by Mark ReutterJan 8, 2026
DPW is authorized to hire more trash and recycling workers to improve service
45 new positions are created for Baltimore garbage pickups following intense criticism of working conditions and route reliability.
Special SeriesJan 7, 2026
The final cost of repairing the Lake Montebello sinkhole is revealed . . . and it’s a lot
$30 million was spent on a project originally slated to cost $11 million. The Board of Estimates was never informed.
Exaggerated reports about squatters favor landlord profits over tenant rights
“Evict First, Ask Questions Later” laws, pushed in Maryland by conservative think tanks and media, unfairly target vulnerable renters, including domestic violence survivors, families with small children and the elderly [OP-ED]
Dec 24, 2025
Taking a holiday break and leaving this guy in charge
Does Evil Santa know if you’ve been bad or good? We’re not sure, but you might want to be your best self because we’re letting him watch over the Brew shop during the holidays.
Dec 23, 2025
Officers at AFSCME Local 44 finalized after contentious second election
Clarence Thomas is elected vice president of the local that represents sanitation and other blue-collar city employees.
Enough with the beef: My Q&A with State’s Attorney Ivan Bates about everything else
The spat between Baltimore’s top prosecutor and its mayor has hogged the headlines, but I wanted to hear more about the mission they share: increasing safety and honoring justice.
The Drip
Your quick news fix
Nov 3, 2025
Scott defends commissioning portraits of recent mayors, including two with criminal convictions
Oct 12, 2025
Brew’s Shen and Reutter honored by Baltimore City Historical Society
Sep 2, 2025
Jennifer Bishop to talk about five decades of photography in Baltimore
Jul 30, 2025
Is Pat Young preparing the way for a flip-flop?
Jul 25, 2025
Nurses return to work after 24-hour strike at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital
Special Series
Fresh Water, Foul Sewage
Jan 7, 2026
The final cost of repairing the Lake Montebello sinkhole is revealed . . . and it’s a lot
Homelessness and Housing
Jan 5, 2026
Exaggerated reports about squatters favor landlord profits over tenant rights
Dan Rodricks’ Baltimore
Dec 22, 2025
Enough with the beef: My Q&A with State’s Attorney Ivan Bates about everything else
Cold Brew
A refresher from the archives
Average citizens tried to tell city leaders: Port Covington was too good to be true
Two activists who were there look back at how Baltimore was bamboozled five years ago and call on City Hall to learn from its mistakes. [OP-ED]
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