waterfront partnership of baltimore inc

The two Harborplace pavilions were considered visionary when built nearly four decades ago. They've lost their luster, and some have ideas to bring them back.

Now that the owners of Harborplace are out of the way, we have a few ideas to make it the centerpiece of the harbor that it once was.

Van R. Reiner, a Bethlehem Steel Corp. executive who later became president and CEO of the Maryland Science Center, died Wednesday. He was 70.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 13, 2019

Diesel fuel was leaking into the Baltimore harbor Friday morning from an abandoned warehouse that caught on fire Thursday night.

By Scott Dance

Jun 7, 2019

Despite an onslaught of 260 million gallons of sewage contamination into waterways, much of Baltimore's harbor was technically safe for swimming in 2018.

By Scott Dance

May 29, 2019

The Baltimore Sun is partnering with Baltimore Homecoming to help solicit nominations for the 2019 Homecoming Heroes.

The top arts and entertainment events in the Baltimore area for the week of May 19-25, 2019.

By Chris Kaltenbach

May 19, 2019

As the first installment in a series of stories inspired by readers’ curiosity, The Baltimore Sun took a look this month at what’s in the harbor water and interviewed experts who’ve ventured the approximately 30 feet to the bottom.

By Lillian Reed

Apr 9, 2019

Mr. Trash Wheel is celebrating his 5th birthday with a Classy Trashy Birthday Bashy, and a new craft beer, Mr. Trash Wheel's Solar Power Sour.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Mar 25, 2019

With approval from both General Assembly chambers, Maryland’s legislature has moved the state toward becoming the first in the U.S. to ban polystyrene foam food containers and cups. The ban would start in 2020.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 12, 2019

A photo posted to the Facebook account for the Inner Harbor water wheel Sunday shows a flattened can, bearing the image of Mr. Trash Wheel.

By Christina Tkacik

Mar 12, 2019

A 25-year-old woman’s body was recovered from the Inner Harbor on Saturday, the most recent fatality to stem from a fall into the murky waters. Baltimore has long struggled with safety around the harbor, and people have often called for railing to be added.

By Talia Richman

Feb 26, 2019

Alexandra Carroll, 25, drowned in the Inner Harbor Saturday, according to the Baltimore Police Department.

By Sarah Meehan

Feb 25, 2019

The incident happened just after midnight at the Blarney Stone Pub on the 700 block of S. Broadway, while Thursday’s crowds lingered in the bars and restaurants of the Baltimore neighborhood known in part for its colorful nightlife.

Upgrades planned for Rash Field, the multi-purpose swath on the south shore of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, have been refined and could get underway next fall, according to the Waterfront Partnership, a city non-profit leading the work.

By Meredith Cohn

Nov 15, 2018

The Harbor East rink is new to Baltimore and will debut Nov. 23.

By Sarah Meehan

Nov 8, 2018

A trash-collecting water wheel like Mr. Trash Wheel in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor will soon be gobbling trash in Upper Newport Bay in Southern California.

By Catherine Rentz

Oct 2, 2018

The Trash Wheel Fan Fest is scheduled for Oct. 20 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Peabody Heights Brewery and will benefit the initiative to make the harbor safe for swimming and fishing.

By Lillian Reed

Sep 11, 2018

Baltimore has committed to spending roughly $125,000 to install safety equipment around the Inner Harbor following pleas from the parents of a 26-year-old man who died earlier this year after falling into the frigid waters.

By Talia Richman

Aug 2, 2018

A year after baby oysters were deposited on a man-made reef near the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the bivalves are flourishing despite a legacy of Patapsco River pollution, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation said.

By Scott Dance

Jun 28, 2018

Plastic is forever. It seems we can’t live without it. And our silence about this cheap and convenient modern invention has been deafening — until now. People are beginning to speak out about plastic. But even more, it’s time to make those words actionable. Here’s what you can do.

Captain Trash Wheel is stationed at Masonville Cove and has already cleared 3.7 tons of garbage from the area.

By Lauren Lumpkin

Jun 5, 2018

Johns Hopkins University professor and musician Thomas Dolby performs his hit '80s song, "She Blinded Me With Science," in honor of Professor Trash Wheel's new beer.

By Wesley Case

Apr 12, 2018

Baltimore stands to benefit from a greater investment in electric vehicle charging stations.

Peabody Heights Brewery, in collaboration with the Waterfront Partnership's Healthy Harbor Initiative, will release Professor Trash Wheel Blinded Me Wit Science on Earth Day.

By Wesley Case

Mar 21, 2018

Pedro Duarte has been named executive chef of the Rusty Scupper, Underground Kitchen announced its first Baltimore pop-up of the year, and more developments on Baltimore's food scene.

By Sarah Meehan

Mar 7, 2018

Baltimore City Council voted decisively Monday to support a ban on foam containers for carryout food and drinks, the last step before final approval. Mayor Catherine Pugh says she supports the measure.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 27, 2018

A coalition of environmental organizations, community associations, students, businesses, community members and Baltimore City Council members are taking a stand to support a bill that would ban the use of expanded polystyrene food containers.

Some of the elements of the Schroeders’ trip to Baltimore are practical: They had to pick up their son’s belongings from the police station. But they’re also hoping to accomplish something more meaningful while they’re in the city where their oldest son died.

By Talia Richman

Feb 15, 2018

Federal Hill businesses are looking to hire private security guards to counter crime in the Baltimore neighborhood's commercial district.

By Yvonne Wenger

Feb 7, 2018

Reversing previous opposition, Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced his support for banning stores and restaurants from using the plastic foam containers commonly known as Styrofoam.

By Ian Duncan

Feb 6, 2018

The top A&E events in Baltimore for the week of Jan. 14-20, 2018

By Chris Kaltenbach

Jan 14, 2018

Baltimore's anthropomorphic trash-collecting water wheel is in the internet spotlight, again.

The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore is expanding its maintenance and security services to Fells Point.

By Sarah Gantz

Jan 2, 2018

Michael D. Hankin, the president and CEO of Brown Advisory, was named Business Leader of the Year for 2017 by Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management.

By Christopher Dinsmore

Nov 16, 2017

The ice rink opens at the Inner Harbor Friday, and will remain open through January 15.

By Meredith Cohn

Nov 10, 2017

Some Baltimore residents feel as though Mr. Trash Wheel, the most senior of the three trash-collecting water wheels, is not getting the respect he’s due, and they’re taking action.

By Brittany Britto

Nov 10, 2017

The Port of Baltimore announced on Monday that Captain Trash Wheel is the winning name for the trash-collecting water wheel planned for South Baltimore’s Masonville Cove.

By Ellen Fishel

Nov 6, 2017

Maryland has a waste problem, we need to fix it, and a bottle deposit system is a great step forward.

The Pandora Ice Rink in the Inner Harbor will open Nov. 10, the Waterfront Partnership announced on Wednesday.

By Carrie Wells

Sep 27, 2017

Waterfront Partnership moves forward with redesigned Rash Field

By Sarah Gantz

Jul 20, 2017

Baltimore’s family of trash-collecting water wheels continues to grow. The Maryland Port Administration is planning to install a trash wheel in South Baltimore.

By Danielle Ohl

Jun 22, 2017

Rash Field will have a new pavilion, more dedicated space for children and more landscaping in the latest designs for the downtown Baltimore park released Thursday.

By Carrie Wells

Jun 15, 2017

About 300 paddlers seated in kayaks and canoes, and some standing on paddle boards, careened gently 2.5 miles from Canton Waterfront Park to the Inner Harbor Promenade Saturday morning.

By Jessica Anderson

Jun 10, 2017

Operator Charm City Carousel Entertainment packed up the attraction, which was not profitable and struggled to attract visitors, in early May, and the city has no plan to replace it, city officials said.

By Sarah Gantz

May 30, 2017

Maryland breweries like Jailbreak and Diamondback are preparing to release new spring and summer beers.

By Wesley Case

May 23, 2017

It was safe to jump into waters off of Fort McHenry almost 90 percent of the time in 2016, but the Baltimore harbor is still far from meeting a goal of becoming "swimmable and fishable" by 2020, according to a report card being released Monday.

By Scott Dance

May 21, 2017

Students, Waterfront Partnership celebrate Mr. Trash Wheel's third birthday with trash cake, music

By Brittany Britto

May 15, 2017

Dozens of intrepid "pilots" and "pit crews" powered wacky, mobile sculptures through the streets of Baltimore during the American Visionary Arts Museum's annual Kinetic Sculpture Race on Saturday.

By Pamela Wood

May 6, 2017

Chesapeake Bay advocates are testing a strategy to give oysters a second chance in the Patapsco.

By Scott Dance

Apr 25, 2017