A new estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau says more than 5,300 people left the Baltimore city limits between 2016 and 2017, equal to just shy of 1 percent of the city’s population.
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The Baltimore Book of the Dead
Marion Winik just released her latest memoir, “The Baltimore Book of the Dead,” out from Counterpoint. This week we publish an excerpt from the introduction of the book, which is a compilation of essays about people she’s lost. Marion approaches the touchy subject of death with emotion, wisdom, and humor as only she can. If you’re […]
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Tuesday Afternoon Headlines: Baltimore Ranks Among Worst U.S. Cities to Live In; Department of Justice Won’t Charge Officers Accused in Freddie Gray Death; and More
Baltimore Ranks Among Worst U.S. Cities to Live In – ABC 2 News Hogan Directs Frosh To Sue FAA Over New Flight Patterns At BWI, Reagan – WBAL Department of Justice Won’t Charge Officers Accused in Freddie Gray Death – ABC 2 News Orioles Release 2018 Schedule – WBAL Pikesville man pleads guilty to killing […]
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Trump Nudges Police to Treat Arrestees Roughly, Sending Chills Through Post-Freddie Gray Baltimore
The president’s latest head-scratching speech, in which he urged law enforcement to not be “too nice” to arrestees, reopened some wounds here in Baltimore.
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Former Commissioner Davis calls for juvenile justice reform in first public remarks since firing
In his first remarks since being fired in January, former Baltimore City Police Commissioner Kevin Davis called for an overhaul of the juvenile justice system during an appearance on “The C4 Show” on WBAL-AM earlier this morning. But he declined to address his firing.
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Tuesday Morning Headlines: Disciplinary Trials Scheduled for Officers in Freddie Gray Case; City Council Approves Mandatory Gun Sentencing; UB Students Protest Betsy DeVos Commencement Speaker Decision
Public disciplinary trials scheduled for five Baltimore police officers in Freddie Gray case – The Baltimore Sun UB Students Protest Betsy DeVos as Commencement Speaker – The Baltimore Sun Driver in Rt. 50 Wrong Way Crash had 4x Legal Limit – cbslocal Why most of Baltimore’s bike share racks sit empty – BBJ Smyth Jewelers Goes […]
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Sgt. Wayne Jenkins, Det. Marcus Taylor sentenced to federal prison in GTTF case
Sgt. Wayne Jenkins, the ringleader of the Gun Trace Task Force that for years robbed citizens, planted evidence and falsified reports and overtime, and one of his detectives, Marcus Taylor, were sentenced today to federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Jenkins received a sentence of 25 years, and Taylor received a sentence […]
Posted inAround Town
Weekend Events Calendar: Das Best Oktoberfest, Open Studio Tour, Fells Point Fun Festival, Baltimore Beer Week
Benefits abound this weekend, from the Walters Sculpture Court to the floors of Second Chance, offering plenty of chances to support a good cause. Plus, tour a local artist studio and sample some local beer.
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Video: Tipped off about gun tossed into bushes downtown, BPD officer responds, ‘This isn’t my district’
Baltimore police have launched an internal probe into an incident where an on-duty officer, tipped off about a man who appeared to have tossed a gun into the bushes near Preston Gardens Park and then went back to retrieve it, declined to investigate because—in her words—”this isn’t my district.”
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BPD Commissioner Darryl De Sousa resigns
Following federal tax evasion charges, Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa has resigned and Mayor Catherine Pugh has accepted his resignation, the mayor announced today.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
With augmented-reality app, artists (virtually) revive the demolished McKeldin Fountain
Eighteen months ago, construction crews reduced the Brutalist concrete fountain at the heart of the Inner Harbor’s McKeldin Square plaza to rubble, making way for green space and some additional seating at the corner of Pratt and Light streets. The effort was led by the Downtown Partnership, whose leaders said the structure had become an […]
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Prosecutor’s lawyer and defendant’s family agree: SAO only fired Mason after DWI became public
Days after Baltimore City prosecutor Andrea Mason was terminated by Marilyn Mosby’s State’s Attorney’s Office, both Mason’s lawyer and the wife of a man Mason has tried multiple times for the same murder criticized Mosby’s decision.
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Wednesday Morning Headlines: Displeasure in West Baltimore Over Goodson’s Internal Acquittal; Calls for Another Ceasefire; and More
Baltimore businesses to city on crime: ‘We need a concrete plan’ — BBJ As Baltimore’s Homicides Reach 300, Activists Call for Another Cease-Fire Weekend — The Root Residents In West Baltimore Disappointed After Van Driver In Freddie Gray Case Found Not Guilty — CBS Baltimore Spaces Bringing a 35,000 Sq. Ft. Co-Working Office to South […]
Posted inHousekeeping
Former City Paper Web Editor Joins Baltimore Fishbowl as Managing Editor
You may have noticed a new byline on the site this week. On Monday, former City Paper website editor Brandon Weigel joined the Baltimore Fishbowl as its managing editor.
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At protest over beating of DaShawn McGrier, activists call for ‘change to the toxic culture of BPD’
On East Monument Street, between Luzerne Avenue and Rose Street, is the L Mart where Officer Arthur Williams’ beating of DaShawn McGrier began, and next to it, the marble steps where McGrier fell after being tackled by Williams, and the sidewalk where, his mouth bleeding, his face was pressed into the concrete. Above those steps […]
