Condolences Baltimore (photo from the Baltimore Sun) In memoriam, Rev. Vernon Dobson, 1923-2013 Just this week a well-informed citizen leader in Washington, DC asked me “What happened to Baltimore?” Meaning its economy, meaning its port and politics, meaning […]
Save the date! Build is celebrating 35 years of working toward a better Baltimore. Join us April 18, 6:30 for a night of BUILD stories, exhibits and author Taylor Branch. […]
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Outdated, overcrowded, and flat out unacceptable. That’s how many people describe Baltimore City Public School buildings. Click here to read the rest of the story. […]
Twenty-six buildings to close; more than 100 to be rehabbed Click here to read the story […]
BALTIMORE —Baltimore may have some of the oldest school buildings in the state, with more and more of them starting to show their age, and that’s why the district said now is the time to plan for the future. Read […]
Crumbling, cold and out-dated classrooms are just three reasons why Baltimore city schools will spend more than $2 billion over the next decade to revamp and replace school buildings. Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/baltimore_city/city-schools-unveil-ambitious-10-year-renovation-plan#ixzz2DWZ9Oz26 […]
Baltimore- In an announcement Tuesday, Baltimore City officials pledged to get rid of 3,000 vacant and blighted properties over the next three years using $9.2 million in funds the city is receiving from a nationwide mortgage settlement. Read more: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/Progress-slow-on-second-anniversary-of-Vacants-to-Value/-/10131532/17569008/-/trffuaz/-/index.html#ixzz2DWZR9vqS […]
By Steve Kilar The Baltimore Sun Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Tuesday announced an expansion of her signature urban revitalization program, Vacants to Value. The Baltimore Housing Department has set a goal of tearing down 1,500 vacant properties and renovating another […]
Click here to read the Baltimore Brew’s coverage of the BEC action, supporting the State Block Grant- a 32 million dollar grant to imprive the conditions of Baltimore City Schools. […]
On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 800 clergy, school, youth & other community leaders from over 100 institutions will gather to lift up the the importance of DREAM, the organizing we’ve done so far and will do to ensure MD DREAM’s […]