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• Food & Drink

Baltimore’s 100 essential food and drink experiences for 2019

Compiled with input from readers and the newsroom, The Baltimore Sun’s list of 100 essential food experiences encompasses places people talk about, think about and come back to again and again and again.

By Christina Tkacik

Aug 14, 2019

• Entertainment

David Simon, creator of 'The Wire,' is filming his next project in Baltimore's Canton neighborhood

David Simon is filming a six-episode adaptation of Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America" book in Baltimore's Canton neighborhood.

By Phil Davis

Jun 13, 2019

• Opinion

Zurawik: Fix the corruption (and crime and schools and blight) and Baltimore's image will follow

As I watched Baltimore burn on the night of Freddie Gray’s funeral four years ago this month, the only comfort I could find was in the thought that the city I loved could not possibly ever again look worse to the world than it did at that profoundly sad moment. But recent events proved me wrong.

By David Zurawik

Apr 4, 2019

• Features

Novelist Laura Lippman dedicates 'Lady In The Lake' to victims of Capital Gazette newsroom attack

Novelist and former Baltimore Sun reporter Laura Lippman has dedicated her latest book to the five victims of last year’s Capital Gazette newsroom attack.

By Colin Campbell

Mar 17, 2019

• Entertainment

In the moment with Pat Moran: Baltimore's casting director supreme recalls turning points in her career

A sit-down with casting director and John Waters favorite Pat Moran, offering insight into some areas where she is peculiarly qualified

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 21, 2018

• Entertainment

HBO announces new show from David Simon based on Philip Roth novel 'The Plot Against America'

David Simon is a co-producer and co-writer of a six-part HBO series based on Philip Roth's 2004 novel "The Plot Against America."

By Christina Tkacik

Nov 8, 2018

• Entertainment

Idris Elba, star of 'The Wire,' is People's sexiest man alive

Idris Elba played Stringer Bell in "The Wire."

By Sarah Meehan

Nov 6, 2018

• Features

McNulty's jacket from 'The Wire' sold to interestingly-named person

A jacket worn by actor Dominic West on 'The Wire' sold at an auction Oct. 13 at the Thomas Johnson Elementary Middle School Fall Festival.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Oct 13, 2018

• Opinion

How one Baltimore journalist saved an inmate turned playwright from a lonely prison death

Mke Bowler, a newspaper man for over 30 years, most of them with The Baltimore Sun, died the other day. There were tributes galore, especially for his work on education. I remember, though, a less-known tale: Mike Bowler saved a man from a lonely death in prison.

• Entertainment

'Idris Elba should have, like, 10 Emmys': 'The Wire' gets a shout-out during 'Reparation Emmys' skit

HBO's Baltimore-set 'The Wire' got a shout-out during Michael Che's "Reparations Emmys" skit at the 70th Emmy Awards.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Sep 18, 2018

• Features

David Simon returns to Twitter with another message for CEO: 'You suck, Jack'

Author and TV showrunner David Simon returned to Twitter on Wednesday morning, still critical of the social media platform's ban of him earlier this year.

By Wesley Case

Sep 12, 2018

• Opinion

The' Deuce' Season 2: Women's stories stronger, Franco's performance weaker

That’s the good news of Season 2: more Maggie Gyllenhaal and more women’s stories told in greater depth. The bad news: There is less to like about James Franco’s performance.

By David Zurawik

Sep 4, 2018

• Food & Drink

Remembering Anthony Bourdain and his rocky relationship with Baltimore

The famed chef and television personality once worked at Harborplace in the 1980s.

By Anna Muckerman

Jun 11, 2018

• Features

David Simon says he has been banned from Twitter

Filmmaker and writer David Simon says he has been banned from Twitter after publishing tweets that violate their rules.

By Brittany Britto

Jun 8, 2018

• Entertainment

'House of Cards,' 'The Wire' actors help close the 20th Maryland Film Festival

As much as local cinephiles enjoy going to the annual Maryland Film Festival, some of the filmmakers are equally as happy to bring their work here.

By Chris Kaltenbach

May 7, 2018

• Features

Baltimore crime figure who inspired Cutty on 'The Wire' writes novel based on his experiences in prison

If “The Last Stop,” a novel that follows a jailed felon suspected of wielding tremendous power behind bars, has the ring of truth to it, no wonder.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Apr 18, 2018

• Entertainment

10 years after 'The Wire,' cast members reflect on their careers after the classic series

When HBO’s heralded series “The Wire” went off the air 10 years ago, it wasn't immediately clear that it would be a launching pad for much of the ensemble.

• Features

'The Wire' finale aired 10 years ago today

In honor of the 10th anniversary of the HBO drama about Baltimore crime, politics and everything in between, here's some of our favorite content about "The Wire" over the years.

By Ellen Fishel

Mar 9, 2018

• News

Baltimore state's attorney candidate opens database with police officers' last names after judiciary's removal

Baltimore state's attorney candidate Thiru Vignarajah posted a database of police officers' names online Saturday after they were removed from a public website this week.

By Jessica Anderson

Mar 3, 2018

• Opinion

Inside 'The Wire': How one author tracked down the details behind the monumental Baltimore TV show

Jonathan Abrams’ “All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire” is really something special. A conversation with the author.

By David Zurawik

Feb 19, 2018

• Opinion

From new oral history of 'The Wire': Andre Royo, aka Bubbles, gives inside take on Baltimore's image

With all the talk coming out of City Hall these days about Baltimore’s image, I have been champing at the bit to share this take on the city from Andre Royo, aka Bubbles, one of the most richly-drawn characters on  “The Wire.”

By David Zurawik

Feb 13, 2018

• Opinion

David Simon, HBO say no, no, no to use of 'The Wire' names in local play

With the passion fans still voice for characters from HBO’s “The Wire,” there is undoubtedly a huge audience for a sequel. But Norris Davis, who played Vinson in the series, is learning you run into serious problems when you use names of characters associated with a property someone else created.

By David Zurawik

Feb 12, 2018

• Entertainment

Actor Reg Cathey, known for roles in The Wire, House of Cards, dies at 59

The actor Reg Cathey, who had roles in The Wire, House of Cards, and other films and TV shows with Baltimore links has died at 59.

By Meredith Cohn

Feb 9, 2018

• Features

This show is drawing major comparisons to 'The Wire.' Are they warranted?

Within the first week of the premiere of Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe’s Showtime series “The Chi,” Twitter and the inter-webs were flooding with comparisons to one of the most prolific shows from Baltimore — “The Wire.”

By Brittany Britto

Feb 1, 2018

• Opinion

David Simon says no complaints about James Franco in connection with 'The Deuce'

Echoing what HBO told the Sun Wednesday, David Simon, co-creator of “The Deuce,” said that there were no complaints about James Franco in connection with that series.

By David Zurawik

Jan 11, 2018

• Opinion

HBO says there were no complaints about James Franco from 'The Deuce' production

As James Franco denies allegations of sexual misconduct in his past, HBO emailed a statement to Sun Wednesday saying there have been no complaints about him on "The Deuce" where he is a director and executive producer as well as star.

By David Zurawik

Jan 10, 2018

• Opinion

Mayor's call to 'change the narrative' is not the answer to Baltimore's perception problems

There has been a lot of talk about narratives coming out of City Hall lately. And with it, some criticism of the media. "Happy New Year! Change the Narrative ... Goodness Is On the Rise!" Mayor Catherine Pugh wrote in her first tweet of the new year. So, let's have a real talk about narratives.

By David Zurawik

Jan 4, 2018

• Entertainment

'The Deuce' Season 1 finale recap: A tragic fall and a triumphant rise

Never watch a David Simon show expecting a happy ending.

• Entertainment

'The Deuce' recap: Daddy issues and a murder

Well, we knew it wouldn’t be long before a show about porngraphy, would delve into psychologically scarring topics.

• Entertainment

'The Deuce' recap: 'Why Me?' sets up the next chapter

It’s a triumphant day for the porn industry in New York City.

• Entertainment

'The Deuce' recap: 'The Principle is All'

In Episode 3 of "The Deuce," Candy is bitten by the movie bug, and we get more capitalism critiques

• Entertainment

What they're saying about 'The Deuce,' David Simon's new show

Here's what critics have to say about "The Deuce," the new show from Baltimorean and "The Wire" creator David Simon.

• Maryland

HBO doc 'Baltimore Rising' explores life after Freddie Gray

'Baltimore Rising' film chronicles the passionate feelings on all sides after Gray died a week after suffering a critical spinal injury while in police custody in 2015.

• News

Dennis Wise, notorious Baltimore crime figure referenced in 'The Wire,' released after decades in prison

Dennis D. Wise, an alleged hitman and convicted murderer from Baltimore who was shipped to an Arizona prison nearly two decades ago after state officials accused him of running a largescale criminal enterprise out of the former Maryland House of Correction, has been released after striking a deal with prosecutors in his decades-old murder case.

By Kevin Rector

Jul 11, 2017

• Concert review

BSO soars in season finale with Marin Alsop, Gil Shaham and a classical tribute to 'The Wire' theme song

Marin Alsop leads Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in impressive season finale featuring violinist Gil Shaham.

• Features

The Ringer celebrates 15th anniversary of 'The Wire' with 'Where's Wallace' game

The Ringer celebrates 15th anniversary of 'The Wire' with 'Where's Wallace' game

By Brittany Britto

Jun 1, 2017

• Baltimore City Paper

Behold: A bunch of bougie dickweeds ragging on some fake-ass jeans

So the internet's really giving a pair expensive jeans the business.

• Entertainment

Defiant ex-top cop Ed Norris talks vindication, blames prosecutors ahead of 'Way Down in the Hole' book release

Ed Norris is publishing a memoir, "Way Down in the Hole," a title borrowed from the theme song of David Simon's "The Wire" HBO series, which chronicled policing, crime and drugs in Baltimore.

• Entertainment

David Simon, Steve Earle planning to write musical about Baltimore's steel industry days

David Simon, Steve Earle and Deborah Rudacille may create a musical about Baltimore's "steel works and the people who labored there."

• Opinion

Laura Lippman: 'Do the right thing' for Baltimore's children

My husband and I are both proud public school graduates. Yet we were resigned to enrolling our child in private school. By last fall, however, a decade of work by our energetic and community-minded neighbors gave us the option of enrolling our child in a school a 10-minute walk from our front door in Baltimore. She has classes in art, music and technology. But all of it is at risk if the governor and mayor don't close the education funding gap.

• Business

Baltimore dream home: Homeland house was filming location for 'The Wire'

Annie and Neal Goldman discoved when they closed on their new home in 2012 that they were buying more than a pretty four-bedroom house in Homeland. They learned the house, built in 1920, was used as a filming location for "The Wire," HBO's critically-acclaimed television show that chronicled Baltimore's drug trade and other societal problems. It appeared in several episodes during seasons three and four as the home of Tommy Carcetti, who rises from Baltimore City Councilman to mayor to governor,

• Features

John Waters gets colorful as he receives Writers Guild lifetime achievement award

A lifetime of going against the grain earned Baltimore's own John Waters the unabashed respect of his peers Sunday night.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Feb 20, 2017

• Baltimore City Paper

Anonymous Sources, Pharmacy Pills, and Gang Wars: Inconsistencies raise questions about "Pill City," a Baltimore tale of drugs and murder

As fires raged all over the city on April 27, 2015, two smart Baltimore teens engineered a $100 million drug heist that catapulted them to the top of the city’s

• Features

'The Wire' creator David Simon hosts local fundraiser, protest against Trump immigration order

Monday night, the Beth Am Synagogue's pews were filled with around 900 citizens, local notables and speakers, including city health commissioner Dr. Leana Wen,

By Brittany Britto

Feb 13, 2017

• Features

'The Wire' creator David Simon to host Baltimore fundraiser to protest Trump immigration order

Blown Deadline Productions will hold fundraiser Monday night in Reservoir Hill for groups aiding immigrants and refugees

By Mary Carole McCauley

Feb 8, 2017

• Baltimore City Paper

Steve Earle to play "City of Immigrants: A Night of Support" show at Beth Am Synagogue

Folk singer Steve Earle, who also played drug counselor Walon on "The Wire," will play a show at Beth Am Synagogue on Feb. 13 in support of immigrants, David

• Features

John Waters to receive lifetime achievement award from Writers Guild

Baltimore-born writer-director John Waters will be receiving a lifetime achievement award from the Writers Guild of America East.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Dec 14, 2016

• Features

David Simon tweets the n-word, a firestorm ensues

Writer/producer David Simon is taking considerable heat online for using the N-word in a sarcastic tweet about a town hall meeting on “Black issues” that aired

By Chris Kaltenbach

Sep 21, 2016

• Baltimore City Paper

Moments In Club: 61 digressions about Baltimore Club music

• Maryland

Film Office's Jack Gerbes keeps bringing the stars to Maryland

Jack Gerbes is a salesman. On a given day, he might be driving around the state, looking for the perfect Victorian house or an old granary silo that can be used in a film shoot instead of a department store.