[209] The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum is the first African American wax museum in the country, featuring more than 150 life-size and lifelike wax figures. Trucks (tractor-trailers) continued to use U.S. Route 1 (US 1) until Interstate 95 (I-95) between Baltimore and Washington opened in 1971. [290], Baltimore also has a water taxi service, operated by Baltimore Water Taxi. A coalition of union and community groups, organized by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), backed the effort. [211] Lexington Market is one of the longest-running markets in the world and longest running in the country, having been around since 1782. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [94] The total area is 12.1 percent water. So officers figured it out: 'I can go to jail for making the wrong arrest, so I'm not getting out of my car to clear a corner,' and that's exactly what happened post-Freddie Gray."[267]. Their inaugural season started in the spring of 2012. Baltimore is a top destination for Amtrak along the Northeast Corridor. The filing was first reported by the Baltimore Brew. King, Queen, King George and Caroline streets. and The waterway was often filled with garbage after heavy rainstorms, failing its 2014 water quality report card. Baltimore grew swiftly in the 18th century, its plantations producing grain and tobacco for sugar-producing colonies in the Caribbean. City leaders at the time credited a sustained focus on repeat violent offenders and increased community engagement for the continued drop, reflecting a nationwide decline in crime. In the four-year span of 2011 to 2015, 120 lawsuits were brought against Baltimore police for alleged brutality and misconduct. Learn more about supporting local journalism. It reflects the popular interest in Greece when the nation was securing its independence and a scholarly interest in recently published drawings of Athenian antiquities. Almost a quarter of the jobs in the Baltimore region were in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as of mid-2013, a fact attributed in part to the city's extensive undergraduate and graduate schools; maintenance and repair experts were included in this count. The first interstate highway built in Baltimore was I-83, called the Jones Falls Expressway (first portion built in the early 1960s). One of the federal perjury charges involves what Marilyn Mosby knew about a lien the Internal Revenue Service placed on the Mosbys property in 2020 for $45,000 in unpaid taxes over three years. [99] In the mid-1790s, developers began building entire neighborhoods of the British-style rowhouses, which became the dominant house type of the city early in the 19th century.[100]. [66] As the city rebuilt during the next two years, lessons learned from the fire led to improvements in firefighting equipment standards. Area city, 92 square miles (238 square km). The Baltimore Banner may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. She was elected to a full term in 2011, defeating Pugh in the primary election and receiving 84% of the vote. He was a utility player . [238] As of the 2020 elections, registered Democrats outnumbered registered Republicans by almost 10-to-1. It was part of a national chain that includes The San Francisco Examiner and The Washington Examiner. Baltimore is ranked 9th for total dollar value of cargo and 13th for cargo tonnage for all U.S. ports. It will also incorporate a spur alongside Western Run. It is the official Baltimore City Arts Council. [241][242], Brandon Scott is the current mayor of Baltimore. [297] BaltimoreWashington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, generally known as "BWI", lies about 10 miles (16km) to the south of Baltimore in neighboring Anne Arundel County. In 2011, then-Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said one of her goals was to increase the city's population by improving city services to reduce the number of people leaving the city and by passing legislation protecting immigrants' rights to stimulate growth. Martin State Airport is linked to downtown Baltimore by Maryland Route 150 (Eastern Avenue) and by MARC Train at its own station. [168] In 2009, the median household income was $42,241 and the median income per capita was $25,707, compared to the national median income of $53,889 per household and $28,930 per capita. This happened as homicides soared from 211 in 2014 to 344 in 2015 an increase of 63%. Port Covington surpassed the Harbor Point development as the largest tax-increment financing deal in Baltimore's history and among the largest urban redevelopment projects in the country. Sonny Moroz, Montreal opposition city councillor for Cte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grce, tabled a motion to have the City of Montreal recognize May as Jewish Heritage Month. v t e View of Baltimore by William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) An 1864 map of Baltimore This article describes the history of the Baltimore and its surrounding area in central Maryland since the establishment of settlements by European colonists in 1661. [206] Each May, the Maryland Film Festival takes place in Baltimore, using all five screens of the historic Charles Theatre as its anchor venue. The Port of Baltimore generates $3 billion in annual wages and salary, as well as supporting 14,630 direct jobs and 108,000 jobs connected to port work. [77][78] Efforts to redevelop the area started with the construction of the Maryland Science Center, which opened in 1976, the Baltimore World Trade Center (1977), and the Baltimore Convention Center (1979). We want to emphasize our commitment as strong co-parents moving forward our dedication to our family and community remains unwavering, they said. ", Dorsey & Dilts (1997), pp. [168], Housing in Baltimore is relatively inexpensive for large, near-coastal cities of its size. into Baltimore, adding twenty more lots to the town. The mayor of Baltimore is the head of the executive branch of the government of the City of Baltimore, Maryland. [140], The average seasonal snowfall is 19 inches (48cm). The Interstate highways serving Baltimore are I-70, I-83 (the Jones Falls Expressway), I-95, I-395, I-695 (the Baltimore Beltway), I-795 (the Northwest Expressway), I-895 (the Harbor Tunnel Thruway), and I-97. [144] Freezing rain and sleet occur a few times some winters in the area, as warm air overrides cold air at the low to mid-levels of the atmosphere. There are two tunnels traversing Baltimore Harbor within the city limits: the four-bore Fort McHenry Tunnel (opened in 1985 and serving I-95) and the two-bore Harbor Tunnel (opened in 1957 and serving I-895). Under Maryland law, a limited divorce does not end a marriage but provides a mechanism for spouses to go before the court to address issues such as finances and child custody. State routes in the city also travel along surface streets, with the exception of Maryland Route 295, which carries the BaltimoreWashington Parkway. The filing deadline for this election was April 15, 2022. Learn more about supporting local journalism. Baltimore paid more than $33,000 last year for cellphones that city officials neglected to turn off after the election was over, an investigation by Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming found. Baltimore is also served by low-power station WMJF-CD 39 (Ion), which transmits from the campus of Towson University. Baltimore also boasts a wide array of professional (non-touring) and community theater groups. In contrast to the paid subscription Sun, The Examiner was a free newspaper funded solely by advertisements. Both politicians have functioned as lightning rods throughout their careers. He was elected in 2020 and took office on December 8, 2020. [224] Established in 1857, it is one of the most prestigious in the world,[224] along with Juilliard, Eastman, and the Curtis Institute. [306], Passengers from Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey comprise a third of the volume, with travelers from Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and other regions comprising the rest.[307]. 2023 The Baltimore Banner. [145], Extreme temperatures range from 7F (22C) on February 9, 1934, and February 10, 1899,[c] up to 108F (42C) on July 22, 2011. Latest news Transportation Two of the state's eight congressional districts include portions of Baltimore: the 2nd, represented by Dutch Ruppersberger and the 7th, represented by Kweisi Mfume. Further inland, Mount Vernon is the traditional center of cultural and artistic life of the city; it is home to a distinctive Washington Monument, set atop a hill in a 19th-century urban square, that predates the monument in Washington, D.C. by several decades. Founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank, a University of Maryland alumnus, the company's headquarters are located in Tide Point, adjacent to Fort McHenry and the Domino Sugar factory. [239] No Republican has been elected to the City Council since 1939, and the city's last Republican mayor, Theodore McKeldin, left office in 1967. Baltimore's highway growth has done much to influence the development of the city and its suburbs. [168] Females made up 53.4% of the population. These include all streets that are marked as state and U.S. highways as well as the portions of I-83 and I-70 within the city limits. On April 12, 2012, Johns Hopkins held a dedication ceremony to mark the completion of one of the United States' largest medical complexes the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore which features the Sheikh Zayed Cardiovascular and Critical Care Tower and The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center. [199], Baltimore's history and attractions have made it a popular tourist destination. This page was last edited on 30 July 2023, at 05:50. In addition, Baltimore was a major manufacturing center. The Baltimore Banner is a trademark registered in the U.S. for The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit He is one of three people in the last four decades to have represented the 3rd District before being elected to the United States Senate. The Baltimore Museum of Art has the largest holding of works by Henri Matisse in the world. Baltimore, Jonestown, and Fells Point were incorporated as the City of Baltimore in 17961797. [70] A state constitutional amendment, approved in 1948, required a special vote of the citizens in any proposed annexation area, effectively preventing any future expansion of the city's boundaries. The Shops at Canton Crossing opened in 2013. [245] The resignation coincided with a scandal over a "self-dealing" book-sales arrangement. Baltimore has four water wheel trash interceptors for removing garbage in area waterways. Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. Mayor Dixon's administration ended less than three years after her election, the result of a criminal investigation that began in 2006 while she was still City Council President. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad made the port a major transshipment point. [citation needed] Through this segment of Baltimore ran the beginnings of the historic National Road, which was constructed beginning in 1806 along Old Frederick Road and continuing into the county on Frederick Road into Ellicott City, Maryland. Absolute divorce legally ends a marriage. The last Republican candidate for president to win the city was Dwight Eisenhower in his successful reelection bid in 1956. [47] Both tobacco and sugar cane were labor-intensive crops. There is also the Herring Run Trail, which runs from Harford Road east to its end beyond Sinclair Lane, utilizing Herring Run Park; long-term plans also call for its extension to Morgan State University and north to points beyond. 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[316], Other projects to improve water quality include the Blue Alleys project, expanded street sweeping, and stream restoration. Patterson Park, the "Best Backyard in Baltimore",[126] as well as the Highlandtown Arts District, and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center are located in Southeast Baltimore. Fells Point, the deepest point in the natural harbor, soon became the colony's main ship building center, later on becoming leader in the construction of clipper ships. In 2011, the city undertook a campaign to reconstruct many sidewalk ramps in the city, coinciding with mass resurfacing of the city's streets. The Baltimore uprising cost the city an estimated $10 million (US$ 84 million in 2023). Marilyn Mosby has said her husband lied to her and told her the lien had been paid off it was paid in June 2021 but federal prosecutors say documents prove Marilyn Mosby knew in early 2021 the lien had not been paid off. Ruth played for the minor league Baltimore Orioles team, which was active from 1903 to 1914. [141] It varies greatly by year, with some seasons seeing only trace accumulations of snow, while others see several major Nor'easters. The airport is named after Thurgood Marshall, a Baltimore native who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. [299] Alongside bike lanes, Baltimore has also built bike boulevards, starting with Guilford Avenue in 2012. Most notable today are three downtown areas along the port: the Inner Harbor, frequented by tourists because of its hotels, shops, and museums; Fells Point, once a favorite entertainment spot for sailors but now refurbished and gentrified (and featured in the movie Sleepless in Seattle); and Little Italy, located between the other two, where Baltimore's Italian-American community is based and where U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi grew up. Baltimore Harbor's restoration has made it "a city of boats", with several historic ships and other attractions on display and open to the public. The DEA reported that 10% of Baltimore's population about 64,000 people are addicted to heroin, most of which is trafficked into the city from New York. Sarbanes was succeeded by Barbara Mikulski, who represented the 3rd from 1977 to 1987. On Election Day, Bates held a gathering at the Sky Lounge at Silo Point in Locust Point. Baltimore's Inner Harbor was once the second leading port of entry for immigrants to the United States. Baltimore (/bltmr/ BAWL-tim-or, locally: /bldmr/ BAWL-dih-MOR or /blmr/ BAWL-mr[12]) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. The Baltimore City Board of Ethics is an independent body comprised of five members that oversee Baltimore's Public Ethics Law, contained in Article 8 of the City Code. BOPA coordinates Baltimore's major events, including New Year's Eve and July 4 celebrations at the Inner Harbor, Artscape, which is America's largest free arts festival, Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore Farmers' Market & Bazaar, School 33 Art Center's Open Studio Tour, and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. See. [176] The median value of owner-occupied housing units between 2016 and 2020 was $242,499. It is by not uncommon for the rain-snow line to set up in the metro area. Marilyn Mosby, 43, has continued to make headlines after she lost the 2022 Democratic primary to Ivan Bates and exited office earlier this year with a pending trial on federal charges of perjury and mortgage fraud. Most were minor league or semi-professional teams. [198], The center of international commerce for the region is the World Trade Center Baltimore. [129][130] Originally a predominantly German neighborhood, by the last half of the 19th century, Old West Baltimore was home to a substantial section of the city's Black population. [290][291], The CCC's first bus line, the Orange route, travels between Hollins Market and Harbor East. [2] He is the former president of the Baltimore City Council and was a candidate for lieutenant governor of Maryland in 2018, as well as a representative for Baltimore's second district. During the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in the United States, Baltimore City Health Department official Robert Mehl persuaded the city's mayor to form a committee to address food problems; the Baltimore-based charity Moveable Feast grew out of this initiative in 1990. Inc. town, 1729; city, 1796. MTA Maryland operates a comprehensive bus network, including many local, express, and commuter buses, a light rail network connecting Hunt Valley in the north to BWI Airport and Cromwell (Glen Burnie) in the south, and a subway line between Owings Mills and Johns Hopkins Hospital. [20][21] Baltimore has 66 National Register Historic Districts and 33 local historic districts. [137], Baltimore reached a peak population of 949,708 at the official 1950 U.S. census count. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the nation's oldest railroad, was built in 1830 and cemented Baltimore's status as a major transportation hub, giving producers in the Midwest and Appalachia access to the city's port. [137] The combination of heat and humidity leads to occasional thunderstorms. The Baltimore City Police Department, founded 1784 as a "Night City Watch" and day Constables system and later reorganized as a City Department in 1853, with a following reorganization under State of Maryland supervision in 1859, with appointments made by the Governor of Maryland after a disturbing period of civic and elections violence with riots in the later part of the decade, is the current primary law enforcement agency serving the citizens of the City of Baltimore. Artscape styles itself as the "largest free arts festival in America". Maryland, a slave state with limited popular support for secession, especially in the three counties of Southern Maryland, remained part of the Union during the American Civil War, following the 55-12 vote by the Maryland General Assembly against secession. [citation needed]. [178], In 2015, 25% of adults in Baltimore reported affiliation with no religion. Just outside the city, Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport Rail Station is another stop. By 1913, when Baltimore was averaging forty thousand immigrants per year, World War I closed off the flow of immigrants. [314] Hundreds of years ago Baltimore's harbor shoreline would have been lined with tidal wetlands. The form and type of government of the city is described by Article XI of the State Constitution. [95] It was constructed without the use of exterior scaffolding. Since the legislative redistricting in 2002, Baltimore has had six legislative districts located entirely within its boundaries, giving the city six seats in the 47-member Maryland Senate and 18 in the 141-member Maryland House of Delegates. The value of cargo traveling through the port in 2014 came to $52.5 billion, down from $52.6 billion in 2013. Exhibit A, in this season of municipal elections, is Montreal, where the two leading candidates for the job of mayor will stage a rematch on Nov. 7. [312] A February 2015 agreement with a local waste-to-energy plant is believed to make Baltimore the first city to use reclaimed waterway debris to generate electricity. As of 2014, Penn Station was ranked the seventh-busiest rail station in the United States by number of passengers served each year. Listed on the Pabst website as a "Fun Fact", Colt 45 was named after running back #45 Jerry Hill of the 1963 Baltimore Colts and not the .45 caliber handgun ammunition round. Pressured by the Susquehannock, the Piscataway tribe, an Algonquian-speaking people, stayed well south of the Baltimore area and inhabited primarily the north bank of the Potomac River in what are now Charles and southern Prince George's counties in the coastal areas south of the Fall Line. Unable to turn a profit and facing a deep recession, The Baltimore Examiner ceased publication on February 15, 2009. Local government No computer, but Baltimore sheriff runs on experience in reelection bid As incumbent John W. Anderson seeks a ninth term, he faces a challenge from a former top deputy Julie Scharper Published 6/23/2022 11:15 a.m. EDT, Updated 7/22/2022 6:23 p.m. EDT A new EP. [89][90], On September 19, 2016, the Baltimore City Council approved a $660 million bond deal for the $5.5 billion Port Covington redevelopment project championed by Under Armour founder Kevin Plank and his real estate company Sagamore Development. Many, but not all, gentrifying neighborhoods are predominantly white areas which have seen a turnover from lower income to higher income households. Other tourist destinations include sporting venues such as Oriole Park at Camden Yards, M&T Bank Stadium, and Pimlico Race Course, Fort McHenry, the Mount Vernon, Federal Hill, and Fells Point neighborhoods, Lexington Market, Horseshoe Casino, and museums such as the Walters Art Museum, the Baltimore Museum of Industry, the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, the Maryland Science Center, and the B&O Railroad Museum. ", "Explore Baltimore's Arts & Entertainment Districts", "Pennsylvania Avenue is now a state-designated black arts and entertainment district", "Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts & Entertainment District, Inc", "Baltimore's African American Heritage and Attractions Guide: Visual and Performing Arts", "Tales of Brotopia: The Baltimore Rock Opera Society drops Grndlehmmer", "Presenters and Ensembles Honored for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music", "The Peabody Institute at the Johns Hopkins University The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts", "Morgan State Choir Director Nathan M. Carter Dies at 68", "Baltimore's World Theater Festival blooms anew in Denver", "World Theater Festival Set for Baltimore in June", "Blast welcome the Baltimore Kings, who will serve as farm team in Major Arena Soccer League's third division", "MASL 3 Announces Regular Season Schedule for Eastern Conference", "USARL | USA Rugby League | American Rugby League " Uncategorized " USARL welcome the Blues! The California Gold Rush led to many orders for fast vessels; many overland pioneers also relied upon canned goods from Baltimore. Privacy Policies. Holli, Melvin G., and Jones, Peter d'A., eds. It serves over 50 ocean carriers making nearly 1,800 annual visits. In addition to the bicycle trails and cycletracks, Baltimore has the Stony Run Trail, a walking path that will eventually connect from the Jones Falls north to Northern Parkway, utilizing much of the old Ma and Pa Railroad corridor inside the city. In 2020, Baltimore lost more population than any other major city in the United States. The city, separated from Baltimore county in 1851, is the only city in Maryland not located within a county. In 1981, Baltimore hosted the first International Theater Festival, the first such festival in the country. A jury deciding the trial of the teenager accused of gunning down a man who confronted a group of squeegee workers with a baseball bat last July indicated Tuesday afternoon that it is struggling . Planning for the Baltimore Beltway antedates the creation of the Interstate Highway System. [33] Europeans then began to settle the area further north, in what is now Baltimore County. Installation for the cycletracks is expected in 2014 and 2016, respectively. The Port of Baltimore is one of two seaports on the U.S. East Coast with a 50-foot (15m) dredge to accommodate the largest shipping vessels. FC Baltimore 1729 was a semi-professional soccer club in the NPSL league, with the goal of bringing a community-oriented competitive soccer experience to the city of Baltimore. A previous entity of the Blast played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1980 to 1992, winning one championship. [322] Arbitron's Fall 2010 rankings identified Baltimore as the 22nd largest radio market. Thus, in the northern and western suburbs, winter snowfall is more significant, and some areas average more than 30in (76cm) of snow per winter.[143]. Satellite cities are in italics. In 2016, the then-city prosecutor dropped all charges against the officers, after a trial for one officer ended with a hung jury and a mistrial and a judge acquitted two others. [55], The Battle of Baltimore against the British in 1814 inspired the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", and the construction of the Battle Monument, which became the city's official emblem. Edward A. Lawrence took up lodgings with his friend Frank Thompson, in one of the Winans tenements, the Lawrence House being established shortly thereafter at 814-816 West Lombard Street. [246], Stephanie Rawlings-Blake assumed the office of Mayor on February 4, 2010, when predecessor Dixon's resignation became effective. 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[36][37][38] The colonists engaged in sporadic warfare with the Susquehannock, whose numbers dwindled primarily from new infectious diseases, such as smallpox, endemic among the Europeans. The profit from sugar encouraged the cultivation of cane in the Caribbean and the importation of food by planters there. In five of the next eight months, killings topped 3040 per month. City leaders such as Jonathan Plowman Jr. led many residents to resist British taxes, and merchants signed agreements refusing to trade with Britain. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Baltimore's director of emergency management, a 33-year veteran of the fire department, has been tapped by Mayor Brandon Scott to become the city's next fire chief. [166] Baltimore was among the top 10 cities in population in the United States in every census up through the 1980 census,[167] and after World War II had a population approaching 1 million, until the population began to fall after the 1950 census.

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