Three years ago, Baltimore city leaders embarked on a mission to redesign the city’s website, BaltimoreCity.gov. The city invited six companies to bid on the project, but only two responded with vastly different proposals. One submitted a bid of $1.2 million, while the other proposed $300,000. Ultimately, the city awarded the project to the highest bidder, Fearless Solutions, … [Read more...] about FOX45: Baltimore’s $2.2M website debacle: no site, soaring costs
Carroll community rallies around fire-stricken Vanessa’s Corner Pub, ‘a town icon’
This summer marks 20 years since Vanessa’s Corner Pub opened its doors, on what was once known as Wagner’s Corner on Liberty Road in Carroll County. But instead of celebrating, the popular restaurant is reeling from a Tuesday night fire that devastated the 67-year-old building. Fire damage inside Vanessa's Corner Pub. The restaurant caught fire overnight on July 1. (Jeffrey F. … [Read more...] about Carroll community rallies around fire-stricken Vanessa’s Corner Pub, ‘a town icon’
We need the courts to check the president | READER COMMENTARY
George Liebmann reasonably points out some of the problems with nationwide injunctions issued by federal district court judges that halted some of the actions taken by President Donald Trump, often effected through executive orders and without congressional approval (“Nationwide injunctions should have been nullified long ago,” July 3). The ability of district courts to issue … [Read more...] about We need the courts to check the president | READER COMMENTARY
Why aren’t all the O’s games on MASN? | READER COMMENTARY
They must think that by not putting all games on MASN, which most of us pay for through Verizon, they think it will make us buy these other networks to watch their games! The other day, there were only four teams that had worse records than the O’s. Yet they won’t show ALL of the games, especially when they are on Apple or Roku. And for those who still go to the games, you … [Read more...] about Why aren’t all the O’s games on MASN? | READER COMMENTARY
Law firm announces civil investigation after Chicago officer shot, killed by partner
A law firm said it has launched a civil investigation into the death of a Chicago Police Department officer after the department announced she was accidentally shot by her partner. In early June, police said Officer Krystal Rivera was killed by friendly fire while she and another officer were responding to an incident involving an armed suspect. Now, Romanucci & Blandin, … [Read more...] about Law firm announces civil investigation after Chicago officer shot, killed by partner