The lockdown was intended to protect privacy, say officials, who held a VIP ribbon-cutting to celebrate the $15.2 million purchase to create more permanent supportive housing.
At first fearing its space in the new building would be generic and cold, co-owner Nancy Devine is relieved that the 138-year-old family business retains the same funky charm that made it beloved in Baltimore and beyond.
Last year, residents of this West Baltimore neighborhood filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development accusing the city of unfairly displacing Black and low-income residents.
The board declines to take up the issue of Atlas making threats to residents. But in a setback for the restaurant group, says its approval does not apply to an adjacent lot on Thames Street.