Gov. Larry Hogan said he is pushing for answers for the family of Anton Black, an African-American teenager who died in police custody on the Eastern Shore. The family of Black, 19, of Greensboro, has been seeking information about his death since his fatal encounter with local police in September....
Eight men described by police as alleged “would-be johns” were arrested last week in Howard County’s first undercover sting of the new year, county police said Tuesday. The men, all between the ages of 21 and 52, were arrested Jan. 17 at a hotel in the 10100 block of Washington Boulevard in Laurel...
The 2020 presidential campaign has begun in earnest, with seven candidates either entering the race or announcing exploratory committees that allow them to begin fundraising. The Iowa Caucuses are more than a year away (Feb. 3, 2020) but several candidates are already scrambling for momentum in...
The Maryland men’s basketball team’s first visit to the Breslin Center as a member of the Big Ten came five seasons ago, producing a grind-it-out double overtime win over Michigan State in the first game for the Terps in their new league. It set the table for coach Mark Turgeon’s team to finishing...
Government shutdowns are often compared to hostage-takings for good reason. Vulnerable innocents are hurt, money is expected to trade hands, perpetrators treat their victims with contempt. But at Day 32, the circumstances of this nation’s longest such budget crisis feel more like a suicide pact....
Senators and delegates who represent Baltimore residents in the Maryland General Assembly talk a good game about restoring the public’s faith and confidence in the Baltimore Police Department (BPD). If they were serious about it, however, they would sponsor a local bill this session lifting the...
Maryland is one of 26 states that have infringed on residents’ First Amendment rights by restricting companies that support a boycott of Israel from being eligible to bid for state contracts. These restrictions specifically target the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which according...
Though it is probably his most well-known speech, “I Have A Dream” is not my favorite of what Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. left us mulling over five decades after his assassination. But in that 1963 address, he did mention “the jangling discords of our nation” — and nothing could be more descriptive...
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Anne Arundel Medical Center announced Tuesday it will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour for all employees, jumping ahead of a debate in this year’s General Assembly. The Annapolis-based health system said the change will begin immediately and affect t about 1,100 of its 4,850 employees, who...
A Chevy Chase company that made millions of dollars from deals with victims of lead poisoning targeted an “entire generation of youth coming of age in Baltimore” with its deceptive practices, Maryland’s top law enforcement official alleges. But even if a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Brian...
It’s never easy to re-enter society upon being released from prison, and even ex-offenders lucky enough to secure a job right away face a challenge few may know about: It can take weeks for their first paycheck to arrive. In the interim, many face the temptation to chase “fast money” in the streets...
McCormick & Co. is changing its format for predicting flavor trends, announcing this week that it’s discontinuing its annual Flavor Forecast report in favor of an online series of podcasts and videos to be updated quarterly. The Hunt Valley spice maker has been publishing a report on flavor trends...
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...
Diners walked up a flight of steps to reach Mee Jun Low, the Chinese restaurant whose regular patrons loved its seedy bohemian atmosphere and its affordable prices. Its fame crested in the 1960s and early 1970s when lines formed outside the door at 219 W. Mulberry St., above the Brass Towne antiques...
Oscar voters on Tuesday showered Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" and Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Favourite" with a leading 10 nominations to the 91st Academy Awards, while two dominant but contentious Hollywood forces — Netflix and Marvel — each scored their first best picture nomination. Though many expected...
Go ahead and cancel your bus tickets to New York. Two of the most acclaimed musicals of the past few years will anchor the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center’s 2019-2020 season, the venue’s president announced Thursday. “The Band’s Visit,” which in 2018 became one of just four musicals to capture...
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 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians’ four-month contract extension expired late Tuesday. On the surface, nothing much has changed. The players aren’t on strike and management hasn’t locked them out. The concerts scheduled for this weekend will be performed as planned in Baltimore and Bethesda,...
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...