Marylanders: A little obsessed? A new video pokes fun at the Maryland mania of certain residents, insinuating they refuse to leave home, derive sexual pleasure from Old Bay seasoning and cling desperately to the list of D-list celebrities from our state. (Who … us?) Posted by Baltimore-based comedy...
Maryland’s Board of Public Works voted 3-0 Wednesday to approve a contract to erect bronze statues in the State House of two slaves who fled Maryland for freedom and became abolitionist heroes. The board — which is composed of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot and...
Marylanders’ phone fees could increase to pay for major upgrades to the state’s 911 system under a proposal before the General Assembly. The measure would increase the monthly surcharge on residents’ phone bills from $1 to $1.25. In addition, each phone line on a family plan would be charged the...
Maryland sophomore center Bruno Fernando was among 15 players named Tuesday by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to its Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award midseason watch list. The 6-foot-10 Angolan ranks second among Big Ten players in blocked shots per game (2.2), rebounds per game (10.4) and...
Our view: The specter of a Supreme Court ready, willing and eager to expand gun rights hovers over Baltimore’s crime-fighting challenge The decision of Baltimore’s school board on Tuesday not to allow school police officers to carry weapons during the day and the ongoing debate over whether to...
We, like everyone else, have only the videos to go on in determining what went down on the National Mall last week when Catholic high school students from Kentucky encountered a group of Native Americans. And for the most part, they tell a similar story: A bunch of teen-age boys, many in “Make...
Looking south from the corner of East Eager and North Chester streets in Baltimore, you’ll see the results of Johns Hopkins-spurred development: the new Henderson-Hopkins school, mixed-income housing, amenities including a Walgreens and an Atwater’s. Turn 180 degrees and face north, and you will...
For better or for worse, the 2020 presidential campaign has already begun. A number of Democratic candidates, including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Julian Castro and John Delaney, have announced their candidacies. On the Republican side, Donald Trump never stopped running...
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Baked goods, tacos, poke and craft beer will all be on tap at Cross Street Market when the Federal Hill dining destination reopens. The market announced four new vendors joining the lineup at the renovated market Wednesday. Annoula’s Kitchen, Cans Filling Station, Ono Poke and Taco Love Grill will...
Erickson Living, a Catonsville-based operator of senior living communities, acquired the Bethesda headquarters of Marriott International in December with a plan to convert the massive property into a continuing care retirement community. Hotel giant Marriott is relocating its home office to a new...
A feud within the Canadian family that owns Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park intensified this week as the daughter of the company’s patriarch fired back at her father after he sued her for hundreds of millions of dollars, according to news reports. In October, Stronach Group founder Frank Stronach...
In the wake of a promise to revamp its corporate culture, Under Armour said Wednesday that it has hired a Harley-Davidson Inc. veteran in an executive role as chief people and culture officer. Tchernavia Rocker, who worked at Harley-Davidson for 22 years, will lead human resources and direct a...
After years of relative quiet, Baltimore-bred R&B singer Mario will co-star in the live musical production of “Rent” Sunday on FOX. The 32-year-old Mario, whose full name is Mario Dewar Barrett, will appear as landlord Benjamin “Benny” Coffin III and will perform alongside Vanessa Hudgens (“Grease:...
Cafe Andamiro, the Midtown-Belvedere Korean sandwich and coffee shop, will close Jan. 27, according to a Tuesday morning Facebook post. The business, which has been open since September 2016, said it appreciated the business and support. “Being able to share food, drinks and moments with you was...
Nepenthe Brewing Co., a brewpub, brewery and relocated home brew supply store, opens in Hampden on Friday. The brewery begins a new adventure for husband-and-wife co-owners Brian Arnold and Jill Antos, whose Nepenthe Homebrew supply store opened in Woodberry in February 2013, but was forced to...
The Brothers Osborne will make their debut on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Tuesday night. The Deale, Anne Arundel County, natives plan to perform their single, “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You),” on the show at 11:35 p.m. The song is featured on their newest album, “Port Saint Joe,”...
Duff Goldman, 44, the famous cake maker of Baltimore, married Johnna Colbry, 25, in Los Angeles’ Museum of Natural History on Saturday, according to People magazine. Goldman started Charm City Cakes in 2002 and starred in the reality cake decorating series, “Ace of Cakes.” He opened a Los Angeles...
It was a hot summer day in May 1827, and Johann Maelzel’s robot exhibition was not going well. Crowds had gathered inside Baltimore’s Fountain Inn on Light Street to see the star of the show, a European chess-playing robot (or “automaton,” in the language of the era) that had impressed the likes...
What retirement? Ed Asner, who originated the character of Lou Grant in the beloved 1970s-era newspaper drama bearing his name and before that, in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” — Ed Asner, who so memorably portrayed Santa Claus in the 2003 film “Elf” and whose voice starred in the 2009 Pixar animated...
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The Maryland General Assembly is back in full swing in Annapolis, and so are the lobbyists looking to educate lawmakers about their issues over lunch, dinner and, perhaps, wine. The Department of Legislative Services compiles a weekly “protocol calendar” of social events that lobbyists host for...
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered each year in January for giving his life while leading the charge to attain full civil rights for black Americans. But it’s also important to remember how King was perceived by the very power structure he hoped to reform — as a national security threat...
The Maryland Park Service is eliminating several dozen park-unique social media accounts, consolidating its messaging on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram into single accounts, much to the chagrin of parkgoers who like and want park-specific information. Word of the consolidation came on Twitter...