Freddie Gray’s fatal injury while in police custody and the ensuing protests have been getting national attention. In a blog post at Esquire Tuesday evening, John Hendrickson points out that a photo (from Justin Fenton) of mounted police in front of utterly dilapidated rowhomes makes Baltimore look like a movie set. He waxes poetic:
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Marilyn Mosby Once Appeared on Judge Judy — And She Won
Even before she passed the bar, Marilyn Mosby was getting experience winning cases in the courtroom. A YouTube clip making the rounds today shows one such early example, when the future Baltimore City State’s Attorney appeared on Judge Judy.
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Orioles Wear Special Home Jerseys for ReOpening Day
The Baltimore Orioles, like most major-league baseball teams, wear white jerseys featuring the team name for home games. The city name goes on the gray away jerseys.
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Police Union Cries “Lynch Mob,” and Other Protest News
Protests over the death of Freddie Gray are growing in Baltimore. In a prepared statement, which I can only assume was never proofread, the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 compared those protesting the suspicious death of a black man from injuries sustained in police custody to a “lynch mob.”
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Real-Life Olivia Pope Is Coming to Fix Baltimore
If you’ve watched the ABC political thriller Scandal, you know all about Olivia Pope. In case you need a refresher, Pope is a fixer–basically, the person you call in when everything is falling apart. And while Olivia Pope is fictional, she’s based on a real-life political strategist Judy Smith.
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2015 on Pace to Be Baltimore’s Most Violent Year Since 2007
Thursday morning marked 100 murders in Baltimore in 2015, after 39 killings in the last 30 days. The Baltimore Sun noted that the city hasn’t logged 100 murders by late May since 2007.
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Tuesday Morning Headlines: Gray’s Spinal Injury Suggests “Forceful Trauma;” Harbor East Starbucks to Triple in Size; House Republicans Fight Another D.C. Law; and More
House Republicans take issue with another D.C. law – Washington Post Sun cartoonist KAL is a Pulitzer finalist – Baltimore Sun Gray’s spinal injury suggests ‘forceful trauma,’ doctors say – Baltimore Sun Friends, neighbors say Gray was a well-liked jokester known to police – Baltimore Sun Analysis: Hubris at the Board of Public Works? – […]
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Baltimore Police Lacked Intelligence During Riots, Union Says
There’s a lot about training, equipment and now-fired commissioner Anthony Batts’ leadership skills in the Baltimore police union’s report on the department’s handling of the riots that followed Freddie Gray’s death. But one section sheds light on a topic that’s not necessarily front-of-mind when considering city police departments: intelligence gathering.
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Prince to Surprise Baltimore on Sunday with Concert, New Song
It’s not exactly a surprise, because now we know, but it’s certainly not a lot of notice. Tickets go on sale today at 5 p.m. for a Prince concert at Royal Farms Arena on Sunday. The artist is expected to debut his new protest song “Baltimore,” about “the slew of killings of young black men,” […]
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Amid Unrest, Ta-Nehisi Coates Discusses Race at Hopkins
Ta-Nehisi Coates came home on Thursday to discuss issues of race in America. The Atlantic writer is a national authority on the topic, but the events that surrounded the talk undoubtedly hit close on a personal level, as Coates grew up in the West Baltimore neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested.
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Our Favorite Baltimore Momma Bear Made the Cover of the NY Post
Local mom Toya Graham had a fit when she saw her son participating in Monday’s melee. After recognizing him in the crowd, she approached him with a slap on the side of his head and strong words. Her hands-on discipline, which was first reported on WMAR, made the national news last night, and she was […]
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State legislative workgroup to examine police reforms, changes to officer bill of rights
Two Baltimore Democrats are chairing a workgroup to examine proposals to improve police-community relationships and accountability in misconduct cases. The Baltimore Sun reports Del. Curt Anderson and Sen. Catherine E. Pugh will co-chair the Workgroup on Public Safety, which will hold its first meeting Monday.
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New Photography Project Shares Local Lives Up Close and Personal
Local photographer Joe Rubino brings the lives of ordinary Baltimoreans into focus with the new social media project Close Up Baltimore.
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Man killed in Highlandtown as Baltimore gun violence continues
A man was killed in an apparent robbery at a Highlandtown convenience store on Friday, police said.
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JFX Farmer’s Market, Kinetic Sculpture Aren’t Happening This Weekend in Baltimore
Despite the jubilation around the city as a result of Marilyn Mosby’s announcement of charges against Baltimore cops in Freddie Gray’s death, Baltimore City remains under heavy National Guard presence with a 10 p.m. curfew. Even during daylight hours, many events scheduled this weekend were either cancelled or postponed to make way for rallies and out […]
