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Good news along the border
I felt compelled to devote this column to regions other than greater Baltimore — regions further south, as far south as the U.S. border with Mexico. What prompted me was […]
Housing fairness in Baltimore County
The Community Development Network of Maryland, a nonprofit advocacy group, won an award in 2014. The Innovation Award, conferred by a group within the National Association of Counties, recognized CDN […]
Why they’re moving to the cities
The Golden Arches are moving. Well, actually, it’s the corporate headquarters of McDonald’s, the iconic fast food chain, that is picking up stakes from its current location in suburban Chicago […]
Make a good deal on Port Covington
The Baltimore region is certainly fortunate to be the home of Under Armour, the Fortune 1000 company (now ranked 739th among public corporations) selling its sports apparel and athletic shoes […]
Grad students’ project to help Baltimore residents find their way
Finding one’s way around a new city can be a challenging experience without the right information. Even for longtime local residents, traveling to unfamiliar parts of town can be daunting. […]
Md. transportation show and tell
It was “Transportation Day” at the BWI Business Partnership’s February breakfast meeting featuring Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn as the keynote speaker. Even before the Rahn’s speech, […]
Tunnel vision in Baltimore
The Maryland Department of Transportation has recently been hosting a series of meetings in various locations in west Baltimore. At issue is the need to rebuild or replace an aging […]
Joe Nathanson: Getting ‘Value’ out of ‘Vacants to Value’
About a decade ago, before the collapse of the U.S. housing market and the global economic meltdown, I was given a challenging consulting assignment focused on Baltimore city’s housing market. […]
Joe Nathanson: Building community
Evan Morville is passionate about his work. That was evident as I and several colleagues recently met with him to learn about the changes that his company, Seawall Development, is […]
Joe Nathanson: Getting serious about affordable housing
The Baltimore area, long known as the place with lower cost housing, may be moving into a new reality. A recent report, prepared by the online site zumper.com, places the […]
Joe Nathanson: Building for the New America
As I leave the front door of my townhouse in Baltimore’s Village of Cross Keys, I am only a few hundred yards from a high-rise apartment building. The rectilinear lines […]
Joe Nathanson: What to learn from New Orleans
Ten years ago the future of an iconic American metropolis was in doubt. After barreling across the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Katrina made landfall just east of New Orleans on […]
