Frederick N. Rasmussen recounts his family’s summer roadtrips in the 1950s, characterized by witty Burma-Shave roadside signs, sibling squabbles, and a lack of air conditioning.
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Posted inHistorically Baltimore
A former Baltimore Sun editor’s eyewitness account of German surrender at Reims during World War II
Price Day, former editor-in-chief of The Baltimore Sun, Evening Sun and Sunday Sun, witnessed the German surrender at Reims, France in World War II.
Posted inKid's Stuff
A sweet treat: Baltimore dad and son build Domino Sugar factory Halloween costume
While other Baltimore kids are dressing up as ghosts and ghouls to trick or treat, Federal Hill resident Henry Kearns wanted something a little closer to home. Kearns, 9, and his dad Robert built a Domino Sugar factory costume for Halloween this year.
Posted inStation North
Baltimore’s new Ynot Lot is one of three properties that MCB Real Estate owns along Maryland Avenue in the Station North arts district
In addition to Baltimore’s new Ynot Lot, MCB Real Estate owns two other properties along Maryland Avenue in the Station North arts district.
Posted inArt
BmoreArt’s Picks: October 22-28
BmoreArt’s picks this week: Enoch Pratt Artist-in-Residence Phylicia Ghee at Current; Livewire 14 featuring Annea Lockwood at UMBC; and more.
Posted inColleges & Universities, Schools, Sponsored Post
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? It’s time to level up with high-level technical training at CCBC
If you’re in the IT field and would like to further your career, look no further than Community College of Baltimore County’s new high-level technical training opportunities. CCBC has partnered with New Horizons to offer real-world training courses that will give you the tools you need to be competitive in the workforce. This partnership increases […]
Posted inSponsored Post
Why Your Budget Isn’t Working
The Problem with Traditional Budgeting by Amy Scott, Certified Financial Coach Most people are taught to budget like they’re reconciling a bank statement—looking back on where every dollar went. You’re told to track all your expenses, categorize your spending, and trim the “bad stuff.” The result? And hey, I get it. I’ve been there. And […]
Posted inArt
BmoreArt’s Picks: October 14-20
BmoreArt’s picks this week: Baltimore Transfiguration International Film Festival, Mel Chin lectures at UMBC, and more.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Photo Gallery: See Beyond Festival
The Maryland School for the Blind’s third annual See Beyond Festival on Saturday showcased what life is like for blind and low vision people.
Posted inArt
Douriean Fletcher, jewelry artist for ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Coming 2 America,’ to be highlighted in exhibition at Walters Art Museum
Jewelry artist Douriean Fletcher, known for her creations in projects like the “Black Panther” movies and “Coming 2 America,” will show her work in an exhibition at Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum next year.
Posted inFeatured
Baltimore decides not to send its Confederate monuments to California
Baltimore’s Confederate monuments won’t be traveling to California after all. Planning director Chris Ryer on Thursday sent a letter to a Los Angeles-based art curator, Hamza Walker, notifying him that the city has decided to decline his offer to borrow four city-owned monuments for use in a proposed art exhibit that aims to put Confederate […]
Posted inBaltimore Writers Club
Cory McCray: Lessons from a life saved by an apprenticeship
At the urging of a loving mother, Cory McCray was accepted into an electricians’ training program and his life was turned around.
Posted inAlong the Patapsco
People moved and people died: The shelf-life of books
Back when Jerry Brown was dating Linda Ronstadt, I was a freshman English major at Loyola College of Baltimore. I’d just signed off a container ship where I handled lines, chipped paint and read David Copperfield to figure out how stories were “made.” Ashore, I began tugging at the veil of literature for clues.
Posted inPolitics & Business
Baltimore City approves controversial conduit deal, two members don’t show up — BGE and Mayor Scott respond
There was an unexpected twist during the Baltimore City Board of Estimates meeting on Wednesday morning, two of the five voting members didn’t show up in protest when it came time to vote on a controversial deal with Baltimore Gas and Electric.
Posted inArt
Walking a mile in artist Joyce Scott’s dreams requires flexibility, love, humor, and strength
Artist Joyce Scott’s retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art spotlights anti-Black violence of the past and present, and dreams of a better future. The exhibition is on view through July 14.
