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    Streetcars in Annapolis? Rob Savidge’s vision could be the future for the state capital
    Annapolis Alderman Rob Savidge is working to launch a feasibility study that could solve two of the city’s most nagging problems — too few homes and too many cars.
    Alderman Rob Savidge, center right, listens as Marco Mulder of the firm Arcadis, far right, talks about sustainable design elements during a tour of the Dutch city of Scheveningen in November 2023.
    Walter Reed Medical Center is expanding. Veterans could fill its new beds.
    Not everything in Congress is paralyzed. There’s a quiet push to open space at Walter Reed National Medical Center and other DOD hospitals to veterans.
    Navy Capt. Melissa Austin, director of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, cuts a cake during opening ceremonies for the new Roosevelt Pavilion in June with Capt. Jeffrey Klinger,
    Jon Meoli: 4 factors framing my Orioles offseason thoughts
    Here are four things president of baseball operations Mike Elias and his team have likely discussed at great length over the last couple of months.
    Mike Elias, the Orioles’ president of baseball operations, has designs on making the team a contender again this offseason.
    Kyle Goon: Derrick Henry’s legend started with his high school rushing record. Now he’s cheering for someone to break it.
    Derrick Henry’s high school national rushing record (12,124 yards) is an unfathomably high number. But a senior in Indiana is making a push to break it.
    Nov 16, 2012; Jacksonville, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Yulee's Derrick Henry, (2), acknowledges the crowd after his second quarter record setting touchdown run as Yulee High School takes on Taylor County in the Region 1-4A semifinals at Yulee High School Friday night November 16, 2012. On that play the Yulee star running back Derrick Henry would break the national rushing yard record of 11,232 yards from 1950-53 set by Ken Hall.
    Could last week’s elections be (gasp!) the end of the beginning?
    Election Day comes along and — bam! — victories in New York City, California, Virginia and New Jersey prove there’s life left in this ol’ political bag of wool called the Democratic Party.
    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Donald Trump appears at an event on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House on November 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration has reached agreements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower the price of some GLP-1 weight loss medications. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    Jon Meoli: As free agency begins, whether the Orioles will spend shouldn’t be a question anymore
    All signs point to an offseason that might excite a fan base that had little reason to be interested in this club last year.
    Mike Elias, right, Orioles president of baseball operations, listens to majority owner David Rubenstein during a press conference this week.
    Kyle Goon: Navy football could have another All-American. Meet Landon Robinson, the Midshipmen’s ‘freak.’
    The senior started at the Naval Academy as a linebacker, then gained 40 pounds in one offseason but kept his speed. Now the all-conference weight room freak is gunning for the NFL.
    Navy nose tackle Landon Robinson (96) rushes forward on a fake punt attempt during the 125th Annual Army-Navy Game held at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md. on Saturday, December 14, 2024.
    The problem with Annapolis schools isn’t what you think. It’s worse.
    What to do about schools has long been a question for Annapolis. Keeping them from withering is the city’s next big challenge.
    Annapolis Elementary is the oldest school building in continuous use in Maryland. It also is one of the most under enrolled schools in Annapolis.
    We won’t stop talking about mammograms
    Breast Cancer Awareness Month is over. This survivor wants you to get a mammogram anyway.
    Honor Gifford was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer after a routine mammogram in March 2020.
    Jon Meoli: Craig Albernaz’s biggest job with the Orioles is clear. And he seems ready for it.
    He’s here to fix and elevate the young core. That’s his mandate.
    Orioles general manager Mike Elias, right, introduces Craig Albernaz as the new Orioles manager.
    Andy Harris ignores the pain of ending Obamacare tax credits at his political peril
    In Maryland's largest counties, 128,000 people take advantage of the tax credits for insurance through the Affordable Care Act. But it's Maryland's smallest, poorest counties where the impact will be the deepest.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, an Eastern Shore Republican, talks with reporters about a potential government shutdown while attending the J. Millard Tawes Crab & Clam Bake in Crisfield on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025.
    Kyle Goon: Terps’ transition to Buzz Williams feels awkward. But change could be a good thing.
    One season after the Terps recaptured the fan base’s energy with a dramatic run to the Sweet 16, a remade program doesn’t feel connected to its past. But the Buzz Williams era, though awkward in its start, has the potential to build on what came before.
    Former Maryland Terrapins head coach Gary Williams, right, hands the MVP game ball to Maryland Terrapins forward Pharrel Payne (21) after an NCAA basketball game against the Coppin State Eagles, Monday, November 3, 2025, at CFG Bank Arena.
    A veteran WMAR journalist writes about ‘blood-sucking reporters’ — literally
    Former WMAR anchor Wayne Lynch used stories from his time in journalism in Baltimore to inspire his newest book — with an added dose of vampires.
    WMAR reporter and anchor Wayne Lynch during his time at the TV station in 1976.
    Kyle Goon: How Baltimore can keep its basketball talent with an old church — and a few million dollars
    The Sanctuary Collective is a nonprofit facility with the backing of Carmelo Anthony that today aims to bring high-level basketball coaching to the heart of Baltimore — and tomorrow hopes to bring a whole lot more.
    The elementary school-age basketball league practices on Tuesday after school at The Sanctuary, a recreational facility built inside a former Mount Vernon church.
    I tried a meal delivery service for a week and I understand the hype ... and hesitation
    Many meal delivery options have popped up over the years, often with opportunities to tailor the service to your household needs.
    Kyle Goon: If Terps want to win bigger, they must move on from Mike Locksley
    We’ve seen enough from Mike Locksley to know the seventh-year Terps coach isn't taking the football program any higher. And now programs such as Indiana are jumping Maryland in the conference pecking order.
    Mike Locksley has a 37-45 record at Maryland.
    The inevitability of Jared Littmann as Annapolis’ next mayor
    Forty-eight hours from Election Day, Democrat Jared Littmann’s campaign for mayor has an air of inevitability about it. How did Annapolis get to the point where the election feels like a foregone conclusion?
    Jared Littmann walked in the Annapolis Pride Parade on Oct. 18, 2025, nearing the finish line of his two year campaign for mayor.
    Jon Meoli: There’s more turnover in the Orioles’ hitting coach group. Could this mean actual change?
    Is this going to be another new set of chefs with the same menu, or is the flavor of the hitting program about to change?
    Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (35) loses his bat on a swing in a game against the Chicago White Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Friday, May 30, 2025.
    Feeding foster children should never be a political gamble
    Foster parents are among those facing uncertainty with the looming end of WIC payments, as well as SNAP.
    Bugs, bats and American adventurism in the Caribbean. What scares you on Halloween?
    Halloween is the day to take out your fears and examine them, to laugh at what gives you the willies. Dress them up in silly costumes, throw candy at them and hope they don’t get angry.
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