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The East Baltimore Historical Museum opens in April in three historic row houses, the culmination of nearly three decades of work to preserve the history of a neighborhood demolished in the late 20th century for an urban renewal project.
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The Sphinx was the place to be for Black Baltimore. Its founderās grandson wants to bring it back.
Baltimore's Sphinx Club was the place to be seen.
- Maryland's first major snowfall of 2022 pales in comparison to the blizzard the rocked Baltimore a century ago.
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- The current Baltimore Museum of Art exhibition, āA Modern Influence: Henry Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore,ā recalls the intimate relationship of the legendary art collecting Cone sisters who acquired more than 700 works by the famed French painter between 1906 and 1949.
- The tradition of eels, or capitone, the night before Christmas seems to date back to at least the 17th century.
- Eighty years ago, amid the traditional pomp and pageantry, Army and Navy played football before a raucous crowd of 98,000 in Philadelphia. At the same time, a Japanese war fleet advanced toward Pearl Harbor where, eight days later, it would attack America.
- In the 1940s, the cityās Afro-American newspaper devoted a column called āOrchids and Onionsā to calling out these racist shops ā and praising those who went on the record as treating all shoppers equally.
- Veterans Dayās roots stretch back to Nov. 11, 1918 when an armistice was declared marking the end of World War I. The day was later marked with military memorial ceremonies and after World War II, its name was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 and honors all veterans, whether living or deceased.
- Kelso, a champion race horse based in Cecil County, Maryland, won numerous races in the 1960s.
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- A permanent exhibit about the journeys of escaped slaves on the railroad is likely to open at the B&O Museum in Baltimore in spring 2022.
- Itās the time of year when some of us are craving a good scare. Fortunately for us, Baltimore is home to many spooky stories.
- While the Oriolesā stellar starters (Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, Jim Palmer and Pat Dobson) pitched well, Pittsburghās unheralded staff was better, stopping the champs on a two-hitter, a three-hitter and two four-hitters.
- In late September, the Baltimore City Fire Department renamed Engine Company 52 on Woodbrook Avenue in West Baltimore the Hilton L. Roberts Sr. Fire Station in honor of a pioneering Black firefighter who was a member of the second class that graduated Black Americans in 1954 from the firefighterās academy.
- From around 1830 to 1850, Black laborers dominated Baltimoreās ship caulking industry, ensuring that the ships that left Baltimoreās harbor were watertight. It was demanding and important work, and they were able to band together and negotiate higher wages than would have been available to other free Black workers at the time.
- Nowadays Dove, a great-grandfather who lives in Pasadena, still draws crowds at local venues.
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- Shirley Ann Hayes Hargrove, a retired Baltimore City guidance counselor who served at Frederick Douglass High School and was recalled for her optimistic personality, died of cancer Jan. 3 at her home in the Annen Woods section of Pikesville. She was 92.
- A federal grand jury has indicted Baltimore Stateās Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby on federal charges that she made false statements on loan applications, court records show.
- The CEO of Lobos 1707, a tequila and mezcal company, previously worked with Diddy.
- Wounded man was dropped off at local hospital, according to Harford County Sheriffās Office deputies.
- With the holiday season in full swing, Howard County is aglow. From homes to churches to professional exhibits, festive light displays can be found across the region. County officials recently released an online holiday lights mapping resource that includes a description, photos, address, special instructions, dates and hours for each.
- The East Baltimore Historical Museum opens in April in three historic row houses, the culmination of nearly three decades of work to preserve the history of a neighborhood demolished in the late 20th century for an urban renewal project.