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At new NYC hotel, a robot handles the luggage
NEW YORK — Forget the bellhop. Meet the luggage robot. It’s the first of several high-tech, sleek amenities guests encounter at the Yotel, a new hotel that aims to provide […]
Los Angeles double-decker bus tour adds an app
LOS ANGELES — For many Los Angeles locals — such as myself, born and raised in the crosshairs of Hollywood — avoiding the Hollywood Walk of Fame and its throngs, […]
C. Fraser Smith: City’s problems demand bold thinking
Baltimore needs a mega-casino at the Inner Harbor. So says former mayor Thomas A. D’Alesandro III. The city can’t pay its own way anymore and gambling is the only revenue […]
Baltimore paying the price for police mistakes
Payouts in police-related litigation cost the taxpayers of Baltimore more than $16.8 million from July 2004 through the beginning of March 2011, according to figures released to The Daily Record […]
Betsy Nelson: Support YouthWorks, win Ravens tickets
There may be snow on the ground, but Baltimore City‘s YouthWorks summer jobs program is getting ready for the summer. YouthWorks provides Baltimore City youth and young adults, ages 14-21, […]
New prosecutor seeks less fractured offices
Just a month into his term as Baltimore City State’s Attorney, Gregg L. Bernstein already wants out — out of his current office space, that is. Bernstein complained about his […]
Report: 6K new jobs downtown
Downtown Baltimore gained 6,000 jobs last year as the economy steadied — the first job gain in three years, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. […]
Fried hard drive causes late parking bills
Monthly parkers who use lots and garages run by Baltimore City might be wondering why they have not been billed for the month yet. Because of a hardware malfunction at […]
Homicides in violent Baltimore hit 25-year low
Homicides in this notoriously violent city have dipped to their lowest total in 25 years, but the decline is hardly a cause for celebration. Through Wednesday, Baltimore had recorded 222 […]
Joe Nathanson: Overcoming the city’s disconnect
Some 200 people packed into the Bolton Street Synagogue in early December to hear and participate in a discussion of “The Future of Baltimore.” The topic was billed as “Looking […]
2 downtown fires leave business owners, workers with questions
The final impact on businesses affected by the two five-alarm fires in Baltimore over the last 24 hours — one in the city‘s cultural district and the other in its […]
