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Study finds Maryland journalism is struggling. Not news, but maybe progress.
I listened with interest last week to a panel discussion of the University of Maryland’s groundbreaking study on the state of journalism in Maryland. No surprise, what it found ain’t great. But there is reason to hope.
Duc Luu, center, director of journalism sustainability initiatives at the Knight Foundation, discusses the local news crisis in Maryland with (from left) Dale R. Anglin, director of Press Forward; Rafael Lorente, dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, Kimi Yoshino, editor in chief of The Baltimore Banner; and Steve Waldman, founder of Rebuild Local News.
A funny thing happened on the way to the 3rd District forum in Annapolis
Former Capitol Hill police officer Harry Dunn and state Sen. Sarah Elfreth were among the candidates who participated in a forum in Annapolis. The candidates, who are vying to success outgoing U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, face off in the May 14 primary election.
Abigail Diehl, a longshot candidate for Congress in the 3rd District, counts off her four campaign priorities during a forum in Annapolis.
7 things to do: Warmer days mean boating season has begun in Annapolis
April is finally warming, and that means there are opportunities to get out on the water in Annapolis. There’s also free music, a festival for female voices, a maritime collective market day and student art to enjoy through April 24.
Volunteer crew Brian Fleming, left, and Philip Smith stow the mainsail aboard the Wilma Lee, an 83-year-old skipjack operated by the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park.
I’m new to commuting on the Baltimore Beltway. Is it always this bad?
I’ve been commuting from Annapolis to Baltimore a couple of days each week for a few months now. We’ve got traffic in Annapolis, and sometimes it’s maddening. There was that one time a sailboat mast got caught in a powerline on Forest Drive. But I have to ask you Baltimore Beltway commuters a question: Is it always this bad?
A vehicle sits overturned in a construction zone on the Baltimore Beltway on March 22, 2023. Six construction workers were killed in the crash.
St. John’s College is reckoning with its racist past. That includes Francis Scott Key.
St. John’s College in Annapolis will look at its most complicated graduate as part of a wider reckoning with its history of racism.
Percy Moran's 1905 painting of Francis Scott Key and John S. Skinner as they watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry took a good deal of creative license.
Maryland’s new approach to gun violence is all about the data
State lawmakers recently approved legislation creating the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention, sending it to the desk of Gov. Wes Moore. The idea is to collect and use data to design strategies — the same technique used to fight disease — to reduce the number of people killed and injured by guns every year in Maryland.
Detectives investigate the scene of a shooting in Pasadena, where police said a 61-year-old woman raised a handgun officers before they shot her.
7 things to do: Rose, the ultimate stage mother, comes to Annapolis
You could catch a new production of “Gypsy” at Classic Theatre of Maryland, new music at the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra or some very, very old-style singing from a German choir. There’s lots more to do during the week through April 17.
Christine Asero plays Rose in the Maryland Classic Theatre production of "Gypsy."
A renowned Black pianist will perform in Annapolis. Is it a milestone?
Annapolis is a city with a racist past. There’s just no nice way to say that. The arts, well, they are no different. The question is, what has changed?
Awadagin Pratt will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra on Friday and Saturday.
Downstream from Baltimore, life, tragedy and trash just keep washing up
The debris floating up now on the shoreline of Sunset Beach, Orchard Beach and Riviera Beach in Anne Arundel County is the consequence of a horrible tragedy, so no one wants to criticize. But this is life living downstream from Baltimore.
Ernie Dimler, who's lived on Stoney Creek in Pasadena for 30-plus years, points out some of the debris that's washed up since the Key Bridge Collapse on March 26.
In its race against climate, Annapolis’ future and past are at war
What will Annapolis give up as it works to save itself from the ever-increasing number of floods and the rising tide of climate change?
The water keeps rising at City Dock in Annapolis, often measured against the statue of author Alex Haley.
7 things to do: 94-year-old June Squibb’s star turn opens the Annapolis Film Festival
The list of things to do in Annapolis opens with 70 movies, includes lots of original music and wraps up a partial eclipse of the sun.
June Squibb and Fred Hechinger in "Thelma" a new film by Josh Margolin. It will be the opening night movie of the Annapolis Film Festival.
Wes Moore has an opportunity: Getting Marylanders behind Baltimore
The collapse of the Key Bridge can be a defining moment in the life of Maryland’s young governor and for Maryland as well.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore gives an update to reporters at a news conference in Dundalk after a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge early March 26, collapsing the bridge into the Patapsco River.
The Key Bridge butterfly effect lands on the Bay Bridge first. Where will it go next?
Jim Moran is worried about the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Moran is a Queen Anne’s County commissioner, though, and his vantage point across the Chesapeake puts the Bay Bridge at the forefront of his “what-ifs.”
A U.S. Coast Guard boat heads toward the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage seen from Ft. McHenry on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning when a cargo ship collided with it.
7 things to do: Singer-songwriter debut, Holy Week and serial killer talk come to Annapolis
You could catch a local singer in his first show at Rams Head, participate in Holy Week or hear a clinical psychologist talk about serial killers. Those are just some of the things you can do in Annapolis through April 3.
Crofton singer-songwriter Brendan Lane will open for Of Good Nature March 28, 2024 at Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis.
The Key Bridge vanishes, and Maryland suddenly loses another landmark
In the age of the automobile, when a car is an extension of ourselves, where you drive is probably a bigger part of what defines you than what you drive. That was certainly true of the Key Bridge.
The Domino Sugar Factory, with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the background, is seen on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Candidates seek breakthrough in crowded 3rd District congressional race
Harry Dunn is one of 22 Democrats vying in the 3rd District primary set for May 14. The winner could easily be headed to Congress to represent this heavily blue district, though nine Republicans are seeking their party's nomination.
Harry Dunn, a retired U.S. Capitol Police officer, talks with potential voters who turned out on March 12, 2024 for the opening of his campaign headquarters in Ellicott City. Dunn is one of more than 20 candidates for Congress in the 3rd District.
First female Naval Academy superintendent says curbing sexual harassment is her top priority
Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is the first woman and first Hispanic American to serve as Naval Academy superintendent, and as she laid out her top three priorities to the Board of Visitors for the first time, she even found good news in the Washington political maelstrom that delayed her arrival by six months.
Vice Adm. Yvette Davids talks with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin on Tuesday, March 19 at the Naval Academy Board of Visitors meeting in Annapolis. Davids is the first woman academy superintendent.
7 things to do: Love history? Annapolis crushes it for Maryland Day
It’s Maryland Day weekend in and around Annapolis, with 40 museums, historic homes and cultural sites open for free or $1. Or you could catch a performance of experimental South Indian dance that tells the stories of immigrant women.
The Pride of Baltimore II, a replica clipper built in 1988, sails past the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
Spring is here. So is fighting over outdoor dining in Annapolis
The equinox is here. But the real sign of spring in Annapolis is a sudden urge to find a table outside, sip a lovely beverage and watch winter lose its grip. It’s a poetic moment, and because this is America, that’s good for business. If only the city could figure out how to make them permanent.
Tables at Market Space in Annapolis, operated by five downtown restaurants, were filled with people celebrating St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 2024.
What a deal. Maryland acquires storied Chesapeake Bay farm for $1, creating a new nature area
The Board of Public Works on March 13, 2024 approved the state's acquisition for $1 of Holly Beach Farm, almost 300 acres of marshes and coves, coastal woodlands and wide bay views.
An aerial view of Holly Beach Farm near Annapolis shows the unusual freshwater pond and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in on the horizon.
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