No raining on Keswick's Memorial Day parades for babies and bike riders

Kiefaber's home auctioned off by state

In less than five minutes, Tom Kiefaber said, he was left with nothing.

Roland Park makes big push to buy Baltimore Country Club land

With Baltimore Country Club officials sitting in the audience, Roland Park community leaders Tuesday announced plans to raise $10 million in...

Northern Baltimore city crime log: Woman beaten by three assailants

Barclay Street

Keswick Multi-Care Center refocusing on community-based health

When Libby Bowerman retired late last year as chief executive officer of Keswick Multi-Care Center, she said the long-term and memory care...

Mixed signals on robberies mar downward trend in Northern District crime stats

Year-to-date crime in the Northern District is continuing its downward trend in most categories compared to last year, although new...

Northern Baltimore city crime log: Pedestrian struck in face, possibly with handgun, and robbed

North Calvert Street

Lake Evesham girl raises money to help amputee teacher drive again after losing arms and legs

Casey Brown's handshake was warm, but shy, as if the 10-year-old Lake Evesham girl was surprised anyone would want to shake her hand.

Organizer of skateboard park rolling toward city funding deadline

Baltimore City's $75,000 grant offer to the Skatepark of Baltimore still stands — but not for much longer.

Gilman grad Doyle will be on attack for Notre Dame against Loyola

A cautionary tale ran through Conor Doyle's mind as the University of Virginia tried desperately to rally against the University of Notre...

Boys lacrosse: Friends falls in B Conference final

Having dug itself an 8-1 hole — make that a giant crater — in the first half of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic...

Lacrosse: Calvert Hall defense suffocates archrival Loyola

Calvert Hall junior defenseman Garrett Epple admitted to being "a little scared" when he realized that he and the Cardinals would confront...

College lacrosse: Loyola grads enjoy special ceremony, then take tests

Nine recent Loyola University Maryland graduates faced another test May 19.

Baseball: Young Ripken hits his own mark with senior stretch at Gilman

After the Gilman School has its graduation next month, Ryan Ripken, the Greyhounds' two-sport star and son of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame...

Taylor Cummings scores game-winner, giving McDonogh fourth straight IAAM title

Taylor Cummings scripted a "Hollywood ending" to a perfect McDonogh girls lacrosse season.

Girls lacrosse: Friends defeats Park for B Conference title

Having lost in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference final the past three years, Friends' players had pretty...

Baltimore Messenger Sports Notices

Send sports notices a minimum of two weeks before the requested publication date to Patuxent Publishing/MS Sports Notices, Third floor,...

Hershey festival worth its weight in chocolate bars

Once again the Wine Festival in Hershey delivered a phenomenal experience during its 90-minute VIP tasting. For $95, attendees got to sample...

'You Can't Take It With You,' so enjoy Everyman play now

Audiences during the Great Depression had their spirits lifted by "You Can't Take It With You," the wacky 1936 comedy by George S....

Theater Review: 'Ruined' women saved by Pulitzer-winning play

Lynn Nottage does not shy away from a tough subject in "Ruined." Although its story about sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of...

A movie date can last all weekend at Maryland Film Festival

If you love movies, you'll feel like a kid set loose in a candy store when the 14th annual Maryland Film Festival screens 40 feature films...

Look up, it's 'Mary Poppins' at the Hippodrome

In case you're wondering, the title character does fly above the stage of the Hippodrome Theatre in the 2006 Broadway musical "Mary Poppins....

Senator Theatre closed for months of renovations

The skinny on wines and dieting

Most are feeling the urge to shed those winter mantles and get ready for summertime. As the prospect of heading "downeyoshen" looms large,...

Presidential perspiration the inspiration for 'Frost/Nixon'

Richard Nixon really works up a sweat in "Frost/Nixon." When the former president agreed to do a series of television interviews with...

Bryn Mawr and Gilman partner with Baltimore to improve streets

The Bryn Mawr School and Gilman School have each agreed to pay $350,000 to Baltimore City to fund traffic-calming and streetscape...

Current events: Hampden students release tiny trout into Stony Run

"Our fish will be leaving the building," came the announcement over the public address system at Hampden Elementary/Middle School on May 3.

Bryn Mawr School senior named presidential scholar

Amna Hashmi, a graduating senior at Bryn Mawr School in Roland Park, has been named a 2012 Presidential Scholar, the only girl in Maryland...

Roland Park Country School highlights its partial conversion to solar energy

In an effort to "shine a light on solar energy," Roland Park Country School staged a "Solarbration" on April 22 to pay tribute to Earth...

Hampden: Here's your chance to learn about the cultural significance of Madonna

Do you like Madonna? No, no, not the religious one, the pop icon one. If so, be sure to check out Atomic Books, 3620 Falls Road, on Friday,...

Visit Baltimore offers to help fund skate park and concert series in Hampden

Visit Baltimore, the city's quasi-public marketing and tourism arm, is asking the Hampden Village Merchants Association to pay a...

Owner repositioning Green Spring shopping center for 'national tenants'

The relocation of the Rotunda Mall Giant gives a big boost to Green Spring Tower Square, a small, family-owned shopping center in the...

Lacrosse: Maryvale beats Bryn Mawr, advances to IAAM A Conference lacrosse final

Making nine saves in the first half, Maryvale junior goalie Caroline Federico sent a strong message to kick-start a 9-7 victory over second-...

Hampden: Congratulations to communty council's Genny Dill and super-moms everywhere

For the next few months, traveling in and out of Baltimore along the I-83 corridor near Hampden is going to be tricky at best, because of...

Longest ciclovia yet runs from Roland Park to Druid Hill Park

Saturday's fifth and largest ciclovia, a three-mile walking and biking event that closed southbound Roland Avenue and several other roads to...

Police presence, parking at issue as Roland Park readies biggest ciclovia

Roland Park is looking forward to its fifth and biggest ciclovia on Saturday, May 5..

Roland Park fire house to close for at least three months for renovations

The aging Roland Park fire station, home of Engine 44, will be closed for at least three months later this year for renovations on the...

Morgan reopening David's Restaurant; not selling Hampden Republican Club

David Morgan said he fell apart when his wife died of ovarian cancer last year, leaving him at a personal crossroads — and leaving...

Developers vie to restore Parkway Theatre in Charles North

The Maryland Film Festival would transform the historic and long-shuttered Parkway Theatre into a venue for small independent films and...

Rotunda redevelopers hope to have new grocer signed by summer

Updating Roland Park community leaders Thursday on plans for redevelopment of the Rotunda, a representative of the mall's owner began by...

Pictures: Starting salaries for college graduates

Police describe break-in at Waverly Y at Stadium Place

Four young men broke into a community center at Stadium Place in Waverly early Tuesday and stole a 60-inch television, a portable oxygen...

North Baltimore city crime log: Pedestrian robbed of wallet, cell phone

West Belvedere Avenue

Northern Baltimore city crime log: Pedestrian struck in neck and ear and robbed of iPhone

Abell Avenue

Copper theft seen as statewide problem, despite new law

They've robbed graves and construction sites, churches and schools. They've taken downspouts, statues from bases and ordinary pipes right...

Hudson's Corner: $10 million for club land is a lot of money, but it buys peace of mind

It was almost deja vu. Tuesday, May 22 was the annual meeting of the Roland Park Civic League. Many of the same people who spoke at the...

Hudson's Corner: Baltimore's appearance is a mixed bag upon returning from a weekend at the beach

The first weekend of May, my husband and I always head to the beach. Few are there. We walk empty beaches, eat in half-filled restaurants...

Roland Park turns hat-trick of community events, all happening over May 4 weekend

Three Roland Park-sponsored events fall together over the weekend of May 4. The annual Spring Celebration kicks off the community's hat-...

Hudson's Corner: Turnout for DOT meeting was low, but value is high in Roland Avenue resurfacing project

Only about 30 north Baltimoreans turned out for the Baltimore City Department of Transportation's April 12 meeting at Roland Park...