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• Opinion

From 'The Keepers' and Adnan Syed, to Michael Jackson and R. Kelly, a rising tide of documentaries

Socially-committed, honest documentary films do the same work great newspapers and digital platforms do in bringing accurate information and uncompromising truths to audiences. They are another way in which we, can counter the disinformation and lies coming from so many of our elected leaders.

By David Zurawik

Mar 7, 2019

• Baltimore City Paper

Moments In Club: 61 digressions about Baltimore Club music

• Baltimore City Paper

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin': A year later, viral Michael Jackson tribute artist dances on

Reeves had been performing 'Beat It' and other Jackson hits on street corners long before the uprising last spring (City Paper first wrote about him in 2013). And a year later, he and his manager Vaughan Mason (best known for the 1980 disco hit 'Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll') are still rolling out in the large yellow truck Reeves used as his stage in Penn North on April 27, 2015, parking on corners to perform Jackson tributes and other pop covers, as well as Reeves' own music.

• Entertainment

'Motown the Musical' delivers the hits at the Hippodrome

"Motown the Musical" delivers an entertaining nostalgia trip at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre.

• Maryland

Center to host annual Zumbathon, fitness expo

The South Carroll Senior and Community Center will host a day of fun and fitness Sunday, Jan. 24.

• Baltimore County

Numbers don't slow progress of Western Tech wrestlers

Despite Western Tech¿s 2-7 record in dual meets this season, the rest of the county squads better not sleep on on the Wolverine grapplers when they meet at the Baltimore County tournament at Perry Hall High on Feb. 19 and 20.

By Craig Clary

Jan 19, 2016

• Sports

From Belichick to the no-huddle offense, Ted Marchibroda gave the NFL so much

Ted Marchibroda was so positive, professional and gracious, and maybe that's why his achievements as a coach and his impact on the NFL's return to Baltimore often are overlooked.

By Mike Preston

Jan 17, 2016

• Sports

Ravens lineman John Urschel will dance his way into your heart with a razor commercial

Watch him get "awkwardly sensual."

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 12, 2016

• Entertainment

Throwback Thursday: The top 10 songs this week in 1982

By Jordan Bartel

Dec 18, 2015

• Sports

Mike Preston: Let's not forget early Ravens players and staff who laid the foundation

We always honor the superstars; but there are members of the Ravens staff who came from Cleveland and made the Ravens possible.

By Mike Preston

Dec 16, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Saturday: The Full Jackson: Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Jackson 5 Karaoke

• Baltimore City Paper

No Trivia: You didn't DIY

Following the uprising, Baltimore's white music scene has been trying to get a bit more introspective. Conversation starters such as Jana Hunter and Abdu Ali's piece for Pitchfork, "White Privilege and Black Lives in the Baltimore Music Scene" in July, and Maura Callahan and Rebekah Kirkman's tough-minded, "SCUM (Segregated Communities and Upward Mobility): A state-of-the-arts manifesto with 10 points to improve the visual art scene" here in City Paper last month, which focused on visual arts

• Maryland

Halloween haunts come to Westminster on fun-filled Saturday

Westminster hosts Halloween parade, haunted house and other activities

• Sports

In 20th season, Ravens defense looks like that first one in 1996

This defense looks a lot like the first, woeful group in 1996. The Ravens certainly didn't want to make this a commemorative unit, but it is a great replica.

By Mike Preston

Oct 15, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Best Michael Jackson: The Michael Jackson Guy

• Sports

Mike Preston's observations: Jernigan appears to be working his way back

Mike Preston's training camp observations: Jah Reid is starting to impress; rookie LB has a way to go; missing Jacoby Jones.

By Mike Preston

Aug 16, 2015

• Sports

Maybe one day, the Ravens will develop their own Steve Smith

Maybe one day the Ravens' "rent a receiver" policy will end and the team will establish a legacy like the Baltimore Colts did with Hall of Famer Raymond Berry. Ravens receiver Steve Smith Sr., 36, announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the 2015 season, his 15th year in the NFL. He will have played just the final two of those seasons with the Ravens.

By Mike Preston

Aug 10, 2015

• Entertainment

Throwback Thursday: The top 10 songs this week in 1973

This week 42 years ago, 600,000 people attend the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen in New York (Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers Band and the Band perform), Skylab 3 launches, "Enter the Dragon," Bruce Lee's final film, tops the box office and the following songs are the most popular in the U.S., according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive.

By Jordan Bartel

Jul 30, 2015

• Entertainment

Throwback Thursday: The top 10 songs this week in 1999

This week 16 years ago, J.K. Rowling published "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," the third book in the series, teen sex comedy "American Pie" topped the box office and the following songs were the most popular in the United States, according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive.

By Jordan Bartel

Jul 9, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

No Trivia: White people won't save Baltimore

• Olympics

The top songs of summer: 2000-2014

Now that summer is officially upon us, we've been taking a look at the definitive summer songs of all time, based on their seasonal popularity on Billboard's Hot 100 charts. In this final installment, we count down the summer jams from 2000 to 2014.

By Jordan Bartel

Jun 24, 2015

• Food & Drink

On eve of album release, Tori Kelly puts voice center stage at Fillmore

At the start of her headlining set Friday night at The Fillmore Silver Spring, Tori Kelly greeted the crowd with humble words and an acoustic six-string.

• Entertainment

The top songs of summer: 1980-1989

This week, leading up to the official start of summer, we're taking a look at the definitive summer songs of all time, based on their seasonal popularity on Billboard's Hot 100 charts. Today, we look at the summer jams of the 1980s.

By Jordan Bartel

Jun 19, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

On seeing Weird Al, advanced human, at Pier Six and crying tears of joy

• Food & Drink

Weird Al Yankovic still provides the laughs

Last decade -- during the brief lull between MTV's lack of music videos and YouTube's still-to-come emergence -- Weird Al Yankovic wondered if the medium he had utilized better than any pop-music parodist ever had become obsolete.

By Wesley Case

Jun 10, 2015

• Entertainment

Many versions later, BSO season-closer 'Candide' still a potent musical

Bernstein's Voltaire-inspired "Candide" to get semi-staged performances by BSO conducted by Marin Alsop and featuring NPR's Peter Sagal as narrator.

• Baltimore City Paper

Marilyn Mosby takes the stage with Prince at 'Rally 4 Peace'; 'The system is broken,' he says

• Baltimore City Paper

The Short List: Ben Folds, Mac McCaughan, Andy Stott, 'Marley,' and more

• Baltimore City Paper

Radio Free Baltimore: The songs that soundtracked the Baltimore Uprising

• Opinion

The 'other Baltimore' breaks through

It was hard to tell exactly where the music was coming from — perhaps from the large yellow van at the corner of North Avenue and Monroe Street — but the song was clear and loud: Michael Jackson's "Man In The Mirror."

By Dan Rodricks

Apr 28, 2015

• Sports

After Ray Rice, gambles in NFL draft have new risk

After fallout from Ray Rice case, Ravens have to be extra careful when drafting players who have troubled pasts.

By Mike Preston

Apr 27, 2015

• Ravens

Ravens can't draft player with troubled past, right?

After fallout from Ray Rice case, Ravens have to be extra careful when drafting players who have troubled pasts.

By Mike Preston

Apr 27, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

The Mail 4/1/15

• Baltimore City Paper

Hannibal Buress: Chilled-out absurdist, unassuming Cosby slayer

• Harford

Shi Scott continues her 'American Idol' advance

Shaina "Shi" Scott got about one hour of sleep before she and her three teammates performed a group rendition of Michael Jackson's "Pretty Young Thing" before a slate of "American Idol" judges, but she pushed through the sleep deprivation to give a successful performance and advance to the next round of the popular televised singing competition.

• Michael Jackson

Throwback Thursday: The top 10 songs this week in 1971

This week 44 years ago, the Alan Shepard-commanded Apollo 14 landed on the moon, the stock market index Nasdaq was launched, "Love Story" was the No. 1 film at the box office and the following songs were the most popular in America, according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive.

By Jordan Bartel

Feb 5, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

The Short List: Eyehategod, Guy Davis, Garrick Ohlsson, James Weidman and more

• Baltimore City Paper

Dario Robleto's 'Setlists For a Setting Sun' is like a religious shrine for scientists

• Sun Investigates

Developer says he had no role in 'forged or altered' tax credit document

The developer of a Little Italy condominium project says he had nothing to do with a document the city calls "forged or altered" that resulted in $2.1 million in erroneous tax credits for the building.

By Luke Broadwater

Dec 19, 2014

• Features

Mad about Marsala, the color of 2015

Marsala is a warm, feel-good hue that's especially easy to wear during the colder weather months. It's a color destined for greatness next year, but you can incorporate it into your wardrobe right now, according to fashion experts.

• Baltimore City

City says 'forged or altered' document resulted in $2 million tax break for condos

Baltimore's planning department was tricked into awarding $2.1 million in historic tax credits to a Little Italy condominium project based on a "forged or altered" document, a city review panel says in a new report. As a result, two dozen condo owners face higher property tax bills of roughly $10,000 a year.

By Luke Broadwater

Dec 12, 2014

• Opinion

Messenger King: Michael Jackson and the politics of #BlackLivesMatter

"Where are all the celebrities?" That's a question many supporters of #BlackLivesMatter protests are asking. At this moment of great unrest, some are feeling a lack of leadership from those who have worldwide media platforms. I think something other than apathy is really at work here: fear and trepidation. Michael Jackson was never afraid to put himself out there for the truth as he saw it, and he took a pounding for it.

• Maryland

South Carroll graphic design students get career tips from a pro

• Howard County

Ballet Royale brings music and dance to children with autism

Alexander Pidel might have learned to love music when he was still in utero. How could he not, with a mother who was a professional dancer?

• Opinion

America's most trusted news source not so trustworthy

America's least-trusted news sources -- Fox News and Rush Limbaugh -- are also its most popular.

• High Schools

Dance contract prohibits suggestive moves at Century High homecoming

Century High School Principal Troy Barnes concedes that he doesn't see a lot of "Michael Jackson-style crotch grabbing" at student dances anymore. But he does see other suggestive dance moves including the popular "twerking."

• Maryland

Century HS imposes dance contract ahead of homecoming

• Howard County

Vanessa Collier having a magical musical career [Clarksville]

You may remember Vanessa Collier, daughter of Tom and Beth Vermeer. Vanessa graduated with honors from River Hill High in 2009. She was a four-year letterman and co-captain of the Varsity Girls' Basketball team as well as featured soloist for the Jazz Band, Marching Band, Wind Ensemble and many All-State Band programs.

• Michael Jackson

Throwback Thursday: The top 10 songs this week in 1987 [Videos]

During this week 27 years ago, the second NFL player strike began, Bruce Willis won his first Emmy (for "Moonlighting") and the following songs were the most popular in America, according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive.

• TV

'So You Think You Can Dance' recap, And the winner is ...

A recap of the Sept. 3 finale of "So You Think You Can Dance," as the season 11 winner is announced.