As city firefighters face the possibility of 24-hour-long shifts to save money, Fire Chief James Clack today announced the filling of two newly-created administrative positions, each carrying annual salaries of about $100,000. In addition, Clack named Ian T. Brennan, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s assistant press secretary, as the department’s public information officer, replacing the retiring Kevin [...]
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May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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Catholic Charities set to run city’s oft-criticized homeless shelter
The Board of Estimates will be asked tomorrow to make Associated Catholic Charities the new operator of the city’s homeless shelter, replacing longtime provider JHR (Jobs, Housing and Recovery), Inc. The Mayor’s Office of Human Services is asking the board to approve a one-year $2.7 million contract for ACC to run the 250-plus-bed shelter, beginning [...]
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May 17, 2013
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Obama in Baltimore today, talking jobs
UPDATED – At his stop at a South Baltimore factory this afternoon, President Obama announced a plan to boost the economy by reducing the red tape required on large federal projects. “Sometimes it takes too long to get projects off the ground,” Obama said at Ellicott Dredges, citing permits and planning delays related to infrastructure [...]
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May 16, 2013

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Nice piece ... the juxtaposition of artists honoring Arabbers honoring people with nutrition deliver…
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i appreciate your passion; but the battle is already over before it's ever begun. it's too late, a…
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Russ Smith said:
Wonderful story. I first saw Arabbers as a 10-year-old from Long Island in 1965 visiting one of my b…
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Kevin said:
Yeah, the last thing this city needs is any influence from the other party. Let's continue to have …
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What a great article ....we are truly blessed to have investigative reporting in Baltimore!!! I wou…
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