Poems about Ferguson from Baltimore City kids — Washington Post City reviews Harbor Point park — Baltimore Sun Report: Camden Yards likely to host 2016 All-Star game, Sporting News Health experts in Baltimore to discuss Ebola — WBAL-TV Best Buy apologizes for Twitter joke about ‘Serial’ — Balt. Business Journal Betamore shakeup: Tech anchor announces […]
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Wednesday Afternoon Headlines: Cop Charged with Sex Offense; Charter School Moves; Daytime Curfew for City Kids; and More
Baltimore police officer charged in assault, sex offense — CBS Baltimore Charter school to move because of unpaid bills — Baltimore Sun City expands youth curfew to daytime school hours — WBAL-TV ‘Most Wanted’ serial robber has struck 30 businesses — Baltimore Sun 5 questions on manufacturing with Steny Hoyer — Balt. Biz Journal
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Tuesday Morning Headlines: O’Malley Has Surgery for Broken Elbow; D.C. Council Warned to Back Off from Legal Pot; 300 E. Lombard Street Sells for $38M; and More
O’Malley Has Surgery After Breaking Elbow – CBS Baltimore D.C. Council warned not to move forward on marijuana legalization – Washington Post ‘Serial’ fans find there’s still a shrimp sale at the Crab Crib – Baltimore Sun Howard police officer shoots, kills pit bull in Ellicott City – Baltimore Sun 300 E. Lombard Street sells […]
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Adnan Syed Advocates Get an Hour on MSNBC Network
At the end of Sarah Koenig’s 12-episode “Serial” podcast, I, for one, was left completely agnostic as to Adnan Syed’s guilt and the fairness of his trial (which got him a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee). Since then, several bloggers (including the brilliant Susan Simpson) have gone through […]
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Jay Wilds: Sarah Koenig ‘Created an Evil Archetype of Me’
In the third and final installment of The Intercept’s interview with Jay Wilds, key witness in the murder trial of Adnan Syed, he describes his life post-Serial. And it doesn’t sound great — people videotaping his home, the posting of his personal information on the Internet, threats to confront him, loss of employment. While a […]
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SNL Imagines “The Wire” Set in Brooklyn, And It’s Hilarious
Has anyone else been noticing how Saturday Night Live has totally been killing it these days? That Serial parody was hilarious; now the show has decided to tackle The Wire and New York hipsters in the same skit–and the results are as funny as you’d hope they’d be.
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Afternoon Headlines: Former City Officer Gets One Year for Choking Puppy; FBI Searching for Serial Robber; Ray Lewis is Praying for Ray Rice; and more
Person of Interest in Toddler’s Murder Released – The Baltimore Sun Former City Officer Sentenced to One Year for Choking Puppy – cbslocal FBI Searching for Serial Robber – cbslocal Orioles Schedule Forces Change of Time of Baltimore Running Festival – BBJ Ray Lewis Says He’s Praying for Friend Ray Rice – The Baltimore Sun
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Supporters of Adnan Syed Raise $29K and Counting for His Legal Defense
Sarah Koenig’s Serial became the most popular podcast of all time, gave listeners an addictive true crime mystery to parse, opened up old wounds for friends and family of murder victim Hae Min Lee, inspired a scholarship fund, and reignited efforts to clear the name of Adnan Syed, the man who as a teenager was […]
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Robberies at Radio Shacks, Petcos, GameStops linked to 1 man
Kieran Williams has been visiting local chain stores like they’re going out of style. Unfortunately, his many visits to area establishments got the attention of the FBI. According to WBAL-TV, the Bureau arrested the accused serial robber for holding up five Radio Shacks, three Petcos, two Game Stops and an Earth Origin for good measure.
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The View From Halcyon Farm: Book ’em
If you’ve ever been to our house or office, or shop, one thing that you will notice is that there are stacks of books everywhere! There are novels, both current best-sellers and classics. There are cookbooks including the most recent ones by trendy chefs, as well as church and garden club cookbooks from the middle […]
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The Week in Review: 2 Years, 1 Week
Happy New Year! Let’s get caught up on the news you missed while working toward hangovers and making resolutions. It’s the Week in Review for Dec. 28, 2014 – Jan 2, 2015.
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Friday Morning Headlines: O’Malley Increases Pardons; Phelps Trial Today; Road Travelers Expected in Record Numbers This Season; and more
O’Malley Increases Pardons _ The Baltimore Sun Michael Phelps Faces DUI Trial Today – The Baltimore Sun Md. Congressman Chris Van Hollen Talks About Effort to Release Alan Gross – cbslocal Year in Review: Under Armour Keeps Growing and Growing – Baltimore Business Journal Triple A Expecting Record Number of Holiday Travelers – cbslocal Z on TV: ‘Serial’ […]
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Thursday afternoon headlines: $1M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Baltimore City; Mayor signs bill offering tax credits to residents who move but stay in Baltimore; Barricaded suspect arrested in E. Baltimore believed to be ‘serial’ armed robber; and more
$1M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Baltimore City– CBS Baltimore Mayor signs bill offering tax credits to residents who move but stay in Baltimore– Baltimore Sun Rabid cat found, captured in Reisterstown– Baltimore Sun Barricaded suspect arrested in E. Baltimore believed to be ‘serial’ armed robber– Baltimore Sun Under Armour to spend $100M on Southeast […]
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Week in Review: 12 Baltimore Happenings You Might’ve Missed This Week
Since SNL’s rearrangement of The Wire worked so well, we decided to reformat your recap of the week’s top stories. It’s the Week in Review for Jan. 16-23, in neatly organized list form:
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The Week in Review: Benched
Are we still the “Greatest City in America” if the benches don’t say so? It’s the Week in Review for Jan. 9-16:
