U.S. Conference of Mayors

Baltimore water bills could rise by 15 percent

2013-05-20 18:23:00

Customers of Baltimore's water system would see their water bills go up 15 percent — more than expected — under a proposal the Department of Public Works announced Monday. The projected rate hike follows years of increases and will bring a...

State spent $5,600 on O'Malley's security at Super Bowl

2013-04-15 18:01:57

Maryland State Police spent more than $5,600 on Gov. Martin O'Malley's security during his Super Bowl trip earlier this year, officials said Monday. During O'Malley's trip to New Orleans, his Executive Protection Unit spent $5,627 for airfare, meals,...

Baltimore to pay $200,000 to family of electrocuted girl

2013-03-20 09:48:21

The city of Baltimore is set to approve a $200,000 settlement with the family of a 14-year-old Randallstown girl who was electrocuted in 2006 while stretching during a church softball game in Druid Hill Park, ending a years-long legal battle. But for...

Baltimore reshaping approach to aging water lines

2013-02-17 17:28:00

Baltimore water officials have been dogged in the past year by a series of extremely public problems: widespread billing errors that required millions in refunds, massive water main breaks that closed downtown streets, and a collapsed stormwater culvert...

Boston mayor pays off losing bet, lobsters arrive at Baltimore City Hall

2013-01-25 13:09:00

The Patriots' coach might be a sore loser, but Boston mayor Thomas Menino has sportingly made good on the losing bet he made with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on the AFC Championship game.� A package filled with goods from Boston's public markets...

Five questions with … Karen L. Sitnick

2013-01-11 14:15:00

Karen L. Sitnick's job is jobs — helping people find them. As director of the Mayor's Office of Employment Development in Baltimore, she oversees an effort that isn't simple, even in the best of times, as residents struggle to overcome education...

New United Way program prevents homelessness — in time for Christmas

2012-12-24 14:06:00

A few months ago, things were looking bleak for Brooklyn Homes resident Christina Stocks. The 27-year-old single mother of two took a pay cut at work and fell behind in her rent payments. She was facing eviction — and a Christmas on the streets....

In Charlotte, one man stood up for the poor -- and it wasn't Barack Obama

2012-09-08 03:00:00

Columnist Leonard Pitts wrote a story for the front page of last Sunday's Charlotte Observer indicting both parties for failing to speak up for the poor. He inspired this column. I could be writing the expected narrative from a conservative at the...

Water main break causes disruptions in downtown Baltimore

2012-07-17 04:26:00

Commuters to Baltimore faced heavy traffic and major delays Tuesday, after a large water main break downtown buckled the surface of Light Street and sent water gushing through Lombard and Pratt streets. Jamie Kendrick, the city’s deputy...

The slow drip of America's infrastructure crisis

2012-07-30 11:29:00

This month, a critical link in the city's most essential public infrastructure hit a breaking point: A 120-year old water main burst, shutting down Light and Lombard streets, disrupting commutes and downtown businesses. Only 10 days later, a sink hole...

Good day for green thumbs

2012-04-18 15:30:00

Sometimes rain is perfect for a public event - when it involves growing things. The skies dripped�helpfully today as MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blakeand a gaggle of dignitaries turned out to celebrate the launch of a new community garden in West Baltimore's...

Takeout owner, volunteers transform city plot into garden

2012-04-18 17:12:17

Abdu Muhammad, who owns Pearl's Caribbean Cafe on Laurens Street in Upton, is known for his curry chicken. Now he is known for his garden, too. When Muhammad, a native of Guyana, South America, proposed to Baltimore officials that he "adopt" the...

The Corporation for National and Community Service, in cooperation with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, held the first-ever Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service on April 9.

2013-05-05 15:49:00

Vice President Joe Biden , left, and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer share the stage Friday, June 15, 2012, during the U.S. Conference of Mayors convention at Universal Orlando.

2012-06-16 06:15:56

In the 500 block of Laurens St., Bill Dawson, far left, with the Franklin Park Conservatory from Columbus, OH, shows second graders from New Song Academy how to plant vegetables and flowers.

2012-04-18 00:00:00