Ron Cassie is a senior editor for Baltimore, where he’s has worked since 2012, covering the environment, education, medicine, politics, and city life. Before becoming a journalist, he swung a hammer, poured drinks, and pedaled a bike for a living. He’s still slightly uncomfortable sitting at a desk and needs to get outside every day.
The story behind Mike Ricigliano's larger-than-life papier mâché dummy of Baltimore public enemy No. 1—which became something of a local celebrity at parades and sports bars.
Former 'Sun' reporter Scott Shane introduces us to writer, activist, and former enslaved shoemaker Thomas Smallwood—a Harriet Tubman-worthy figure whose story is barely known.
The bonds between the country we know as Liberia, uniquely allied with the U.S. since its inception, and Maryland are profound, if generally little known.
A month after signing a long-term Camden Yards lease, Angelos family agrees to sell the O’s to Baltimore-born billionaire and philanthropist David Rubenstein.
The annual dip in support of Maryland's Special Olympians—which will draw tens of thousands to splash off in Sandy Point—returns with five events from Jan. 26 to Feb. 3.
Closer to Baltimore, local parks host winter events where you can learn about how tree sap transforms into golden brown syrup perfect for candies and pancakes.
Set in Baltimore, 'Behind You Is the Sea' reveals a diverse community of characters that, while sharing universal U.S. immigrant experiences, also defy stereotypes.
In 'They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up,' the independent journalist analyzes problems with the established narrative that Gray was fatally injured during a “rough ride.”
Directed by professor and historian Martha Jones, the new Hard Histories initiative examines how racism has persisted over a century and a half at Hopkins.