Dan Rodricks: A victory for West Baltimore neighbors, help for the burned-out Allens, and addressing elder fraud

Time for updates on three stories that first appeared in this column, starting with the battle in West Baltimore over a proposed fast-food restaurant that nearby residents opposed with a passion. This goes back to March 2021, when about a dozen amiable but highly committed Baltimoreans surrounded me on the median at Gwynns Falls Parkway and Tioga Parkway, near Mondawmin Mall, to express their displeasure with the idea.