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Grand Prix organizer misses several benchmarks
Downforce Racing, the new operator of the Baltimore Grand Prix, missed three of the five benchmarks that it agreed to have complete by March 15 under its contract with the city, a spokesman for the mayor said. The race organizer and Mayor Stephanie...Tags: Grand Prix of Baltimore, Open-Wheel Racing, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Constellation Energy Group, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Convention Center expansion: Here we go again
A politically well connected developer proposes a new hotel, arena and convention center. The Maryland Stadium Authority, which is in the business of building new arenas, commissions a study from a consultant that specializes in providing services to...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Baltimore Hotels, Travel
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Baltimore to unveil new Grand Prix contract
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration has struck a five-year deal with a new team to manage the Baltimore Grand Prix race, including new safeguards designed to insulate the city from losses — a provision crafted after last year's financial...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Grand Prix of Baltimore, William H. Cole IV, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Labor Day
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Baltimore Grand Prix: Good money after bad?
When it became clear that the Baltimore Grand Prix was in financial ruin and wouldn't be able to pay the city millions it owed in taxes and expense reimbursement — not to mention millions more it owed to the state and to assorted vendors —...Tags: Public Officials, Grand Prix of Baltimore, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Services and Shopping
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Mayor's skybox practices raise questions
The Sun's recent article concerning skybox tickets used by MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blakebrings to light the arrogance of the mayor ("Mayor invites family, donors, allies to M&T box," Feb. 9). I am confused as to the services her family provides to the... -
Mayor says another Grand Prix is in city's 'best interest'
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that drafting a new contract to continue the Baltimore Grand Prix was the city's smartest move, even as others questioned why the deal didn't do more to recover losses to vendors and taxpayers from the 2011...Tags: Public Officials, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Bernard C. Young, Politics, Grand Prix of Baltimore
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IndyCar CEO says Baltimore's Grand Prix will succeed
The head of IndyCar, the car racing league, came to Baltimore on Thursday and assured the city's taxpayers and business owners that this September's Grand Prix would not end up in financial ruin as last year's race did.
"There's no room for errors. We...Tags: Corporate Officers, Politics, Entergy Corporation, Constellation Energy Group, Labor Day
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County Commissioners vote to split stadium design study cost with city
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to contribute up to $20,000 in county funds toward a stadium design study. The study will be conducted by Baltimore firm Ripken Design at a cost estimated at $36,000, to be split...Tags: Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Elections, Local Government
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After eight years of owning Ravens, Bisciotti ready for a Super Bowl
It was well past midnight, and Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti was ready to sign off after his team's second straight exhilarating victory over arch rival Pittsburgh Steelers. But Bisciotti had one last thought to share with friend and adviser Ron Shapiro....Tags: John Harbaugh, Minnesota Vikings, Art Modell, Pacific Ocean, Lobbying
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Hagerstown negotiating potential 20-year stadium lease with Suns owner
heather.keels@herald-mail.comHagerstown officials are negotiating with Hagerstown Suns owner Bruce Quinn over the terms of a potential 20-year stadium lease, Hagerstown Mayor Robert E. Bruchey II said this week during a video interview at The Herald-Mail. During that interview,...Tags: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, High School Sports, Local Government, Baseball
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City prosecutors seek new office space
Baltimore prosecutors might soon be packing up and leaving their cramped digs in the city's 112-year-old courthouse for a newer downtown office building. A plan being pushed by leaders in Baltimore and Annapolis would provide up to $1 million for the...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Budgets and Budgeting, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Justice System
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'Haven't we been through this before?'
heather.keels@herald-mail.comAs rivalry for the Hagerstown Suns sends the local community scrambling to drum up support for a new baseball stadium, many observers are asking themselves, “Haven’t we been through this before?” Questions of potential sites for a new...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Judges, Finance, The Salvation Army
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