Ravens’ Breshad Perriman out indefinitely after knee surgery — Baltimore Sun City officer charged with felony theft — CBS Baltimore Carson raises $20M in past three months — WBAL-TV This Baltimore architecture firm has been chosen to redesign Rash Field — BBJ “Serial” podcast coming to TV — Baltimore Sun
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Md. Attorney General Disputes Adnan Syed’s New Claims in Serial Case
Even with all of its podcast-related momentum, there was no indication that Adnan Syed’s effort to appeal for a new trial in the murder of Hae Min Lee would be easy. Attorney General Brian Frosh demonstrated why this week, contesting Syed’s case on nearly every point.
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Baltimore Fishbowl’s Most Read Stories of 2015
A quick Google Analytics report reveals which stories caught the attention of our Baltimore Fishbowl audience. Here’s what you liked most in 2015. Happy New Year and thanks for reading! 10. Hopkins Launches Country’s First Lyme Disease Center by Rachel Monroe This post about Johns Hopkins opening the country’s first Lyme Disease Research Center attracted many readers […]
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Baltimore’s Top News Stories of 2015
Taken together, Baltimore’s biggest news stories of 2015 signify a momentous year in Charm City. Let’s take a look back at the big headlines:
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Baltimore’s Creative Class Finds a New Outlet: The Podcast
It was 2006. Ed Schrader had just moved to Baltimore from a town in Upstate New York that didn’t exactly have a booming arts scene. He was standing in an elevator, holding a metal CD rack with a contact mic connected to it. Although he had no specific plans for this pairing of random objects, […]
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Another Podcast Will Dig Into Adnan Syed’s Case
Serial ended with Sarah Koenig to draw a conclusion based on the evidence she presented in the case of Adnan Syed. But developments have kept the case going off the air. All of the very specific court rulings and interviews with people who wouldn’t talk to Koenig seemed to be enough for another podcast altogether. So it’s […]
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The Sexism of ‘Serial’ Truthers
If you have been thinking about just starting to blog in-depth about the Serial podcast (if so, where have you been?) and you also happen to be a woman, brace yourself for some gender-based backlash from the Internet’s anonymous creep brigade.
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In ‘Serial’ Case Appeal, Adnan Syed’s Team to Focus on Lawyer, Alibi
Lawyers for Adnan Syed detailed the merits on which they plan to argue that Adnan Syed deserves a new trial in the killing of Hae Min Lee. As The Guardian points out, it looks like they were avid Serial listeners like the rest of us.
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Baltimore Writer’s Club: Love Slaves of Helen Hadley Hall
An occasional series introducing new books from Baltimoreans I really don’t know of any writer, living or dead, who fashions a funnier sentence than Jim Magruder, and I mean that in all seriousness. For many readers, the almost vertiginous hilarity of Magruder’s prose will be a source of unbridled pleasure while for aspiring literary comedians such […]
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Baltimore Street Dancer’s Identity Revealed!
If you’ve been captivated by a mysterious dancer who was popping up in various Baltimore neighborhoods over the past several weeks, moving to the music on her iPod, you should know that she just moved all the way to Michigan. She recently ramped up her one-person serial flash mobs as her way of saying goodbye to the […]
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‘Serial’ Case Update: Adnan Syed Granted Appeal
A Maryland judge sided with Adnan Syed on Friday, granting the focal point of ‘Serial’ permission to appeal his murder conviction for the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee.
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Key “Serial” Witness Changes Her Story (Again)
The very first episode of the hit podcast Serial featured producer Sarah Koenig tracking down a young woman who had key information that threatened to undermine the case against convicted murderer Adnan Syed.
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Court Agrees to Re-Consider “Serial” Case
The wheels of justice turn slowly. Very, very slowly.
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Friday Afternoon Headlines: Cold Days Ahead; ‘Serial’ Forum; Tax Cuts Out; and More
These Maryland colleges are among the top 100 in the U.S. — Balt. Biz Journal Miller rules out proposed Hogan tax cuts this year — Baltimore Sun Sagamore Development gives Rec Pier update — Baltimore Guide Baltimore bearing down for a cold few days — CBS Baltimore Syed’s lawyer talks case at Serial forum — […]
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Time: “What Baltimore Can Teach Us About the World”
Hmmm. Having to teach the world about, well, the world is a pretty hefty burden. But if Time Magazine thinks Baltimore is up to it, who are we to deny them?
