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City Council postpones vote on foam container ban
The Baltimore City Council postponed action Monday on a bill that would have banned the use of foam cups and containers for carryout food and drinks after several members withdrew their support. Councilman James B. Kraft, the bill's chief sponsor, said...
Tags: James B. Kraft, Bernard C. Young, Local Elections, Restaurants, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Open house at Peabody Heights Brewery draws a crowd
When a friend told Brad Siegler and Kim Murray that a brewery in Baltimore was throwing a party for the public Saturday afternoon, distance was not a factor for the Columbia couple. "It sounded fun," Murray said at the Peabody Heights Brewery in Abell,...
Tags: Pathology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Halethorpe, Heavy Engineering, Distilling and Brewing Industry
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Religious groups pushing for city stormwater fee reduction
The two Catholic parishes led by the Rev. Robert Wojtek could pay more than $6,000 in new city stormwater fees later this year — an amount equal to an entire Sunday collection at his Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Highlandtown. To Wojtek, that...
Tags: Business, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Taxation, Bernard C. Young
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Exelon wants to build it, with our help
On the day Exelon's gleaming new office tower opens on Harbor Point, I wonder if anyone will remind the company, "You didn't build that." Remember the hubbub during the 2012 campaign when President Barack Obama said that? His point was that successful...
Tags: Baltimore Development Corporation, Elections, Finance, Steve Jobs, Barack Obama
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Councilman moves to limit Ticketmaster fees
A Baltimore councilman is seeking to limit the "convenience" fees Ticketmaster and other ticket sellers add to the price of admission to concerts and sporting events. Councilman Carl Stokes, chairman of the council's taxation committee, introduced a bill...
Tags: Ticketmaster, Bernard C. Young, Advertising
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Benefits of Harbor Point tax deal outweigh cost, mayor says
Hours before introducing legislation Monday to the City Council that asks for more than $100 million in taxpayer assistance for a large waterfront development near Harbor East, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake released hard numbers to justify the...
Tags: Taxation, Harbor East, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore Development Corporation, Finance
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Harbor Point's tax deal facing council criticism
The Rawlings-Blake administration is asking the City Council to approve more than $100 million in taxpayer assistance to help fund a large waterfront development that will house energy giant Exelon Corp.'s regional headquarters. But some council members...
Tags: Demographics, James B. Kraft, Taxation, Exelon Corp., Baltimore Development Corporation
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Rawlings-Blake administration is a friend to the arts
As managing director of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS), I've been keenly aware of several recent developments in the relationship between the arts and culture community and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration. Actions taken by city...
Tags: Culture, Government, Arts, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Public Officials
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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
Tags: Interior Policy, Montgomery County (Maryland), Local Government, Government, Health and Safety at Work
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New buyer for development site in Remington
Seawall Development Corp., a force in Remington as a builder of affordable teacher housing and a rehabber of abandoned row houses, has signed a contract to purchase an 11-acre site where an ill-fated shopping center with a Wal-Mart store was planned....
Tags: Trials, Groceries, Laws, Property, Justice System
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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...
Tags: Coppin State University, Personal Income, Taxation, Credit and Debt, Poverty
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