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The Baltimore City Council passed a measure Monday setting terms for the construction of a 148-unit apartment building off Northern Parkway, a project bitterly opposed by some who live in the area.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 19, 2017

An assistant city health commissioner who oversees anti-violence initiatives was assaulted Friday in downtown Baltimore on his way back to work after having a sandwich for lunch.

By Yvonne Wenger

Jun 10, 2017

Insurance agent Mose Ottenheimer 2nd dies

By Jacques Kelly

May 1, 2017

Georgine M. Edgerton, a longtime Waldbrook community activist, died March 15. She was 91.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 21, 2017

Carjackings in Baltimore have more than tripled since 2013, and the number has continued to climb in the first weeks of 2017, at a rate that has far outpaced other auto thefts.

By Justin George

Feb 11, 2017

Del. Nathaniel Oaks will likely represent Northwest Baltimore in the Maryland State Senate after being unanimously recommended by Democratic party officials on Thursday evening.

By Carrie Wells

Jan 26, 2017

Eleven candidates have applied to replace Jill P. Carter as a state delegate — the latest step in a series of changes to Baltimore's delegation in the General Assembly.

By Luke Broadwater

Jan 18, 2017

Proposed three-term cap won't guarantee good government and might actually make matters worse

Young's plans for new City Council: Partner with non-profits to target vacants, crime

On the last day of most of its members, the Baltimore City Council passed, without discussion, the first comprehensive rezoning plan the city has had in 40

The departing City Council took its final acts Monday, passing Baltimore's first rezoning plan in a generation and rejecting an effort to rebrand Columbus Day, despite objections from the audience.

By Yvonne Wenger

Dec 5, 2016

Baltimore police have arrested a second teenager accused of attacking Councilwoman Rochelle "Rikki" Spector last week in a residential parking garage in South Baltimore.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Dec 4, 2016

The City Council, meeting Monday for the final time this session, is scheduled to vote on a comprehensive rezoning plan and a contentious proposal to rename Columbus Day. It will also bid farewell to eight members who leave with a combined 125 years of experience.

By Yvonne Wenger

Dec 4, 2016

Two teenage boys assaulted Councilwoman Rochelle "Rikki" Spector and threw her to the ground before driving away in her car in a parking garage in South Baltimore Friday morning.

Despite the city's persistently high crime rate, Rawlings-Blake argues she's leaving Baltimore in better shape than when she took over — especially financially.

By Luke Broadwater

Nov 27, 2016

When the new Baltimore City Council convenes Dec. 8, more than half will take their seats in the chamber for the first time. The newcomers are pledging to push a more liberal agenda than their predecessors, including increasing the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour.

By Yvonne Wenger

Nov 9, 2016

Joshua Wies' daily bicycle commute from his home on Cross Country Boulevard to his physical therapy office in the nearby village of Mt. Washington should be a pleasure.

One year after Congress failed to derail the controversial Iran nuclear agreement, Republican candidates in Maryland and elsewhere are still hammering on it — suggesting Democrats who supported it are something other than pro-Israel.

By John Fritze

Sep 18, 2016

The Baltimore City Council is expected to vote today in favor of a $660 million financing package for Under Armour CEO's massive Port Covington project — one of the most hotly debated issues the lawmakers have faced in years.

By Luke Broadwater

Sep 12, 2016

The City Council defeated a bill Monday that would have required developers to build housing for lower-income families as a condition of receiving taxpayer dollars.

By Yvonne Wenger

Sep 12, 2016

A majority of Baltimore City Council members have signed a petition to force a vote today that would greenlight the Port Covington development, bypassing the

By Luke Broadwater

Sep 12, 2016

At least five City Council candidates favored to win in November said they would back a proposal to raise Baltimore's minimum wage to $15.

By Yvonne Wenger

Aug 16, 2016

The Baltimore City Council voted Monday to send back to committee a bill raising the minimum wage in Baltimore to $15 an hour by 2023.

By Luke Broadwater

Aug 15, 2016

The Maryland Jockey Club is planning to sell part of its Pimlico Race Course property in Baltimore to Sinai Hospital, a deal that comes amid questions about whether horse racing will continue at the site.

By Natalie Sherman

Jun 21, 2016

The Baltimore City Council is poised to attempt to override two mayoral vetoes tonight — the latest step in its campaign to try to weaken the city's "strong mayor" form of government.

The City Council failed to override Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake's veto of two bills calling for charter amendments that would allow the City Council to

Residents of Mt. Washington officially opened a new playground, designed for children of all ages, under the first sunshine in a week.

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The Baltimore City Council began to undergo a monumental shift Tuesday as a number of younger, novice politicians were poised to win Democratic nominations that historically secure victories in November's general election.

Voters in Baltimore will head to the polls Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. to select a candidate in the hotly contested mayor's race, pick 15 members to serve on the City Council and choose a comptroller.

Interviews with candidates for Baltimore City Council in the 5th and 12th districts.

By Dan Rodricks

Apr 21, 2016

Baltimore's City Council approves a sweeping overhaul of city government Monday, backing two bills to strip the next mayor of near-absolute power over financial matters.

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 18, 2016

Baltimore's City Council voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a sweeping overhaul of city government — including two bills to strip to the mayor of near-absolute power over financial matters.

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 7, 2016

A Baltimore City Council committee unanimously approved legislation Tuesday that would effectively end the "strong mayor" form of government in the city.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 29, 2016

Voters in Northwest Baltimore's sprawling 5th District — home to Pimlico Race Course and some of the city's poorest and wealthiest residents — will elect in April the first new representative to serve them on the council in nearly 40 years. Seven Democrats are competing to replace retiring Councilwoman Rochelle "Rikki" Spector in the April 26 primary. No Republicans or third-party candidates filed for the seat.

By Yvonne Wenger

Mar 26, 2016

North Roland Park Association is one of several community grou in North Roland Park and Poplar Hill who are fighting plans by developers Lawrence Rosenberg, of The Mark Building Co., and Marc Horwitz, of Intrepid Commercial Co., to build a four-story, 174-unit building of 1,200-square-foot luxury apartments and 250 parking spaces on about half of a 12-acre wooded area between Falls and St. George's roads.

Baltimore City Council member Rochelle "Rikki" Spector is calling on the Rawlings-Blake administration to use revenue from the planned revival of the city's speed and red light camera system for school crossing guards.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 9, 2016

Fields set for Baltimore council, comptroller and judges' races

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 3, 2016

Longtime Baltimore City Council members Robert W. Curran and Rochelle "Rikki" Spector will not seek re-election.

The Baltimore City Council — the body with final say over the city's more than $3 billion budget — is likely to experience significant turnover in next year's election.

The Baltimore City Council peppered school system officials with questions Wednesday night about how the district has fallen into such discord with its charter schools over funding.

The shooting of a 9-year-old girl outside her home in Waverly Sunday afternoon was just the latest in recent weeks in which an innocent bystander was caught by stray gunfire, prompting exasperated residents and city officials to ask whether people have become numb to the violence.

Three prominent Baltimoreans, including the longest-serving member of the City Council, are endorsing Rep. Chris Van Hollen's bid for Senate, the latest indication the Democrat from Montgomery County is making inroads into the state's largest city.

By John Fritze

Aug 21, 2015

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Wednesday that she has fired Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts.

By Yvonne Wenger

Jul 10, 2015

As city officials pledged a fight to keep the Preakness in Baltimore, others pointed out Monday that state law prohibits the horse race from being moved to another track in Maryland.

By Pamela Wood

May 18, 2015

Nearly three weeks after riots damaged several Baltimore neighborhoods, officials for the city and the Maryland Jockey Club said that Saturday's 140th Preakness should not be affected by what transpired last month or by the protest planned Saturday for McKeldin Square. Protest organizers have said they do not plan to interfere with traffic near the track.

By Don Markus

May 15, 2015

Police say they are doing everything they can to stop the violence as crime unrelated to Freddie Gray jumps.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

May 3, 2015

After hearing complaints from residents about potholes and other quality-of-life issues, City Council members demanded answers Monday from the Cabinet official whose agency uses data to monitor city services.

Just because your city councilman doesn't bother to vote doesn't mean you shouldn't.

A Baltimore Sun review shows that members of the Baltimore City Council often fail to show up for their committee votes.