Crematorium that had two visible smoke releases in July conducts MDE-required stack testing
Vaughn Greene Funeral Service’s state permit allows the facility to operate for 120 days before testing for emissions of particulates and metals.
NeighborhoodsAug 6, 2026
Johns Hopkins agrees to pay for parking enforcement, but critic says DSAI agreement is otherwise flawed
The MOU that Council President Cohen negotiated is faulted for ignoring those rivers of runoff coming from the project , one of which The Brew documented after yesterday’s rainstorm.
Crime & JusticeAug 5, 2026
$11 million paid to Baltimore man who spent 25 years in prison on fabricated murder charges
The Anthony Hall settlement comes in addition to the $75 million-plus expended by Baltimore City since 2020 to settle police misconduct and wrongful conviction cases.
Tracing some of the money the Scott administration spends without BOE approval by declaring an “emergency”
Emergency procurements not only skirt around Board of Estimates approval. They delay and sometimes hide public disclosure of how taxpayer money is used. Here are the two latest examples. UPDATED
CommentaryAug 3, 2026
Lawsuit by Olszewski administration, filed against a former top aide, is revealed for what it was: A charade
County Executive Kathy Klausmeier approved the $100,000 settlement with Patrick Murray in a case that she and her predecessor, Johnny Olszewski, never wanted to win. [OP-ED]
Crime & JusticeJul 31, 2026
When ICE arrests you, what happens to your car?
In Baltimore and across Maryland abandoned “ghost cars” become collateral damage in the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
The Drip
Your quick news fix
Aug 5, 2026
Baltimore to nearly double fee paid by utilities using its underground conduit system
Jul 1, 2026
MD Democratic Party to hear complaint against 41st District Central Committee member
Jun 29, 2026
Unofficial Baltimore County primary election results
Jun 22, 2026
Coming to Baltimore this week: tall ships and military aerobatics
Jun 20, 2026
AFSCME critic fails to win presidency of MDOT supervisors union
Special Series
Inside City Hall
Aug 5, 2026
Tracing some of the money the Scott administration spends without BOE approval by declaring an “emergency”
IG fights back after Scott neuters her powers
Jul 28, 2026
Saying she’s “obsessed” with IG independence, judge hears the Scott administration’s argument for curtailing it
Fresh Water, Foul Sewage
Jul 22, 2026
Chief of Baltimore’s wastewater division steps down following critical OIG report
Cold Brew
A refresher from the archives
Probe of alleged improper office behavior was halted last year
Former City Solicitor George Nilson says the Jerome Mullen investigation contributed to his ouster and that of the Inspector General.
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