Maryland Stadium Authority

MARC to add weekend service to Washington

2013-05-16 16:55:00

Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months. The expansion — put on hold in 2008 when the recession hit...

$1 billion for new city schools: From non-starter to law

2013-05-16 18:26:00

Baltimore schools chief Andr�s Alonso went to Annapolis last year seeking approval for a bold $2 billion plan to replace many of the city system's crumbling buildings. The idea didn't even make it out of committee. Prospects still looked bleak in...

Donald A. Krach, port lawyer

2013-05-10 12:49:40

Donald A. Krach, former general counsel for the Maryland Port Administration who was an advocate and goodwill ambassador for the port of Baltimore, died May 4 of complications from pancreatic cancer at his Timonium home. He was 80. "Don was a real...

City officials celebrate passage of $1B school construction bill

2013-04-11 03:00:00

A year ago, city officials left Annapolis distraught, their plans to obtain massive funding for school construction in the General Assembly’s trash bin. � What a difference a year makes. On Wednesday, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Schools...

Local authorities step up security after Boston Marathon explosions

2013-04-15 18:04:00

Baltimore-area authorities announced heightened security after bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, though officials emphasized there was no evidence of threats here. At least three people were killed and scores were injured in the blasts, which...

Digest: United looking at Md. again for stadium — but not at Baltimore

2013-04-15 21:35:00

Soccer United looking at Md. again for stadium — but not at Baltimore Although D.C. United remains optimistic about reaching an agreement to build a stadium at Buzzard Point in Washington, the Major League Soccer club has taken renewed...

Smoking ban in Camden Yards takes effect on Opening Day

2013-04-05 07:00:00

If you’re heading to Camden Yards for today’s opener and you want to smoke during the game, you’re going to have to leave the stadium to light up. Orioles fans will be able to smoke only in a designated area just outside of Gate E1...

Camden Yards' smoking ban in effect on Opening Day

2013-04-05 13:42:00

At Camden Yards on Friday, baseballs, the scent of sizzling hot dogs and a beautiful blue sky were in the air as the Orioles played the Minnesota Twins in their home opener. The smell of cigarette smoke was not, though, as the Maryland Stadium Authority...

City schools construction bill goes to the governor

2013-04-03 09:25:00

Updated at 2:20 p.m. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told our City Hall Reporter Luke Broadwater that she could barely contain her excitement upon learning that the school construction bill would pass. "I was so excited last night I was running...

Building for the future

2013-03-19 13:52:00

A massive capital construction and improvement plan to repair or replace dozens of underutilized or dilapidated school buildings in Baltimore City has won the support of legislative leaders in Annapolis, opening the way for the largest overhaul of the...

In dilapidated schools, excitement at prospect of new buildings

2013-03-22 16:59:00

Long-held dreams of freshly painted walls, hallways bathed in natural light and classrooms buzzing with technology could become a reality in Baltimore as schools watch with cautious optimism as a financial plan to overhaul the district's buildings moves...

Senate panel OKs Baltimore school construction bill

2013-03-28 13:40:00

A Senate committee�approved�legislation Wednesday�that would launch a $2.4 billion plan to rebuild aging Baltimore city schools, putting the measure on an apparent fast track toward final passage. The Budget & Taxation Committee cast a bipartisan 13-0...

The Washington County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly heard about the Maryland Stadium Authority on Wednesday from Executive Director Michael J. Frenz, left, and Project Executive Gary A. McGuigan.

2012-02-08 19:27:03