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    The ‘Golden Bachelor’ women are more than just reality stars. They’re heroic.
    “The Golden Bachelor” contestant Joan Vassos proves that neither age nor widowhood can stop you from looking for love.
    Older women are vying for love with Gerry Turner, front center, on ABC’s “The Golden Bachelor.” Joan Vassos, back right, is from Maryland.
    Gavin Buckley promised Annapolis a bicycle revolution. We’re still waiting.
    Not much has changed since Annapolis abandoned a trial bike lane on Main Street weeks ahead of schedule five years ago, giving in to merchants who howled at the loss of a few dozen parking spaces. So, I asked the mayor: With two years left in office, where is his bike revolution?
    Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley, right, has made bicycling part of his two terms in office. But most of the improvements he's promised remain in the design phase.
    Jon Meoli: The Orioles chased down, then held off a really good Rays team to win the AL East. Their reward is befitting the task.
    Two weeks into the season, the Rays were an astonishing 13-0. They had a six-game lead over the Orioles.
    Orioles right fielder Anthony Santander accepts high-fives in the dugout after his home run gave the team the lead in the bottom of the first inning Thursday night.
    Kyle Goon: At the dawn of a potential Orioles dynasty, John Angelos finally agreed to a lease — the only thing that made sense
    After a longer-than-expected wait, Orioles CEO John Angelos finally did the right thing. He had plenty of incentive, with a team poised to dominate the big leagues for the next few years.
    Baltimore Orioles owner John Angelos celebrates with players in the clubhouse following the win against the Rays on Sept. 17, the day they clinched a playoff berth.
    A heritage of hurt: The Ravens and the Colts’ rivalry is about more than a score
    The Ravens' recent loss to the Indianapolis Colts feels like your ex's new girlfriend coming to beat you up wearing your wedding dress.
    Colts defenders tackle Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson during Sunday's game at M&T Bank Stadium.
    I didn’t really know Brooks Robinson. But he changed my life.
    Oriole Brooks Robinson formed an indelible link between my two great loves — the one I lost and the one I live for.
    Brooks Robinson memorabilia lines Leslie Gray Streeter’s mantle.
    Jon Meoli: It’s been decades since an Orioles starter had a season like Kyle Bradish’s
    Bradish lowered his ERA to 2.86 — the lowest by an Orioles pitcher with at least 150 innings in a season since Mike Mussina’s 2.54 in 1992 — in an eight-inning, 1-0 win over the Nationals on Tuesday.
    Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Kyle Bradish (39) raised his glove to receive the ball before pitching in the third inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, September 14, 2023.
    Kyle Goon: Brooks Robinson defined what it meant to be an Oriole
    From his first game in 1955, the humble Robinson pioneered the work ethic that came to define “The Oriole Way” for a dynasty that won three World Series. Perhaps even more importantly, his grace off the field set an example for future stars.
    After soaking through Ophelia, turn your attention to the trees
    As the water from Ophelia recedes, my attention turns to the trees, particularly 12 mature trees surrounding my house at the end of Annapolis Neck jutting out into the Chesapeake Bay.
    At 141 feet tall, the yellow poplar at the edge of Brewer Hill Cemetery may be the tallest tree in Annapolis.
    Ravens Reality Check: No, the offense does not look the same as last season
    Bringing a dose of perspective to the hot takes about the Ravens after their loss to the Colts.
    Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) warms up before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.
    Jon Meoli: How much pitching does it take to win in October? And how do the Orioles’ stack up?
    Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Kyle Bradish (39) gets ready to pitch in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Camden Yards on Wednesday, May 17. The Orioles won game three of the series, 3-1.
    A CNN writer navigates segregation in Baltimore — and in his own family
    John Blake’s heartbreaking, hopeful memoir explores how the biracial author dealt with racism not only in his native city, but from his mother’s family.
    From left, John Blake with his mother, Shirley Jean Dailey, and his brother, Patrick Blake Sr.
    Kyle Goon: The Colts won, but the Ravens helped by beating themselves
    The Ravens squandered golden opportunities to win a sloppy game late, and that loss could hurt down the stretch against a backloaded schedule.
    Ravens coach John Harbaugh watches during a 22-19 loss to the Colts.
    Jon Meoli: Breaking down the Orioles’ minor league all-stars
    We picked a full all-star team based on the best performances on the Orioles’ farm.
    Right fielder Heston Kjerstad hit 21 home runs with a .904 OPS at Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk before he got the call to Baltimore.
    Seawalls and a welcome center — did Annapolis get its flood plan right?
    Annapolis unveiled its long-awaited design for a maritime welcome center Wednesday, part of an $88 million reimagining of its waterfront public square to protect the historic city from rising seas and climate change. It now faces an ambitious timeline and uncertain public response.
    The Maritime Welcome Center, a key feature of the $88 million remaking of City Dock in Annapolis, shows a twin-gabled, wood-sided building right on the harbor.
    Kyle Goon: 16 years into ALS battle, former Raven O.J. Brigance chooses life every day he gets
    O.J. and Chanda Brigance are celebrating the 15th year of their Brigance Brigade Foundation, dedicated to helping people like them who try to navigate an ALS diagnosis. On the cusp of his 54th birthday, O.J. says it's part of his nature to keep choosing to live.
    Former Ravens linebacker O.J. Brigance, with team owner Steve Bisciotti and President Dick Cass in 2015, has lived with ALS for 16 years, far longer than is expected with the disease.
    Jann Wenner said the quiet part out loud
    Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner’s comments about Black and female artists not meeting his standards for musical “mastery” are sad. But not surprising.
    Jann Wenner speaks at the 2015 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio.
    Arms on the Farm: Breaking down Orioles prospect Seth Johnson, a pitcher acquired in the Trey Mancini trade
    Arms on the Farm wraps for the 2023 season with Seth Johnson, whose return to the mound in August gave the Orioles yet another fascinating young pitcher to watch.
    Orioles prospect Seth Johnson last pitched at High-A Bowling Green before being traded and undergoing Tommy John surgery. (Photo courtesy of Bowling Green Hot Rods/Keilen Frazier)
    Schools, volunteers working with kids suffering gun violence trauma
    There have been nine homicides in Annapolis this year and many more shootings and reports of evening gunfire. It’s easy to overlook that some people are trying to help those hurt by it all.
    Annapolis Police Chief Ed Jackson talks about the investigation into the shooting death of Tre'on Makeup Hut, 18, of Glen Burnie in the Bywater neighborhood of Annapolis on Friday, Sept. 8.
    Jon Meoli: Brandon Hyde’s reward for the Orioles’ turnaround is a win ‘he should take all the credit for’
    Rare is the field manager who gets to see a rebuilding process through from the losing years to the winning ones, but Hyde is one of them.
    Brandon Hyde has the Orioles in the playoffs and in the hunt for the division championship two years after they lost 110 times and finished 48 games behind the Rays.
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