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Apr 16 2024
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Baltimore County school board approves new charter school that plans to teach in English, Chinese and French
The Baltimore County Board of Education unanimously approved a new public charter school Tuesday night. The Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School has a green light to open in the eastern part of the county in the fall of 2025 with a curriculum that would teach in English, French and Chinese. Casey Kirk, the district’s charter school supervisor, and Melissa DiDonato, its chief
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Mar 04 2024
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Baltimore City Council approves Harborplace development bills
The Harborplace redevelopment project is one step closer to final approval.Baltimore City Council passed a series of bills Monday to clear the way for the major Inner Harbor facelift.The bills will now go to Mayor Brandon Scott's desk, where he is expected to sign them.One of those bills would allow residential buildings to be constructed on the waterfront. That would require a change to the
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Jun 14 2024
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Ultimate Watersports opens new Inner Harbor location
BALTIMORE — Ultimate Watersports, the company behind the annual Baltimore Floatilla, has opened a new location in the Harbor East area - just in time for the celebration of the "swimmable Inner Harbor" with the inaugural "Harbor Splash." The company now has a location at the Living Classrooms Foundation Marina, off of Caroline Street near Lancaster Street. The location, which is open through
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Jun 12 2024
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Cowser’s 2-run homer in the 8th lifts Orioles to 6th straight win, 4-2 over Atlanta
BALTIMORE (AP) — Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles won their sixth straight game, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Wednesday night. Cade Povich pitched six scoreless innings in his second big league outing for Baltimore, but Atlanta tied it when Matt Olson hit a two-run shot off Keegan Akin (2-0) in the eighth. Cowser answered with a
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Jun 11 2024
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Ballot measures lowering property tax, reducing council size face opposition
BALTIMORE — Two ballot measures are facing opposition months before voters will make a decision. One proposed by Renew Baltimore would lower Baltimore City's property tax rate from 2.248% to 1.2% over the next six years. Opponents argue the tax rate lowering would lead to cuts of city services. "The public safety as well as the safety of the first responders will be at significant risk.
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Jun 14 2024
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Maryland weather: Sunny weekend ahead, temps to climb to mid-90s next week
Temperatures are expected to remain in the mid-80s over the weekend as Baltimore welcomes visitors for Fleet Week, the Orioles’ series against the Philadelphia Phillies, and auto show. Next week, several days of hot, humid weather are expected. Some rain and thunder is forecast to begin after 5 p.m. in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor after Friday’s temperatures reach 93 degrees. Temperatures should
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Feb 21 2024
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Baltimore settles lawsuit with manufacturer of ghost guns
OUT THERE TODAY AS WELL, BUT THERE ARE SOME CHANGES IN STORE TOMORROW TONY TESIM 15 MILLION DOLLARS IN HIS LAWSUIT THE SEVEN RSPEON PANEL ALSO AWARDED HEARD TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN BUT FIRST TONIGHT ACTOR JOHNNY DEPP WON HIS DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST HIS EX -WIFE AMBER HEARD A JURY AWARDED DEPTH 15 MILLION DOLLARS IN HIS LAWSUIT. TH E SEVEN PERSON PANEL ALSO AWARDED HEARD TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN
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Mar 14 2024
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Baltimore County police responds to double shooting in Middle River
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Baltimore County police are on the scene of a double shooting in Middle River.The incident occurred in the area of Pulaski Highway and Pulaski Park Drive.More information will be provided when it becomes available.
Baltimore County police are on the scene of a double shooting in Middle River. The incident
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Mar 31 2024
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How a Panama Canal change brought big ships like the Dali to Baltimore
Officials in Maryland had seen the economic opportunity presented by the larger ships, which made the long trip up the Chesapeake Bay more worthwhile to ship owners. The port installed four new cranes capable of handling gargantuan container ships and had its harbor dredged to the 50-foot depth needed to fit them, putting it in a club of three East Coast ports then ready to welcome the world’s
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Mar 04 2024
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The wait is over. Baltimore to resume weekly curbside recycling.
The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one. Can you hear it? Hark, the sound of Baltimore’s blue recycling bins rumbling to their curbs in unison. The city’s recycling service this week will resume weekly collections after nearly four years of reduced operations. Officials first scaled back curbside recycling to every other week in 2020 due to pandemic-related staffing shortages,
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