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This Times-News file photo shows the former M&T Bank building on the downtown Cumberland pedestrian mall. Renovation plans for the mall include converting the building into a 48-room boutique hotel. CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland mayor and City Council are moving forward on plans to redesign the downtown pedestrian mall, which include opening the mall to vehicularRead more

The city of Cumberland received a $250,000 grant Wednesday from the Appalachian Regional Commission for improvements on Baltimore Street — shown here on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2016 — and surrounding streets. (Photo by CTN – Steve Bittner) CUMBERLAND — The Appalachian Regional Commission Wednesday announced approval of a $250,000 grant to Cumberland for improvements toRead more

The Sage-McCormick study team has been tasked with objectively studying four strategic development sites for the City of Cumberland. Thus far, two have been studied. These are Baltimore Street (punctuated by a pedestrian plaza downtown) and Cumberland Plaza (home to the Roses department store). In order to generate preliminary/draft recommendations, the study team conducted interviews,Read more

Renderings for the redesigned Baltimore Street mall were debuted to the public Tuesday morning during a virtual event that featured both live and pre-taped portions and was streamed on the city website, as well as on the newly-launched website for the city center. The event featured color drawings, prepared by William Cochran Studios of Frederick,Read more