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A quiet debate is being had about the Waverly post office, one of eight citywide and hundreds nationwide that the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service recommends closing. City Council members held a press conference outside the Waverly post office last month in an effort to save it. But some area residents say it's too rundown and out of the way.

Community meeting draws 30 people in Hampden who say youths and teens are wreaking havoc in the neighborhood, throwing rocks at cars, vandalizing property, screaming cursing and smoking pot behind Hampden Elementary/Middle School. Cops and city housing officials and Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary pat Clarke were there.

Greater Homewood Community Corp. and the Barclay School unveil a new mosaic mural, three years in the making called, "Honoring History With Art," a celebration of the rich history of the neighborhoods around the school, including Charles Village and Abell.

Roosevelt Recreation Center management would be contracted out under a city plan. The rec council is furious. Roosevelt Recreation Center,

Baltimore's top financial officer and longtime budget writer said Monday he will retire from city government, the first cabinet-level departure since Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake won the Democratic primary earlier this month.

Baltimore City's approach to cutting trees is light years ahead of the county's

Dozens of trees cut down prior to Grand Prix without proper notice

Towson law firm bills nearly $6,000 just for travel time in May and June

Bernard C. "Jack" Young, picked by his fellow City Council members last year to lead the panel, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to keep the office for four more years.

More than 70 candidates are vying for 14 seats on the Baltimore City Council — a job characterized by lengthy meetings, endless calls from residents about vacant homes and rats, and, in the city's strong mayor form of government, very little political power.

Baltimore's tree canopy took a hit in Hurricane Irene. Cylburn Arboretum lost two old large trees, one of which toppled onto the historic carriage house that houses a small nature museum.

36 candidates invited to forum sponsored by Hampden, Woodberry and Remington associatons. Candidates are running for various offices in Districts 7, 12 and 14.

Coverage of impact of Virginia earthquake on north Baltimore

Dolores B. Canoles, a former longtime Canton neighborhood activist who joined the battle in the late 1960s that successfully killed a proposed extension of Interstate 83 through East Baltimore, died Aug. 3 from complications of dementia at Oak Crest Village retirement community.

George Gilbert Ganjon, a retired Carroll County farmer who was a founder of the Downtown Farmers Market, died of kidney failure Aug. 1 at Dove House in Westminster. He was 82.

George Gilbert Ganjon, a retired Carroll County farmer who was a founder of the Downtown Farmers Market, died of kidney failure Aug. 1 at Dove House in Westminster. He was 82.

U.S. Postal Service studies closing of 8 post office in Baltimore, but City Council members say they're closing ones in poor neighborhoods, which would hurt residents who don't have cars, and create more blight by abandoning the buildings.

Stony Run interceptor project finished after five years

Methadone clinic in Hampden is still being criticized by merchants and parents in Hampden

Take this list as personal suggestions, from one neighbor to another.

Dozens of candidates are lined up for the races for Baltimore mayor and City Council. The Sun is seeking input from readers about what questions we should ask the candidates.

Roland Park neighbors trotted out their tried-and-true Fourth of July recipe Monday: Combine kids, dogs, politicians and parents with cameras. And then just add water.

Roland Partk Fourth of July parade

Roosevelt Recreation Center in Baltimore gets new director, who has big plans for performing arts summer camp

The Baltimore City Council voted Monday to approve a $1.3 billion operating budget for next year, in spite of last-minute protests by residents and a city councilman who wanted to restore funding to a summer youth employment program.

Educational activist says Baltimore City Council should be commended for supporting event that questions high-stakes testing

City Council members voted Monday to approve the $1.3 million budget proposed by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, but a key committee postponed a decisive vote until Wednesday.

The Baltimore City Council voted Monday to extend for eight years a law requiring developers to build affordable housing in projects that receive large public subsidies – but not to make the law permanent, as advocates had hoped.

Council President Jack Young's bill would allow Baltimore council to direct funds for needed public school improvements

Plan to improve billing and replace old water meters in Baltimore and Baltimore county is a step forward.

William Donald Schaefer hired Pam Kelly as an aide when he was mayor and brought her to Annapolis when he became governor. It is sad but fitting, their friends say, that they died on the same day.