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Downtown Baltimore will get a boost from 3,3000 state employees being moved there. Image by Bruce Emmerling from Pixabay
HOGAN TO MOVE 3,300 STATE WORKERS TO B’MORE DISTRICT: In an attempt to help revitalize Baltimore’s downtown central business district the state plans to relocate more than 3,000 of its employees to offices in that area of the city, Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday. In all the proposal will affect 3,300 state employees from a dozen agencies and will be funded with $50 million in federal funds, Bryan Renbaum reports in Maryland Reporter.
The state on Monday issued a request for proposals for 105,000 square feet of office space within the central business district. The plan calls for the relocation of about 700 employees of the Department of Human Services from space on West Saratoga near Lexington Market, Bryan Sears reports for the Daily Record.
Family and friends are mourning a beloved basketball coach who touched many lives in West Baltimore.For decades, coach Herman Johnson impacted thousands of young people in West Baltimore, redirecting their lives from the streets to the basketball court.While his legacy began at a local recreation center, his impact went beyond the basketball court. Basketball was just a tool to get us into the gym. Coach Herman taught us about life and how to be good people, said Paul Franklin, coach and president of the Bentalou Rec Council.When the doors of the Bentalou Recreation Center first opened in 1970, it was Johnson who used its basketball court to impact thousands of kids.Johnson was a beloved coach to many, who meant even more to some kids who needed it the most. This the 2100. This is where I grew up at, and coach Herman was amazing. You know what I mean? I didn t have a father at home, and I could come here and have a father,” said Leslie McMickens, a former player for Johnson.J
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