Baltimore’s upcoming mayoral race is getting as crowded as the Republican presidential primary. Two more longtime lawmakers, State Senator Catherine Pugh and City Councilman Carl Stokes, announced that they’ll both be running in the Democratic primary in April, bringing the list of contenders to seven.
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New Baltimore Plan Would Earmark $31M for Youth Programs
City Council President Bernard “Jack” Young introduced a bill that would set aside three percent of the city’s operating budget for programs that would help children and youth.
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Wednesday Morning Headlines: Police Charges “Incompetent;” Attorney for Balto. Cop Wants to See Freddie Gray’s Knife; Hogan to Address State of Emergency; and More
News Analysis: Police Struggle With Loss of Privileged Position – New York Times Fixing Baltimoreans’ relationship with police next challenge for mayor – Washington Post Attorney for Baltimore officer in Freddie Gray case wants to see knife – Washington Post Hogan to ‘address’ state of emergency in Baltimore – Baltimore Sun Opinion: Police charges in […]
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Wednesday Morning Headlines: Capitals Owners Predicts That Baltimore Will Be Absorbed Into D.C. by 2050; Four Teens Stabbed in SoWeBo; O’s Lose Six Straight; and More
Judge rejects subpoenas for prosecutors to take witness stand at first Freddie Gray hearing – Baltimore Sun Allegations against Shattuck in Baltimore County to be re-examined – Baltimore Sun Last inmate is transferred out of the scandal-plagued Baltimore jail – Washington Post Adding 9,200 jobs in July gives Marylanders reason to celebrate, economist says – […]
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Man Faces 4 Years in Jail for Burning CVS During Baltimore Riots
The 24-year-old man who is accused of setting the CVS at Pennsylvania Ave. and North Ave. on fire during the riots that followed Freddie Gray’s funeral pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Raymon Carter was arrested after police identified him through video surveillance at the CVS.
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Sheila Dixon on Leadership, Crime, and the Power of Forgiveness
Sheila Dixon has one qualification that her opponents in the Baltimore mayoral race don’t: She’s already done the job. From 2007-2010, Dixon served as the city’s first female mayor. Two years into her term, she was indicted for fraud committed while in office. That case ended with her acquitted on the most serious counts of […]
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Best-Selling Author James Patterson is Donating 25,000 Books to Baltimore Kids
Author James Patterson has been on a mission to help libraries this year. After watching the riots that followed Freddie Gray’s funeral, he’s adding the Enoch Pratt Free Library to his benevolent book tour.
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High School Football Player Gets Attempted Murder Charge After Beating Teammate
A brutal fight at Frederick Douglass High School on Wednesday left a student with life-threatening injuries to his head and neck, Baltimore City school administrators said. As footage of the fight went viral, officials said the student who beat him up was charged with attempted murder.
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Watch This Baltimore Protestor Totally School Geraldo
Geraldo Rivera came to Baltimore to report on the civil unrest following Freddie Gray’s death for Fox News. What he didn’t expect, it seems, was to be called out for the media’s role in perpetuating XXX storylines about Baltimore.
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Wednesday Morning Headlines: Hospital Is Out, Luxury Apartments Are In on S. Charles St; Browns Discuss Signing Ray Rice; Hogan Halfway Through Chemo; and More
Hogan is halfway through chemotherapy – Washington Post ‘Black lives matter’ sign at a Maryland church defaced a second time – Washington Post Prosecutors in Freddie Gray case say police source leaks information to defense – Baltimore Sun Cleveland Browns have discussed signing Ray Rice, per report – Baltimore Sun The Good, the Bad, and […]
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Tuesday Morning Headlines: Three Ways to Stop Violence From Happening; Mosby Says Homicide Commission Waste of Money; Justin Tucker Is No Average Kicker; and More
Baltimore’s Innovative New Performance Series – Splice Today ‘The Summer of Freddie Gray’ has left Baltimore reeling, with 45 killed in July – Washington Post At open practice, Justin Tucker reminds fans and Ravens he’s no average kicker – Baltimore Sun Three ways to stop violence from happening – Baltimore Sun Mosby says Baltimore homicide […]
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Thank God Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Coming to Baltimore
Writer, thinker, native Baltimorean, and all-around genius Ta-Nehisi Coates is speaking in Baltimore one week from today, and boy do we ever need to hear from him.
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Fishing for Answers: An Interview with Community Leader Hathaway Ferebee
Today Baltimore Fishbowl begins a series of interviews with Baltimore’s policy makers, old and new, working in the trenches and behind the scenes. By talking to baby boomers who have been fighting for social change since the 60s and millennials making changes now, we hope to understand more about the big challenges in Baltimore, and how best to address […]
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Monday Morning Headlines: Freddie Gray Protests Turn Joyous Sunday; Carson Enters GOP Primary; O’s Beat Rays 4-2; and More
Freddie Gray protests turn joyous at City Hall Sunday – Baltimore Sun Carson enters growing field for GOP nomination – Baltimore Sun Damaged Businesses in Pigtown and How You Can Help – SouthBMore.com As Baltimore mayor lifts curfew, National Guard begins pullout – Washington Post Olesker remembers: The ’68 riots and how not very far […]
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Thursday Afternoon Headlines: Ravens Camp Opens with Webb Failing Conditioning Test, Perriman Injury; and More
More details emerge on Batts meeting after Freddie Gray death — Baltimore Sun Crews battle 3-alarm blaze near Gibson Island — CBS Baltimore Ravens WR Brashad Perriman injures knee in practice — WBAL-TV Ladarius Webb injures knee, isn’t cleared to practice yet — NBC Sports $81M Marriott Residence Inn planned for East Baltimore moves ahead […]
