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 Ashkenazy Acquisition was known for enhancing trophy properties when it bought Harborplace and Cross Keys, two of Baltimore's most popular centers. Seven years later, tenants have fled, the owner is on the verge of default and the centers face an uncertain future in a shifting retail landscape. More: Read today's eNewspaper | Listen to the news now |  | |
 Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is apologizing for upsetting "the people of Baltimore" with her book deal with the University of Maryland Medical System. While on the hospital network's board, she sold the system 100,000 copies of her "Healthy Holly" books for $500,000. |  | |
 Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa is scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning for deliberately not paying his federal taxes, a crime that could send the city’s one-time top cop to prison for as long as a year. |  | |
 More commonly used to raise money for things like medical and funeral expenses, GoFundMe has become a tool for some businesses struggling to get traditional loans to stay afloat. But the results of such crowdfunding campaigns, business owners and experts say, can be mixed. |  | |
 Maryland lawmakers give final approval Thursday to a law that gradually increases the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, from the current rate of $10.10. Here are details of how the law will work. |  | |
 Four adult males shot in O’Donnell Heights in Southeast Baltimore on Thursday afternoon, police said. |  | |
 Howard County police say a 27-year-old man was killed in a shooting in Columbia on Thursday afternoon. |  | |
 West Baltimore's Pennsylvania Avenue once represented a black cultural hub, but has since evolved into a district heavily concentrated with crime and abandoned properties. A group of public officials, non-profit leaders and residents seek to transform it into an arts and entertainment district. |  | |
 bill that aims to give the city of Baltimore full control over its police department breezed through the House of Delegates earlier this month — passing by a vote of 137-0. |  | |
 Richie Martin debuted as the Orioles' starting shortstop on Opening Day having been told by manager Brandon Hyde that his defense is the priority as he gets settled in the majors. |  | |
 Friends graduate Ross Blumenthal has always been the epitome of hard work, but few thought the results would come so quickly. |  | |
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