AltWeeklies Wire
The Promised Uplandsnew
Residents and developers wait to see what the future holds for westside Baltimore neighborhood.
Baltimore City Paper |
John Barry |
03-25-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Flight Connectionsnew
Shawn Green is more than an accused drug trafficker on the run.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jeffrey Anderson and Van Smith |
03-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
You Don't Want to Knownew
Maryland State Ethics Commission rule on financial-disclosure forms casts shadow over access to public information.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jeffrey Anderson |
03-04-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Oil Spill Goes Virtually Unnoticed in South Baltimorenew
The spill's size would seem large enough to garner public notice: 80,000 gallons would fill more than a dozen oil trucks.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
02-26-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Loading 600 Tonsnew
We take a field trip to watch single-stream recycling in action.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
02-26-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Imprisoned Dealer Reveals More About Drugs in Baltimorenew
Fred Brooks says Baltimore is a pay-to-play city.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jeffrey Anderson |
02-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tax Preparation Industy is Prime For Fraudnew
Income-tax preparers are not regulated. In Maryland, they're not even required to be accountants, nor is there a bond or insurance requirement tax preparers must meet, as there is with consumer lenders. There is no test that needs to be taken, and there's not even a roster of preparers' names and addresses.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
02-12-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Maryland Takes Another Look At Video-Interrogations Billnew
A bill sponsored by Del. Curt Anderson that would require police to videotape confessions of violent-crime suspects is getting a third shot in the house of delegates this session.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
01-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Can Anything Be Done to Bring Baltimore's Homicide Rate Down?new
Ray Alston, Michael Simms, and John Morris were just three of 282 people murdered in Baltimore in 2007, making it the most murderous year the city has seen since 1999. How does a city get to the point where mothers lose multiple sons to street crime, and how can it change?
Baltimore City Paper |
Anna Ditkoff |
01-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Truth Won't Set You Freenew
His accuser has recanted and state officials have written letters on his behalf, but Kenneth Barnes remains in prison.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
01-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Dealernew
The rise and fall of Fred Brooks and how drugs get to Baltimore.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jeffrey Anderson |
01-15-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Baltimore OKs Feral Cat Trap-Neuter-Release Programsnew
A bill passed by the City Council last week will decriminalize several aspects of the practice, notably the "return" part, which was previously considered animal abandonment.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
12-11-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Watching the Inspectorsnew
Hilton Green is highly qualified to investigate Baltimore's Department of Housing -- so why isn't he?
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
11-13-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Matters of Life and Deathnew
Maryland's only Mortuary Science program teaches students to think outside the box.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
10-23-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
New Office Will Tackle Green Building Proceduresnew
Baltimore's fledgling Office of Sustainability is already at work on its first task: reviewing plans for development citywide.
Baltimore City Paper |
Rebecca Alvania |
10-23-2007 |
Environment
