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- Inside the dark warehouse of the Baltimore City Archives, Siobhan Hagan sorts through a dumpster full of old film canisters. It’s just a small part of the WJZ
- Robert Williams says he’s opening a gallery in one of the apartments adjacent to his shop, Umri Siki (1100 Hollins St.). The place is filled with artwork,
- After years of planning, the developers of a site near Old Town Mall on Thursday unveiled a plan they say would tap into a market created by nearby Johns Hopkins Hospital and help weave the neighborhood back into the fabric of the city.
- From county and state parks to lakes, splash pads and water parks, there are plenty of local places to cool down and enjoy the water this summer with no contract required.
- Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb talked about his contract, the Haloti Ngata trade, and the impact of his Ed Block Courage Award weekend Monday.
- NFL stars from across the league are in Baltimore for the Ed Block Courage Awards, and as part of the community service aspect of the weekend, they spent parts of Sunday and Monday with city children.
- NFL stars, like Rob Gronkowski, Calvin Johnson and Jeremy Maclin, will be in Baltimore for the Ed Block Foundation's annual event.
- When Gary Coleman Jr. learned that his uncle, Marvin Matthews, had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on Aug. 17, Coleman thought he would have to keep up the former Dunbar and Morgan State wrestler's spirits. He quickly found out that wasn't going to be the case.
- Chick Webb's big band recorded this swinging arrangement of 'Stars and Stripes Forever' in 1939.
- After agreeing to terms on a two-year deal with the New York Giants last Thursday, Jameel McClain went to his Facebook page to say goodbye to the only NFL organization that he had ever known.
- Louis G. Hecht, an owner of the Triangle Sign Co. and antiques appraiser who immersed himself in Baltimore's classic jazz scene, died of congestive heart failure Saturday, his 92nd birthday, at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital. He lived in Pikesville.
- One of the area¿s top point guards for the last couple of years, Dyzhanay Burton hopes to lead the City girls basketball team to a state championship in her senior year.
- More than 200 members of the Maryland District of the Amateur Athletics Union will be honored at a special ceremony Sunday, with athletes, coaches and volunteers being acknowledged in eight different sports.
- Baltimore is a big jazz town so why does Artscape feature so little of it
- Funds from 2010 will be used to keep several city pools open this summer that the mayor slated for closure earlier this month.
- Baltimore drummer William Henry "Chick" Webb became a jazz legend.