BREAKING: Judge denies city’s motion to disqualify attorneys, allowing IG Cumming’s lawsuit to proceed | Baltimore Brew The judge’s decision undercuts the administration’s broader efforts to limit the inspector general’s access to city records.

BREAKING - Judge Pamela White tonight rules in favor of Inspector General Isabel Cumming and against @mayorbmscott.bsky.social , denying the City's motion to disqualify her lawyers and allowing her suit for records access to proceed. tinyurl.com/3b9zy9c4

Baltimore judge, hearing the city’s case against Inspector General Cumming, appears skeptical | Baltimore Brew What if blocking one of her subpoenas is “perceived as . . . denying the IG the opportunity to engage in their duties – that’s not a conflict?” Circuit Court Judge Pamela White asked.

Baltimore judge, hearing the @mayorbmscott.bsky.social administration's case against Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming, appears skeptical. tinyurl.com/62wck64f What if blocking her subpoenas is “perceived as...denying the IG the opportunity to engage in their duties – that’s not a conflict?”

Judge asked by Scott administration to seal parts of inspector general’s lawsuit against city | Baltimore Brew City Solicitor Thompson argues that Inspector General Cumming included privileged information that needs to be kept from the public.

Judge is being asked by the @mayorbmscott.bsky.social administration to seal parts of Inspector General Isabel Cumming’s lawsuit against the City. tinyurl.com/mwe9p44a
City argues that Cumming included privileged information that needs to be kept from the public. Court hearing today.

A billboard is rising on property by the Jones Falls that developer Seawall intends to buy | Baltimore Brew Resurrecting a billboard at the Potts & Callahan property disappoints those who had hoped the land would become a green, park-like amenity for Baltimore.

This week a billboard is rising on property by the Jones Falls that developer Seawall intends to buy. Resurrecting a billboard at the Potts & Callahan property disappoints some who had hoped the land would become a green, park-like amenity for Baltimore
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Inspector general calls on court to force Scott administration to comply with its subpoenas | Baltimore Brew In an amended complaint, IG Isabel Mercedes Cumming asks how her office can root out fraud and waste if it cannot access city records.

Inspector general calls on court to force @mayorbmscott.bsky.social administration to comply with its subpoenas. tinyurl.com/bddb2trn In an amended complaint, IG Isabel Mercedes Cumming asks how her office can root out fraud and waste . . . if it cannot access city records?

Flying low, loud and . . . A LOT: tinyurl.com/mrx72jp9 The increase in low-flying tourist and police helicopters over Baltimore is endangering public safety. The FAA needs to act. [OP-ED] @mayorbmscott.bsky.social

Front entrance of the Hampden MOM's Organic Market. (Fern Shen)

Workers at the first MOMs Organic Market to unionize now being paid less than staffers at non-unionized MOM's locations? tinyurl.com/5cb8znpc Ex-employees say pay disparities and harsh policies at the busy Hampden location belie the chain's high-minded core values.

Broadcast tower owned by three Baltimore television stations that shed lead paint flakes on the neighborhood in 2022. (Fern Shen)

TV tower owners (WBAL, WJZ and WMAR) and contractor to pay $2M after raining lead paint flakes on neighborhood. tinyurl.com/4n6r6c4e Settlement reveals owners knew the north Baltimore structure contained lead-based paint, but then hired an unaccredited company to repaint it.

MOM's Market in Hampden.

Unionized workers at the Hampden MOM's Organic Market decry pay discrimination. tinyurl.com/5cb8znpc They say giving them lower weekend pay and fewer paid holidays than non-unionized MOM's locations, doesn’t jibe with the chain’s high-minded core values.

Security guards working for city contractor set to strike tomorrow | Baltimore Brew Abacus Corp. employees are set to rally in front of Baltimore City Hall on Thursday as part of their walkout.

Security guards working for city contractor set to strike tomorrow. tinyurl.com/4xfb5eje
Abacus Corp. employees plan to rally in front of Baltimore City Hall on Thursday as part of their walkout.

Council President Cohen won’t support Conway’s IG records access bill | Baltimore Brew The council also lays out proposed amendments to Baltimore’s charter that would end the practice of awarding contracts to the lowest bidder and allow lawmakers to “create discrete funds to benefit spe...

In Baltimore, "low bidders" often return to the Board of Estimates seeking millions to finish the project. tinyurl.com/2kuabvxu A proposed charter change would end competitive bidding. But what would replace it?

Council President Cohen won’t support Conway’s IG records access bill | Baltimore Brew The council also lays out proposed amendments to Baltimore’s charter that would end the practice of awarding contracts to the lowest bidder and allow lawmakers to “create discrete funds to benefit specific programs.”

. @zekecohen.bsky.social won’t support Mark Conway's bill to restore Inspector General Isabel Cumming's access to records ... that @mayorbmscott.bsky.social abruptly curtailed earlier this year. tinyurl.com/2kuabvxu

Citing a history of stormwater violations, Chesapeake Bay Foundation urges city to deny waiver for Hopkins DSAI | Baltimore Brew Johns Hopkins University says its Data Science and AI Institute project is following Baltimore’s environmental procedures, despite the state saying it could be liable for “significant” penalties for s...

Citing a history of stormwater violations, the @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social urges Baltimore to deny a stormwater waiver for the Johns Hopkins University's DSAI project. tinyurl.com/3mjdn7n3 "What they're doing is clearly not working."

Scott administration says IG Cumming’s request for records access is illegal and her suit should be thrown out | Baltimore Brew Faced with a subpoena seeking documents about one of his programs, Baltimore’s mayor argues the Inspector General’s subpoena powers only apply to entities outside city government.

.@mayorbmscott.bsky.social says IG Cumming’s request for records access is illegal and her suit should be thrown out. tinyurl.com/47b9mztm Faced with a subpoena seeking documents about one of his programs, he argues the OIG’s subpoena powers only apply to entities outside city government.

Councilman Conway to introduce bill to give Baltimore Inspector General back her access to city records | Baltimore Brew Asked why Mayor Brandon Scott has curtailed the watchdog’s powers, he says, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. My hope is that the fire is not someone in the mayor’s office pulling strings in an impr...

Councilman Mark Conway is introducing a bill to give Inspector General Cumming back her access to city records tinyurl.com/2kkz2m7d Why did @mayorbmscott.bsky.social curtail her powers? “Where there’s smoke there’s fire – my hope is the fire's not someone in the mayor’s office pulling strings."

No Kings messages in Baltimore: Thomas Paine and Mr. Rogers quotes, plus hearty expletives | Baltimore Brew In the city and the suburbs, thousands turn out to join a national protest against the Trump Administration, decrying the U.S. war against Iran and its crackdown on immigrants at home.

In Baltimore, for No Kings day, thousands of protesters turned out, denouncing Donald Trump with expletives, chiding him with Thomas Paine and Mr. Rogers quotes and using the President's own rude words: "Quiet, Piggy!" to rebuke him. tinyurl.com/3t4aea3b

Paula Hollinger, former state senator who fought for women’s reproductive rights, dies at 85 | Baltimore Brew Barely taller than Barbara Mikulski but, similarly, wielding big influence, Hollinger represented Baltimore County for nearly 30 years in the Maryland State House.

Paula Hollinger, former state senator who fought for women’s reproductive rights, dies at 85. tinyurl.com/yveha7ft Barely taller than Barbara Mikulski but, similarly, wielding big influence, Hollinger represented Baltimore County for nearly 30 years in Annapolis.

Developer Seawall, extending its reach to the Jones Falls, is chided for leaving much of Baltimore out | Baltimore Brew Does uplifting a beautiful but beleaguered city waterway mean eateries and apartments? During a generally convivial listening session, some raw moments around development, gentrification and race.

Developer Seawall, extending its reach to the Jones Falls, is chided for leaving much of Baltimore out. tinyurl.com/jhxdz4n9 Does uplifting a city waterway mean eateries & apartments? At an otherwise convivial meeting, some raw moments around development, gentrification and race.

Trying to get in front of an issue that’s dogged him, Cohen calls for a one-year ban on data centers | Baltimore Brew Meanwhile, despite Johns Hopkins’ repeated denials that its new Data Science institute could become a data center, some nearby residents and their advocates want Baltimore to act now to restrict these...

Trying to get in front of a hot-button issue that’s dogged him, CP Zeke Cohen calls for a 1-year ban on data centers. www.baltimorebrew.com/2026/03/24/t... Some say Baltimore's already behind other jurisdictions and needn't wait a year, but shd put strict zoning restrictions on these facilities now.

A world-class performance once again, at Baltimore’s jazz mecca, Caton Castle | Baltimore Brew How did this little club come up with such a magical show Saturday, featuring saxophone veteran Bobby Watson and trumpet master Sean Jones? Simple: They’ve been doing this for decades [VIDEO]

A world-class performance once again, at Baltimore’s 35-year-old jazz mecca, Caton Castle. tinyurl.com/3sy56ss2
Joining saxophone veteran Bobby Watson: trumpeter Sean Jones, bassist Curtis Lundy, pianist Jordan Williams and drummer Eric Kennedy. #theyblewthedoorsoff

Baltimore youth diversion program paid fraudulent invoices and committed a data breach, IG finds | Baltimore Brew Report by Inspector General Cumming, who referred her findings to law enforcement, says it shows the importance of the “direct access to city records and emails” that the Brandon Scott administration ...

Despite Scott administration redactions, IG Cumming was able to confirm a Baltimore youth diversion program paid thousand$ in fraudulent invoices and committed a data breach releasing 700 names, many of them juveniles, to a city employee's relative's gmail tinyurl.com/46cmdybf

Baltimore County Council repeals pension bill denounced by the public as self-dealing | Baltimore Brew In an election year, the furor over what was viewed as a cushy “golden parachute” had lawmakers doing an abrupt about-face.

Baltimore County Council repeals pension bill denounced by the public as self-dealing. tinyurl.com/y9vc9kmh In an election year, the furor over what was viewed as a cushy “golden parachute” had lawmakers doing an abrupt about-face.

Poised to undo their pension grab, but pretending that’s not what it was | Baltimore Brew In an election year, there’s an extra measure of false framing and finger-pointing ahead of the vote on the Baltimore County Council’s agenda tonight. [OP-ED]

Poised to undo their pension grab, but pretending that’s not what it was. tinyurl.com/4aknnbnb In an election year, there’s an extra measure of false framing and finger-pointing ahead of the vote on the Baltimore County Council’s agenda tonight. [OP-ED]

Tests confirm another lead-paint-flaking bridge in Baltimore, the fourth identified in Maryland | Baltimore Brew It’s a JFX off-ramp above Clipper Mill Road near the spot where similar health-harming orange chips, reported to the city by The Brew a month ago, are still littering Falls Road.

Tests confirm another lead-paint-flaking bridge in Baltimore, the 4th now identified in Maryland tinyurl.com/y342wbjm
It’s a JFX off-ramp above Clipper Mill Rd near the spot where similar orange chips - reported to the city by The Brew a month ago - are still littering Falls Rd and the Jones Falls.

How one St. Louisan found something rare: upward economic mobility There’s a square-ish census tract in west St. Louis County that, at ground level, feels typical. At both its northern edge (which is Highway 40) and its eastern edge (which is Route 141), it has offic...

Hot take: All housing “units” are not of equal societal value. Each affordable home built in an exclusionary, high opportunity n-hood is a platform for econ mobility worth 2x or 3x another market rate unit. OR another subsidized unit in an isolated high poverty n-hood
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Incinerator shutdown, needed for maintenance, will slow Baltimore trash collection | Baltimore Brew Expect longer wait times at DPW facilities, with garbage diverted to the Quarantine Road Landfill through Saturday.

Incinerator shutdown, needed for maintenance, will slow Baltimore trash collection tinyurl.com/34yhupe8 Expect slower pick-up, and longer wait times at DPW facilities, with garbage diverted to the Quarantine Road Landfill through Saturday.

Maxed-out Baltimore sewage plant triggers development moratorium in Anne Arundel County | Baltimore Brew The city’s Patapsco treatment plant can’t accept any more county sewage, resulting in a development cut-off affecting northernwestern Anne Arundel.

Maxed-out Baltimore sewage plant triggers development moratorium in Anne Arundel County. tinyurl.com/4sfpbc97
The Patapsco plant can’t accept any more county sewage, resulting in a development cut-off affecting parts of northernwestern Anne Arundel.

Shut it Down: Sisson Street Task Force votes to sell Baltimore’s most-used trash facility | Baltimore Brew The Scott-appointed panel paves the way for Seawall Development to acquire the city-owned property.

Sisson St.Task Force voted on Saturday to eventually close Baltimore’s most-used trash facility. The @mayorbmscott.bsky.social-appointed panel paves the way for Seawall to acquire the city-owned property tinyurl.com/epfekjvd Nearly 400 pro/con emails (like this 👇) received, but no tally was released

License plate reader technology for Baltimore Police approved despite public opposition | Baltimore Brew Residents cite mistrust of BPD and the technology’s use elsewhere to assist ICE, but a majority of the Board of Estimates, including Mayor Scott, vote to approve the $1.46 million contract

Before city approves license plate reader contract for @baltimorepolice.bsky.social, residents speak against it. tinyurl.com/9ek27enz “We’re dealing with two community members killed by BPD ... now we’re giving them more tools to harass people?”

With city officials no-shows, lawmakers tour garbage pile sitting at DOT facility | Baltimore Brew With the Falls Road gate left open, private haulers have been dumping clandestinely at night and Baltimore city trucks have been dumping there, too. How this could go on for months remains “a mystery....

Lawmakers tour that garbage pile sitting at a DOT facility. tinyurl.com/4k5fys8x With the Falls Rd gate left open, private haulers have been dumping clandestinely at night and Baltimore city trucks have been dumping there, too. How this was allowed to go on for months remains “a mystery.”