History & Politics

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News & Community

Rats: Baltimore’s Long History With Its Most Polarizing Pest

Here, rats have an omnipresence, invading everything from our vacant buildings to our fanciest restaurants, our nightly news to our national headlines, our pop-culture zeitgeist to our personal psyches. And as far as relationships go, it’s complicated.

News & Community

Gone But Not Forgotten: Masonville Was Bulldozed to Expand Roads and Railways

Seventy years ago, 200 residents had to leave their South Baltimore neighborhood—famous for its swimmable cove—behind.

History & Politics

Alsobrooks Elected MD’s First Black U.S. Senator; Key Baltimore Referendums Split

As Trump wins the presidency, P.G. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks defeats former Governor Larry Hogan while referendum to rezone Inner Harbor passes and initiative to reduce the size of the City Council fails.

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2025 The Wedding Party

March 9, 2025 | 2-5:00pm | The Rita Rossi Colwell Center

History & Politics

Baltimore Voting Guide: What You Need to Know to Cast Your Ballot

Election Day is November 5. As always, there’s a lot at stake.

Arts & Culture

A Provocative New Frederick Douglass Portrait Is Unveiled at the Lewis Museum

Visible from President Street, the modern depiction of Maryland's iconic abolitionist sparks mixed reactions—which the museum hopes will lead to larger conversations.

Arts & Culture

How Exactly Did Edgar Allan Poe Die? David Gaylin’s New Book is a Comprehensive Examination

The president of the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore aims to put all of the eternal theories to rest in ‘The Final Days of Edgar Allan Poe.’

News & Community

Back to the Future: NS Savannah, The World’s First Nuclear-Powered Liner, Is Open for Tours

Moored at a desolate former Canton grain pier, the circa-1959 vessel appears ordinary from the outside, but inside it's a mashup of 'Star Trek' on sea and 'Mad Men' on vacation.

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Women Who Move Maryland 2025

Women are an essential part of the engine that makes our region thrive. In our annual section that follows, Women Who Move Maryland, we spotlight women professionals who play a leading role in Baltimore and beyond.

News & Community

Controversial Arrest and Body-Cam Footage Raise Familiar Concerns About BPD’s Plainclothes Unit

In May, a Baltimore Police Department detective pointed his service weapon to the temple of a prone and restrained Baltimore man.

News & Community

An Inside Look at Mayor Brandon Scott and Hana Pugh’s Surprise Wedding

The couple discusses keeping the secret, ditching traditions that didn’t feel meaningful, and incorporating their love for Baltimore into the celebration. Plus, browse their wedding gallery captured by Alicia Wiley Photography.

News & Community

Little Nancy Comes Home

Little Italy's hometown hero and the first female speaker of the House returns to reminisce about the place where she was born and raised.

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Only In The Northern Outer Banks

This Beach Vacation Destination Provides Summer Fun and Southern Charm.

Arts & Culture

Pipe Dreams: Baltimore Was a 19th-Century Hub of American Organ Building

This month, the Organ Historical Society convention comes to town. With the Archdiocese of Baltimore church consolidation plans underway, it may be the last time several historic organs are heard.

News & Community

Moore Announces Revived Red Line Will Move By Light Rail

Nine years after former Gov. Larry Hogan cancelled Baltimore’s east-west transit line, Moore calls the decision “the right and fair choice.”

History & Politics

Scott Defeats Dixon Handily; Cohen and Alsobrooks Win Big in Key Primary Contests

The surprise of primary night was the convincing margin of victory in Baltimore’s mayoral race and the Democratic U.S. Senate tussle.

Food & Drink

The Baltimore Museum of Industry Celebrates the City’s Historic Corner Bars

In the museum's latest permanent exhibition, curator Rachel Donaldson taps into the history of Baltimore watering holes from the Industrial Revolution until Prohibition.

Arts & Culture

New Book Explores Forgotten History of the Man Who Named the Underground Railroad

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.

History & Politics

After the Fire

In February 1904, downtown Baltimore was utterly destroyed by a ravenous fire that burned for two days. Just two years later, a new city—the one we live and work in today—had risen from the ashes. We look back at the rebirth of a great American city, and hear the echoes of the present in the voices of the past.

History & Politics

Decades Before the Civil War, Maryland Funded a Colony in Liberia to “Resettle” Free African Americans

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.

Arts & Culture

The Night Truman Capote Fell Down at Towson State

The real-life storyline depicted in FX's new series 'Capote vs. the Swans' led to Capote's notorious 1977 TU appearance, in which the inebriated, profanity-spewing writer was escorted off stage.

History & Politics

Gov. Wes Moore Has Lofty Dreams for Maryland. Can He Make Them Come True?

Through no fault of his own, Moore is essentially starting over in the General Assembly against suddenly stiff, worse than first projected, headwinds.