High hopes as City Council proposes to actually fund the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
A transfer tax increase bill has support from Council President, but no word yet from Pugh.
Neighborhoods
Apr 11, 2018
Commission votes to disregard its own height limits to permit new building in Mount Vernon
“Transformational” building worth making an exception for, preservation panel members say.
Special SeriesMar 14, 2018
Pugh’s billion-dollar neighborhood fund off to a modest start
The mayor says she wants to rebuild neighborhoods and create green amenities. What’s missing is something else colored green.
Mar 14, 2018
Costs escalate to repave and refresh a dilapidated stretch of North Avenue
Eight EWOs for a roadway project whose gleaming brick pavers abut rows of ravaged housing.
Special SeriesMar 11, 2018
Another argument against encampment clearing – it drives homeless drug users into the shadows
Even when shelter is offered, evicting people from tents hurts more than helps. Op-Ed.
Dec 23, 2017
Bmore Xmas-y!
“The Avenue,” even on a rainy day, was a good place to get some holiday spirit Hampden style.
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