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    Oct 11, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Baltimore Convention Center expansion: Questions remain

    The Greater Baltimore Committee's idea for an expansion of the downtown convention center coupled with a new, attached arena and expanded Sheraton hotel tower is generating understandable excitement among the group's leaders. It would solve a number of downtown Baltimore's issues at once, come with a major commitment of private financing, and boost the city's lucrative tourism industry. GBC President Donald C. Fry said this week that he expects the feasibility study being conducted by the Maryland Stadium Authority will support the project and that his group will ask the General Assembly to approve $2 million to $3 million in planning money next year. He may well be right, but we need first to make sure that the feasibility study and our elected officials are asking the right questions about this project.
    The Greater Baltimore Committee's idea for an expansion of the downtown convention center coupled with a new, attached arena and expanded Sheraton hotel tower is generating understandable excitement among the group's leaders. It would solve a number of...

    Tags: Visit Baltimore, Donald C. Fry, Government, Public Officials, Politics

    2. Jul 5, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Redistricting panel begins task

    Gov. Martin O'Malley's redistricting advisory committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday to begin the process of redrawing Maryland's congressional and state legislative district maps. The five-member panel, which is charged with recommending a...

    Tags: Frank Kratovil, Martin O'Malley, Maryland, Baltimore County, Politics

    3. Jul 11, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. O'Malley appoints state redistricting committee

    ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O'Malley announced the make-up of his five-member Redistricting Advisory Committee on the Fourth of July holiday. The announcement of the committee first appeared on the governor's website July 5 and also noted the first...

    Tags: Frank Kratovil, Management Change, Population and Census, Carroll County (Maryland), Demographics

    4. Jul 14, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Grand Prix tickets mailed

    Organizers of the <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/auto-racing/baltimore-grand-prix/">Baltimore <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/auto-racing/baltimore-grand-prix/">Grand Prix</a></a> say they mailed tickets out to fans Thursday &#8212; about six weeks later than they had pledged.
    Organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix say they mailed tickets out to fans Thursday — about six weeks later than they had pledged. Jay Davidson, the head of Baltimore Racing Development, blamed the delay on last-minute changes to the placement...

    Tags: Grand Prix of Baltimore, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Inner Harbor, Tickets, Facebook

    5. Jul 18, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. City to pay part of arena, convention center study

    Baltimore City will pay a third of the $150,000 cost of a Maryland Stadium Authority study to determine whether the city should build a new downtown arena linked to an expanded Baltimore Convention Center. Members of the Baltimore Convention & Tourism...

    Tags: Inner Harbor, Elections, Baltimore Convention Center, Politics, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

    6. Nov 2, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Grand Prix 'struggling' financially, facing suits over unpaid bills

    Organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix are grappling with mounting financial problems, including a missed loan payment to the state and lawsuits alleging nearly $1.6 million in unpaid bills &mdash; raising questions about their ability to host next year's car-racing event.
    Organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix are grappling with mounting financial problems, including a missed loan payment to the state and lawsuits alleging nearly $1.6 million in unpaid bills — raising questions about their ability to host next year's...

    Tags: Grand Prix of Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Justice System, Trials, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

    7. Nov 3, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Officials say Grand Prix company needs restructuring

    The IndyCar racing organization joined city officials on Thursday in calling for change at the financially embattled company that runs the Baltimore Grand Prix, characterizing it as disorganized and saying it needs restructuring as it addresses unpaid debt.
    The IndyCar racing organization joined city officials on Thursday in calling for change at the financially embattled company that runs the Baltimore Grand Prix, characterizing it as disorganized and saying it needs restructuring as it addresses unpaid...

    Tags: Grand Prix of Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Federal Hill, Bolton Hill, Trials

    8. Nov 5, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. An auto race was never going to save Baltimore

    Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake famously promised that the Baltimore Grand Prix would be a "game-changer" for the city. But after nearly $7 million of infrastructure funds have been squandered for what merchants outside the Inner Harbor say was little...

    Tags: Grand Prix of Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Finance, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Economy, Business and Finance

    9. Nov 5, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. So just how will Grand Prix debts be paid?

    Baltimore Racing Development said they will make things right and pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars owed to vendors and the Maryland Stadium Authority ("Grand Prix's financial troubles," Nov. 3). My question is, how? Don't they count on income...
    10. Nov 7, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. City threatens to end deal with racing group

    City officials threatened Monday to end their contract with the company that staged the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix race, saying it owed the city more than $1.5 million &#8212; a development that casts doubt on the future of the three-day racing festival.
    City officials threatened Monday to end their contract with the company that staged the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix race, saying it owed the city more than $1.5 million — a development that casts doubt on the future of the three-day racing...

    Tags: Grand Prix of Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland), Politics, Government

    11. Jul 22, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Taxpayers funding stadiums get nothing out of them

    Regardless of the Maryland Stadium Authority's decision ("Scarce funding imperils tennis center," July 21), the county should not spend precious taxpayer dollars on yet another unnecessary sports stadium. Time and time again proponents of these...

    Tags: Howard County

    12. Jul 26, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Net gain for county had better be substantial

    County officials must proceed with extreme caution as a plan for a park and tennis center in Elkridge continues its halting journey.
    County officials must proceed with extreme caution as a plan for a park and tennis center in Elkridge continues its halting journey. The Howard County Tennis Patrons, the private group that has worked for five years to establish an 8,000-seat venue for...

    Tags: Elections, Maryland, Howard County, Politics, Ken Ulman

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