After Baltimore settles pollution lawsuits, Maryland officials report progress at its two treatment plants and announce community projects that are part of the consent decree.

Baltimore County isn’t the region’s economic engine anymore. One reason why is the grip held over local zoning decisions by individual members of the county council. [OP-ED] ...

Irked by an alleged threat at a City Council hearing and no word yet on a promised pay raise, sanitation employees plan to vent their frustration at an upcoming union meeting.

Homeowners in this West Baltimore community ask the court to void La Cité’s land use agreement with the city. The company and city say the lawsuit should be thrown out.

What happened in the community garden recently to Carrollton Ridge’s Cyndi Tensley, the upbeat leader of trash clean-ups, vigils for homicide victims and more.

Coverage of Baltimore and the region for The Brew by Dan Rodricks. After writing an award-winning column for the Baltimore Sun for 46 years, Rodricks resigned in January 2025, a year after the Sun's ...

Shen reported for The Baltimore Evening Sun in the late 1980s and then for 17 years was a staff writer for The Washington Post. An award-winning writer on The Post’s Metro staff, she covered Maryland ...

Honorable Jack Young and members of the Board of Estimates: Please accept written testimony on behalf of the Safe and Sound Campaign and the I AM BALTIMORE Opportunity Agenda. We have grave concerns ...

The mayor’s office has spent nearly $34,000 on out-of-state travel since a budget freeze was imposed on police, fire and other Baltimore city agencies.