The refurbishment of Reservoir Hill is apparent along Eutaw Place, Callow Avenue and Mount Royal Terrace. Stately 1890s homes for prosperous merchants, physicians and attorneys suffered the ravages of blight and disinvestment decades ago but are now enjoying a renaissance after years of patient...
For more than two years, the National Aquarium’s seven bottlenose dolphins have been training for a drastic move in 2020, from their home in a Baltimore amphitheater to the nation’s first oceanside sanctuary in Florida or the Caribbean. Aquarium staff members wear flip-flops and sunglasses around...
A 26-year-old man was shot in the leg Friday evening in northwest Baltimore, police said. Officers were called just before 7:30 p.m. to the 4900 block of Reisterstown Road, in the city’s Lucille Park neighborhood, to investigate reports of gunfire. A short time later, they were dispatched to a...
Making education the “top funding priority of his administration,” Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is proposing to fund the county school system $605.2 million in his inaugural spending plan for fiscal 2020. Ball released his $1.7 billion proposed budget Thursday evening, including the $16.2...
Michael Locksley’s first stint at Maryland began as the team’s running backs coach in 1998 and coincided with the arrival of LaMont Jordan, who remains the school’s all-time leading rusher with 4,147 yards. That initial five-year tenure also included Locksley coaching Bruce Perry, whose 1,242 rushing...
In the category of Mad magazine's "scenes we'd like to see," comes President Trump's threat to transport migrants to cities and states that have declared themselves sanctuaries. Apparently he thinks such a move would force Democrats in Congress who represent these places to vote to fund the wall...
Baltimore had a net loss of some 7,000 residents between the summer of 2017 and the summer of 2018, according to the latest Census Bureau estimate. That’s the biggest single-year loss in nearly two decades, the fourth consecutive annual loss since 2015 — one of the worst years in the long life...
Scavengers and predators. Those are apparently the first words that popped in the head of a security guard for a private company when seeing a group of black teenagers roaming the streets of downtown. Dehumanizing words that evoke tired, age-old stereotypes of young black boys as uncontrollable...
When members of the House of Delegates reconvene next month for a special legislative session, they won’t vote to replace the late speaker, Michael E. Busch. He is irreplaceable. But delegates will vote on the leader for the next chapter of the House’s history, and among the three announced and...
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Gold Leaf dispensary on West Street looks more like the lobby of a swanky hotel than a medical cannabis dispensary. A bodyguard with an earpiece and dark suit swings open the glass door to usher in customers. Natural light coming through the glass and gold facade glints off shelved displays of...
Belvedere Square in North Baltimore is up for sale as its owner said it will focus on “other important initiatives.” In a statement, owner War Horse Cities said now “is the logical time for a retail specialist to take the helm” after it has managed the property for nearly seven years. War Horse...
Co-working spaces have proliferated in recent years in and around Baltimore, with about two dozen opening their doors to entrepreneurs and young companies that aren’t ready for their own offices or not enthusiastic about working in isolation. Among those benefiting from the desire for collaborative...
The sale of one of Maryland’s most promising, but also once-troubled biotechnology companies, Osiris Therapeutics Inc., to a British medical equipment maker is complete, the Columbia-based company announced. Smith & Nephew plc paid $660 million for Osiris, which focuses on developing and marketing...
The Baltimore writer, teacher and radio commentator Marion Winik is the Wile E. Coyote of the literary world. She has forged an impressive career and endeared herself to her audience by documenting her mistakes over four decades in unsparing and often hilarious detail. Winik, now 60, has hurtled...
Ancestry.com has pulled an ad featuring a white man romantically pursuing a black woman in what appears to be 1800s America amid an onslaught of backlash from critics who accused the DNA testing company of romanticizing slavery. The commercial, titled “Inseparable,” shows the pair of characters...
A pair of TV classics are being honored by Jimmy Kimmel with a special TV event next month. Kimmel is teaming up with TV icon Norman Lear to bring “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” back to life “for one night only,” the late-night host announced Thursday. The special event, scheduled to...
The Yankees have suspended the use of Kate Smith's recording of "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch while they investigate an allegation of racism against the singer. The New York Daily News reported Thursday there are conflicting claims about Smith's 1939 song "That's Why Darkies...
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Whether you're looking for an athletic adrenaline rush, a great photo opportunity, a peaceful retreat or a romantic vista, there's a beautiful spot in every state that will make the perfect backdrop. Put these awe-inspiring, photogenic places on your travel bucket list to see the best of America's...
Paris and the Eiffel Tower, San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, Agra and the Taj Mahal: Some of the world's top travel destinations go hand in hand with their most iconic landmarks. While experiencing the local art, culture and food is a must on any vacation, for certain cities it's practically...
While a hat isn't a formal must-have fashion accessory like it was in generations past, hats continue to experience trends such as the recent resurgence of the "dad" baseball cap, the bucket hat and the beret. While certain toppers fall in and out of fashion, there are certain iconic hats that...
As more immigrant families move into Baltimore, the public school system plans to pump additional money into programs that help children learn English. Schools CEO Sonja Santelises asked for $25 million dollars — 2% of the system’s operating dollars — to support students who speak English as a...
The market for Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's “Healthy Holly” books has fluctuated rapidly over the past eight years — from $5-per-book when she was a state senator in 2011 to $9-per-copy after she was sworn in at City Hall in 2016. The price listed on Pugh’s Healthy Holly books is $9 each, but...
Several investigations and reviews have begun or been requested in the weeks since The Baltimore Sun revealed hundreds of thousands of University of Maryland Medical System deals with nine of its volunteer board members, including Mayor Catherine Pugh. Some are investigations into Pugh, who has...