Opinion
Letters: Harborplace redevelopment plans need greater transparency
Plans for Harborplace redevelopment need more transparency, a city resident favoring a high-rise residential and retail approach says; Gov. Wes Moore understands the power of history, leaders of organizations devoted to history and preservation say.
Kyle Goon: Ravens’ Odell Beckham Jr. strives to make a Super Bowl memory he can finally savor
In what should have been a crowning football achievement, Odell Beckham Jr.’s memory of Super Bowl LVI is tainted by the ACL injury that set him back more than a year. It has been a long, grinding path back to health with the Ravens, and he hopes to help get them back to the NFL’s biggest stage — and finally enjoy it.
A mass shooting leaves 3 dead on an Annapolis street, and the devastation is sadly familiar
Here’s what it looks like after a mass shooting in Maryland’s small-town capital.
Commentary: Attacks on affirmative action signal economic threat
Legal actions attacking affirmative action programs threaten to halt or reverse the gains in minority business development in this region and elsewhere, says Sharon Pinder, the president and CEO of the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council.
Six Baltimore-related shows to watch during the writers strike that aren’t ‘The Wire’
If you’re looking for things to stream during the writers strike, look closer to home with projects either filmed, based in or involving people from Charm City.
Commentary: Navy chooses Baltimore for commissioning newest ship
The Navy's decision to commission the guided missile destroyer USS Carl Levin, its newest ship, in Baltimore demonstrates Baltimore is still a Navy town, retired Navy Rear Admiral Tom Jurkowsky says.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ tough stretch showed weaknesses but proved this team deserves help from the front office
Going 17-14 and grinding out as many wins as they did sends a message: The Orioles can do this, but they probably need help.
At 81, he’ll swim across the Chesapeake Bay wearing his wetsuit from 1995
I’m telling you this story not because I want you to go vegan or swim the Chesapeake Bay. No, I wanted you to know about Marty Wasserman because I turned 65 this week.
I never stopped masking. The air alert is just another reason to keep doing so.
The air quality alerts stemming from the Canadian wildfires are yet another health-related reason I’ll keep wearing masks.
Cannabis law reforms must help repair decades of harm to Black communities
As marijuana laws are reformed in Maryland, measures are needed to help repair the disproportionate damage the application of those laws did to Black communities and to Black men, Banner columnist E.R. Shipp says.
Commentary: Goodwill launching high school diploma program in Baltimore
Goodwill Industries will bring its Excel Center program to Baltimore this fall, providing an opportunity for adults without high school diplomas to earn one, Lisa Rusyniak, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, says.
Flohom, go home: Annapolis tells floating hotel room to check out
The Annapolis Harbormaster’s Office has issued citations to Brian Meyer and Marcellous Butler, two of the owners of floating hotel startup Flohom, for docking an unauthorized vessel in Eastport. The partners say they plan to stay.
Commentary: Affordable, flexible loans can transform lives, Baltimore’s economy
Providing affordable and flexible consumer loans to people who don’t have access to traditional banking services can transform lives and help boost the economies of places like Baltimore, says Kasra Movahedi, executive director of the International Rescue Committee’s Center for Economic Opportunity.
DeSantis uses Baltimore crime as a dog whistle to dodge his own bullets
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others can’t stop talking about the crime in Baltimore, which doesn’t make where they live any safer.
Kyle Goon: From Loyola, Denver’s Michael Malone carved fiery path to NBA’s peak
Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was a little-used reserve as a player at Loyola Maryland in the early ’90s, but he showed some of the spark that made him a successful NBA coach. To this day, he keeps up with his alma mater and roots for the Greyhounds.
Commentary: Nonprofit hospitals can fill gaps in care of undocumented immigrants
Nonprofit hospitals can put into place a stopgap measure to help cover care for people ineligible for health insurance, such as those without documentation, say people familiar with a Johns Hopkins program that serves uninsured East Baltimore residents.
Want a room on the water? A houseboat in Annapolis could be the start of a floating hotel network.
Flohom 1 Bay Escape is a boat that, physically, won’t take you anywhere. It is a 53-foot houseboat tied up at Butler’s Marina in Annapolis, a floating getaway with a majestic view across the mouth of Back Creek to the Chesapeake Bay beyond that can be transporting.
Swing School: Orioles prospect Dylan Beavers taking the long view as changes take hold in Aberdeen
An OPS of .533 in May led to frustration for the 33rd overall pick last year, who has worked to revamp his swing. Now he's trying not to fall back on old habits as he works through the process.
Did Tina Turner deserve her success? Yes, and women deserve more.
When Mike Wallace infamously asked Tina Turner whether she thought she deserved the trappings of her success, he raised a question sadly familiar to working women.
Commentary: 6% of Marylanders are uninsured. Here’s how we can get them covered.
Maryland can build on the progress begun under the Affordable Care Act to provide health care coverage and lower prescription drug costs for more state residents, says Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition.
