Family recipes shared with loved ones, the author’s anomalous party-game victory, and a “tapestry” of AI-generated text were among the highlights of writer Marion Winik’s Thanksgiving this year.
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Education bills prioritize teacher shortages, Blueprint funding
By Kara Thompson, Capital News Service One of the biggest changes to state education policy to come out of the Maryland General Assembly this session didn’t actually originate from lawmakers – it came from the new attitude in the governor’s office. Gov. Wes Moore emphasized access to a good education for all in Maryland, and […]
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Last Week, This Week: Stories You Need To Start Your Day (News From June 12-16)
Last week, we shared Gov. Wes Moore’s announcement about relaunching plans for the Red Line transit project, what Baltimore is doing to address its lifeguard shortage, neighborhood associations planning a legal challenge against BGE over exterior gas regulators, and Maryland food businesses in the running for a nationwide readers’ choice competition.
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Don’t Say Gay
Writer Will Richardson remembers a recent Halloween adventure, more frightening for his and his husband’s journey into MAGA territory than any spooky costumes at hand.
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Bill would provide free meals to all Maryland students
The American Heart Association is endorsing a bill before the Maryland General Assembly that would provide free meals to all students at the state’s public and private schools.
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Hate crime package aims to curb Maryland’s rising antisemitic incidents
By Christine Zhu, Capital News Service With the number of hate crimes rising rapidly in the United States, Maryland state Sen. Ben Kramer, D-Montgomery, introduced a package of five bills in the General Assembly that aim to combat bias incidents.
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John Waters and Baltimore Museum of Art featured on CBS News Sunday Morning segment about his private art collection
Baltimore writer and filmmaker John Waters and the Baltimore Museum of Art were featured in a six-minute segment on CBS News Sunday Morning.
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Insect Soup for the Soul: Q&A with Theresa Columbus, one of the creators of ‘Variety Show The Musical Play’
Theresa Columbus is a community-minded tour de force who has worn an assortment of hats in Baltimore’s art scene and abroad since having made her way here from Milwaukee via New Orleans in 2006. After showcasing her latest work, “Variety Show The Musical Play,” on a national stage, she now looks to bring it home […]
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John Waters wraps up another whirlwind holiday tour, confesses he probably won’t have his Christmas party anymore
On the final night of his multi-city Christmas tour in Baltimore on Thursday, John Waters said he’s not having his Christmas party this year and probably never will again
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Maryland legislature to analyze gambling expansion
By Michael Charles, Capital News Service The Maryland Senate began hearings Wednesday on a bill to remove some of the last blocks to unfettered gaming statewide — a plan that would ask voters to legalize online gaming for sponsors paying a hefty licensing fee.
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Real Men Wear Cardigans: Matt Norman’s Baltimore City Love Story
In “Charm City Rocks,” a son’s accidental consumption of weed gummies sparks a scheme to match his Fells Point piano teacher father with a retired rock-n-roll drummer. The novel’s author, Matt Norman, shares how he makes the music happen.
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Wednesday Morning
Last fall, librarian and creative nonfiction writer Melissa Foley-King heard rapid gunfire as she was packing her lunch for work. Life on her block would never be quite the same. Warning: This essay contains tragic violence. But it also honors friendship and community.
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Jojo, Get Back Here! A rescued pup and her person learn to live together in Hampden
Rescued during Covid, an energetic Australian cattle dog named Jojo brings love and excitement to the author’s life.
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Questions for the Candidates: Baltimore County Board of Education
The Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism sent a questionnaire to all 155 school board candidates to get their views on important issues. The results are compiled in the Capital News Service Board of Education Voter Guide.
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Johns Hopkins University to begin work on $130M renovation of Milton S. Eisenhower Library in July
Johns Hopkins University has announced that work will begin July 10 on a $130 million “transformation” of the six-level Milton S. Eisenhower Library, and that the building will be closed to students and faculty while work is underway.
