Julie Scharper
Julie Scharper is a freelance writer and a former features reporter at The Sun. Since joining the Baltimore Sun in 2006, she covered City Hall, Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County.
Recent Articles
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Molly Shattuck -- the former Ravens cheerleader accused of raping a teenage boy -- is officially divorced
Molly Shattuck -- the former Ravens cheerleader charged with raping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy -- is officially divorced. An attorney for her ex-husband, former Constellation Energy CEO Mayo A. Shattuck III, said that a Baltimore County Circuit Court judge signed the divorce order...
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Kathy Bates listened to Barbara Mikulski clips to learn Baltimore accent for 'American Horror Story'
Have you wondered how Kathy Bates developed her Baltimore accent for her role in "American Horror Story: Freak Show"? She didn't work with a voice coach. She just listened to clips of Sen. Barbara Mikulski. Yes, it's true, Senator Babs' diction -- a lovely specimen of East Baltimorean -- was the...
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Downtown alliance holds education fair for city parents
The house is historic, the neighbors warm and diverse, the neighborhood near museums, shops and restaurants. But one thing concerns David and Patchaya Banks about their home in downtown Baltimore: the nearby schools. The couple have a 31/2-year-old daughter, Tanjira, and they have doubts about...
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Molly Shattuck charged with rape and sexual contact with minor
Molly Shattuck, the former Ravens cheerleader who was married to onetime Constellation Energy CEO Mayo A. Shattuck III, was arrested Wednesday and charged with third-degree rape and unlawful sexual contact with a 15-year-old boy, Delaware State Police said. The 47-year-old mother of three, who...
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Casting an artistic light on social issues
Series creates provocative and fleeting images on city walls
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Click or Tweet! Planit launches online Halloween costume contest
Who says you’re too old to trick or treat? Baltimore ad agency Planit is inviting wannabe werewolves and warlocks -- and Mona Lisas and White Walkers -- to post their photos to an online costume contest. It’s all part of the ad agency’s “Planit SHIVER” Halloween site modeled after Tinder, the...
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Woman jailed for giving illegal butt injections writes memoir
The last time we wrote about Kimberly Smedley she was being sent to prison after nearly killing a Baltimore stripper with an unsanitary -- and illegal-- injection of butt-plumping silicone. Now Smedley is back-- and she's rebranded herself as a "distinguished motivational speaker" and the author...
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Baltimore ranked among top cities for vampires
It's time to file your fangs, pop your collar and toss out the garlic. Baltimore has been named the country's third-best city for vampires. The real estate site Redfin analyzed several factors to determine which cities are best for the undead. And Baltimore, it seems, is the East Coast equivalent...