Does uplifting a beautiful but beleaguered city waterway mean eateries and apartments? During a generally convivial listening session, some raw moments around development, gentrification and race.

Despite Johns Hopkins’ repeated denials that its new Data Science institute could become a data center, some nearby residents and their advocates want Baltimore to act now to restrict these facilities through zoning.

Report by Inspector General Cumming, who referred her findings to law enforcement, says it shows the importance of “direct access to city records and emails” that the Brandon Scott administration is trying to restrict.

In an election year, the furor over what was viewed as a cushy “golden parachute” had lawmakers doing an abrupt about-face.