Former state Sen. Francis X. Kelly resigned Friday from the University of Maryland Medical System Board of Directors — just days after fellow board members had asked him to return — amid continued fallout from the self-dealing scandal that has rocked the hospital network. In a letter to outgoing...
Pat Ruby, a retired professional duckpin bowler and constable, died Saturday of heart failure at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson. The longtime Parkville resident was 81. D.P. Ruby, the son of Sherman Ruby, a grocer, and his wife, Margaret J. Ruby, was born in Baltimore...
The Maryland Jockey Club is asking racing regulators to approve $4.4 million in state subsidies entirely for renovations that the company made to its Laurel Park racetrack, even though crumbling conditions at Pimlico Race Course forced the closure of nearly 7,000 unstable seats for the Preakness...
Leona Williams Carpenter, a retired Baltimore City Public Schools teacher and guidance counselor who was named woman of the year by her church, died of dementia complications June 3 at Harmony House in Columbia. The former Ashburton resident was 98. Born in Remington, Va., she was the daughter...
If those attending performances of “Hamilton” at the Hippodrome Theatre started belting “My Shot” or “The Room Where It Happens” from their seats — they would likely be promptly escorted from the venue. The same is not true at Everyman Theatre, which is partnering with the Hippodrome in hosting...
Baltimore Police are investigating a report of an officer sleeping in his patrol car that has been circulating on social media. Police said they were sent a photo of the incident Monday. The picture shows an officer in a black patrol car, who appears to be sleeping. Police spokesman Matt Jablow...
Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of occasional articles inspired by readers' curiosity. What do you wonder about the Baltimore area that you'd like us to investigate? Tell us at baltimoresun.com/ask. Strolling the sidewalk on a lunch break, John Chalmers watched customers exit a downtown...
When I got to the part about Wells Fargo in “Broken Bargain,” Kathleen Day’s excellent book on American financial institutions and the disasters they have wrought, I had to ask: “How is this company still in business?” The country’s fourth-largest bank and its various entities engaged in a series...
An office building planned on Key Highway across from the Domino Sugar plant and its iconic glowing sign is moving ahead after negotiating changes with neighbors. The project had drawn opposition from the Locust Point community in South Baltimore, where development has boomed in recent years. But...
A bitter labor dispute exacerbated by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's financial crisis erupted this week into a lockout. It was the first work stoppage at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in three decades. Sunday’s decision by the orchestra’s board of trustees locking out the players was not unexpected....
Mary B. Maguire, a retired registered nurse and devout Roman Catholic, died June 6 at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center of complications from a series of falls. The Southwest Baltimore resident was 94. The former Mary Burke, the daughter of John Patrick Burke, a building contractor, and his...
Under Interstate 395 into downtown Baltimore lies what might be the most valuable parking lot in America. The little sliver of land will allow Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank, one of Maryland’s richest men, and the New York investment bank Goldman Sachs to claim what could amount to millions...
A chaotic scene overwhelmed the small neighborhood surrounding Tiki Lee’s Dock Bar in Sparrows Point Sunday, flustering police and leaving several people injured. Baltimore County police received calls early Sunday around 12:44 a.m. for a reported disturbance in the 4300 block of Shore Road at...
Mary Mervis Delicatessen used to serve a daily rush of 1,000 customers, who lined up for the Lexington Market stall’s meats and cheeses, corned beef sandwiches and shrimp salad. But traffic, already down to about 400 people a day since the Freddie Gray riots, has plummeted by at least half again...
One person was injured in a three-car crash that has caused traffic on Interstate 95 southbound to back up Monday afternoon. Cpl. Edward Bartlinski, spokesman for the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, said the crash happened about 3:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-95 near Exit 50,...
A dozen internal affairs charges against Baltimore Police officers were dismissed by a circuit court judge last week, including one case where an officer was criminally charged, because the department filed them too late. The failure to pursue the cases has drawn criticism from a state senator...
Baltimore’s “Running Man,” Keith Boissiere, was attacked Friday afternoon while embarking on one of his famous jogs around town, police said. Boissiere, 67, was running along the 600 block of W. North Ave. around 1:20 p.m. when a teen wearing a white shirt and black shorts walked up to him and...
Baltimore families living in public housing can now renew their leases through an online portal unveiled Monday by the city’s Housing Authority. The new technology presented in the form of kiosks inside the House Choice Voucher Program office are meant to save residents time when reapplying for...
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra made headlines this month after musicians, donors and members of the public learned the organization is in dire financial straits. Here’s what you need to know: Financial trouble The BSO was established in 1916 as a branch of the Baltimore municipal government. The...
Two men were killed and two others were injured in shootings overnight, Baltimore police said Monday. Officers responded to a double shooting in the 2400 block of E. Oliver St. in Broadway East at 11:40 p.m., where they found a man shot in the head. Officers found a second victim one block north...
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians protested outside the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Monday morning, carrying signs and chanting “Save the BSO!” after being locked out of the performing center as management continues to negotiate salaries. Management abruptly canceled the orchestra’s summer...
Mirage Cruz windmilled his arms Sunday in a gold Rico Cavalli costume as he danced his way through a crowd of rainbow-clad families in Druid Hill Park to the driving bassline of Todrick Hall’s “Glitter.” Baltimore’s King of Pride 2005 wears a new outfit to the festival each year, and he decided...
Baltimore police arrested and charged a man who officers allege stole a woman’s car Saturday night and crashed it into a tree near the Inner Harbor. The department wrote in a news release Sunday that officers were called to the 700 block of Light St. at around 11 p.m. Saturday for a report of a...