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Tribune is just the latest multimedia news company to split up its broadcasting and publishing assets, joining Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and E.W. Scripps, which completed such a spinoff just last week. Such separation is gaining momentum as traditional media seek to adapt to the fast-evolving digital landscape.

A troubled Reservoir Hill property that came to be known as "Murder Mall" will be demolished under an agreement that's left some residents relieved, but others worried about where they'll go.

Towson's brand-new movie palace comes with all the accouterments of modern filmgoing: tiered auditoriums, floor-to-ceiling screens, leather seats, even a choice of wines. But the theater, which opened July 10, also offers guests an unexpected sight from another age: a single, worn headstone from 1834.

Executives at Columbia-based Corporate Office Properties Trust said Friday that strong leasing should lift performance in the rest of the year, as second-quarter earnings rose to positive digits, up from losses during the same period in 2013.

Trophy homes typically take longer to sell than the average house, no matter how strong the market, but for sellers finally reaching the limit of their patience, putting the property on the block is next best option.

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman on Monday announced that he plans to loosen some of the restrictions in an executive order that banned sugary sodas and other high-calorie drinks at county-sponsored events.

The owner of the Sparrows Point steel mill could be selling a "significant percentage" of its stake in the property to local buyers, raising hopes for its eventual redevelopment.

Much of the information on the Internet about the long-gone Laurel Sanitarium is riddled with errors, and repeats old rumors and myths. The truth about this legendary Laurel landmark is quite a story.

If Joe Gochar and others on the Hilltop/Maple Community Association hadn't been curious about the origins of a stone mill tucked away on a dirt path near their Catonsville community 13 years ago, the land may have gone unnoticed for another 90 years.

Consultants to a group trying to revitalize York Road in the city tell a community meeting that parcels should be assembled for a major supermarket and talk about the possibility of cutting York Road down from two lanes each way to one each way to slow traffic and help merchants.

Silicon Valley software giant Oracle Corp. announced a deal Monday to buy Micros Systems for $5.3 billion, eyeing the Columbia firm for its niche supplying technology to hotels, restaurants and retailers around the world.

Micros Systems Inc. plans to close on a $59.5 million purchase of its Columbia headquarters next month, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Members of Aberdeen's Moose Lodge 1450, on Rogers Street, are looking to move, and the city is among those considering buying their property.

Developers planning an upscale outlet mall in White Marsh hope to clear a critical hurdle this week just as owners of nearby retail centers – including White Marsh Mall – are waging campaigns to halt the likely competitor.

Owners of three Catonsville businesses and Arbutus Arts Festival honored

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.

A Baltimore developer plans to build a $250 million mix of apartments, offices and street-level stores in the Sharp-Leadenhall neighborhood between Federal Hill and M&T Bank Stadium

A collection of buildings in Upper Fells Point formerly occupied by Martin Seafood Co. are to be converted to apartments, the new owners said Thursday.

Developer to buy it and donate it to City of Westminster

The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners unanimously gave its final approval Tuesday to the town's $15,967,773 budget for the 2015 fiscal year which begins July 1.

City officials said the owners of Harborplace are moving closer to performing improvements on the signature Inner Harbor properties, which have faded since their celebrated opening more than 30 years ago into a collection of stores dominated by chain restaurants, souvenir sellers and vendors of cold desserts.

A 21.9-acre parcel on campus in Catonsville declared surplus by state

Congress needs to close the online sales tax loophole.

WV Urban Development is forced out by land owner Bruce Mortimer as developer of 25th Street Station mixed-use project at 25th and Howard streets in Remington. Seawall Development looks likely to be taking over.

WV Urban Development is forced out by land owner Bruce Mortimer as developer of 25th Street Station mixed-use project at 25th and Howard streets in Remington. Seawall Development looks likely to be taking over.

State officials have approved the sale of a 346,000-square-foot pier in Canton to Baltimore-based Rukert Terminals Corp., a private terminal operator with an already-large footprint in the area.

Real estate agents have long boasted of the lengths they'll go to market properties. Now, for some, the sky's the limit.

RKS Realty, a major player in Harford County commercial real estate for more than 25 years, has been acquired by a larger, regional firm seeking to expand its reach in Harford and surrounding areas.

Aberdeen's administration is proposing a $14.1 million budget for fiscal year 2015, a 16 percent drop from fiscal year 2014.

The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners reviewed a general fund budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year on Monday that contains the first merit increases for town employees in several years.

The Parks and Recreation of Harford County submitted an application 50 years ago this week to buy 19 acres declared surplus by General Services Administration. The land was between Singer Road and the Atkisson Dam Reservoir

Redevelopment of North Point center a 'travesty' that demands action

Baltimore's hotel market is at a crossroads as investments pour into properties new and old amid a nationwide pickup in business and leisure travel. As new hotels open, older properties scramble to remain competitive in a market in which demand for rooms remains healthy but has yet to rebound to pre-recession levels.

The Questar Properties building would stand 40 to 45 stories high — less than 500 feet — and contain 350 to 370 luxury apartments, said Stephen Gorn, chairman and CEO of the Pikesville-based company. The design remains fluid and will depend in part on feedback during the public process.

Harford County wants to put up to 725 acres of land into ag preservation, a purchase that would ultimately cost more than $3 million.

Commercial real estate company Duke Realty is moving forward with plans for a second Amazon distribution center next to the major facility announced last fall.

The Baltimore area saw fewer homes newly listed for sale in January and February than average for the beginning of the year, when sellers are usually positioning themselves for the important spring season.

A U.S. bankruptcy court is scheduled to decide Tuesday whether to grant more time to developer Patrick Turner, who has tried for 10 years to transform a piece of the Westport waterfront from grassy marsh to a bustling downtown neighborhood.

The Baltimore region's real estate market showed positive signs across almost all indicators last month, despite snowfall almost double the area average. And analysts said they expect the growth to accelerate as spring gets under way.

The city mustn't pass up the chance to rehab thousands of low-income public housing units

A Baltimore-based private real estate company acquired the troubled Eastpoint Mall last month for $33.4 million, only slightly more than the 68-acre property fetched at foreclosure auction in 2012.