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North Baltimore Stories of the Week

Check out what happened at North Baltimore's Patch this week.

Gilman's swim team wrapped up its fourth straight MIAA B conference championship and are now preparing to make a move back to the A conference. Greyhound coach Ian Brooks said his team is ready for the step up in competition.

"At the time we dropped down, we hadn't won against one of the A conference teams in three years," Brooks said.  "We knew we would probably beat all of the B conference teams fairly handily."

Gilman senior Darius Jennings was presented with the 2010-2011 Gatorade Maryland Football Player of the Year award today.

In a sports award assembly at the Roland Park private school, a large plaque, along with a smaller trophy, was unveiled  in commemoration of the honor, which is considered to be one of the most prestigious awards available to high school athletes.

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Geoffrey Welchman, of Original Northwood, launched his Inverse Delirium podcast as a lark. After nearly a year, the podcast is teaching him more about the city he's lived in for the past decade.

“I really feel more connected to the city now,” Welchman said.

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Baltimore City Council President Bernard "Jack" Young told a meeting of the York Road Partnership that he would not support solving an $81 million budget deficit with cuts to programs that serve seniors and children. He also said he was opposed to any property tax increases for city residents.

"I just can’t live with a property tax increase,” Young said.

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works will begin to drain the Guilford Reservoir next week.

The reservoir will be emptied and out of service for up to seven weeks to allow crews to look for places where covered tanks could ultimately be buried in the basin.

The city intends to eventually replace the reservoir with buried tanks to comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirements.

Humor columnist Mike Moran writes about the city's new beverage tax, and its impact—or lack thereof—on the purchasing habits of residents.


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