As I was preparing to interview Betty Cooke, Baltimore’s preeminent jewelry artist, I came across an ad for the Store, Ltd. in the Baltimore Sun from 1989 that stated “When it’s Betty Cooke, everybody knows it. When it’s Betty Cooke, everybody notices.” I was struck by how relevant the ad was today, 31 years later. Indeed, when you see someone wearing a Betty Cooke piece, you take notice. Her jewelry, most of it composed of simple line work constructed in sterling silver, is elegant, timeless, and remarkably wearable.

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Notre Dame Preparatory School Holds Series of “Lunch and Learn” Talks with Headmistress

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Maryland lawmakers say it’s time to close the digital divide

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Brenda Wintrode

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November 23, 2020

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High school senior Kimberly Vasquez sits in front of her laptop in her Baltimore home. The 17-year-old senior struggles to access her online classroom because the family’s low-cost broadband plan, Comcast Internet Essentials, does not provide the bandwidth for her and her two sisters to stream teleconferencing applications at the same time. Photo credit: Kimberly Vasquez.

Capital News Service — After Kimberly Vasquez’s two younger sisters log into their virtual classrooms from their Baltimore home, there’s barely enough bandwidth left for the high school senior to get into her class.

“It’s a constant conflict and battle, trying to get connected, trying to learn,” the 17-year-old Vasquez said.

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Eight high school student projects receive more than $90K from Philanthropy Tank

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Laura Stewart

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November 23, 2020

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Philanthropy Tank awarded $90,000 to eight Baltimore students at its inaugural finals event last Thursday. The new initiative aims to empower students in the Baltimore area to develop social impact programs to address community issues. Along with the funding, student finalists receive one year of mentorship from local business and nonprofit leaders.

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Maryland’s average positive test rate remains above 5% for 15 straight days

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Marcus Dieterle

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November 23, 2020

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This is a picture of CDC’s laboratory test kit for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). CDC tests are provided to U.S. state and local public health laboratories, Department of Defense (DOD) laboratories and select international laboratories. Photo courtesy of CDC.

Maryland’s average rate of coronavirus tests coming back positive over the last seven days is 6.88%, and that average has remained above 5% for 15 straight days, state data show.

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New Study Measures COVID-19 Impact on Jewish Baltimore and Other Communities

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The Associated Contributors

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November 23, 2020

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This spring, as COVID-19 transformed our world, The Associated partnered with The Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University to examine the impact of the pandemic on the Jewish community. Baltimore was one of 10 communities that participated in the study, which drew data from more than 1,300 local respondents and 15,000 respondents nationally.

“The Associated embraces the use of data to drive our decision-making, and we are committed to pursuing research opportunities that provide greater access to reliable data. Participating in this study gave us the opportunity to better understand rapidly-changing community needs,” said Marty Himeles, Chair of The Associated’s Research and Grants Workgroup.

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