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May 10, 2012

Week in review – 5/11/12: Rehabbed houses give Oliver a lift

Rehabbed houses give Oliver a lift A group of developers recently banded together to try to restart home ownership initiatives in the long-blighted neighborhood of Oliver on Baltimore‘s east side. […]

Apr 6, 2012

Liquor license granted for new restaurant near Hopkins Hospital

Owners of a proposed new restaurant for the 88-acre East Baltimore Development Inc. redevelopment were granted a liquor license Thursday at City Hall. Ernst Valery and Mondel L. Powell will […]

Mar 19, 2012

Rawlings-Blake’s property tax rate reduction bill to be introduced Monday night

A bill to lower Baltimore‘s property tax rate by 20 cents by 2020 will be introduced Monday night before the City Council. The legislation is a follow up to a […]

Mar 18, 2012

New EBDI plan in final stage

After several contentious community meetings over the last nine months, a new master plan for the $1.8 billion East Baltimore Development Inc. project is set to go to City Hall […]

Feb 16, 2012

Revived ‘Hollywood’ draws rave reviews from diners

The Hollywood Diner is back in business and doing what owner Cheryl Townsend hoped it would - draw in diners from nearby establishments for lunch. Many patrons came Thursday to taste the soul food, get a glimpse of the history and enjoy the friendly atmosphere.

Feb 9, 2012

Tax breaks for Exelon draw fire at City Hall

Members of the Baltimore City Council and others Thursday questioned millions of dollars in tax breaks set to go toward a $120 million office development for Exelon Corp. in Harbor […]

Dec 7, 2011

Photo of the Day – A choir line

Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by […]

Dec 6, 2011

Rawlings-Blake sworn in as Baltimore mayor

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has been sworn in for a four-year term as Baltimore mayor, setting a goal to get the city growing again. After taking the oath of office Tuesday, Rawlings-Blake […]

Dec 6, 2011

Rawlings-Blake to start first full term as mayor

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is preparing to be sworn in for her first full term as Baltimore‘s mayor. Rawlings-Blake last month won Baltimore’s mayoral election, nearly two years after her predecessor stepped […]

Oct 25, 2011

EBDI head walks out of City Hall during meeting

A meeting to address construction and communication problems between residents of Middle East and East Baltimore Development Inc. was abruptly halted Tuesday after two top executives from EBDI walked out […]

Oct 11, 2011

Council’s next EBDI hearing in November

An investigative hearing into the $1.8 billion redevelopment of Middle East by East Baltimore Development Inc. will continue at City Hall on Nov. 9. Councilman Carl Stokes adjourned a contentious […]

Sep 28, 2011

Hollywood Diner gets a reprieve

When Alan and Bonnie Kingman read about plans to close the Hollywood Diner, they arranged to take a long lunch Wednesday and trek down from Lutherville to pay what they […]