Batts apologizes for late police response in Roland Park

Spike Gjerde will take over Crush space in Belvedere Square

Spike Gjerde is coming to Belvedere Square. Gjerde will move his Woodberry Kitchen's canning and preserving operations into the Belvedere...

Food Market to host first birthday party

It’s only been a year? A hit from the start, the Food Market opened on the eve of last year's Honfest. Co-owners Chad Gauss and Elan...

Mechanics promise to find good home for station wagon, unless we buy it back first

We had planned to keep our beloved 1997 station wagon.

New buyer for development site in Remington

Seawall Development Corp., a force in Remington as a builder of affordable teacher housing and a rehabber of abandoned row houses, has...

Residents oppose town house development on historic site in Hampden

A developer's plan to turn a historic house into townhouses and apartments is sparking consternation among residents, who say their...

Roland Park Elementary/Middle School holds annual May Mart

Tony Sartori, 61, and Sam Jenkins, 10, were fundraisers extraordinaire at the 85th annual May Mart on Saturday at Roland Park Elementary/...

A 'Passport' to the world of Druid Hill Park

A Roland Park resident has created a "passport" to Druid Hill Park.

New barber shop opening as merchants in Hampden play musical chairs

A shave and a haircut of yesteryear cost the proverbial two bits, 25 cents. A shave alone at The Old Bank Barbers, a soon-to-open barber...

Northern Baltimore city sports notices

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Charles Bassler Sr. had passion for golf until the very end

On a doctor’s visit during the final year of his life, 92-year old Charles Bassler Sr. was asked a series of questions to test his...

Calvert Hall baseball rallies past Gilman to repeat as A Conference champions

Calvert Hall baseball coach Lou Eckerl didn’t worry much when his team fell behind this season. With eight seniors in the lineup...

Calvert Hall baseball blanks Gilman, advances to A Conference final

Calvert Hall baseball coach Lou Eckerl expected junior right-hander Manny Rodriguez to be effective when he put him in the starting rotation...

Loyola stuns No. 1 Boys' Latin, 10-9, for A Conference lacrosse title

The Loyola lacrosse team barely made the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference playoffs, able to sneak in on the...

Mount St. Joe nets two individual titles in tennis; Gilman grabs one

Gilman junior Garrett Weinstein says he changed his strategy for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference No. 1...

Calvert Hall upsets Gilman, captures first MIAA A Conference golf title since 1999

As a second seed with a 6-2 league mark, Gilman was hardly a surprise finalist in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A...

Northern Baltimore sports notices

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Caton connection delivers at Walters

A neglected 19th-century Baltimore artist gets some 21st-century recognition in an exhibit at the Walters Art Museum. "New Eyes on America:...

Johnny's starts up Whiskey Wednesday

On Wednesday night, Johnny’s is starting a biweekly series of whiskey tastings. Each Whiskey Wednesday will feature a flight of four,...

Senator Theatre restoration moving along

A Super Bowl soiree, Guilford-style

It wouldn't be the Super Bowl without a party — and in Guilford, a fancy one at that.

Biannual exhibition at Baltimore Clayworks is Cloonan's cup of tea

Mary Cloonan recalls her college ceramics professor saying that teapots are the chicken of the clay world: one basic form, "but so many ways...

'Billy Elliott the Musical' warms hearts at Hippodrome

A British coal mining strike in 1984 seems like a rather sooty setting for an inspirational story, but that gave audiences all the more...

BMA's contemporary wing keeps up with the times

Museums are popular destinations during the holiday season. After people have opened presents, eaten more than they should and otherwise...

A happy ending for Cafe Hon on 'Kitchen Nightmares'

All's well at

Gilman's Reiter named Teacher on the Trail for 2014 Iditarod

This year's Iditarod dog sled race ended last month, but Gilman School teacher Jen Reiter is already preparing for next year's race.

Hopkins helps ease tensions between students and area residents

Wonzheng Wang, of southern China, admits he doesn't have much time to get to know his neighbors in Oakenshawe or take an interest in the...

More people sick at Johns Hopkins' Keswick campus

Several more people fell ill at the Johns Hopkins at Keswick campus this week, following an incident last month in which nearly two dozen...

R. Lucille Eliasberg, former executive assistant at Roland Park Country School

R. Lucille Eliasberg, a former executive assistant at the Roland Park Country School who was known equally for her charm and toughness, will...

Bar, cleaners robbed at gunpoint (North Baltimore Crime Log)

The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough...

Hudson's Corner: Blend T lemon passes taste test and is on its way to a store near you

We all have the nightmare of being late to class, forgetting to study for the exam or being late to a test. At three score and four, I...

City's old Barclay rec center to reopen as privately run community center

The formerly city-owned Barclay Recreation Center will make its debut as a privately run community center May 18, serving the Charles...

Two separate thefts in one night at new sports bar in Hampden

The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough...

Blood drive and benefit for House of Ruth coming up [Hampden]

Got blood? Time to help your community.

Action in Maturity to mark 40th anniversary

Esther Bonnet, 100, is always thinking about new plans for Action in Maturity — as she has since she co-founded the transportation...

Tour of Guilford houses draws people from far and wide

Gardens were filled with tulips. Dogwood blossoms and tender new shoots were mulched. Windows glistened, tables glowed and chandeliers&...

Roosevelt Park rec center reopens a month after water pipe break

The Roosevelt Park Recreation Center reopened Wednesday after being closed for about a month because of a broke water pipe.

Cindy Wolf to give business lecture at Notre Dame

The Charles J. Busta III lecture series at Notre Dame presents "Cindy Wolf: Mixing Business with...

Eddie's on North Charles celebrating 20th year Saturday

The second Eddie's of Roland Park store opened Sept. 22, 1992, so the store's 20th anniversary was actually last fall. But the store on...

Legal complaint jeopardizes developer's plans for 25th Street Station shopping center

The seller of an 11-acre site in Remington, where Rick Walker was planning to build a shopping center — with a Walmart —...

More illnesses reported at Hopkins at Keswick

At least 12 people with symptoms of illness were reported at Johns Hopkins at Keswick in North Baltimore on Monday, almost a week after...

Victim tells robber he has no cell phone -- then it rings [North Baltimore Crime Log]

The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is...

Thief drops ID while fleeing from scene

The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is...

Man killed in Greenspring neighborhood of Baltimore

Baltimore police homicide detectives are investigating a murder Tuesday in the Greenspring neighborhood.

Man sleeping under bridge robbed of scooter [North Baltimore Crime Log]

The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is...

After Boston bombing, a noble response to a cruel act [Editorial]

In the aftermath of the horrific Boston Marathon bombings, stories emerged of moments of mercy and compassion in Boston. Residents took...

Recent fire illustrates need to be careful when working on old houses [Hudson's Corner]

With temperatures soaring from the 30s to the 90s in one week, homeowners are grinding into gear on renovation and repair projects. A...

The world now knows Baltimore as a city of champions [Editorial]

"We won!" people around here shouted Sunday night as the Ravens took their second national championship in Super Bowl XLVIII.

Hudson's Corner: Ghost in the machine haunts car, Internet service, security system all at once

On a recent, frigid week of winter, some cold air blew in on possessions we use most.