A small group of protesters at Towson University with signs promising “hellfire” to gay people, Muslims and other groups were met by hundreds of counterprotesting students Thursday afternoon. As the group of about five people waved signs and called students homophobic slurs through a megaphone,...
Two women were injured and six people were displaced after a fire broke out at a Baltimore County apartment complex Thursday morning. The Baltimore County Fire Department wrote in a news release that firefighters responded to a report of a fire at an apartment in the Wilkens area in the southwest...
Dana Schallheim wept with joy when her colleagues on the Board of Education voted to make Rosh Hashana a non-instructional day for Anne Arundel County Schools. The issue is what “spurred the spark” of her school board run, said Schallheim, who represents District 5. The district stopped closing...
Democratic Mayor Catherine Pugh of Baltimore is on paid leave, as are some of her highest-ranking and closest associates. Overall, their annual salaries add up to at least $685,800. The city has not explained why the mayor’s six staffers have been placed on leave. Ex officio Mayor Bernard C. “Jack”...
It was 2002 when Anthony “Merc” Ryan and Lloyd Carter founded Blax Lax, a nonprofit lacrosse program aimed at attracting Baltimore City youth to the sport the two coaches share a passion for. When the longtime friends — teammates and graduates of Edmondson and Morgan State — were on the phone earlier...
Through the extraordinary 2019 legislative session, the most frequently asked question was, “How do they look? The answer: Not good. “They” were Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch. Both ran their chambers determined to finish the job but not knowing if they...
If William Barr demonstrated anything Thursday, it’s that if you ever get in trouble and the judicial system allows you to pick who will supervise any potential investigation of your misconduct, the current U.S. attorney general might be your best possible option. In his much-anticipated news conference,...
As Maryland legislators appointed to the “Cannabis Workgroup” begin their study of the pros and cons of marijuana legalization, they should pay particular attention to the mental health risks of this drug. Unfortunately, they may not have heard much about the epidemiology of psychosis associated...
I recently read the decision of the Maryland Court of Appeals in State v. Adnan Syed, in which the court held that Mr. Syed suffered no prejudice when his attorney failed to contact a credible alibi witness who could have testified that she was with Mr. Syed at the same time the state said he was...
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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 head of Under Armour’s North America division will leave the Baltimore-based sports apparel maker at the end of the month, the company said Thursday. Jason LaRose, president of the division, moved into that role in October 2016. LaRose will leave the company on April 30, according to a filing...
About 115,000 polystyrene foam cups and carry-out containers washed down Baltimore’s Jones Falls last year — but that’s only an estimate, because so many of them are reduced to fragments and tiny pellets by the time they float into the Inner Harbor. One of the most common plastics, the foam is...
Coffee with a mission is coming to Annapolis. Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, a Wilmington, North Carolina business, is opening up a new location in the previous location of Starbucks on Dock Street. Bitty & Beau’s is a business dedicated to hiring people with intellectual or developmental disabilities....
Cannes Film Festival organizers announced its 2019 line-up Thursday, pitting leading names in world cinema including Ken Loach and Pedro Almodóvar against each other in competition for the top prize, the Palme d'Or. Festival veterans Loach and Almodóvar, as well as the Dardenne Brothers, Jim Jarmusch,...
The battleground between Hollywood’s writers and the agents who represent them shifted to the courtroom as the Writers Guild of America sued the four main Hollywood talent agencies over a long-standing practice the union says is harming its members. At a news conference Wednesday, the union said...
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek reassured fans on Wednesday that he’s “feeling good” in the wake of his pancreatic cancer diagnosis. In a video posted on Twitter, Trebek celebrated the last day of taping the trivia show’s 35th-anniversary season with a greeting to viewers. “I’ve always tried to be...
In a few weeks, Governor Larry Hogan is expected to sign a bill granting an additional $3.2 million to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for the next two years — a potentially crucial step toward resolving a contentious labor dispute and allowing the organization to remain a year-round ensemble....
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...
It’s April 18, 1919, and Oriole Park is all abuzz. Despite chilly winds, more than 2,000 fans have settled in and are craning their necks to see Babe Ruth, the hometown boy who, at 23, has made it big in the major leagues. Ruth, whose pitching and slugging led the Boston Red Sox to the 1918 world...
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...
Baltimore officials trying to retain the Preakness Stakes and save Pimlico Race Course floated a half-billion-dollar plan to the track’s owner to pay for improvements there while also funding renovations at two of the company’s other Maryland tracks. It’s the plan Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh...