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•An
online community for Baltimore Urban Development |
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Welcome
to Balto-Line, an online community for Baltimoreans, by
Baltimoreans. Balto-Line is centered around those
interested in urban planning, economic development,
construction, skyscrapers, and city life as a whole.
This site features the latest news
and headlines affecting the Baltimore-Washington
Metropolitan area. New headlines are constantly being
added. Hope you like the new look and feel of Balto-Line. |
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Also, there is
information and photos of various
Baltimore neighborhoods and
skyscrapers. All members should participate in the
online discussion forum to
keep tabs on latest developments.
Note*: The discussion
forum has been updated, and it should be working fine.
It is a huge improvement from its predecessor. |
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•Beta Test Balto-Line's
New Forum |
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Due to numerous complaints about
the layout of our current message board and the profuse
advertising practices of the company, we have decided to look
into alternative message boards. We have found a new
remotely hosted board that has less limitations and doesn't
advertise nearly as intrusively as its predecessor. If
this board is successful, we will replace our existing one with
this one. We have launched a Beta test version of this
board. Your input would be greatly appreciated. We
ask that all Balto-Line members go check it out and tell us what
you think. Thanks.
Click Here to view
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•Buffs share high
hopes for a towering Baltimore
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courtesy
baltimore sun |
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June 20,
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One night last month, a South
Carolina lumber mill worker named Steven Wyatt tapped out a
message on his home computer in Newberry. It was his 494th
posting in two years at skyscrapercity.com, a Web site aimed at
tower enthusiasts like him. That doesn't include his many
related e-mail exchanges with Mayor Martin O'Malley, developers
and architects.
The evening's posting was
typical for Wyatt, who hopes a 600-foot high-rise - or even
better, one closer to 1,000 feet - might yet rise in his beloved
hometown, where the blocky 40-story Legg Mason building has long
reigned at 538 feet. "That would be so awesome," wrote Wyatt,
33. "I don't know how I'd react if that actually happened. ...
Come on! It's been over 30 years since there has been a new
tallest in Baltimore!! I think it's way past time for a new
one!"
This from a man who last set
foot in Baltimore eight years ago. These days you can chat
online about everything from avocados to zithers. Several sites
are devoted just to skyscrapers, with forums for cities such as
Baltimore. Read More... |
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•City
schools plan for job Cuts, larger class sizes |
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courtesy
baltimore sun |
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April
21, 2004 |
To keep spending
under tight control and pay back a portion of the system's $58 million
accumulated deficit, Baltimore school officials said Tuesday that they plan
to cut 250 teaching jobs and raise class sizes next year. "Our financial difficulties are not over,"
said Chief Executive Officer Bonnie Copeland, but added that the system is
gaining momentum in its efforts to reduce spending. School officials presented a first look at
a proposed $964 million budget for fiscal year 2005 Tuesday night at a
public hearing. It would require the system to add two students to each
classroom, raising class sizes to 22 children in first grade and gradually
increasing to 32 students in high school. The class-size increase would have been
greater without the increase in state aid under the Thornton funding plan,
Copeland said.
The reduction in the number of teachers
would be expected to come through attrition because it is not unusual for as
many as 250 teachers to leave a system with 8,000 teachers and teacher
aides. But if not enough teachers retire or leave this summer, layoffs would
be necessary. The budget -- for the year be ginning July
1 -- was expected to be an important step for a system that was near
insolvency last month before it was bailed out by Mayor Martin O'Malley and
the City Council. The city lent the system $42 million, and the nonprofit
Abell Foundation agreed to add an $8 million loan to ease the cash-flow
problem. Read More...
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•Downtown
Partnership's New President |
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courtesy
baltimore sun |
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posted by stevenw |
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April 20, 2004 |
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J. Kirby Fowler Jr., an attorney
at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, has been named the new
president of Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, effective this
summer. Fowler, 38, will assume his post July 1, when the
current president, Michele L. Whelley, steps down to start a
business consulting practice. He is expected to start work at
the organization about June 1, to allow for overlap with Whelley
before he takes over. 'Thirteen years ago, I moved here from
Manhattan and fell in love with the city," Fowler said
yesterday. "The changes that happen before your eyes are
amazing. I've been a part of it to a limited extent. I want to
be more a part of it." Downtown Partnership officials approached
him about four weeks ago to gauge his interest in the position,
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"I didn't have to think about it
for a second," he said. "I knew it was something I'd want to do
- no hesitation." For the past two years, Fowler has been "of
counsel" to Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, where he has
represented clients in litigation and nonlitigation matters
involving land use, zoning, permitting, economic development,
employment law, administrative law and contracts. But Fowler
also has public-sector experience. Read More.... |
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