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Dan Rodricks: Can peer pressure and what social scientists call 'behavior contagion' be brought to bear against Baltimore's chronic problem with gun violence?
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Baltimore needs more affordable housing and, whether he becomes the Democratic nominee for president or not, the billionaire Michael Bloomberg could fund projects large and small here.
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Two Maryland political corruption cases involving county executives lend some perspective to the possible punishment for former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh.
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Mary Miller, a former T. Rowe Price executive and Obama administration official, has launched a campaign for mayor of Baltimore, saying the city needs 'a much bigger agenda' for economic development that fosters 'inclusive growth' to beat its crime problem in the long term.
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A 79-year-old Carroll County man named Kurt Wenzing decided to help Calvin Ash with his transition from senior inmate serving life to free man settling into his Baltimore home after 47 years in prison, and a friendship was born.
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A new exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Joseph Sheppard highlights the 89-year-old master's interest in African American life in a time of racial segregation and bias against black people as subjects.
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Who is Herman Buchanan and why is he homeless? Our columnist asked him during meetings at an outreach center in southwest Baltimore. The answer sheds some light on how some middle-aged men end up on the streets and in shelters.
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Who is Stokey Cannady? He's running for mayor of Baltimore, hoping to save young lives.
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Another one of those "Nobody asked me for my opinion" opinion columns from Dan Rodricks.
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Wayne Gilchrest, who served nine terms in Congress as a Republican from Maryland's 1st District, chides former colleagues in the Senate for giving Trump a free pass on the Ukraine scheme, explains his switch to the Democratic Party.
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As the Ministry of Brewing opens in an old Catholic Church in Upper Fells Point, a closed Catholic school in southwest Baltimore is about to be converted into 88 housing units for the homeless.
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Maryland senators, Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, comment on proceedings as Trump's trial enters its second full week.
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A good deed: Volunteer lawyers help people settle title issues on Baltimore rowhouses to retain family ownership and reduce the number of vacants.
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Given their dismissive approach to Trump's impeachment, Republican senators in Washington are little better than local politicians who end up in the dock facing corruption charges.
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Payback Pharmacy is not a drugstore, but a designation for a southwest Baltimore corner known for drug dealing. You can find it on Google Maps.
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After Doug Miller, a Baltimore County businessman, had a bad encounter with ‘squeegee kids' in Baltimore, he took to Facebook to vent about it. Here's what happened next.
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Baltimore Mayor Jack Young leads all candidates in campaign donations, with strong support from businesses. But, given the pace of violent crime, Young will face a fed-up, tired and traumatized electorate in April's Democratic primary.
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Starting next year Baltimore retailers will be prohibited from issuing plastic bags for groceries or other purchases, so now is a good time to practice living a less plastic life. Here are some suggestions.
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Baltimore is beset with problems and low expectations, but the Ravens' run to the playoffs reminded us that excellent is still pursued here, and still possible.
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Her brother was murdered in Baltimore when Becky Feldman was in law school. That might have inspired her to be a prosecutor of criminals. Instead, she defends them.
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Another in a series of columns on what candidates for mayor would do about Baltimore's deplorable level of violence.
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Among several resolutions for 2020, Dan Rodricks plans to plant trees to help the environment and encourages readers to do the same. He declares a few other resolutions, for himself and others, as he mark his 41st year as a Sun columnist.
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Federal, state and city law enforcement need to deal with ex-offenders directly with a return to the "call-in" program that helped stem violence in Baltimore between 2006 and 2012.
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A priest and his parishioners from Anne Arundel County help a Baltimore couple out of homelessness as they begin to rebuild their lives.
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Our columnist resorts to topical rhyme to mark the holiday and the march of time.
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On the last, darkest days of another rough year for Baltimore, the search for bright lights and signs of hope.
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Sheila Dixon, Baltimore's former mayor, is looking to make a comeback.
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As the holidays approach, our columnist offers a few suggestions for small acts of charity and good deeds that come with very little cost and big reward.
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The Rev. William J. Watters, the Jesuit priest who founded Saint Ignatius Loyola Academy and two other schools, wants to open an elementary school for children from low-income Baltimore families. He needs about $5 million. He should be able to get it -- theoretically.
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Conspiracy theories abound, and truth takes a beating in the age of social media and the Trump presidency.
