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The latest episode of The City That Chats takes me to the 45th district where I interview Mr. Cory McCray, a local community activist, small business owner and union leader. We take time to talk about his life story, his vision for Baltimore, and what he would do if he was elected to the House […]
Dennis brings us this companion piece to this week’s podcast so you can be better informed. Enjoy! Last week, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and other members of Baltimore’s political class applauded a report released by George Mason University. The report – which analyzed six different cities including Baltimore – praised Baltimore’s financial resiliency, and dubbed the […]
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 […]
Dennis The Cynic delivers his previously promised analysis of our illustrious mayor’s 10 year plan, State of the City, and all that other good stuff as mentioned on our previous podcast. Consider it your weekend homework assignment, Baltimore! The document: http://www.baltimorecity.gov/portals/0/agencies/finance/changetogrow.pdf The Mayor, Live: http://live.baltimorecity.gov/ If the past few weeks has shown us anything it’s that Baltimore […]
Mayor to celebrate 110th anniversary of Great Baltimore Fire, begins with Firefighter cuts. City Hall, Baltimore – A jubilant Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Hologram announced that Baltimore will celebrate the 110th anniversary of the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. The event, which is scheduled for February 7th and 8th, 2014 (and has the tentative name of […]