Councilman Mark Conway’s bill would prohibit new crematoriums from being operated near residential areas – and might just block a controversial one in a Baltimore neighborhood.

A major factor in swaying the library’s board of directors in Chad Helton’s favor was his redemptive life story, Board Chair Christine Espenshade says.

Keeping the mayor informed of all agency interactions with reporters is a prime concern, an in-house memo says.

The new standard takes effect two months after the death of Ron Silver II, a Baltimore sanitation worker who collapsed on a woman’s doorstep, begging for water.

The credits saved the county executive $12,649 in property taxes on his newly built home at Millers Island. No special treatment was given, Olszewski’s press secretary says.

It takes a lot of nerve for Councilman Costello and the mayor to attack a judge and the many serious people who believe the waterfront apartment tower plan is bad for the Inner Harbor. [OP-ED] ...

Attorney for the plaintiffs says Scott is “playing the race card” as the battle to build high-rise apartments and commercial buildings at the Inner Harbor public park heats up.

The next stage – converting the decommissioned reservoir into a recreational lake – is full of exciting concepts, but no committed budget to move forward.