Sheila Dixon

Mayor Dixon signs live entertainment bill

The Baltimore Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon signed a new law Monday allowing restaurants and taverns to expand live entertainment.

Dixon signs bill on live entertainment

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

Mayor Sheila Dixon has signed a measure expanding live entertainment at restaurants and taverns in the city, according to her spokesman, Scott Peterson.

Dixon expected to sign bill on live entertainment today

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

Mayor Sheila Dixon is expected to sign today a measure expanding live entertainment at restaurants and taverns in the city, her spokesman, Scott Peterson, said Sunday night.

Z on TV: Talk radio earns good grades on Dixon trial

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

The note from jurors Friday saying that deliberations were getting a "little overheated" in the trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon probably came as no surprise to those who have been listening to talk radio in Baltimore the past two weeks.From "The Larry Young Morning Show" (WOLB), to "The Anthony McCarthy Show" (WEAA), radio talk shows here have been filled with no shortage of passion,...

Casting call: Picking stars for Dixon trial movie

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009

T he real-life drama of Mayor Sheila Dixon's criminal trial is still unfolding, but it's not too early to start thinking about the inevitable.

Dixon jury sent home until Monday

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Jurors dismissed after sending note saying 'things are getting a little overheated' The jury in the criminal theft trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon was dismissed for the day a few minutes before 4 p.m. Friday, with deliberations set to resume at 9 a.m. Monday. Jury deliberations continued well into the afternoon as 12 city residents decide the fate of Dixon, who stands accused of five...

Dixon jurors feeling the heat

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

For the second straight day, judge gets note asking to be excused amid tense debate Baltimore jurors deciding whether to convict Mayor Sheila Dixon on theft-related charges signaled Friday for the second straight day that deliberations have been tense. They left the courthouse before reaching a verdict and will return Monday for a third day of debate.

Prosecutor urges jury to use 'common sense,' convict Dixon

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Mayor's defense team also delivering closing argument today; judge instructs panel Seeking to counter the defense argument that Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, pictured, spent gift cards intended for needy families on herself and her aides because she believed the cards were intended as personal gifts, senior assistant state prosecutor Shelly S. Glenn pointed to Dixon across the...

Dixon's fate in jurors' hands

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

After closing arguments, the deliberations begin Twelve Baltimore residents are now deciding the fate of Mayor Sheila Dixon, who stands accused of five criminal charges involving theft or embezzlement of gift cards. The jurors deliberated for about four hours Thursday, sending the judge several questions before the end of the day.

Following the Dixon Trials

BmoreFab! (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

“Jurors are set to hear closing arguments today in the criminal theft trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon - without ever having heard from Dixon herself. The panel of nine women and [...] Find out more on Bmore Fab!

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THE MAYOR ON TRIAL Dixon's defense rests its case; closing arguments expected Thursday

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

The defense rested its case around 9:45 a.m. today in the criminal theft trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon, with defense attorneys saying they expected closing arguments to take place tomorrow.

Closings set today in Dixon case

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Mayor will not testify on charges that she stole gift cards intended for the needy Jurors are set to hear closing arguments today in the criminal theft trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon - without ever having heard from Dixon herself.

THE MAYOR ON TRIAL Prosecutor urges jury to use 'common sense,' convict Dixon

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Seeking to counter the defense argument that Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon spent gift cards intended for needy families on herself and her aides because she believed the cards were intended as personal gifts, senior assistant state prosecutor Shelly S. Glenn pointed to Dixon across the courtroom during closing arguments in the case Thursday morning and said "this woman did not get...

THE MAYOR ON TRIAL Defense rests in Dixon's trial

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

The defense rested its case around 9:45 a.m. today in the criminal theft trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon, with closing arguments expected to take place tomorrow.The judge released the jurors before 10 a.m. and asked them to return by 9 a.m. Thursday.The defense called two witnesses this morning, including the Rev. Frank Reid III, pastor of Bethel AME, the mayor's church. Reid testified that...

Lipscomb, Dixon must be smiling at new turn in mayor's trial

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Rulings likely to leave jury confused L ike the Cheshire Cat, the case against Mayor Sheila Dixon might be fading to the point where there could be nothing left but a grin.