The Francis Scott Key Bridge was a marvel of infrastructure, but for neighborhoods on either side of the bridge, it was more than that.
Distress call precedes disaster at Baltimore bridge
A container ship leaving the Port of Baltimore sounded a mayday call just before plowing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours Tuesday.
The Port of Baltimore’s public terminals are booming. Here’s why.
Over the last 25 years, the Port of Baltimore’s business plan and geographical placement have led to dramatic increases in overall cargo coming through its six public terminals. The port now handles substantially more container tons, automotive cargo and farm and construction machinery.
Historic Laurel Park faces shaky future
A determination will come from the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority to make recommendations on the redevelopment of Laurel Park and Pimlico racecourses – the two most prominent, historic, but aging, Thoroughbred racetracks in the state.
As flood plans come to fruition, climate experts say they’ll quickly be inadequate
City Dock floods more than 50 times a year, often forcing business owners along Dock Street to close up shop.
Legal aid clinic offers job, expungement help as new laws expand eligibility
Albert Gary loved working as a bouncer. “People got to know me. I got to know people,” said Gary, 39, of Baltimore. Now, he said, he misses the work, because well-paying nightclub security positions have increasingly required guards to carry firearms, and his criminal record prevents him from getting a license to carry.
The Preakness was under the spotlight after deaths at Churchill Downs earlier this month
By JESSIE SCHWARTZ Capital News Service BALTIMORE – Wearing shirts emblazoned with the phrase “horse racing” but with “racing” crossed out and “killing” in its place, about 50 members of Horseracing Wrongs, a non profit organization working to end horseracing,…
Orioles’ international scouting strategy initiates shifts in team characteristics
An international scouting operation developed in 2019 is creating more diverse minor league affiliate teams.
Baltimore City reveals plan for controversial squeegee workers
The plan includes the enforcement of anti-panhandling ordinances in six designated high-traffic zones early next year as part of a plan rolled out by the city’s Squeegee Collaborative.
Maryland legalizes recreational marijuana
Question four on the Maryland ballot passed easily, which means Marylanders 21 years and older can expect to legally use, carry and grow recreational marijuana beginning July 1, 2023.