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The Most Powerful Man in Baltimore Real Estate?

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Slumlord Watch - By Slumlordwatch - Oct. 16 (Opinion) - An interesting way to describe Paul Graziano, director of Baltimore’s Housing Authority. We received an email from the Baltimore Real Estate Investors Association, inviting us to a meeting where Paul Graziano will speak to the group (including slumlords and owners of blighted vacant homes) and address questions regarding Section 8 housing, vacant homes, and other

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Best Media Watchdog Experiment: NewsTrust

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

City Paper - Sep. 21 (Editorial) - We got used to NewsTrust Baltimore’s e-mails very quickly. More than a thoughtful amalgam of Baltimore stories from around the web, the alerts came with an invitation to think about the stories in a critical way and comment via a strict form included on the site. Inveterate web commenters might at first be offended by this kind of formalism, but it worked: The idea of rating which news sources are “trustworthy” is, of course, not new. But in using this form to guide self-selected readers, NewsTrust helped its readers (and itself) understand something about the news ecosystem from the point of view of both newsmakers and consumers. NewsTrust, launched via a now-concluded six-month pilot program but with its site still active, was filled with thoughtful, constructive criticism of stories and articles both local and global, and was blessedly devoid of moronic flame wars. In this age of partisan rancor, that is no small thing.

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How to keep the Fort Avenue bridge open

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:34:06 -0700

Baltimore Brew - By Gerald Neily - Jul. 28 (Opinion) - The city and CSX Transportation think it’s impossible to keep the Fort Avenue bridge over the railroad tracks open during construction. So they have concocted several convoluted ways to detour around the closed bridge during the nearly one-year construction schedule. Residents are highly skeptical.

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Clear-Eyed Capitalists Take Baltimore Investment Community Into the Future

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Fishbowl - By Michael Yockel - Jul. 28 (Interview) - Meet five local financial leaders armed with enough savvy, innovation, and responsibility to make us feel semi-optimistic about the economic future.

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My Baltimore's Next: Beth Falcone

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Bmore Media - By Beth Falcone - Jul. 26 (Opinion) - As Baltimore continues to transform from a manufacturing economy to a service-based one, we must continue to attract an educated base of young people with skills suited for the knowledge-based future rather than the manufacturing-based past. Our innovative nonprofits attract such residents to Baltimore.

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My Baltimore's Next: Heather Sarkissian

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Bmore Media - By Heather Sarkissian - Jul. 26 (Opinion) - I believe that ultimately, citizen action shapes and transforms a city. The initiatives, programs, and businesses that we each create, however small, can deliver the Baltimore that collectively we seek. Many citizens in Baltimore, however, face challenging barriers when trying to make a difference, or worse yet, take no action at all.

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Next Steps

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Slumlord Watch - Jul. 23 (Opinion) - Now that the blog is going into its fourth year, and I’ve had a chance to really examine the problems with housing in Baltimore, study what’s being done in other cities, talk to elected officials across the country and here at home…I’ve decided it’s time to expand the blog and expand this little project — turn it into an actual entity that can effect real change, shape policy, and make solid differences in peoples’ lives. The blog needs to turn into an organization — one with real people behind it, board members, and a bank account.

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Despite education acclaim, Maryland faces workforce development challenges

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Center Maryland - By Donald C. Fry - Jul. 22 (Opinion) - Virtually anyone who reads a newspaper or watches television news in our state knows that Maryland’s public schools are ranked first in the nation and have received that ranking from Education Week magazine for three years in a row. However, despite high rankings for public schools and its renowned public and private higher education resources, our state faces compelling workforce development challenges.

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When to Sell - A Conversation with Greg Cangialosi, Former CEO of Blue Sky Factory

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Citybizlist Baltimore - By Newt Fowler - Jul. 21 (Interview) - How do you know when to sell? What should your market look like? When is it too early, and of greater concern, when is it too late? How can you improve the odds that your value is recognized by suitors? I recently had lunch with Greg Cangialosi to explore his insights from the recent sale of his company, Blue Sky Factory.

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What a CON » Policy Blog » The Maryland Public Policy Institute

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Maryland Public Policy Institute- Policy Blog - By Marc Kilmer - Jul. 20 (Opinion) - Let’s say you want to open a new restaurant in your town. How would you feel if you had to get state approval to open that restaurant? As part of that approval process, you had to prove that you were meeting an unmet need in the area and that your restaurant won’t have a negative impact on existing restaurants. Ridiculous, right? Well, you don’t have to take these steps to open a restaurant in Maryland (yet), but if you want to open a new health care facility (or expand an old one), this type of central planning is a requirement in the so-called “Free State.”

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Baltimore Data Day » Policy Blog » The Maryland Public Policy Institute

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Maryland Public Policy Institute- Policy Blog - By John J. Walters - Jul. 20 (Opinion) - Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of Baltimore Data Day. I, for one, had not until I read this brief write-up from Baltimore Brew, even though it has apparently been going on since 2000. The event is this Friday from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at the University of Baltimore Thumel Business Center. From looking over the data available on the hosting organization’s website, the Baltimore Neighborhood Indications Alliance (BNIA), it seems like it will be a fascinating time.

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Hampden's Fresh & Green's - 1 Week Later

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Mobtown Shank - By Mobtown Shank - Jul. 17 (Opinion) - One week after Hampden's new grocery store, Fresh & Green's, opens, things look like they're going to get worse before they get better ... assuming they'll get better.

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Would You Like a Vacant With That Pizza?

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Slumlord Watch - Jul. 16 (Opinion) - Folks, I’m all for buying local. I’d much rather order delivery from a locally-owned company over a large multinational chain. However…when the people that own the local company do bad things, or take no responsibility for their slum property — well, all bets are off.

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Core pillars for growth and job creation focus on nurturing opportunity

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Center Maryland - By Donald C. Fry - Jul. 15 (Opinion) - Maryland’s government leaders usually bristle at the suggestion that our state’s tax policy, regulatory environment, or other policy issues detract from its strengths as a location of choice for expanding existing business facilities or for moving a business to Maryland from elsewhere. But, to virtually everyone on the ground in the world of business and economic development, the notion that Maryland’s strengths in technology, education, workforce, and quality of life far outweigh other significant factors in the tough competition among many states for business growth is, in their words, “fantasy, not fact.”

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The Walmart Struggle in Baltimore

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Indypendent Reader - By Betty G. Robinson - Jul. 12 (Opinion) - Last summer and fall the Baltimore CAN Coalition publicly challenged the way economic development is done in Baltimore. Formed by Progressive Maryland, the Coalition had a membership of forty labor, community, and environmental groups.

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The Machine Strikes Back for State Center

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Red Maryland - By Mark Newgent - Jul. 12 (Opinion) - The machine is pushing back against the Maryland Public Policy Institute’s blistering critique of the $1.5 billion State Center boondoggle. MPPI pegs the cost of phase one to taxpayers at $127 million.

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My Baltimore's Next

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Bmore Media - By Mike Subelsky - Jul. 12 (Opinion) - I want Baltimore to become obsessed with creating and growing businesses the way other towns are passionate about their sports teams.

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What To Make Of Hampden's Fresh & Green, So Far

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Mobtown Shank - Jul. 10 (Opinion) - On July 6, Hampden's Superfesh closed for good. The store sat for 3 days while new owners Fresh & Green moved in, cleaned up, restocked and prepared for yesterday's "grand" reopening.

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New jobs data is sending Maryland a message

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Center Maryland - By Donald C. Fry - Jul. 08 (Opinion) - Maryland’s employment data for May, recently released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, has to be disheartening for state elected leaders who pledged to focus on “jobs, jobs, jobs” before the last election.

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On either end of North Howard Street – no tenants

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Brew - By Brew Editors - Jul. 08 (Editorial) - What do the Superblock and State Center redevelopment projects share in common? Aside from being politically controversial, they have no committed tenants other than the state employees who already work at State Center.

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Baltimore Grand Prix Initiates Community Mitigation Fund Over $100,000 Earmarked for Community Projects

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Citybizlist Baltimore - By Baltimore Grand Prix - Jul. 08 (Press Release) - The Baltimore Grand Prix and its owners, Baltimore Racing Development, delivered the first of three checks to a neighborhood surrounding the Grand Prix circuit as part of a Community Impact Mitigation Fund they created.

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MDOT Letter Requesting the withdrawal of recent report from the Maryland Public Policy Institute

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Maryland Department of Transportation - By Michael A. Gaines, Sr., Christopher Patusky - Jul. 08 (Press Release) - We are writing on behalf of the Maryland Department of General Services and the Maryland Department of Transportation to request that you withdraw your recently issued report on the State Center Phase I Project (the "Project") because it contains serious misstatements of fact about the Project.

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Is "Fair Share" a Raw Deal for State Workers?

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Fishbowl - By Robert M. O'Brien - Jul. 06 (Opinion) - According to a recent article in the Baltimore Sun, the Fair Share Act, passed by the state legislature two years ago, will take effect this month. The bill allows state employee unions to collect dues from non-union employees, arguing that non-members have reaped many of the benefits of the unions' collective bargaining without paying dues.

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The Republican Idea To Texas-ize Maryland

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Mobtown Shank - Jul. 05 (Opinion) - When Republicans say they want Maryland to become more like Texas, what are they really saying?

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McDaniel’s Casey: Twenty-somethings bring a different culture to the workplace

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Center Maryland - By Donald C. Fry - Jul. 01 (Opinion) - One of the best ways to get a sense of today’s changing workplace is to understand that American workers have evolved from the “live to work” attitude of the World War II and baby boomer generations to the “work to live” philosophy of today’s twenty-something millennial generation.

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