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City Hall’s Lights Are Back On, But Local Businesses Are Still In The Dark Concerning Market House

On August 6, 2010 By

By Dave Jones

Ted Levitt of Chick and Ruth’s Delly was the first of several downtown business owners I recently spoke with regarding the state of the Market House. I had arrived on time for the appointment at 8:30, which as [...]

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The Farce – One Observer’s Short Commentary on Last Night’s Emergency City Council Meeting

On July 30, 2010 By


By Dave Jones

After the City Council meeting Thursday, my far more talented colleague Anthony Chelette turned to me outside the building and said, “That is the birth of a decadent society.” Until that point, my frustration had only been overtly expressed by laughing riotously out loud [...]

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A Poor Bet: Another Look at Casinos in Maryland

On July 14, 2010 By

By Dave Jones

In last week’s edition of The Sound’s podcast, it was striking that a socially conservative argument against the building of a casino was noticeably absent.  We might infer from the large majority by which the referendum passed that except for perhaps a small pocket of [...]

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Mayor Cohen’s City-wide Layoffs Necessary?

On March 18, 2010 By

Newly-elected Mayor Cohen’s first act that has compelled any degree of public comment/outrage was the recent firing of several dozen city employees as measures to balance the city budget.  City law and by-law is clear on the matter: unlike the federal government’s ability to extend its own credit indefinitely and without limit, the [...]

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