Ellen Fishel
113 stories by Ellen Fishel
- Anne Arundel County was experiencing widespread power outages Thursday morning, with thousands Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. customers without power.
- Southwest Airlines flights were grounded for just under an hour Friday morning due to software issues, an airline spokesman said.
- Customers arenāt the only ones showing support for Cocina Luchadoras after the Baltimore restaurantās owner said she received a death threat over a anti-Trump poster. Fellow restaurateurs are speaking out as well.
- Flash Crabcake Company was honored by Food Network as part of a āroad trip of Americaās best on-the-go eats.ā
- With the federal government shutdown reaching 21 days and counting, the University of Maryland is hoping to ease the pain with some free basketball.
- Eleven people were displaced by a fire at a group home in Northeast Baltimore Wednesday morning, officials said. A person initially thought to be missing was believed to have left the premises.
- Towns throughout Maryland host their own versions of New Yearās Eve ball drops, but get a little more creative. Hereās a sampling.
- Traffic doesnāt often make people dance with joy āĀ but one Baltimore driver decided to look on the bright side and do just that when stuck on Falls Road on Tuesday.Ā
- A Maryland State Police dog has been found safe a day after escaping while running after a deer.Ā
- AAA determined the 15 spots around the Baltimore area that are likely to see the worst congestion. Here are the roads to avoid, if you can.
- Prince George's County police released surveillance video that shows a man trying to throw a brick or a rock through a store window ā only to have it bounce back and hit him in the head.
- Fights broke out after restaurants closed early Friday morning. A man was stabbed in the altercation.
- The former presidential candidate and prisoner of war graduated from the Naval Academy in 1958, and is one if its most distinguished alums.
- It's almost back to school time. Here's when the major school districts and universities in the Baltimore area are starting their academic year.
- We've all had those mornings where the idea of going to work seems insurmountable. Turns out, dogs have those days too ā like Jango, a K-9 deputy with the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office.
- After a string of beautiful spring weather, heavy rains are expected to come up from the south today, reaching Baltimore by late afternoon.
- Officers later determined the man was shot in the 1400 block of Union Ave., police said.
- With rain showers forecast through the morning, the flood warning is in effect through 12:15 p.m. in Baltimore City and Baltimore, Carroll, Anne Arundel, Howard, and Harford counties.
- Baltimore firefighters found a man in cardiac arrest inside a burning building on St. Vincent Street. He later died at the hospital.
- Baltimoreās trash wheel family already has its own beers, googly eyes and fervent internet following. Now, add secret society to the list.
- Debate about the official state song and its ties to the Confederacy repeatedly emerges as an issue in the Maryland General Assembly. And this year is no different.
- In honor of the 10th anniversary of the HBO drama about Baltimore crime, politics and everything in between, here's some of our favorite content about "The Wire" over the years.
- Ravens great Ray Lewis has put his home up for sale again, asking for $1.89 million.
- After writing Marvelās rebooted āBlack Pantherā comics, Baltimore native Ta-Nehisi Coates is taking on a second superhero: Captain America.
- The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has become the first zoo or aquarium in North America to hatch 1,000 penguin chicks.
- After listing it for sale for nearly a year, Orioles great Cal Ripken Jr. is putting his Reisterstown estate on the auction block.
- Just in time for Valentineās Day, three Maryland restaurants have been named to OpenTableās list of the 100 most romantic restaurants in America.
- Hereās a roundup of more recent, positive, national nods for Charm City.
- The pop star will kick off her āPiece of Meā tour with two shows at the Prince George's County casino in July.
- Hotel Revival, which will open at 101 W. Monument St. in Mount Vernon Place, will have two restaurants: Square Meal, located inside the hotel, and Topside, a seafood-focused rooftop bar.
- Baltimoreās restaurant scene may have seen a lot of turnover in 2017, but the caliber of the food here is still strong enough to earn the attention of national dining site Zagat.
- Baltimore singer Davon Flemingās run on āThe Voiceā came to an end on Tuesday night as he failed to make the final four.
- Baltimore singer Davon Fleming just narrowly made it to the Top 8 on "The Voice," after escaping elimination thanks to Twitter
- Dog adoptions are set to resume at BARCS on Wednesday as the shelter lifts a weeks-long quarantine that was put in place to protect against a contagious virus.
- Davon Fleming dedicated his performance of "Love On Top" to his hometown of Baltimore during the live Top 12 round on Monday night.
- Maryland natives Brothers Osborne won the Country Music Association Award for vocal duo of the year on Wednesday night, beating out another duo with Maryland ties, LoCash.
- Marylandās best sandwich, according to Travel & Leisure, wonāt be found between slices of bread, but rather steamed buns.
- The Port of Baltimore announced on Monday that Captain Trash Wheel is the winning name for the trash-collecting water wheel planned for South Baltimoreās Masonville Cove.
- Baltimore singer Davon Fleming made Jennifer Hudson throw her shoe in excitement during the blind auditions on "The Voice."
- 'Saturday Night Live' poked fun at the massive blob of congealed fat ā dubbed the āfatbergā ā that was recently discovered to be clogging a Baltimore sewer main.
- Former Columbia resident Alexis Ohanian, the baby's namesake, didn't always love his name growing up.
- Taylor Nolan and Derek Peth got engaged on Monday night's "Bachelor in Paradise" finale.
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- We have Baltimore to thank for the latest viral Joe Biden moment.
- Everyone is really expecting to see male rompers at this year's Preakness.
- WTMDās free First Thursday concert series kicks off for the season tonight at Canton Waterfront Park.
- Cal Ripken Jr. opens up about his search for a new home, childhood memories and more in a Wall Street Journal interview
- Are Serena Williams and reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, a Columbia native, expecting a baby?
- Future Islands, one of Baltimore's most prominent bands, announced Monday it will play a special album release show at the Ottobar in April.
- The giraffe calf born at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore this month officially has a name, as the zoo announced the results of an online naming contest Thursday.