Recent Articles from Melody Simmons
New showcase for Negro Leagues museum in works
By opening day next spring — now there’s a thought for a cold November day — the Hubert V. “Bert” Simmons Museum of Negro Leagues Baseball Inc. will have relocated to permanent digs at the new Metro Centre development in Owings Mills.
Let your voice be heard on city schools
The Citizens Planning and Housing Association is starting a campaign to make sure the voices of community groups around Baltimore are heard as part of the city’s 10-year, $1 billion plan for new and renovated schools.
Forum to outline Harbor Point environmental issues
A public forum on environmental issues surrounding the planned Harbor Point development will be held Thursday.
Baltimore-based Continental Realty buys Florida shopping center
Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has bought its 10th shopping center — in Florida. The real estate development and management company recently acquired the 121,402-square foot Plantation Commons in Destin Fla. […]
Mullan Contracting’s effort at high school an award-winner
Recent renovations and an expansion at Milford Mill Academy in Baltimore County have won Mullan Contracting Co. an award from the national trade magazine Engineering News-Record.
St. Ann to celebrate 140th
A Baltimore church famous for its establishment after a sailor’s near-tragedy at sea will celebrate its 140th anniversary on Sunday.
Weschke takes development helm in county
Baltimore County’s chief economic development officer, Dan Gundersen, resigned this week, county officials said.
Canton Target doubles sales forecasts two weeks in
Baltimore’s new Target in Canton has doubled its original sales forecasts two weeks into its grand opening.
Developer sought for Fairfield parcel
The Baltimore Development Corp. Monday released a request for proposals for an 8-acre parcel of former industrial land.
Cardinal Keeler Chapel renovations underway at Saint Agnes Hospital
The small, European-style chapel at Saint Agnes Hospital is being renovated and renamed after Baltimore Cardinal William H. Keeler.
Wine distributor relocating to White Marsh
Mega wine and spirits distributor, Reliable Churchill LLLP, is relocating its headquarters to Baltimore Crossroads in White Marsh in a new 449,200-square-foot building.
Councilman to Harbor Point: Delay groundbreaking
A request to delay groundbreaking on the luxury Harbor Point project was made Friday by a city councilman who was forced to postpone a scheduled community meeting to address environmental concerns for the $1.8 billion development to go on top of contained toxic waste site because of the shutdown of the federal government.






