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Appeal of 2010 Census nets city small population gain
The Baltimore SunBaltimore’s challenge challenge to the 2010 Census count netted the city a small population bump. Instead of being home to 620,961 people on April 1, 2010, as the U.S. Census Bureau reported in 2011, Baltimore actually had 621,074 residents...Tags: Population and Census, Allegany County, Demographics, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland)
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City asked to terminate lease with Hollywood Diner operator
The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore City department responsible for leasing the Hollywood Diner is asking the Board of Estimates to to terminate the rental agreement with the restaurant’s operator. But Richard T. White, who runs the diner, is vowing to continue at the...Tags: Realty, Real Estate
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City schools chief Alonso resigns
Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso tearfully announced his resignation Monday, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system. Under Alonso's leadership, city...
Tags: Harvard University, Colleges and Universities, Corporate Officers, Executive Branch, New York City
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Baltimore nanocrystals maker raises $5.1 million in funding
Pixelligent Technologies, a maker of miniscule crystal additives used in electronics and plastics products, said Friday it has raised more than $5.1 million in new funding from the Abell Foundation and others. The funding will allow the Baltimore...
Tags: Synthetics and Plastics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Chemical Industry, Material Science
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UB prepares to open new Law Center
Like American jurisprudence, the University of Baltimore's new $114 million law school is complicated and thoughtful. Staircases bridge across and spiral through the 12-story building's vibrant atrium, connecting a labyrinth of classrooms and study...
Tags: Elena Kagan, Architecture, Colleges and Universities, Justice System, Judges
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Chesapeake Shakespeare Company gets boost from Abell Foundation
The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's future move to downtown Baltimore got a sizable financial boost from the Abell Foundation, which gave the organization $250,000. The money is for the renovation of the classic Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company...
Tags: Ellicott City, William Shakespeare, Patapsco
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Tribune Co. hires banks to manage offers for newspapers
Tribune Co. has hired two investment banks to manage offers to buy its newspapers, executives said Tuesday, adding that no decisions have been made about whether to sell any properties. JPMorgan Chase and Evercore Partners will oversee a process to...
Tags: Peter Liguori, Television Stations, Orange County Register, Newspapers, Fort Lauderdale
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Online brothels
In generations past, the world's oldest profession was a tawdry trade practiced mostly in the shadows of unlit street corners and darkened alleys. Today, vulnerable young women and girls are still being tricked or forced into selling their bodies to...Tags: Misdemeanors, Prostitution, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Trials
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Report: Baltimore area has thousands of cybersecurity job openings
Baltimore is a hotbed of cybersecurity jobs, with more than 13,000 job postings last October alone, according to a report funded by the Abell Foundation. "This growth has created an urgent need for qualified individuals to fill current job openings...
Tags: National Security Agency
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Baltimore Behavioral Health files for bankruptcy
Mental health rehabilitation and addiction treatment center Baltimore Behavioral Health Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection because it owes more than $5.5 million to creditors and estimates its assets are less than $500,000, according to federal...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Howard County, Finance, Bank of America Corp., Mental Health
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Tribune Co. to emerge from bankruptcy Monday
The last day of 2012 is the first of a new era for Tribune Co. After spending more than four years embroiled in a contentious Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, the reorganized Chicago-based media company will emerge Monday under new owners and a newly...Tags: Peter Liguori, Newspapers, Angelo, Gordon & Co., Newspaper and Magazine, Justice System
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City adds more crime cameras, this time in Midtown
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced that 12 new surveillance cameras will be installed along Charles Street in Midtown. "The CitiWatch program is a vital part of Baltimore's effort to reduce violent crime in our neighborhoods. The cameras serve...Tags: Baltimore Police Department, Mount Vernon, Charles Street, Executive Branch, Government
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