Baltimore Brew

Rawlings-Blake to conduct mass wedding for 2013 Baltimore Pride Festival

Fern Shen — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:43:59 +0000

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.

When Bike to Work Day is every day

Brew Editors — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:21:56 +0000

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 [...]

Nuclear-powered cargo ship on display in Canton

Mark Reutter — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:47:17 +0000

A relic of the Cold War – the nuclear-powered Savannah, decommissioned years ago and berthed at a Canton per – will be on display tomorrow at the inaugural Maritime Expo held by the Maryland Port Administration. Admission to the day's events is free, but parking is limited.

Obama in Baltimore today, talking jobs

Brew Editors — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:38 +0000

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 [...]

On Catonsville 9 anniversary, reflections from a veteran activist

Brew Editors — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:32:29 +0000

David Eberhardt, who poured blood on draft files and served 21 months in federal prison, talks about what it was like to watch "Hit & Stay," the new documentary by Joe Tropea and Skizz Cyzyk on the Catonsville 9, the Baltimore 4 and the whole pantheon of activists who took bold action against the war.

The return of the bikeway bollards

Brew Editors — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:59:31 +0000

As promised, the city Department of Transportation has replaced the metal bollards that were struck down, like so many bowling pins, by errant drivers on a curved stretch of The Fallsway. The destruction of four bollards last fall on the roadway’s bridge over the JFX – followed by additional losses on Guilford Avenue north of [...]

Enoch Pratt Library has “material” problems in financial management, city auditor says

Mark Reutter — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:08:15 +0000

The sudden death of a library employee and the illness of a part-time CPA were among the reasons cited by the Pratt Library for its failure to meet proper accounting standards. The city auditor also faulted the agency for poor record keeping and lack of adequate documentation of its costs.

CHAP rejects St. Michael’s demolition

Mark Reutter — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:43:25 +0000

The Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) today rejected the partial teardown of the historic St. Michael’s Church complex in East Baltimore. The panel accepted the recommendation of the CHAP staff that the former schoolhouse and rectory “do contribute to the historic or architectural character” of the Butchers Hill district after hearing opposition from [...]

Hamilton Royal Farms opponents turn to crowdfunding

Brew Editors — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:24:56 +0000

They lost at City Hall, but the opponents of a proposed Royal Farms store in Hamilton are planning to appeal, and using an online fundraising strategy to build up a legal warchest. The gas station and convenience store project (proposed in Northeast Baltimore at the corner of Harford Road and Glenmont Avenue) won conditional use [...]

Developer seeks to tear down parts of church complex in Butchers Hill

Mark Reutter — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:17:20 +0000

The city's preservation commission is set to hear this afternoon a proposal to demolish several buildings that comprise the historic St. Michael's Church compound in Butchers Hill. Community groups have voiced their objections.