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Arts & Culture
These Instrument-Making Baltimore Brothers are Old-World Craftsmen
Meet Ryan and Aaron Fini of Perrin & Associates Fine Violins in Mount Vernon.
Arts & Culture
Jen Michalski Discusses New Short Story Collection ‘The Company of Strangers’
Taken as a whole, the collection reads like an open-ended meditation on how each of us navigates our own at times surreal life journey.
Arts & Culture
Longtime Urban Planner E. Evans Paull Explores Historic Baltimore Road Wars in New Book
'Stop the Road: Stories from the Trenches of Baltimore’s Road Wars' is a must-read for anyone who wants to better understand how the Baltimore of the 1940s and 1950s became the city we know today.
History & Politics
On St. Patrick’s Day: Remembering Frederick Douglass’ Exile in Ireland
After escaping slavery in Baltimore, a young Frederick Douglass was transformed by a trip to Ireland.
History & Politics
Bob Dylan’s “Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” Became a Protest Song of the Civil Rights Era
Sixty years ago, a white Southern Maryland plantation owner struck and killed a Black Baltimore server at a society ball, galvanizing the city and making national headlines.
News & Community
Keith Davis Jr. Released; New City State’s Attorney Drops Charges With Fifth Murder Trial Looming
Recently elected Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates dismisses murder charges in controversial, long-running case.
Travel & Outdoors
The Conowingo Dam is One of the Best Spots in the U.S. for Seeing Bald Eagles
From November through January, eagle-eyed birdwatchers arrive from far-flung destinations to view hundreds of the birds that have migrated from New York and Canada.
Arts & Culture
Baltimore Architect Jerome Gray Paints the City in Watercolor
Since 2016, Gray has posted more than 3,300 architectural watercolor sketches—complete with brief histories—on his popular Instagram feed.
Arts & Culture
New BMA Exhibit Points to the Continuing Influence of the Great Migration
BMA contemporary art curator Jessica Bell Brown discusses the diverse, historically informed, and deeply personal works—which are on view through January.
History & Politics
Recalling the “Lost” Irish Quarry Town of Texas in Baltimore County
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Cockeysville was constructed between 1850-1852 by the Irish arrivals.
History & Politics
Wes Moore to Become Maryland’s First Black Governor
Maryland makes sweeping history with statewide elections of Moore, attorney general-elect Anthony Brown, and comptroller-elect Brooke Lierman.
Arts & Culture
In New Book, Kristina R. Gaddy Tackles the Extraordinary History of the Banjo
'Well of Souls' will fascinate readers interested in early American music history—and just early American history, period.
Food & Drink
The Midway’s Final Evening: The Block’s Only Non-Strip Club Bar Closes After Decades-Long Run
Like The Block itself, The Midway became a Baltimore institution simply by surviving.
History & Politics
Now That Adnan Syed Has Won His Release, What Comes Next?
The first-degree murder conviction in the high-profile case—documented in the first season of 'Serial'—was vacated Monday in light of newly acquired evidence not previously turned over to defense attorneys.
Arts & Culture
Baynard Woods Has Written Several Books, But Never One as Personal as His Latest
'Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness' explores Woods' upbringing in the Deep South, as well as his family’s enslaver history.
Science & Technology
Hopkins Researcher Says His Deadly Experiments on Owls Can Help Treat ADHD. PETA Believes There’s a Better Way
Owl testing isn't the only concern raised at Hopkins by PETA and Stop Animal Exploitation Now.
Sports
Former Miss Oriole Broke the Rules and Married a Pitcher
“Would I want my daughter to do a Miss Oriole contest today? No," says Bonnie Lorber Habyan.
History & Politics
After 45 Years, SCOTUS Sketch Artist Art Lien Sets Down His Pencils and Watercolors
The Supreme Court is one place cameras are still not allowed.
History & Politics
Early Primary Results: Cox Takes GOP Nom for Governor; Lierman Wins Dem Comptroller Bid
With mail-ballots still to be counted, Wes Moore up in Democratic governor’s race; Ivan Bates leads Marilyn Mosby in City State’s Attorney’s election.
News & Community
Though the Exterior of The Peale is Relatively Modest, The Story Inside Is Anything But
Shuttered for much of the past quarter century, the museum officially reopens (again) on August 13 following a $5.5-million overhaul.
