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. @mayorbmscott.bsky.social denies trying to influence the hotly-contested Local 44 sanitation workers election. Today one candidate stood next to the mayor at City Hall while his opponent, the current union president, was out on his trash pickup route. tinyurl.com/yfhs57hu
Mayor Scott denies trying to influence the upcoming Local 44 election | Baltimore Brew
The City Hall ceremony took place when Local 44 President Stancil McNair was at work on his trash route.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
. @mayorbmscott.bsky.social denies trying to influence the hotly-contested Local 44 sanitation workers election. Today one candidate stood next to the mayor at City Hall while his opponent, the current union president, was out on his trash pickup route. tinyurl.com/yfhs57hu
Baltimore residents rally to say: bills removing zoning guardrails will worsen racial disparities, not heal them tinyurl.com/yc6vu3ft “We have heard every justification possible, every fallacy used to advance this bill."
Residents rally to say: removing zoning guardrails will worsen racial disparities, not heal them | Baltimore Brew
“We have heard every justification possible, every fallacy used to advance this bill,” protesters against Brandon Scott’s Baltimore upzoning measure said outside City Hall yesterday.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Baltimore residents rally to say: bills removing zoning guardrails will worsen racial disparities, not heal them tinyurl.com/yc6vu3ft “We have heard every justification possible, every fallacy used to advance this bill."
IT'S OUT - The Sisson Street Task force takes the Falls Road site for a trash drop-off center - the one beside the Jones Falls - off the table. tinyurl.com/2nkwnudd The chair now says the group’s work won’t be done by @mayorbmscott.bsky.social's December deadline.
Sisson Street Task Force rejects Falls Road as site for trash drop-off center | Baltimore Brew
With a location beside the Jones Falls taken off the table, the chair says the group’s work won’t be done by Mayor Scott’s December deadline.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
IT'S OUT - The Sisson Street Task force takes the Falls Road site for a trash drop-off center - the one beside the Jones Falls - off the table. tinyurl.com/2nkwnudd The chair now says the group’s work won’t be done by @mayorbmscott.bsky.social's December deadline.
No official announcement yet, but Local 44 re-vote is reportedly happening on December 6. Trevor Taylor, the losing candidate who triggered the election re-run, is out campaigning on social media.
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No official announcement yet, but Local 44 re-vote is reportedly happening on December 6 | Baltimore Brew
Trevor Taylor, the losing candidate who triggered the election re-run, is out campaigning on social media.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
No official announcement yet, but Local 44 re-vote is reportedly happening on December 6. Trevor Taylor, the losing candidate who triggered the election re-run, is out campaigning on social media.
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"Why I lost faith in zoning." tinyurl.com/5n8sh428 Baltimore’s former zoning board executive director, on why she supports @mayorbmscott.bsky.social bills to promote more density and multi-family housing in the city. [OP-ED]
Baltimore’s former zoning board director explains why she lost faith in zoning | Baltimore Brew
The mayor’s “Housing Options and Opportunity” legislation – including Bill 25-0066 – will go a long way toward fixing an unfair system. [OP-ED]
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November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"Why I lost faith in zoning." tinyurl.com/5n8sh428 Baltimore’s former zoning board executive director, on why she supports @mayorbmscott.bsky.social bills to promote more density and multi-family housing in the city. [OP-ED]
Tensions flare as Council VP Middleton denounces @mayorbmscott.bsky.social's upzoning bill 0066 and supporters push back. Both sides point to issues of race, as a sweeping bill to spur more multi-family housing in Baltimore is debated. tinyurl.com/yc3k7d52
Tensions flare as Middleton denounces Scott’s upzoning bill and supporters push back | Baltimore Brew
Both sides point to issues of race as a sweeping bill to spur more multi-family housing in Baltimore is debated
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November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Tensions flare as Council VP Middleton denounces @mayorbmscott.bsky.social's upzoning bill 0066 and supporters push back. Both sides point to issues of race, as a sweeping bill to spur more multi-family housing in Baltimore is debated. tinyurl.com/yc3k7d52
The taxpayer-funded Baltimore Children & Youth Fund has spent tens of millions of dollars and, in its latest IRS filing, discloses 36% went to administration and staffing costs. tinyurl.com/mu4yuvd9 Striking details from an IG report and other sources on an org that gets little City Hall oversight.
Baltimore Children and Youth Fund spends freely with little oversight from City Hall, inspector general finds | Baltimore Brew
Taxpayer-funded BCYF has spent tens of millions of dollars and, in its latest IRS filing, discloses that 36% went to administration and staffing costs. Striking details from an IG report and other sou...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The taxpayer-funded Baltimore Children & Youth Fund has spent tens of millions of dollars and, in its latest IRS filing, discloses 36% went to administration and staffing costs. tinyurl.com/mu4yuvd9 Striking details from an IG report and other sources on an org that gets little City Hall oversight.
Supporters and opponents gear up for tomorrow’s hearing on a zoning bill aimed at promoting multi-unit housing and density, Bill 25-0066. tinyurl.com/yx6nwtxz
Supporters and opponents gear up for tomorrow’s hearing on a major Baltimore zoning change | Baltimore Brew
Mayor Brandon Scott’s widely debated bill aimed at promoting housing options and density moves to Councilman Ryan Dorsey’s committee.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Supporters and opponents gear up for tomorrow’s hearing on a zoning bill aimed at promoting multi-unit housing and density, Bill 25-0066. tinyurl.com/yx6nwtxz
By enabling “gentle density,” @mayorbmscott.bsky.social
zoning legislation will support real people with real needs in my neighborhood. Anxieties about it, while sincere, are misplaced. tinyurl.com/29z4wv3f [OP-ED]
zoning legislation will support real people with real needs in my neighborhood. Anxieties about it, while sincere, are misplaced. tinyurl.com/29z4wv3f [OP-ED]
Scott’s zoning bills will support real people with real needs by enabling “gentle density” | Baltimore Brew
The changes will make Baltimore a city that welcomes new residents and gives longtime neighbors more options to stay. [OP-ED]
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November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
By enabling “gentle density,” @mayorbmscott.bsky.social
zoning legislation will support real people with real needs in my neighborhood. Anxieties about it, while sincere, are misplaced. tinyurl.com/29z4wv3f [OP-ED]
zoning legislation will support real people with real needs in my neighborhood. Anxieties about it, while sincere, are misplaced. tinyurl.com/29z4wv3f [OP-ED]
Baltimore residents, including Black residents, favor zoning that promotes home ownership as a way to build wealth and have a good quality of life. Why dismantle that with the @mayorbmscott.bsky.social administration's Bill 25-0066? [OP-ED] tinyurl.com/43psx9tb
Eroding the bedrock of single-family-zoned neighborhoods in Baltimore doesn’t make sense | Baltimore Brew
Residents, including Black residents, favor zoning that promotes home ownership as a way to build wealth and have a good quality of life. So why dismantle that with Bill 25-0066? [OP-ED]
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November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Baltimore residents, including Black residents, favor zoning that promotes home ownership as a way to build wealth and have a good quality of life. Why dismantle that with the @mayorbmscott.bsky.social administration's Bill 25-0066? [OP-ED] tinyurl.com/43psx9tb
The Baltimore County Council may have violated the law when it held a closed session on the appointment of a new county exec. But neither Kelly Madigan, the county's "watchdog" inspector general, nor the county attorney appears ready to call them out. #passingthebuck tinyurl.com/3dwkcuvr [OP-ED]
A frustrating game of hot potato in Baltimore County | Baltimore Brew
The County Council may have violated the law when it went into closed session to discuss the appointment of a new county executive. But neither the inspector general nor the county attorney appears re...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Baltimore County Council may have violated the law when it held a closed session on the appointment of a new county exec. But neither Kelly Madigan, the county's "watchdog" inspector general, nor the county attorney appears ready to call them out. #passingthebuck tinyurl.com/3dwkcuvr [OP-ED]
No progress for Baltimore if it allows neighborhoods to cater only to "the people who own." tinyurl.com/yuwennva So said @electryandorsey.bsky.social at the 10/30/25 Planning Commission mtg. As part of our coverage of the pending zoning bill (0066), we publish a transcript of his remarks.
No progress for Baltimore if it allows neighborhoods to cater only to “the people who own” | Baltimore Brew
The city cannot thrive “if our housing is a one-size-fits-all solution,” the councilman said at a hearing on pending legislation to allow multi-unit housing in single-family-zoned neighborhoods [TRANS...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
No progress for Baltimore if it allows neighborhoods to cater only to "the people who own." tinyurl.com/yuwennva So said @electryandorsey.bsky.social at the 10/30/25 Planning Commission mtg. As part of our coverage of the pending zoning bill (0066), we publish a transcript of his remarks.
Warning from Marble Hill: Zoning bill will reverse our historic Black neighborhood’s progress. tinyurl.com/3chfhjrc By stripping away zoning safeguards, Bill 25-0066 encourages speculative buyers to divide up properties and exploit communities, this West Baltimore resident says [OP-ED]
A warning from Marble Hill: Zoning bill will reverse our historic Black neighborhood’s progress | Baltimore Brew
By stripping away zoning safeguards, Bill 25-0066 encourages speculative buyers to divide up properties and exploit communities, this West Baltimore resident says. [OP-ED]
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November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Warning from Marble Hill: Zoning bill will reverse our historic Black neighborhood’s progress. tinyurl.com/3chfhjrc By stripping away zoning safeguards, Bill 25-0066 encourages speculative buyers to divide up properties and exploit communities, this West Baltimore resident says [OP-ED]
Those Confederate monuments - long off their granite pedestals in Baltimore - are now in a Los Angeles museum, paint spatters and all. tinyurl.com/yc52x8wn “They're a crystalline symbol of a white supremacist ideology," the curators say
Baltimore’s Confederate monuments: Now in an LA museum, they’re decidedly off their pedestals | Baltimore Brew
Curators call the four bronze sculptures, still owned by Baltimore City, “a crystalline symbol of a white supremacist ideology.”
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November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Those Confederate monuments - long off their granite pedestals in Baltimore - are now in a Los Angeles museum, paint spatters and all. tinyurl.com/yc52x8wn “They're a crystalline symbol of a white supremacist ideology," the curators say
Two workplace deaths preceded the big wage increase just ratified by Baltimore Local 44 sanitation workers. Still unsettled - the legal battle at AFSCME Maryland over the election of grassroots activist Stancil McNair.
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Baltimore sanitation and other municipal workers ratify new contract | Baltimore Brew
Offering a generous wage package, the contract is an outgrowth of public pressure regarding hazardous conditions and low wages faced by sanitation workers. Still unresolved: who will become president ...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Two workplace deaths preceded the big wage increase just ratified by Baltimore Local 44 sanitation workers. Still unsettled - the legal battle at AFSCME Maryland over the election of grassroots activist Stancil McNair.
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Have you seen it?! Romare Bearden’s mural “Baltimore Uproar” in the Upton Metro Station.
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Have you seen it?! Romare Bearden’s mural “Baltimore Uproar” in the Upton Metro Station.
Baltimore officials came under fire for homeless shelter conditions and adverse impacts on the community at an at-times contentious City Council hearing this week. tinyurl.com/mxjpcmt9
Baltimore officials under fire for homeless shelter conditions and adverse impacts on the community | Baltimore Brew
Homelessness is on the rise but Mayor Scott’s homeless services director isn’t doing enough to protect clients and the community, City Council members and others say.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Baltimore officials came under fire for homeless shelter conditions and adverse impacts on the community at an at-times contentious City Council hearing this week. tinyurl.com/mxjpcmt9
UPDATE - CAO Faith Leach reached out to The Brew to note that the executive coaching contract we reported on this week describes the payments as “$1,800/month” and that in addition to the 10 monthly one-hour sessions, it covers "unlimited check-ins." tinyurl.com/3ac525wk
CAO Faith Leach arranges for 10 one-hour executive coaching sessions plus check-ins at $1,800 per month | Baltimore Brew
The Board of Estimates approved the spending as part of a larger contract awarded to a small D.C. consulting firm.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
UPDATE - CAO Faith Leach reached out to The Brew to note that the executive coaching contract we reported on this week describes the payments as “$1,800/month” and that in addition to the 10 monthly one-hour sessions, it covers "unlimited check-ins." tinyurl.com/3ac525wk
Baltimore's Chief Administrative Officer Faith Leach arranges for ten $1,800-an-hour executive coaching sessions with her ex-D.C. boss. tinyurl.com/3ac525wk The city's Board of Estimates – including Leach herself, filling in for @mayorbmscott.bsky.social – voted to approve the spending today.
CAO Faith Leach arranges for ten $1,800-an-hour executive coaching sessions with her ex-D.C. boss | Baltimore Brew
The Board of Estimates – including Leach herself, filling in for Mayor Scott – approved the spending as part of a larger contract awarded to a small D.C. consulting firm.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Baltimore's Chief Administrative Officer Faith Leach arranges for ten $1,800-an-hour executive coaching sessions with her ex-D.C. boss. tinyurl.com/3ac525wk The city's Board of Estimates – including Leach herself, filling in for @mayorbmscott.bsky.social – voted to approve the spending today.
A nice alphabetically organized Baltimore neighborhood saddled with a not-so-nice name. tinyurl.com/2sm5m4x3 Folks love living in "The A to K" but why's it also sometimes called “Joseph Lee?” Who was he? A white-hot bigot, it turns out. No wonder they rebranded as "Bayview."
A nice alphabetically organized Baltimore neighborhood oddly saddled with a not-so-nice name | Baltimore Brew
Residents love living in “The A to K,” but why is the neighborhood also sometimes called “Joseph Lee?” Who was this guy? When I tracked down the answer, it became clear why they rebranded it as Bayvie...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A nice alphabetically organized Baltimore neighborhood saddled with a not-so-nice name. tinyurl.com/2sm5m4x3 Folks love living in "The A to K" but why's it also sometimes called “Joseph Lee?” Who was he? A white-hot bigot, it turns out. No wonder they rebranded as "Bayview."
Werewolves of Hampden . . . and other creatures spotted last night. Ahoo! tinyurl.com/mtefubdr Did photographer Jennifer Bishop snap a shot of you at Hampden Halloweenfest?
Werewolves of Hampden . . . and other creatures spotted last night | Baltimore Brew
Costumed trick-or-treaters flocked to the always-spooktastic Hampden Halloweenfest and came away with candy, trinkets and possibly a few recurring nightmares.
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November 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Werewolves of Hampden . . . and other creatures spotted last night. Ahoo! tinyurl.com/mtefubdr Did photographer Jennifer Bishop snap a shot of you at Hampden Halloweenfest?
Acknowledging it’s a leap into the unknown, Planning Commission signs off on @mayorbmscott.bsky.social's sweeping re-zoning bill. "We need to grow...the solution is to try more stuff, do more things, listen to people from other places and see what happens." www.baltimorebrew.com/2025/10/31/a...
Acknowledging it’s a leap into the unknown, Planning Commission signs off on Scott’s sweeping re-zoning bill | Baltimore Brew
“We need to grow . . . the solution is to try more stuff, to do more things, to listen to people from other places and see what happens,” Planning chair says.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Acknowledging it’s a leap into the unknown, Planning Commission signs off on @mayorbmscott.bsky.social's sweeping re-zoning bill. "We need to grow...the solution is to try more stuff, do more things, listen to people from other places and see what happens." www.baltimorebrew.com/2025/10/31/a...
Behind the plans for relocating the Sisson Street trash drop-off center: Two politically powerful players. tinyurl.com/5n8pncjc Seawall Development and MCB Real Estate own possible alternative sites, but you’d never know it listening to Baltimore city officials Monday night.
Behind the plans for relocating the Sisson Street trash drop-off center: Two politically powerful players | Baltimore Brew
Seawall Development and MCB own possible alternative drop-off sites, but you’d never know it listening to city officials.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Behind the plans for relocating the Sisson Street trash drop-off center: Two politically powerful players. tinyurl.com/5n8pncjc Seawall Development and MCB Real Estate own possible alternative sites, but you’d never know it listening to Baltimore city officials Monday night.
City Council seeks crackdown on smoke and vape shops modeled on recent “dollar store” legislation. tinyurl.com/2yhd955b Lately, 13 smoke shops have popped up in a 3-block area of his East Baltimore district, says Councilman Antonio Glover, some selling fentanyl-laced marijuana products.
City Council seeks crackdown on smoke and vape shops modeled on recent “dollar store” legislation | Baltimore Brew
Thirteen smoke shops have popped up in a three-block area of his East Baltimore district, says Councilman Antonio Glover, some selling fentanyl-laced marijuana products, threatening to “create the nex...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
City Council seeks crackdown on smoke and vape shops modeled on recent “dollar store” legislation. tinyurl.com/2yhd955b Lately, 13 smoke shops have popped up in a 3-block area of his East Baltimore district, says Councilman Antonio Glover, some selling fentanyl-laced marijuana products.
Defending ending parking requirements for new apartments, Councilman Jermaine Jones said residents deserve better kinds of protections. tinyurl.com/5fk2yaxk Councilwoman Phylicia Porter said they've been "the only lever" for communities oversaturated w/ substance abuse and mental health clinics.
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Defending ending parking requirements for new apartments, Councilman Jermaine Jones said residents deserve better kinds of protections. tinyurl.com/5fk2yaxk Councilwoman Phylicia Porter said they've been "the only lever" for communities oversaturated w/ substance abuse and mental health clinics.