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Eric Costello has been a magnet for controversy as president of the Federal Hill Neighborhood Association. Now he's been nominated to fill a City Council vacancy through a process that has been criticized. The council is expected to vote Monday on his nomination.

A Columbia-based real estate firm is looking for the right tenant to kickstart development of its waterfront property in Canton, with plans for four glassy office buildings that could create a kind of Harbor farther East

Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young came under fire Wednesday after critics charged he pushed his favored candidate through a committee tasked with filling a vacant council seat.

Charm City could benefit from a greater association with the national anthem

Administration moves to take responsibility, but some question city¿s ability to do the job

Oh, say can you see a new slogan for Baltimore City? Councilman James B. Kraft can. He petitioned his fellow City Council members to pass a resolution Monday declaring a new official motto for the city: "Baltimore — Birthplace of The Star-Spangled Banner."

How's "Baltimore - Birthplace of the Star-Spangled Banner" sound for a new city slogan? City Councilman James B. Kraft is expected to introduce legislation at Monday's meeting to set a new official slogan to "celebrate Baltimore's essential link to our national anthem."

Investigation in response to Baltimore Sun reports documenting system's problems

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake leads the money race against potential future political opponents with more than $350,000 on hand, a review of the most recent campaign finance reports shows.

Failed speed camera system should not be revived in Charm City

Traffic camera giant Redflex has been lobbying the Rawlings-Blake administration and City Council to take over Baltimore's once-lucrative speed and red light camera network — stressing that it should not be judged by an unfolding scandal in Chicago in which a former top company official is charged with bribery.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's veto of a proposed change to Baltimore's minor privilege system raises the question of whether these fees have outlived their purpose.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake used her first veto since taking office in 2010 to strike down a bill passed by the City Council aimed at reducing or eliminating many of the so-called "minor privilege" fees the city charges.

Boston-based Zipcar announced Monday the opening of a new office in Harbor East, next to a new on-street city bike corral. The company has more than doubled its workforce to seven employees, said spokeswoman Lindsay Wester,

Baltimore officials on Wednesday approved a $3.4 million deal to build a luxury hotel on a Fells Point pier after chiding a developer for trying to include campaign contributions to local politicians as part of the project's costs.

The Baltimore City Council on Monday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would allow the city's growing food truck industry to operate in more places.

By now, you've probably heard about the so-called secret audit of Baltimore's speed camera program, which found error rates much higher than city officials had acknowledged. But that's only part of the story.

Nickel fee on shopping bags may be the best proposal of its kind so far but Baltimore City Council should still not adopt it

A renewed effort is underway in Baltimore to impose a fee on most plastic bags handed out in city stores, and supporters believe that charging a nickel for each sack, rather than a dime, will allow the measure to gain enough backing to become law.

A 5-cent plastic bag fee could help Baltimore's environment and the view.