Jacques Kelly
Jacques Kelly came to the the old Evening Sun as a summer intern in 1969. For many years, he was on the staff of the old News American, where he was immediately taken by the culture and frenzy of an afternoon paper's city desk. He’s been with The Baltimore Sun since 1986. As a local columnist and reporter, Jacques writes about neighborhoods for readers who like learning more about their city. He also writes local obituaries.
Recent Articles
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Raid of Baltimore City Hall 'unprecedented,' historians say, despite history of political corruption
While a few Baltimore politicians have, historically, been hauled off and convicted, local historians and researchers cannot identify a time when federal agents actually raided City Hall. “This is unprecedented,” said Matthew Crenson, a retired Johns Hopkins political history professor and the...
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Reminiscing about old Baltimore record stores
The records that turn up in the vintage vinyl shops were once new, sealed in cellophane and sold in Baltimore’s department stores and specialty shops. One of the largest old Baltimore record merchants was Ben Glass, the father of composer Philip Glass. His store at 222 W. Baltimore St., opposite...
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Dr. Shawki Malek, retired gastroenterologist, dies
Dr. Shawki Nimer Malek, a retired gastroenterologist who practiced in Towson for four decades, died of cancer Monday at his Hunt Valley home. He was 75. Born in Damascus, Syria, he was the son of Nimer Malek, a carpenter, and his wife, Alia. After receiving his medical training in Syria, he arrived...
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Sheila K. Sachs, pioneering Baltimore attorney and influential city school board member, dies
Sheila K. Sachs, an attorney who handled the divorces of prominent local figures and sat on the Baltimore City School Board, died of cancer Sunday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Village of Cross Keys resident was 78. “Sheila was a trailblazer for the gender equality in the legal profession that...
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Lemuel Lewie, a Tuskegee Airman and retired Carver Vo-Tech teacher, dies at 99
Lemuel "Arthur" Lewie Jr., a retired Carver Vocational-Technical High School science teacher who was a member of the World War II unit known as the Tuskegee Airmen, died of congestive heart failure April 14 at PowerBack Rehabilitation in Lutherville. The Windsor Mill resident was 99. Mr. Lewie...
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Baltimore's Beth Am Synagogue, the amazing House of the People in Reservoir Hill, gets an upgrade
The refurbishment of Reservoir Hill is apparent along Eutaw Place, Callow Avenue and Mount Royal Terrace. Stately 1890s homes for prosperous merchants, physicians and attorneys suffered the ravages of blight and disinvestment decades ago but are now enjoying a renaissance after years of patient...
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Dr. Robert Hertzog, pathologist and teacher, dies
Dr. Robert W. Hertzog, a retired forensic pathologist, died Monday at Hospice of Buffalo in Cheektowaga, N.Y. The former Middle River and Bel Air resident was 79. Born in Danville, Pa., he was the son of Robert Lee Hertzog, a tool and dye maker, and his wife, Thelma Isabell McKean, a homemaker....
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Martin K. Dashields Jr., city firefighter, dies
Martin Kendall Dashields Jr., a Baltimore City firefighter known for his knowledge of Baltimore’s streets, died of a seizure after a stroke April 12 at Northwest Hospital Center. The Catonsville resident was 57. Born in Baltimore and raised on Mount Olivet Lane, he was the son of Martin Kendall...