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The Sparrows Point steel mill is so intertwined with parts of eastern Baltimore County that everyone in the area seems to be affected — or knows someone who is.

While the fight over redevelopment of the former Solo Cup property overshadowed other issues in Baltimore County's comprehensive zoning review, County Council members made nearly 300 land-use decisions last week.

A housing development is being proposed for a property behind Perryville town hall on Otsego Street that would utilize Department of Housing Community Development grants.

Many of us have long thought of Bel Air, the actual incorporated town, as having reached the saturation point development-wise. Unless the town expands through annexation, there are no really large undeveloped spaces left to conquer, or so the mantra went for many years. Even annexation has become out of the question, since most of the land surrounding the town limits has been developed or is parkland.

After going through ownership changes, scrubbed designs and, to the chagrin of local officials and residents, being several years behind its promised construction schedule, the $130 million makeover of the now-closed Laurel Mall is finally happening.

The future for the Sparrows Point steel mill is difficult but not hopeless.

The Aegis police blotter lists the most recent arrests, crimes and other police reports.

An open-air plaza surrounded by yet-to-be-selected restaurant and retail tenants is planned to be built at the Mall in Columbia in the space currently occupied by the L.L. Bean store, mall owner General Growth Properties announced Tuesday.

Melvin G. "Mel" Trimble Sr., a colorful and loquacious character whom I got to know some years ago, had one of the more interesting and necessary jobs on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and with successor company Chessie System, that relied upon his powers of persuasion and absolute patience.

Under a landmark $175 million deal, Wells Fargo Bank will provide $7.5 million to the city of Baltimore to settle claims it engaged in price discrimination in its subprime mortgage lending practices.

The Aegis police blotter lists the most recent arrests, crimes and other police reports.

Frederick E. Bouchat's lawyer accused the franchise of copyright infringement because, he says, his client's logo has resurfaced on television, on the Internet and in popular video games.

The defeat of Carl Stokes' charter amendment that would have required biennial audits of Baltimore agencies is a blow to transparency and efficiency.

A new Baltimore City Health Department proposal would effectively ban many wine and liquor stores in residential neighborhoods, including at least five in north Baltimore, as part of the city's first comprehensive rezoning efforts in four decades.

Hard to believe though it may be, the Harford County government has been legally able to buy land without first getting it appraised.

Wachs Water Services will leave the East Towson property owned by Baltimore City by the end of July.

Part of a Route 1 property was being proposed for a new Bel Air Plaza. The property, which was listed at 44 acres, was then part of the Durham farm. The first phase of the Bel Air Plaza was to include 15 different store locations using 100,000 square feet at a cost of $14 per square foot to construct.

A large waterfront parcel in Port Covington sold for $2 million at foreclosure auction Thursday to an unidentified investor.

Bill passes requiring appraisal for purchase of more than $100,000

Sharon Rydell writes of local happenings in Reisterstown

The Eastpoint Mall, in southeast Baltimore County, was sold at auction Tuesday to the lender who foreclosed on the property for $30.3 million, according to the auctioneer.

It's Sunday morning, so that means Dick Weinknecht and Rick Dietrich are in their usual perches — sitting atop the red-vinyl-covered stools at the counter of the Forest Diner, nearly-empty coffee cups and folded newspapers in front of them

Soft Stuff, the popular ice cream stand to the east of the Forest Diner, on the same property, will remain in business, but in different form,

Bidding wars for homes are back in the Baltimore region, but unlike the last time, sellers aren't making a killing.

The first new building in what will become a significant investment in downtown Columbia is itself a sizable investment — an estimated $100 million project that will bring 380 apartments and about 14,000 square feet of retail and a public promenade to land near the Columbia mall

A large chunk of waterfront property in Port Covington is going on the auction block in June after its previous owner, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, defaulted on a multimillion-dollar mortgage.

The Aegis police blotter lists the most recent arrest, crimes and other police reports.

Serious questions surround the proposal to redevelop an old distillery in Dundalk

Diners familiar with the historic Milton Inn in northern Baltimore County needn't whet their appetites for a carbon copy of the iconic restaurant's pricey fare when owner and executive chef Brian Boston opens his second eatery in Highland this summer

A North Carolina-based nonprofit group launched an ambitious affordable housing program Friday to rehabilitate 500 vacant or foreclosed homes in Baltimore near Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Residents impressed by quality of debate

A federal grand jury indicted five suspects on charges they sold counterfeit goods, allegedly by high-end designers such as Michael Kors, Coach and Jimmy Choo, at the Patapsco Flea Market and other places in the last six months.

Counterfeiting: Whether it's pirated software or knock-off handbags, fraudulent economic activity harms all of us

Copper theft -- striking many utilities and other businesses -- has been common in Maryland since sharp price increases took the price of copper from about $1.25 per pound in January 2009 to about $4.50 per pound in May 2011. From Capital News Service (CNS)

Baltimore's City Council signaled preliminary approval Monday for hefty tax breaks to a long-stalled west side development project.

Move by skateboard shop opened temporary space for nonprofit

Passing the buck of waste disposal to another jurisdiction is the most cost-effective solution to Harford County's ongoing dilemma of where to put its trash, County Executive David Craig said Monday.

As to Harford County's purchase of the Plecker property, we would welcome County Executive Craig and all Council Members to visit our home located directly across the street from this proposed site to see why this is NOT the location for another transport station.