Rushern Baker Suspends Gubernatorial Campaign, Will Likely Endorse a Democratic Rival Soon — Maryland Matters Governor Hogan Announces Funding for Final Phase of Bay Bridge Study — Baltimore magazine Baltimore agrees to reimburse state for Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements, drop legal challenge — The Baltimore Sun Amtrak train traffic impacted after person injured […]
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Wednesday Afternoon Headlines: Fired police department official is ‘person of interest’ in homicide; Under Armour extends deal with golfer Jordan Speith; Majority of Baltimore County school board not seeking reelection.
Fired police department fiscal official is person of interest in homicide case – WBAL-TV Under Armour extends partnership with golfer Jordan Spieth through 2029 – The Sun Most members of fractious Baltimore County school board are not seeking re-election – WYPR News City approves $3.5 million settlement with businesses damaged during Freddie Gray uprising – […]
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Tuesday Morning Headlines: Coppin State announces scholarship in honor of Freddie Gray; Maglev supporters rally in support of project; and more
New Coppin State University scholarship named in honor of Freddie Gray — WBAL Rally Held In Support Of Maglev High-Speed Rail Project — WJZ Q&A with New State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury — Maryland Matters Passengers surge to pre-pandemic levels at BWI amid return to normal and flight delays — The Baltimore Sun Safe Haven teams […]
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Baltimore public school students taught to aim high for aviation careers
After being strapped into a single engine Cessna Skyhawk and soaring above the city of Baltimore, local student Christian Baten said it was amazing. “I felt above all of my problems,” said Baten. His experience in a free summer program in partnership between the city’s park department and the Maryland Aviation Administration spurred inspiration to […]
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Leaving Baltimore? Not an option.
Leaving Baltimore is not an option for columnist Rafael Alvarez, even following the death of his parents.
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‘Power to birth our own stars’: Baltimore Met Gala reveals 2024 theme and venue
Baltimore will step into Eden this summer, with the theme for the third annual Baltimore Met Gala being “Adam and Eve: Enter the Garden.” The event will take place Sept. 14 at Maryland Live!
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‘For Confused Kids Who Go Online’: Q&A With Baynard Woods, Author of ‘Inheritance,’ On Addressing Whiteness
“Whiteness demands silence,” Baltimore-based journalist Baynard Woods writes in his new book. “Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness” breaks this silence by closely examining Woods’s own experiences and investigating his family’s roots to find the truth about how they contributed to perpetuating whiteness in America. As a child growing up in South Carolina, Woods is almost imperceptibly initiated […]
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Almost 6,000 Dead in 6 Years: How Baltimore Became the U.S. Overdose Capital
In the past 6 years, nearly 6,000 people have died from overdoses in Baltimore, a rate never before seen in a major American city. The city’s initial response was hailed as a national model, but as other crises unfolded, some efforts to fight overdoses stalled, an examination by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner has found.
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Baltimore Beat, a reimagined alt-weekly, is reaching out with a new free print publication debuting this week
The Baltimore news media scene is growing again, as the Baltimore Beat is relaunching as a nonprofit news operation, with its first print edition scheduled for release on Wednesday. The Beat’s return as the city’s alternative newspaper comes after years of careful planning, hiring and building what its owners hope is a sustainable foundation. “What […]
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MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” remains relevant, Baltimore Jewish social justice groups contend
In April 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for protesting Birmingham’s segregation ordinance and placed in a dark cell with no mattress. An ally smuggled him a newspaper containing a statement written by eight white Alabama clergymen, who claimed to support racial justice but criticized nonviolent civil disobedience as a means of achieving it. […]
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Q&A with JHU prof Lawrence Jackson, author of ‘Shelter’, a collection of essays on going from West Baltimore to Homeland
When Lawrence Jackson interviewed for a position as a professor at Johns Hopkins University, he presented in a lecture hall with a portrait of a former slave owner on the wall. Jackson’s family members were some of the only Black people in attendance. He mused that his chair should have been renamed for the person […]
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Former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake becomes spokesperson for rapper Travis Scott amid aftermath of deadly Astroworld concert
Former Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has a new gig as the spokesperson for rapper Travis Scott, whose Astroworld Festival concert in Houston last Friday was the scene of a crowd surge that killed nine people and that officials declared a “mass casualty” incident. Appearing on the “CBS Mornings” show Friday, Rawlings-Blake said it was “ludicrous” to […]
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At Mondawmin, the CEO of Whiting-Turner invests in a community and is listening to it
Leaders in West Baltimore are envisioning how a new community center at the Mondawmin Mall could serve surrounding neighborhoods, and they’re reimagining how the historic mall interacts with area residents.
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BmoreArt’s Picks: August 31 – September 6
BmoreArt’s Picks: August 31 – September 6 BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
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MSNBC, Fox News programs put Baltimore back in national spotlight
Baltimore was back in the cable news spotlight on Tuesday after Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby defended herself against federal charges on Joy Reid’s show on MSNBC, and Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson urged people not to visit the city.
