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		<title>Politically plugged-in drywall contractor gets city building with no money&#160;down</title>
		<link>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/23/politically-plugged-in-drywall-contractor-gets-city-building-with-no-money-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Reutter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the name of helping revive a derelict section of East Baltimore, the BDC today agreed to sell a city-owned building, appraised at $455,000, to a top campaign contributor to Mayor Rawlings-Blake. Even with the zero-down purchase price, what are the chances that Kevin Johnson's project will succeed? ]]></description>
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		<title>Changes in store for city homeless shelter under Catholic&#160;Charities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Reutter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After two years of criticism by occupants of Baltimore's homeless shelter – and a fatal stabbing – the center will be placed under the operation of Catholic Charities, which is planning some major changes. "Cherishing the divine within" is the group's guiding principle. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Department creates new administrative&#160;positions</title>
		<link>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/22/fire-department-adds-high-level-administrative-staff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Reutter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s assistant press secretary, as the department&#8217;s public information officer, replacing the retiring Kevin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Both working around the margins, arabbers and street artists join&#160;forces</title>
		<link>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/22/both-working-around-the-margins-arabbers-and-street-artists-join-forces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brew Editors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Their numbers have dwindled but Baltimore's horsecart foodsellers are still bringing fresh fruit and vegetables to forgotten neighborhoods. Now street artists like "Gaia" and "Nanook" are working alongside "Fruit," "Meachie" and other arabbers, hoping to tell their story.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t sell Baltimore Sun to Koch brothers, groups tell Tribune&#160;Company</title>
		<link>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/21/dont-sell-baltimore-sun-to-koch-brothers-groups-tell-tribune-company/</link>
		<comments>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/21/dont-sell-baltimore-sun-to-koch-brothers-groups-tell-tribune-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fern Shen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ultra-conservative and linked to the Tea Party, the billionaire Koch brothers are said to be eying the papers owned by the Sun's Chicago-based corporate parent, just emerging from bankruptcy.  In Maryland, some people are very worried about that.]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic Charities set to run city&#8217;s oft-criticized homeless&#160;shelter</title>
		<link>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/21/catholic-charities-set-to-run-city-homeless-shelter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Reutter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Board of Estimates will be asked tomorrow to make Associated Catholic Charities the new operator of the city&#8217;s homeless shelter, replacing longtime provider JHR (Jobs, Housing and Recovery), Inc. The Mayor&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inside City Hall: Heading for Vegas in the name of economic&#160;development</title>
		<link>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/21/inside-city-hall-heading-for-vegas-in-the-name-of-economic-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Reutter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Baltimore's mayor, city council president and 9 other officials are in the city of bright lights this week, rubbing shoulders with developers, some of whom have much at stake back in Baltimore.]]></description>
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		<title>42% hike in Baltimore water, sewer rates planned over next two&#160;years</title>
		<link>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/20/42-hike-in-water-sewer-rates-planned-over-next-two-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/20/42-hike-in-water-sewer-rates-planned-over-next-two-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Reutter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baltimore is proposing a double-digit increase in regional water and sewer rates, starting July 1, and an overall 42% rise over the next two years. And this increase does NOT include new stormwater fees set to become part of your quarterly water bill. ]]></description>
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		<title>Rawlings-Blake to conduct mass wedding for 2013 Baltimore Pride&#160;Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/18/rawlings-blake-to-conduct-mass-wedding-for-2013-baltimore-pride-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/18/rawlings-blake-to-conduct-mass-wedding-for-2013-baltimore-pride-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fern Shen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, they'll have the parade and the high heel race. But this year, the annual Baltimore Pride weekend will have a new feature thanks to Maryland's passage of the marriage equality law - a mass wedding in Druid Hill Park with the mayor officiating.]]></description>
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		<title>When Bike to Work Day is every&#160;day</title>
		<link>http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/05/17/when-bike-to-work-day-is-every-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 02:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brew Editors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baltimore is celebrating its once-a-year Bike to Work Day today, but plenty of people, among them Adrian Alday, travel by bike all year-long. We asked Alday, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, to talk to us about his experiences as a bike-commuter. The 23-year-old has been living in [...]]]></description>
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