Abell NewsLocal news for Abell (Baltimore, MD) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.St. Frances Academy buys 7 vacant houses from city- January 10, 2008 "Back in the early 1800s it was slavery. Today it's ... drugs and the deterioration of the inner-city family. ... On any given day we have at least 10 students who would be better off living somewhere other than where they are living." St. Frances Academy, a 180-year-old Catholic school in East Baltimore, Wednesday finalized plans to purchase seven rowhouses from the city, for a total of $7,000. School officials plan to redevelop the houses, ... via Daily Recordhttp://www.topix.net/city/baltimore-md-abell/2008/01/st-frances-academy-buys-7-vacant-hous... |