North Avenue appeared to be nothing more than a giant planter. Leafy tree branches stuck out over the top of the historic red-brick walls, making it seem like the school's only future...

    Tags: Credit and Debt, Taxation, Human Interest, Coppin State University, Politics

    2. Apr 5, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  2. Church bell tower repairs signify change in Oliver neighborhood

    A few weeks ago, I spent a few quiet minutes in Green Mount Cemetery, where its higher ground offers unexpected views of Baltimore. As I looked to the southeast, something curious caught my eye.
    A few weeks ago, I spent a few quiet minutes in Green Mount Cemetery, where its higher ground offers unexpected views of Baltimore. As I looked to the southeast, something curious caught my eye. What was going on in the nearby Oliver neighborhood? What...

    Tags: Christianity, Culture, Basilica of the Assumption, Religion and Belief, Water Tower

    3. Mar 8, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  3. Johnston Square appears to be turning the corner

    The banner at Greenmount Avenue and Preston Street proclaims the Lillian Jones Apartments are coming. For the past year, I've watched this building take shape in a neighborhood that needed all the help it could get. Come spring, new tenants will begin moving into these 74 units of affordable housing.
    The banner at Greenmount Avenue and Preston Street proclaims the Lillian Jones Apartments are coming. For the past year, I've watched this building take shape in a neighborhood that needed all the help it could get. Come spring, new tenants will begin...

    Tags: Bethlehem Steel, Lexington Market, Amtrak, Manufacturing and Engineering, Shipbuilding

    4. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. City Council approves bill allowing Ticketmaster's service fees

    The City Council approved a bill Monday that would allow companies such as Ticketmaster to continue to charge unlimited fees in selling tickets to events in Baltimore. The 15-member council voted heavily in favor of the bill, which would exempt...

    Tags: James B. Kraft, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Laws, Live Nation, Ticketmaster

    5. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Ticketmaster fees are a necessary evil

    It's safe to say that Ticketmaster doesn't have many fans. The service, which handles ticket sales for venues large and small across the nation, charges fees on its transactions that seem to bear little relationship to either the cost of the tickets or...

    Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Services and Shopping, Ticketmaster, World War II (1939-1945), Crime, Law and Justice

    6. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Committee votes to allow Ticketmaster fees

    A City Council committee approved a bill Thursday that would allow companies such as Ticketmaster to continue to charge unlimited fees in selling tickets to events in Baltimore.
    A City Council committee approved a bill Thursday that would allow companies such as Ticketmaster to continue to charge unlimited fees in selling tickets to events in Baltimore. The council's finance committee voted 3-1 in favor of the bill, which would...

    Tags: Voting, James B. Kraft, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Laws, Live Nation

    7. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. City politicians rush to save Ticketmaster's user fees

    Musician Jackson Browne's managers were so excited when they heard Maryland's high court had struck down Ticketmaster's unpopular user fees in Baltimore that they promised free lifetime tickets to the city resident who had filed suit alleging he'd been ripped off by "exorbitant charges."
    Musician Jackson Browne's managers were so excited when they heard Maryland's high court had struck down Ticketmaster's unpopular user fees in Baltimore that they promised free lifetime tickets to the city resident who had filed suit alleging he'd been...

    Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Entertainment, Judges, Music

    8. Feb 20, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  8. Give mayor's tax plan a chance to work

    Excuse me, but what are my fellow Baltimoreans complaining about? The mayor has proposed doing something to avoid an all-out collapse of the city's finances, and some citizens of Paradise-on-the-Patapsco are annoyed, confused or just so cranky and fed up with February they need a good cheesesteak sub from Captain Harvey's.
    Excuse me, but what are my fellow Baltimoreans complaining about? The mayor has proposed doing something to avoid an all-out collapse of the city's finances, and some citizens of Paradise-on-the-Patapsco are annoyed, confused or just so cranky and fed...

    Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Arts, Taxation, Ray Lewis, Charles Street

    9. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Mayor says trash fee would make city more competitive

    Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that charging residents for trash collection would actually help the city attract new residents because it could reduce its property tax rate.
    Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that charging residents for trash collection would actually help the city attract new residents because it could reduce its property tax rate. Defending a hotly debated proposal in her State of the City...

    Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Taxation, Politics, William H. Cole IV

    10. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Recreation chief leaving City Hall

    Baltimore's recreation chief Bill Tyler is leaving city government to work in Montgomery County, city officials said Friday. Tyler, who earned $94,000 annually, was in charge of implementing Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's plan to consolidate recreation...

    Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Fort Lauderdale, Accounting and Auditing

    11. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Charter and independent schools faced financial, academic challenges

    In response to a system that many believed had long failed young black boys, a school began to take shape seven years ago in a small East Baltimore neighborhood.
    In response to a system that many believed had long failed young black boys, a school began to take shape seven years ago in a small East Baltimore neighborhood. The Bluford Drew Jemison Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy would...

    Tags: Teachers, Human Interest, People (magazine), Science and Technology, Science

    12. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. City school board revokes contracts of several schools

    The Baltimore school board voted Tuesday night to not renew the contracts of several charter and other independently run schools — but deferred making decisions about whether most of them would close.
    The Baltimore school board voted Tuesday night to not renew the contracts of several charter and other independently run schools — but deferred making decisions about whether most of them would close. In January, city schools CEO Andrés Alonso...

    Tags: Virginia Tech, Northwood, Students, Financial Aid, Towson University

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