A school as the barometer of neighborhood success
Beyond the biotech high-rise, the townhouses and the condominiums sits what developers call the real centerpiece of the new East Baltimore Development Inc. — a school.
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An activist moves away
A community activist recalls her experience at the forefront of the fight to make sure residents got the best deal possible out of the coming redevelopment.
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Experts: life is tough for kids in East Baltimore
Susan Leviton, a board member at Advocates for Children and Youth, says many children in Baltimore struggle to get the basic things they need in order to succeed.
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From private school to renewal project
Cathy Miles, the principal of the East Baltimore Community School, describes her hopes for the new school and details her journey from a farm in Missouri to Baltimore’s inner-city.
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Child adjusts to new life, new school, new home
Malik Jennings is a typical six-year-old boy, but growing up in East Baltimore hasn’t been easy for him.
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A chilly relationship between Hopkins and its neighbors begins to thaw
Johns Hopkins’ East Baltimore medical campus and the neighborhood just north of it are inextricably linked. But the relationship between the two has not always been amiable.
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At 90, happier in a new neighborhood
At 90 years old, Cornelia Brown packed up her belongings and moved to a new house miles away from the neighborhood where she spent most of her long life. And she doesn’t look back.
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A family moves back
Rena Jennings was forced to leave the Middle East five years ago. In October, she and her children finally got the chance to move back.
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Another East Baltimore neighborhood trying to rebuild
Revitalization efforts similar to EBDI are underway in Oliver, an adjacent neighborhood that suffers from many of the same problems as Middle East.
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Chief executive brings a dose of realism to East Baltimore development
EBDI chief executive Chris Shea is optimistic about the neighborhood’s future, but recognizes the challenges he faces as his organization attempts to redevelop the area.
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Family ties bind minister to neighborhood
After leaving Baltimore for a good job in the technology sector, Rev. Calvin Keene returned to his longtime neighborhood to try to help turn the community around.
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Old neighborhood’s residents embrace the new
Though EBDI has disrupted the lives of longtime Middle East residents, many welcome the changes that the project brings.
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