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After last week’s blatant display of corruptitude by our City Council (according to Carl Stokes) during the Harbor Point workshop, a small band of intelligent Twitterers took to Twitter and spoke their minds with one city council president Jack Young. Observe. Oh and stay tuned to today’s podcast for more. [View the story “You don’t […]
Enough is enough. It’s time to put our money where our mouths are and put down signatures to abstain support for those elected officials propping up the worst deal for Baltimore going, in one Harbor Point. View the petition right now, or read on for more. We’ve talked and talked and talked about Harbor Point […]
Hello City that Breeds Family, It’s your friendly, neighborhood, self-appointed Bishop here again with another B-More issue to discuss. On May 10th I was shocked to read an article in the Baltimore Sun about a Baltimore Police Officer charged with sex-trafficking. Realizing I know very little about the problem of sex-trafficking in Baltimore, I contacted […]
Paul M Gardner returns to us with a meaty, delicious diatribe on the tax travesty known as Harbor Point. In 2012, Councilman Pete Welch proposed a bill that would place advertisements on the sides of Baltimore City fire trucks based on the idea that the new revenue could prevent the looming, permanent closure of 3 […]
Everyone loves water. It’s refreshing, it cleans us, and it looks awesome from the beach with an Oak Barrel Stout in hand. Unfortunately, our leadership – both on a state and local level – have seen the valuable resource as an opportunity to deprive citizens of their money, especially in the past year. In Baltimore, […]
As many of you know, Sine Die – which traditionally marks the end of the Maryland General Assembly’s annual session – occurred this past Monday at midnight. As the 90 day session came to a close, most of Maryland (and by extension, Baltimore) found itself with more regulations and taxes (and for some, the possibility […]