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Living at risk in Baltimore

by Jenny Ament
Jun 5, 2015
Conversations about communities sometimes happen only in crisis.
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Baltimore's $100 million investment legacy

by Caitlin Esch
May 22, 2015
The city's efforts to alleviate poverty date back decades, with lasting effects.
A view of downtown Baltimore. Twenty years ago, the city received $100 million as part of a federal program to target the nation's poorest neighborhoods.
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How many jobs does $100 million get you?

by Caitlin Esch
May 20, 2015
Baltimore's "Empowerment Zones" offer a history of qualified success.
The outside of the shuttered FMC Corp. plant in Baltimore. The plant used to produce insecticides and other agricultural chemicals, but in 2008, the company moved its operations overseas to save costs. About 150 employees were laid off.
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In Baltimore, CVS plans to reopen its damaged stores

by Amy Scott
May 5, 2015
In all, five stores were looted and burned during riots in April 2015.
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Baltimore, now and then

by Amy Scott
Apr 30, 2015
What's changed — and what's stayed the same — since the 1968 riots in Baltimore.
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Baltimore and the cost of rioting

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 29, 2015
What will be the economic impact of the social unrest happening in Baltimore?
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Social media plays prominent role in Baltimore unrest

by Molly Wood
Apr 29, 2015
Among the places riots are playing out: Facebook, Twitter, Periscope, Instagram.
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Baltimore businesses big and small regroup after riots

by Amy Scott
Apr 29, 2015
Neighborhood pharmacies were ransacked by looters Monday.
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The Orioles will play in an empty stadium this week

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 28, 2015
Amid riots, Wednesday's game against the White Sox will be closed to the public.
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West Baltimore business owners pick up the pieces

by Amy Scott and Tony Wagner
Apr 28, 2015
After protests turned violent, some storefronts were completely gutted.
Sheranda Palmer and co-owns the building housing R&M Grocery, which was trashed by looters Monday.
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