Business & Developmentby Fern ShenOct 21, 2025

Councilman Torrence blasts Scott’s zoning bills “on behalf of my residents in Sandtown-Winchester”

By a close margin, the City Council last night advanced sweeping changes supporters said would help Baltimore grow and opponents said would drive Black residents out.

Special SeriesBusiness & DevelopmentOct 20, 2025

Sisson Street trash station task force names Councilwoman Ramos as chair

Also announced today: Calvin Young, point man for the unpopular Sisson Street relocation plan, will “shift” from mayor’s chief of staff to an interim deputy mayor.

CommentaryOct 20, 2025

The false promise of zoning bills being pitched as a path to affordable housing

Councilman Ryan Dorsey and Mayor Brandon Scott are instituting a sweeping overhaul of Baltimore zoning rules that will hurt residents of this “city of neighborhoods.” [OP-ED]

Business & DevelopmentOct 17, 2025

Some Council members push back as Mayor Scott’s zoning bills move steadily forward

A measure ending the requirement for apartment projects to include parking and another allowing rowhouses to be built closer to the property line are coming before the Council for a vote Monday.

Oct 16, 2025

Baltimore’s now $5.6 million website redesign will be out-of-date when it’s launched

The inspector general finds eye-popping new costs in the overhaul of the city’s website that, strangely, has it running on a soon-to-expire content management system.

Oct 15, 2025

Board of Estimates okays PILOT agreement Scott hammered out with nonprofits behind closed doors

Grassroots groups had pushed for a task force to craft a fair formula for payments. But the mayor cut his own deal, and Baltimore’s spending board signed off on it today.

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Scott’s Sisson Trash Plan

Oct 20, 2025

Sisson Street trash station task force names Councilwoman Ramos as chair

Inside City Hall

Oct 8, 2025

The mayor and his traveling staff

Strong City

Oct 6, 2025

Time served is the sentence handed down to Strong City Baltimore’s ex-CEO

Cold Brew

A refresher from the archives

Accountabilityby Fern ShenAug 12, 2023

Taking stock after a federal indictment and a $25,000 grant program Baltimore foundations are now offering to grassroots groups harmed by Strong City Baltimore.