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Bottle club in the basement of the Belvedere has its registration revoked

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November 13, 10:54 PM

by Adam Meister, Baltimore Politics Examiner

The Suite Ultralounge is a club located in the basement of the Belvedere Hotel in Mount Vernon. In October there was a murder right outside of it. At a bottle club you have to bring your own liquor. People living in and around the Belvedere came out in force to demand the revocation of the club's bottle club registration. Councilman Bill Cole testified that the club is a nuisance and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake sent in a letter supporting the community members. The liquor board ruled in favor of the neighbors. If there is no appeal (and they will try to appeal) then you will not be able to bring liquor to the Suite Ultralounge anymore and it will be unable to conduct business.

Correction: I typed this story up very quickly. 3 People were shot, all of them survived. Sorry for the mistake.

For more info: Past Liquor Board Articles.

Topics: liquor stores , Steve Fogelman , Bill Cole , Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

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Thoughts on the Red Line and the Baltimore light rail system

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October 16, 9:17 AM

Since I live in the 11th district I receive an email newsletter from my councilman Bill Cole. Unlike some public officials who go on vacations to Egypt, Cole's trip did give him insight in to some of Baltimore's problems. Portland is basically a clean ... Read More
Topics: TRAC , Red Line , Bill Cole , Public Transportation

Observations From Thursday's Property Tax Hearing

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September 14, 2:28 PM

The City Council's Special Committee on Property Tax Relief held a public hearing on Thursday at 4PM. I arrived at city hall a few minutes after 4PM (I was late because I walked from Reservoir Hill to city hall) and took the elevator to the hearing... Read More
Topics: taxes , Jack Young , Jim Kraft , Bill Henry , Helen Holton , Sheila Dixon , Bill Cole , Baltimore City , Jody Landers

The Baltimore Sun Is Wrong About Linden Liquors

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September 12, 6:45 PM

Sorry I have been so busy. I was at the tax hearing yesterday and it was quite interesting. I will give a full report very soon. I also have no time to post about the Canton attack that I was supposed to post about today. Keep checking back here.... Read More
Topics: liquor stores , Bill Cole

Property Tax Hearing Coming Soon

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August 30, 9:16 AM

I received the following email from Councilman Bill Cole the other day: "City Council Special Committee on Property Tax Relief - first hearing on Thursday, September 11, 4 pm. City Hall. You are welcome to attend. This new committee that I chair... Read More
Topics: taxes , Bill Cole

To Win a Baltimore Council Seat it Helps to Have a Known Name or Family Member

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August 7, 11:54 PM

Baltimore voters love to elect the same names over and over again. If they are familiar with a name they seem to always select it in the voting booth. Currently on Baltimore City Council there are nine individuals (out of fifteen council members) who... Read More
Topics: City Council , Rikki Spector , Bill Henry , Robert Curran , Bill Cole , Belinda Conaway , Sharon Green Middleton , Stephanie Rawlings-Blake , Warren Branch

City Sends Notice of Padlock Hearing to Linden Bar and Liquors

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July 30, 4:24 PM

Reservoir Hill can rejoice today with the release of this somewhat shocking announcement by Mayor Dixon. You can read a little bit about the recent lawless history of Linden Liquors here. Any visitor to Reservoir Hill can see the establishment is infested... Read More
Topics: liquor stores , Sheila Dixon , Bill Cole , KAGRO , Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Busy Weekend Ahead

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July 18, 9:15 PM

Lots of events this weekend. Earlier today I ran from Charles Village to Mount Vernon and passed through the expanded Artscape. North Avenue has not looked that alive (in a good way) in years. I usually see so few people on the streets and today I saw... Read More
Topics: City Council , Jim Kraft , Bill Henry , Patricia Jessamy , Margaret Burns , Bill Cole , Belinda Conaway

Wall Street Journal Opinion Piece Says To Lower Property Taxes

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July 6, 11:53 PM

I just read this piece in the Wall Street Journal. It uses some harsh words to describe Baltimore but it does make some good points. I liked this quote: "True enough, the ability to hand out subsidies gives officials great power. But... Read More
Topics: taxes , Jack Young , Bill Cole

What Happened At The Druid Heights Meeting Today

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June 28, 11:45 PM

I was able to attend the Druid Heights community meeting today. For 80 minutes the meeting focused on the two recent murders on Bloom street, drug activity, and what police plan to do about it. Four members of the police force were there including... Read More
Topics: Patricia Jessamy , Bill Cole , Druid Heights