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    Opinion: Alsobrooks, Trone seek to connect with party faithful at Annapolis breakfast club
    The contrasting styles of Angela Alsobrooks and David Trone, who are seeking the Democratic nomination for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat, were on display during separate appearances before the same Annapolis club.
    Angela Alsobrooks and David Trone speak at the Almost 7:30 Democratic Club in Annapolis months apart.
    Opinion: ‘The Traitors’ underestimates female players — just like the real world
    Men downplay the skills of women on reality shows because they do so in real life, too. Sometimes to their peril.
    Phaedra Parks is a force to be reckoned with on Peacock's "The Traitors."
    Jon Meoli: Why Justin Armbruester could become Mike Elias’ first homegrown pitcher to reach the majors
    Each year, Armbruester shows up to spring training with a new pitch in his repertoire. He’ll focus on learning how to use them effectively in Norfolk this year and could be on the cusp of a big-league call-up.
    Baltimore Orioles pitcher Justin Armbruester (98) throws during the team’s spring training practice at Ed Smith Stadium on Feb. 20, 2024.
    Jon Meoli: Ryan Mountcastle is one of the Orioles’ young studs. And one of their old guys.
    The younger players and older players in the Orioles’ clubhouse broadly consider the first baseman one of their own.
    Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, left, and catcher Adley Rutschman ride a cart to the main field during spring training at Ed Smith Stadium last week.
    Mayor Brandon Scott believes the CIAA tournament could be the beginning of a Baltimore basketball renaissance.
    Basketball may be strong at the rec and high school levels, but above that the city is somewhat starved.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott cheers for Poly during the Class 3A state girls basketball final against Howard in College Park last year. (Photo by Steve Ruark for the Baltimore Banner)
    Opinion: When it comes to day care, even 24-hour options don’t feel like enough
    Judgment over the use of 24-hour day care ignores the realities of parenthood — and personhood.
    Children at day care.
    This time, the Baltimore Banners are helping others heal on the ice
    The Baltimore hockey community is trying to make good out of the death of Phil Tupper, a 40-year-old amateur player who died last month.
    Phil Tupper, left, plays guitar after a rec hockey game with friends at Mount Pleasant Ice Arena. After the 40-year-old died last month, Tupper’s friends organized a fundraiser game with the Baltimore Banners, a hockey program for at-risk youth.
    Jon Meoli: The tools that will help Jackson Holliday make the Orioles out of spring training
    The No. 1 prospect will play a ton in Grapefruit League action, which begins Saturday, and have a chance to make an impression with every ground ball, at-bat or dugout conversation he has.
    Jackson Holliday, who turned 20 in December, had 154 hits, 113 runs and 101 walks across four levels of the minor leagues last season.
    Opinion: Sailor Oyster Bar ready to recapture magic destroyed by fire
    Nineteen months after a fire destroyed Sailor Oyster Bar in Annapolis, it’s a safe bet that a lot of old friends and well-wishers will return to the little bar that burned when it reopens for the public on Tuesday.
    Sailor Oyster Bar co-owner Scott Herbst at his front door with, from left, his mother Gini Herbst, executive chef Lorenza Aznar and general manager Eleanore Ahern.
    Opinion: ‘Cancel culture’ isn’t about outrage. It’s about money.
    To better understand the perseverance of so-called “cancel culture” when it comes to people like Kid Rock and Beyoncé, I talked to those on the frontlines of cancellation controversies: radio personalities.
    Beyoncé performs in Los Angeles in 2009.
    Opinion: Police report on Zay Flowers raises questions about Ravens’ ‘zero tolerance’ for domestic violence
    If the Ravens can’t make tough calls when it involves a high-performing player ahead of a big game, what meaning does a “zero-tolerance policy” actually have?
    Ravens’ Zay Flowers hangs his head as he walks off the field following the loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game at M&T stadium.
    Opinion: Chicken for dinner? The leftovers are stinking up Maryland
    Smelly chicken plant leftovers, some of it trucked across state lines to be stored in pits until it can be spread as fertilizer on farm fields, is stinking up parts of Maryland now.
    Employees working at a chicken factory doing quality control.
    9 hidden treasures in Baltimore County
    Lutherville. Timonium. Cockeysville. I never thought that I'd move back to the 'burbs where I grew up, but then I did-- and discovered the area is full of hidden gems.
    Peerce's restaurant in Towson makes the list of author Julie Scharper's hidden gems in northern Baltimore County.
    Opinion: Presidents are flawed. How we teach students about them matters.
    We can celebrate the triumphs of the men who built this country while never forgetting the evils they excused.
    Former president and current candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in South Carolina on Feb. 14.
    Lefty Driesell made his mark on Maryland but also on college basketball
    Lefty Driesell, who died Saturday at 92, was a creator and innovator who put Maryland basketball on an upward trajectory and had a hand in making college basketball what it is today.
    Lefty Driesell won more than 100 games with four schools during his coaching career.
    I’ve covered courts for almost 10 years. Until this week, I’d never reported for jury duty.
    My experience as a juror in Baltimore Circuit Court included courthouse employees paying me in three $10 bills and explaining how not to get run over on North Calvert Street as well as watching parts of the 2016 reboot of "Ghostbusters" and 2014 version of "Annie."
    Baltimore Banner courts reporter Dylan Segelbaum‘s trial jury summons outside the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse on Feb. 12, 2024.
    MLB and the Angelos family have a rocky history. Here’s why the league could be eager to turn the page.
    MLB appears to be moving quickly to complete the transfer of the Orioles to David Rubenstein's control. That makes sense, given how fraught the relationship between the league and the Angelos family has been.
    Peter Angelos paid $173 million for the Orioles in 1993, and the franchise value has increased tenfold since.
    Annapolis seeks to tell stories of Black experience on Chesapeake Bay at expanded park
    The summer cottage of Coppin State Unversity President Parlett Moore will be combined with the adjacent Elktonia Carr’s Beach park to create a new cultural center focusing on the stories of African Americans and the Chesapeake Bay.
    Vince Leggett, founder of the nonprofit Blacks of The Chesapeake, talks about the significance of the cottage once owned by Parlett Moore, a president of what was then Copping State Teachers College.
    Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ health issues are ominous but not yet overwhelming
    There’s reason to believe the Orioles have been accounting for Kyle Bradish's injury for a lot longer than we have.
    Orioles starter Kyle Bradish has sprained the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, which has the makings of a serious issue based on the history of such injuries.
    Jon Meoli: Entering spring, the Orioles’ strength is their depth. The question is how much they’ll need it.
    The Orioles have more star power than they’ve had in years at the Ed Smith Stadium complex, both on the roster and off it, but it will take the entirety of that group to get them to the World Series.
    Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde and general manager Mike Elias observe an open practice at Camden Yards on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. The Baltimore Orioles are preparing for their first postseason game in the ALDS against the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
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