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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Mayor: McCabe Rehab Shows Vacants to Value Success

The rehab of homes on McCabe Avenue represents years of work to rehab blight in the area.

On a dreary rainy and cold Tuesday morning in Woodbourne-McCabe, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the renewal work in the neighborhood is proof of the success of her Vacants to Value program. "Six decades of disinvestment left this city with vacant properties in nearly every community, and we needed to find a new market driven approach to eliminate blight that would create new homeownership opportunities and stimulate growth throughout the city," Rawlings-Blake said. "For those who question the impact of my Vacants to Value initiative, all they need to do is come to the 600 block of McCAbe to see the work that is going on." Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake is in the process of rehabbing 21 homes in the 600 and 700 blocks McCabe …

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Leona MacDonald

7:16 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012

I agree with Sean. They aren't making money for the city sitting empty. Give them away. There are plenty of folks who have the money and the ability to fix them up.   more ›

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Power Outages Continue to Vex North Baltimore

From the Orchards to Hampden and Woodbourne-McCabe, Baltimore residents are still dealing with power outages.

Thup thup thup thup—the sound of generators. Verinng verinng verinng verinng—chainsaws start and cut into downed tree limbs. These sounds could be heard throughout North Baltimore Monday evening as many neighborhoods were still cleaning up from the "Derecho," "land hurricane" or really powerful thunderstorm that pounded the area on Friday night. Many residents—more than 58,000 according to BGE’s website—were still without power, and were trying to get through another hot night with the temperatures only expected to drop to 75 degrees.  Frank Pierce stood outside his Hampden home, in the 3500 block of Buena Vista Avenue, drinking a large cup of water. He said he’s been without power since 11 p.m. Friday night. "It’s hot and everything, and …

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Lucy R

2:45 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Adam - Why don't you do a story about BGE not providing ANY specific information about their efforts, such as: how many crews are actually on the job, how many more are expected, and when, how they are prioritizing their efforts and, based on the foregoing, providing some kind of estimate as to when a given neighborhood/area (or streetlights/traffic signals or retail v. residential) is likely to …   more ›

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