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The Women of the Pitch & Putt Golf Club Drive Home a Powerful Legacy
How the nearly 90-year-old club helped desegregate the city’s public courses and advance the civil rights movement.
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For 50 Years, Southeast Baltimore’s “I Am An American Day” Parade Welcomed New U.S. Citizens
At its height, the four-hour spectacle drew patriotic crowds of more than 250,000 to cheer on newly naturalized citizens, marching bands, and famous parade marshals.
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Her Turn Now
Odette Ramos’ ascension as Baltimore’s first-ever Latinx City Council member did not come easily.
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Saving Little Italy
The iconic ethnic neighborhood has outlasted all of Baltimore’s old-world enclaves. Now it faces its greatest challenge in more than a century.
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House Impeaches Trump for Second Time
Baltimore-born Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Maryland congressmen at center of House indictment after president inspires Capitol insurrection.
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Maryland Democratic Leaders Seek President’s Removal; Hogan Says America “Better Off” Without Trump
Hogan says he’d like VP Mike Pence, longtime friend, to take the reins.
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On the Ground of the Capitol Siege: Pro-Trump Riot Plummets into Violence and Tragedy
One woman killed by Capitol Police and three others dead after building was stormed Wednesday.
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GameChanger: Kweisi Mfume
The politician, legislator, and advocate discusses the national political climate and the work at hand.
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Now Mayor, Brandon Scott Vows to “Chart a New Path” for Baltimore
The city's 52nd mayor was sworn in during a low-key ceremony at City Hall today.
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Visit Middletown, Maryland
History and charm meet right around the corner in Frederick County.
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Trump Administration Awards Federal Funds to Recreate Columbus Statue
After the Little Italy statue was toppled in July, a local group is working to rebuild it.
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Joe Biden Declared Presidential Winner by AP
Legal challenges from President Trump expected to continue; state recounts to come.
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Biden vs. Trump Too Close to Call
Largely due to mail-in ballots, the presidential election could take days or weeks to finalize.
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Camp Directory
A comprehensive resource guide including a list of camp experiences, from sports to academic to religious, in the Baltimore area.
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Four Local Takeaways from Election Night
High-profile races fail to deliver upsets, sports betting is legalized, and more key outcomes.
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Seven Ways to Ease Your Election Day Stress
From drink specials to greenery sales, here’s how to calm your nerves.
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Everything You Need to Know for Election Day, By the Numbers
A handy guide to the historic election on November 3, 2020.
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Can Franca Muller Paz Flip the Deep Blue District 12 Green?
Muller Paz would make history as the first Green Party candidate elected to city office.
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No Margin for Error
In just eight years, Mileah Kromer has built the Goucher Poll into an institution.
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A Baltimore Photographer Once Captured John Lennon and Yoko Ono at The Dakota
"C’mon, Mister-all-the-way-from-Baltimore, you can do this," Stuart Zolotorow remembers Lennon telling him.
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The Hardscrabble Orioles Were the First Great Team in Modern Baseball
Many of the original O's are buried together at West Baltimore’s New Cathedral Cemetery.
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State Official Fired After Inflammatory Social Media Posts
Gov. Hogan’s deputy director of community initiatives defended teenager accused of killing two Kenosha protestors.
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Why Bob Wallace Wants to Bring a Business-Minded Approach to City Hall
Running as an independent is an uphill struggle in a city dominated by democrats, but the mayoral candidate isn’t letting that stop him.
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Nothing Less
Baltimore and Maryland women stood on the frontlines of the suffrage fight.
