Writer and filmmaker John Waters said he wants to play a character’s free-spoken phallus in the film adaptation of his “Liarmouth” novel.
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Wednesday Morning
Last fall, librarian and creative nonfiction writer Melissa Foley-King heard rapid gunfire as she was packing her lunch for work. Life on her block would never be quite the same. Warning: This essay contains tragic violence. But it also honors friendship and community.
Posted inHealth and Science
‘AIDS ain’t over’: Supporters look back on 35 years at AIDS Action Baltimore
Pat Moran has won three Emmys and many other awards in her years as a casting director for movies and television productions, but she said the tribute she received this week was different. Moran was honored for her support of AIDS Action Baltimore, the organization she co-founded in 1987 after seeing so many friends dying […]
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Thursday Afternoon Headlines: Maryland to open 10 new COVID testing sites; Baltimore County IG report highlights issues with criminal background checks; and more
Maryland to open 10 new COVID testing sites at hospitals throughout state — The Baltimore Sun Inspector General Report Finds Criminals Working Among Baltimore County’s Workforce — WJZ The struggle to reach EZPass customer service continues, as huge backlog of old toll bills remain — WMAR Opportunity for change: Maryland evictions task force calls for […]
Posted inReal Estate & Home
Chasen Companies adds former Walters Art Museum properties to its portfolio
The Walters Art Museum is officially out of the rental apartment business. The museum has completed its sale of three apartment buildings it owned at 606, 608 and 610 Cathedral St., just west of its main campus in Mount Vernon.
Posted inCharles Village
Developers unveil plans for a ‘shrunken’ apartment building in Charles Village
Reacting to criticism that the apartment building they proposed for Charles Village was too big, developers on Tuesday unveiled plans for a “shrunken” version.
Posted inPolitics & Business
Baltimore Unity Hall, a center for arts, education and job training, opens on Eutaw Place
A former union hall is now a unity hall, after civic leaders on Friday cut the ribbon for a new center for arts, education and job training at 1505 Eutaw Place. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott joined about 100 area residents and others to open the three-story community center, which was designed to break down barriers […]
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Thursday Afternoon Headlines: Maryland legislature overrides Hogan’s veto of new congressional districts; Wes Moore picks former delegate as running mate; and more
Maryland Gov. Hogan vetoes new congressional districts, lawmakers quickly vote to override — The Baltimore Sun Wes Moore Picks Ex-Delegate Aruna Miller to Be His Running Mate — Maryland Matters Keith Smith Convicted Of First-Degree Murder In Wife’s Killing — WJZ Case of DPW supervisor charged with handgun violations placed on “inactive” docket — Baltimore […]
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Urban Landscape: Baltimore’s first heavy timber office building rises in Canton; TouchPoint Empowerment Center advances; Patagonia opening in Fells Point; Goats return to Wyman Park Dell
At first glance, the construction site along Boston Street may look like others in Canton or elsewhere in the city – crane in the sky, columns and beams rising from the ground. But there’s one trait that sets it apart from others in Baltimore: the method of construction. The four-story structure is the first office […]
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Abell report: More than 85,000 Baltimore homes estimated to contain lead hazards
More than 85,000 Baltimore homes are estimated to contain lead hazards, such as lead-based paints and lead dust, and it could cost billions to contain or remove those hazards, according to a new report published by the Abell Foundation.
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Monday Afternoon Headlines: Another ATM smash-and-grab; MD planning to vaccinate children as young as 5; and more.
Another ATM smash and grab, in Highlandtown – WBAL-TV Maryland making plans to vaccinate children as young as 5 – WMAR-TV Baltimore County Councilwoman rents Bowley’s Quarters apartment after buying home outside her district – The Sun Once an electrician to Maryland’s elite, a 72-year-old bank robber heads to prison – The Washington Post Ted […]
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Area 405 arts hub sold to local partnership that plans to upgrade it, keep it affordable
Area 405, an artist hub and maker space in Baltimore’s Station North arts district, has been sold to a partnership that plans to upgrade it and continue operating it as an affordable artist community. The new owner is 405-417 East Oliver Street Partners, a limited liability corporation formed by the nonprofit organization Central Baltimore Partnership […]
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Morgan State University President David Wilson on this year’s record enrollment and expansion plans, including a campus in Africa: ‘The brand of the institution has just caught fire!’
Most years, Morgan State University in Baltimore had an enrollment of about 7,460 students. This fall, it set a record for both its incoming freshmen class, about 2,400 students, and its total enrollment, 9,660. For the first time, more than half of incoming freshmen came from out of state, forcing administrators to scramble to find […]
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Urban Landscape: Remington/Hampden edition
Potential redevelopment of the Sisson Street “dump” site; Apartments and shops proposed to replace 7-Eleven store in Remington; and more Baltimore business and real estate news.
Posted inPolitics & Business
Howard County receives $7.7 million in funding for rent and utility relief
Howard County yesterday received an additional $7.7 million in grant funding to help residents pay rent and utility bills. The U.S. Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) provided the county with an initial $9.7 million in March.
