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Sep 15, 2014

Royal Farms awarded naming rights to Baltimore Arena

The Baltimore Arena will be known as the Royal Farms Arena as of Nov. 1.

Sep 3, 2014

Board of Estimates approves $105K in settlements

The city's spending panel approved $105,000 in settlements Wednesday morning, as well as entered a consent decree over violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act by the Baltimore City Fire Department.

Aug 19, 2014

Baltimore to settle trip-and-fall case for $65K

The Baltimore City Board of Estimates is scheduled Wednesday to approve a $65,000 settlement with an Eastern Shore woman who tripped and fell on uneven pavement near City Hall.

North Barclay GreenlMF09
Aug 5, 2014

City selling 12 properties for $12

The city expects to benefit once the properties are sold to Telesis Corp. and returned to the tax rolls.

Jun 18, 2014

Baltimore sells former Palmer House Restaurant building

The former Plamer House Restaurant and Devine Seafood buildings were sold to developers for $45,000.

Jun 17, 2014

City seeks to settle suits by driver, student

The Baltimore City Board of Estimates is scheduled to approve Wednesday two settlements totaling $110,000, including $60,000 to a man who pleaded guilty to two traffic violations stemming from a police chase that led to his lawsuit.

May 13, 2014

City settles ADA suit for $100K

The city’s Board of Estimates on Wednesday is set to approve a $100,000 settlement with a Pennsylvania man who alleged he was not hired by the Baltimore Police Department, despite being qualified, because of a back injury he suffered more than a decade earlier.

George Nilson
May 7, 2014

Two-year tab for police cases: $4.5M

Baltimore has paid out approximately $4.5 million to settle allegations of police misconduct in the last two fiscal years, according to data obtained by The Daily Record through a Maryland Public Information Act request.

May 6, 2014

Wheelabrator to pay city $4M, lobby MDE for change

The operator of Baltimore’s incinerator will pay the city almost $4 million in unpaid taxes under a settlement set for approval Wednesday by the Board of Estimates.

Baltimore City Hall
May 6, 2014

Spending board to consider $266,000 developer loan

The Board of Estimates is scheduled to consider making a loan to a developer to renovate an apartment building in Lafayette Square.

May 6, 2014

Rejected bidders to gain access to more info from city

Arguing a protest before the city's Board of Estimates will get a little bit easier under a proposed resolution before the city's spending panel Wednesday.

Apr 15, 2014

City to settle two excessive force lawsuits

The Baltimore Board of Estimates is scheduled Wednesday to approve a total of $110,000 in settlements for two cases where police officers were alleged to have used excessive force — one in which a drunk driver suffered a broken jaw, the other a claim of assault by a school police officer against a special-needs student during an arrest.