Videographers Poh Si Teng and Ben Laffin have captured for The New York Times a behind-the-scenes look at Copwatch, a new program to organize citizens to video Baltimore police.
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Friday Afternoon Headlines: Woman Forced Into Car, Raped in Bolton Hill; Big Job Growth in Maryland; and More
David Zurawik: Post-Freddie Gray, interviewers want to hear what Baltimore teens have to say — Baltimore Sun New initiative hopes to keep teens from smoking — CBS Baltimore Baltimore police release sketch in rape investigation — WBAL-TV Maryland bounces back with big job growth in July — BBJ Wasabi Ventures is looking to help launch […]
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How You Can Help Baltimore Heal
Parts of the city are in rough shape this morning. If what happened last night in Baltimore has left you feeling sad, angry, or alienated, why not channel that into helping our city get back on its feet? A number of ad-hoc clean-up efforts have been organized for today:
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Thursday Afternoon Headlines: Freddie Gray Protests Continue; Maryland Man Killed in Drone Strike; Hogan Weighs In; and More
Videographer: Freddie Gray was folded like ‘origami’ — Baltimore Sun Neighbors grieve quietly for Md. man killed in drone strike — Reuters Protests continue, prayer vigil planned for Freddie Gray — CBS Baltimore Hogan addresses need for policy body cameras — WBAL -TV Baltimore police make arrest in Federal Hill robberies, suspects also linked to […]
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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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Two More Enter Crowded Race to Become Baltimore’s Next Mayor
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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Friday Morning Headlines: Subtle differences in Freddie Gray indictment; Orioles Win; and More
Subtle differences after indictment in Gray case could be sign of shift in thinking — Baltimore Sun Arrests fall, murders boom in Baltimore’s worst area — Daily Beast Pearce slam, Hardy’s RBI lift Orioles past Mariners — CBS Baltimore Towson University student to run across Maryland — WBAL-TV Larry Hogan’s trade tip to Asia will […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 […]
