Mobtown Beat:
The legal turtle harvest in the state goes on
By Van Smith
2/1/2012
Mobtown Beat:
Supporters and advocates shift tactics to improve chances of passage
By Laura Dattaro
1/25/2012
Mobtown Beat:
Independent Review Board, City Council question programs
By Edward Ericson Jr.
1/18/2012
Mobtown Beat:
The case is unusual, but marriage fraud isn’t, officials say
By Van Smith
1/11/2012
Mobtown Beat:
Complaint Dismissed
By Van Smith
1/4/2012
Mobtown Beat:
Morgan State researchers hope engaging the community can help more of it quit
By Laura Dattaro
12/28/2011
Mobtown Beat:
"What I took from him was to not be scared of being unique. He just did things the way he wanted"
By Michelle Gienow
12/21/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Prosecutor at hearing alludes to facts not made public
By Edward Ericson Jr.
12/21/2011
Mobtown Beat:
The lawsuit is settled, but the he said/she said continues
By Van Smith
12/14/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Community advocates wanted bigger changes; zoning board head and developers successfully resisted
By Edward Ericson Jr.
12/7/2011
Mobtown Beat:
DPW chasing clogged and leaking pipes city-wide
By Edward Ericson Jr.
11/30/2011
Mobtown Beat:
The collections industry is . . . pleased
By Edward Ericson Jr.
11/23/2011
Mobtown Beat:
The House and Senate on Nov. 17 passed legislation that lays out fiscal year 2012 funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), including the full $529.6 million requested to ensure a 2018 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.
By Laura Dattaro
11/23/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Skilling v. United States, which found that the provision of the federal mail-fraud statutes that formed the basis of his prosecution was unconstitutional
By Van Smith
11/16/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Maryland crack-cocaine convicts set free under federal sentencing reform
By Van Smith
11/9/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Understanding the two charter amendments in Baltimore City’s Nov. 8 general election.
By Laura Dattaro
11/2/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Baltimore City Council meeting versus Occupy Baltimore General Assembly, Oct. 17
By Edward Ericson Jr.
10/26/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Baltimore-based coalition of low-wage workers has been campaigning on behalf of workers at the Inner Harbor
By Rachel Monroe
10/26/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Population swells nearly 20 percent in two years; ranks of homeless young people increase 50 percent
By Van Smith
10/19/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Rules that city must wait to get bank’s white-borrower loan records
By Edward Ericson Jr.
10/19/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Belinda Conaway, Shannon Sneed among candidates pursuing write-in votes
By Edward Ericson Jr.
10/12/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Eric Sapp and his tenant, Matt Berry, have been flooded repeatedly since November 2009, from both a blocked or collapsed sewer pipe and from storm-water runoff.
By Edward Ericson Jr.
10/5/2011
Mobtown Beat:
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church hopes Church Folks will uplift congregation as well
By Edward Ericson Jr.
9/28/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Two local educators talk technology in the classroom
By Laura Dattaro
9/19/2011
Mobtown Beat:
A former massage-parlor operator brings roses and prayer to the Block
By Baynard Woods
9/14/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Underfunded outsiders look to unseat appointed City Council president
By Van Smith
8/31/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Last month, the Maryland Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s dismissal of bribery and perjury charges against City Councilmember Helen Holton (D-8th District).
By Andrea Appleton
8/24/2011
Mobtown Beat:
City Councilmember Warren Branch faces four challengers for his 13th District City Council seat, which he’s held for one term.
By Edward Ericson Jr.
8/24/2011
Mobtown Beat:
The family dynasty sells well at Baltimore polls, but Belinda Conaway has a tough race on her hands
By Van Smith
8/17/2011
Mobtown Beat:
First elected in 1995, Pratt has weathered three elections since, with barely any opposition.
By Andrea Appleton
8/17/2011
Mobtown Beat:
One savvy young newcomer has collected the big endorsements and money for an open Council seat
By Edward Ericson Jr.
8/10/2011
Mobtown Beat:
10th District incumbent faces yet another contested re-election
By Van Smith
8/10/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Incumbent City Councilmember Bill Henry faces a past challenger in the 4th District
By Andrea Appleton
8/10/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Curran decides to run again, and two decide to challenge him in the primary
By Andrea Appleton
8/3/2011
Mobtown Beat:
With no primary challengers, 11th District’s William Cole braces for the general election
By Van Smith
8/3/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Two challengers for 1st District—but Jim Kraft has all the money
By Edward Ericson Jr.
7/27/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Veteran hopeful and first-timer vie for Middleton’s 6th District seat
By Van Smith
7/27/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Challengers line up to take on the 9th District's appointed incumbent
By Andrea Appleton
7/27/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Rikki Spector faces first competitive election in 5th District since 2003
By Van Smith
7/20/2011
Mobtown Beat:
No one has filed to challenge Mary Pat Clarke's Council seat
By Andrea Appleton
7/20/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Carl Stokes bags his mayoral bid to try to retain 12th District Council seat
By Edward Ericson Jr.
7/13/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Even dated campaign-cash data can show what it takes to win city elections
By Van Smith
7/6/2011
Mobtown Beat:
A long-planned expansion of a homeless services center in Upper Fells Point was delayed again on June 22 after a zoning appeal.
By Edward Ericson Jr.
6/29/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Sarfraz Patel, a British national who allegedly remortgaged his home to raise money for an unlikely drug deal arranged by undercover police in Baltimore, was sentenced to 48 months in prison.
By Edward Ericson Jr.
6/29/2011
Mobtown Beat:
The Social Security Administration (SSA) may be losing its battle against the backlog of disability cases, according to an analysis of its data by a New York-based nonprofit.
By Edward Ericson Jr.
6/22/2011
Mobtown Beat:
For a prisoner without a lawyer, Michael Smith has done pretty well as a civil plaintiff in federal court.
By Van Smith
6/15/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Did city workers fail to follow standard lead-abatement procedures in Union Square?
By Edward Ericson Jr.
6/8/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Preservationist and neighbors wonder about the fate of West Baltimore’s historic St. Peter the Apostle church
By Andrea Appleton
6/1/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Waste incinerators win the political debate again
By Van Smith
5/25/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Defendants say new evidence destroys credibility of government’s star witness
By Van Smith
5/11/2011
Feature:
The Sportsmen’s Lounge faces July eviction to make way for grocery store
By Van Smith
5/4/2011
Mobtown Beat:
Nonviolent, low-level drug dealer gets 151 months in federal prison
By Van Smith
4/28/2011
Stories published before Aug. 10, 2010