Jacques Kelly

The origins of the Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital stretch back to 1890, when a group of Jewish immigrants opened the Hebrew Friendly Inn and Aged Home on Aisquith Street in East Baltimore. The city’s established Jews wanted to help newly arrived immigrants get started with new lives in Baltimore.

James W. “Jim” Gracie, a trout fisherman and stream restoration advocate who had been a chemical engineer, died of complications of COPD and cancer Thursday at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The former Ellicott City resident was 78.

The Walbrook Mill apartments will offer affordable housing near Coppin State University.

Ferdinand Sedgwick a former prisoner of war in North Korea and a Bethlehem Steel worker, has died at age 91.

Vernon “Tim” Conway, a retired Baltimore City Liquor Board official who had been active in Baltimore’s early Civil Rights Movement, died of complications of Parkinson’s disease Feb. 5 at Gilchrist Hospice Towson.

Stephen Joseph Ponzillo, III, a retired Baltimore County schools principal and a past grand master of the Masons of Maryland, died of cancer Monday at his Cockeysville home. He was 73.

Louis M. Sardella, who held patents in the corrugated-box industry, has died at age 73.

Christopher Ashworth spent nearly $2.6 million to convert an abandoned movie theater into The Voxel.

Anne Evans, an experienced fundraiser for McDonough School and other institutions, has died at age 84.

Sister Mary Annella Martin, who formerly headed the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, died of heart failure Feb. 6 at Mercy Springwell, her community’s retirement home in Mount Washington. She was 90.

Monsignor John Lloyd Elbert Aiken, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Glyndon for 32 years, has died at age 75.

Authors Ann Royston Blouse and Cynthia Schafer Mann have a new book out that addresses the question of “What Lies Beneath - the farms, mills and towns under our reservoirs.”

George Van Buskirk served as the state of Maryland's European director of economic development.

Maria Luisa Thomas, a community volunteer recalled for her fashion sense and musical style, died of complications from flu and pneumonia Jan. 28 at Seasons Hospice at Sinai Hospital. The Greenspring Valley resident was 86.

Frances McCargo Johnson, a retired Maryland Transit Administration bus driver, died Jan. 27 at Sinai Hospital. She was 78.

Ms. Pietila, who was also among the founders of the Women of Color Quilters Network, made quilts that showed moments from African-American life.

Marie Bandiere, a retired Commercial Credit Corp. officer and community volunteer, died of heart disease Jan. 2 at Stella Maris Hospice. The former North Baltimore resident was 97.

A former rye distiller's warehouse on Light Street is being remade into affordable housing.

The Rev. Paul Gabriel Holthaus, a retired roman Catholic priest, has died at age 76.

Solomon Taylor, a retired copper refinery worker, World War II veteran and barber, died of heart disease Jan. 17 at a Baltimore Veterans Assisted Living facility. The former West Baltimore resident was 98.

Wayemust Scott, a retired Heritage Chevrolet salesman who enjoyed fishing and tenpin bowling, died Dec. 18. The Crownsville resident was 81.

Idell Pugh, a retired school school principal and devout roman Catholic, has died at age 95.

Part of Baltimore’s Light Rail service was closed Saturday morning during a period of heavy rains as a result of a downed tree near Northern Parkway.

The metalsmithing Kavanagh family found new income during Prohibition, easing Baltimore's thirst.

Donald Earl Hall, a youthful baseball player and longtime state worker, has died at age 74.

Christopher Charles Allen, an aide to the Senate Finance Committee, has died at age 58.

Jacqueline “Jacqui” Lampell, who served Baltimore City government and Maryland agencies during a long career in public and media relations, died Monday.

George Orner, a violinist with the Baltimore symphony Orchestra, has died at age 80.

The Village of Cross Keys faces changes as potential new owners emerge

Jean McComas Brandt, who was an active volunteer in Ellicott City, has died at age 93.

Jerrelle Irene Francois, a retired Forest Park High School principal and Baltimore City school board member, died Dec. 25 of stroke complications. She was 83.

Claudia Kai McKee, the founder of a downtown Baltimore hair salon and mentor to young beauticians, died of sarcoidosis Dec. 15. The West Baltimore resident was 78.

The story of Virginia Hall, a spy who eluded capture in France by the Nazis during World War II, is remarkable and compelling. Her story begins in Baltimore.

Bobbi English, who moved from Maryland Public Television to become a 'Sesame Street' executive, has died at age 57

John Frederick Wilhide, a commercial real estate executive who was a founder of Nick’s Fish House in Baltimore, died of cancer Dec. 23 at Gilchrist Center Towson.

Dr. Charles Shubin, a Mercy Medical Center pediatrician who fought child abuse and neglect, died of an obstruction Dec. 28 at Sinai Hospital. He was 79.

Joan Bereska, the senior aide to then-Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer, died in her sleep of respiratory failure Jan. 2 at her Roland Avenue home. She was 87.

Beatrice Odom Scott, an activist in community and political circles, has died at age 77.

Hilda Fisher, longtime director of Goucher College's chemistry laboratory, has died at age 92.

Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo, an activist and public health worker, has died at age 70.

George Anderson Shehan, a retired attorney who worked in real estate development, has died at age 79

Edward Donald Bafford, a retired printing executive, has died at the age of 90

Brigitte Jacobson, a former Navy lieutenant commander and pilot who was active in schools and parenting groups, died of cancer Dec. 17 at her North Baltimore home. She was 46.

Norman Brooks, who had an extensive career as a radio broadcaster, has died at age 85.

Jacques Kelly discusses some dramatic changes in Baltimore neighborhoods in 2019

The Rev. John Bauer, an Army chaplain in Vietnam and later chaplain for the Orioles, has died at age 92

James M. Decker, who held the honorary post of mayor of Bel Air, has died at age 90.

Writers Suzanne Loudermilk and Kit Waskom Pollard revisit old Charm City eating destinations in their new book “Lost Restaurants of Baltimore."

Larry Williams, a Pulitzer Prize winner and former Baltimore Sun editor, has died at age 74.

In her 31 years helping patrons at downtown Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library, Julie Saylor has developed a skill. She can unlock the secrets of your home.