Mary Pat Clarke

Residents oppose town house development on historic site in Hampden

2013-05-15 08:28:00

A developer's plan to turn a historic house into townhouses and apartments is sparking consternation among residents, who say their streets are already overly dense and congested. General contractor John Brooks wants to convert the old Crittenton Home...

Some push for Edwards to be permanent schools CEO

2013-05-08 07:49:53

Education observers were split Tuesday on whether the city's school board should launch a nationwide search to replace schools CEO Andr�s Alonso or give the job of taking on the district's daunting challenges to his hand-picked successor. Some, such as...

Councilwoman challenges city's stormwater fee plan

2013-05-05 17:12:00

A city councilwoman is challenging Baltimore's plan to charge businesses some of the highest stormwater fees in the state — and divert some of the money that had gone to Chesapeake Bay cleanup to help fund property tax cuts. Councilwoman Mary...

Action in Maturity to mark 40th anniversary

2013-05-01 05:35:00

Esther Bonnet, 100, is always thinking about new plans for Action in Maturity — as she has since she co-founded the transportation service for seniors more than 40 years ago. During a recent visit from Elizabeth Briscoe, AIM's executive director,...

Billboard companies object to proposed city tax

2013-04-25 17:18:03

Area billboard companies are speaking out against a proposed tax introduced this week by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. In a hearing before the City Council's taxation committee Thursday, the global billboard firm Clear Channel Outdoor offered to give...

City suspends speed camera tickets amid new mistakes

2013-04-17 07:28:00

Baltimore officials announced Tuesday that they have suspended the city's troubled speed camera program amid fresh reports of erroneous tickets, this time involving a new multimillion-dollar camera network. The Baltimore Sun found that a recently...

City presents latest plans for upgrading Waverly Library

2013-04-12 06:55:00

The Waverly library would be about 2,000 square feet bigger than it is now, with a wall of glass, more computers, modernized equipment and separate areas for children and teens, as planned in a $6 million renovation project, Baltimore City library...

Businesses, nonprofits object to stormwater fees

2013-04-07 17:55:00

Residents across the Baltimore region could soon be hit with annual bills of $18 to more than $100 to pay for stormwater treatment, wetland restoration and other projects aimed at improving Chesapeake Bay water quality. The fees, to be charged by...

Balto. Co. councilwoman calls to delay stormwater fee vote

2013-04-09 17:51:00

A Baltimore County Council member is calling for the council to delay its vote on a measure to impose stormwater management fees, saying neither the council nor the public has had enough time to study the issue. Councilwoman Vicki Almond, a Reisterstown...

City Council approves tax break for new apartments

2013-04-08 17:40:00

Developers converting older office buildings into apartments or building new complexes could get a significant tax break under a measure the Baltimore City Council approved Monday. The legislation is aimed at addressing a glut of vacancies in office...

Hampden Community Council discusses parking problems

2013-04-02 14:06:16

Property lawyer Dan Harvey has a drastic solution to Hampden's parking crunch. On Monday, he dropped it like a bomb on a meeting of the Hampden Community Council. Harvey, president of the Cotton Duck Title Co., in the 700 block of West 36th Street,...

Dispute over Crittenton Place in Hampden

2013-03-22 14:33:59

Baltimore has so many hidden streets and lanes, it is no surprise that a place called Crittenton Place stumped the members of the Baltimore City Planning Commission. For the better part of two hours Thursday, I listened to an urban saga about a piece of...

Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke greets residents from Symphony Manor at the Roland Park Fourth of July parade on Roland Avenue.

2012-07-04 00:00:00

Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke speaks at a council meeting.

2012-06-11 00:00:00

"A memory going way back is that from our house, where we have lived since 1967, we could always tell when a home run was struck or hit by the roar of the crowd on a warm summer night," Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke said of games at Memorial Stadium on East 33rd Street, which was not

2012-06-11 00:00:00