Accountabilityby Mark ReutterNov 5, 2025

CAO Faith Leach arranges for ten $1,800-an-hour executive coaching sessions with her ex-D.C. boss

The Board of Estimates – including Leach herself, filling in for Mayor Scott – approved the spending as part of a larger contract awarded to a small D.C. consulting firm.

Special SeriesNeighborhoodsNov 3, 2025

A nice alphabetically organized Baltimore neighborhood oddly saddled with a not-so-nice name

Residents love living in “The A to K,” but why is the neighborhood also sometimes called “Joseph Lee?” Who was this guy? When I tracked down the answer, it became clear why they rebranded it as Bayview.

Culture & ArtsNov 1, 2025

Werewolves of Hampden . . . and other creatures spotted last night

Costumed trick-or-treaters flocked to the always spooktastic Hampden Halloweenfest and came away with candy, trinkets and possibly a few recurring nightmares.

Business & DevelopmentOct 31, 2025

Acknowledging it’s a leap into the unknown, Planning Commission signs off on Scott’s sweeping re-zoning bill

“We need to grow . . . the solution is to try more stuff, to do more things, to listen to people from other places and see what happens,” Planning Commission chair says.

Special SeriesBusiness & DevelopmentOct 30, 2025

Behind the plans for relocating the Sisson Street trash drop-off center: Two politically powerful players

Seawall Development and MCB own possible alternative drop-off sites, but you’d never know it listening to city officials.

Oct 28, 2025

City Council seeks crackdown on smoke and vape shops modeled on “dollar store” legislation

Thirteen smoke shops have popped up in a three-block area of his East Baltimore district, says Councilman Antonio Glover, some selling fentanyl-laced marijuana products, threatening to “create the next generation of addicts.”

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Inside City Hall

Nov 3, 2025

Scott defends commissioning portraits of recent mayors, including two with criminal convictions

Dan Rodricks’ Baltimore

Nov 3, 2025

A nice alphabetically organized Baltimore neighborhood oddly saddled with a not-so-nice name

Scott’s Sisson Trash Plan

Oct 30, 2025

Behind the plans for relocating the Sisson Street trash drop-off center: Two politically powerful players

Cold Brew

A refresher from the archives

Business & Developmentby Mark ReutterMay 25, 2012

It takes a lot to cripple a century-old industrial powerhouse like Sparrows Point, but when you mix inept managers with antique equipment, a union in la-la land, a lousy market and a skinflint owner, you can do it. Here is an analysis of what went wrong.