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Baltimore City employees under investigation in copper theft scheme
Two city employees were suspended Friday for allegedly stealing copper wire out of Baltimore City Hall and Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse, and then selling it for scrap, officials said.
Baltimore getting cleaner, greener
We can’t help but notice Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s promise to make the city cleaner and greener is coming true in Patterson Park. The once drug-infested abyss is becoming, under her watch, a beautiful asset to the neighborhood and to the city.  Baltimore's new Hilton packs huge punch for city’s tourism industryTen days ago, in a bank headquarters high atop Charles Street at a circular table that looked like the war room set from “Dr. Strangelove,” there arrived maybe 20 pretty good municipal hitters. They were bankers and business leaders and sporting types. And they kept using a phrase.
Baltimore hotel bookings exceeding expectations in 2008
Baltimore hotels exceeded their booking expectations for 2008 by more than 70,000 room nights, Mayor Sheila Dixon said Friday.
Soundbite: Mayor Sheila Dixon on Thomas Acampora
“I am so pleased to have the opportunity to personally thank Thomas for his dedication to our young people and the craft of teaching. There is no pursuit on the Earth that is more important than cultivating the minds and ideas of our young people."-- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon on Thomas Acampora, teacher at Baltimore Talent Development High School. Acampora was recently named Maryland’s 2008 History Teacher of the Year.
The Sun cuts about 100 jobs, 55 in newsroom
The (Baltimore) Sun completed its latest round of job cuts Friday by eliminating about 100 positions.
Baltimore hotel bookings soar
Hotel bookings by the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association in 2008 have increased by over 70,000 room nights, exceeding the year’s goal of 400,000 room nights by 51,608, Mayor Sheila Dixon announced Friday.  BGE, Chesapeake Habit for Humanity partner to renovate abandoned homesMargaret Baylor, 78, has been living along Jefferson Street in East Baltimore since 1963. The view from her front steps has changed dramatically over the passing decades.
Ex-police commissioner’s lawsuit dismissed
A city judge dismissed former Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Clark’s $120 million lawsuit Tuesday, but his attorney vowed an immediate appeal.
City Council member calls for 4-day work week
Another Maryland municipality may be moving to a four-day workweek.
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