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Opinion

She unburied the past. Now she’s helping rebuild it.
Janice Hayes-Williams is searching for the descendants of urban slavery in America, rebuilding the legacy of the James Brice House in a collaboration with Historic Annapolis.
Janice Hayes-Williams, a historian and genealogist, is working with Historic Annapolis to make the James Brice House a center for the interpretation of urban slavery in America.
Jon Meoli: 3 ways the Orioles can win the MLB trade deadline
This is a rare opportunity for a team in its competitive position, and hitting on this could further the Orioles’ long-stated goal of building a perennial contender that’s immune to off years like this.
Orioles general manager Mike Elias discusses trading right-handed pitcher Bryan Baker to the Tampa Bay on July 10.
Why one mass overdose won’t be the last — and what we’re missing that got us here
Baltimore has been roiled by the news of mass overdoses. One recovery worker and recovered addict says the truth is found behind the headlines.
An overdose victim is treated in the triage area near Penn North metro station after Baltimore Police and Baltimore City Fire ⁩respond to a call for multiple people experiencing overdose symptoms at the intersection of Pennsylvania & North avenues in West Baltimore on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
Kyle Goon: John Harbaugh’s ‘amazing’ visit to Trump White House goes against his own principles
The Harbaugh Coaching Academy focuses on caring for those you lead. Why visit the most divisive president in modern history, then?
Ravens coach John Harbaugh takes questions from reporters following the team’s training camp session Wednesday in Owings Mills.
Kyle Goon: The Ravens are a Super Bowl contender. Why does that make fans so nervous?
We get it. The real questions can only be answered in January. But try to live in the moment anyway.
Bills fans cheer after Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) missed the two-point conversion attempt in the 4th quarter. The Buffalo Bills defeated the Ravens 27 - 25  in the AFC divisional round at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday January 19, 2025.
Opinion: From ‘useless’ to unstoppable: Arts education empowers Baltimore students
Young people discover confidence, purpose and opportunity through creative programs that government funding rarely prioritizes.
Buy a $3.45M Chesapeake Bay paradise, get a boatload of politics for free
There’s only one buyer for Discovery Village that makes any sense — Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman. Yeah, that guy.
Discovery Village in Shady Side is on the market after Anne Arundel County withdrew from its lease.
35 years ago, ‘The Cosby Show’ had ‘big fun’ in Baltimore. We still are.
Vanessa Huxtable of “The Cosby Show” came to Baltimore in 1990 to have “big fun.” It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it was awesome for us Baltimoreans.
Thirty-five years ago this spring, "The Cosby Show's" Vanessa Huxtable came to Baltimore to have Big Fun. It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it made a very cool salt box design by Juliet Ames.
Kyle Goon: The NCAA has changed quickly. Jordan McNair’s dad says athletes now face more problems.
Marty McNair has fought tirelessly for athletes and parents since his son died from heatstroke he suffered at a Maryland football practice in 2018.
Marty McNair testifies at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing in 2021.
Meet literary icon Anne Tyler, the first author in The Baltimore Banner Book Club
Author Anne Tyler was not born in Baltimore, but over several decades, hers has become one of the city’s signature voices.
Author Anne Tyler is not from Baltimore, but she's adopted the city as her own.
Letter: Baltimore Peninsula investments should be championed
Mark Anthony Thomas, president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, says the investments by Kevin Plank and BGE in Baltimore Peninsula’s infrastructure will help transform the city.
Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore on April 21, 2025.
Hegseth removed the Naval Academy’s first female leader. How did she last this long?
Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is out as superintendent of the Naval Academy. The surprise isn't that she's leaving but that an administration invested in ideological purity didn't get her before now.
Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, crosses the field at halftime Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, during the 2024 Army-Navy Game at Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD, December 14, 2024.
Jon Meoli: Why the next few weeks — and beyond — are pivotal for Mike Elias and the Orioles
The slim chance that the team goes on a run and returns to the playoff picture is overshadowed by a singular opportunity to prevent a repeat of the season-opening calamity that tanked 2025.
Mike Elias said he hopes to see the Orioles win as many games as possible in July.
Letter: Trump tax, spending legislation not a win for thousands of Marylanders
President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts will result in thousands of Marylanders losing access to health insurance and nutrition benefits, writes Jan Kleinman of Baltimore.
President Donald Trump holds up his signed signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House in Washington, Friday, July 4, 2025.
The rain keeps coming. That means more bacteria in the Chesapeake Bay.
It has rained every Wednesday for the last eight weeks. It washes garbage and leaves and dead animals and poop into the Chesapeake Bay.
Knowing where and when to swim on the Chesapeake Bay requires understanding what's in the water.
Letter: Supervised drug consumption sites work. Why aren’t we using them?
Isaiah Griffith of Baltimore says supervised drug consumption sites, like those in New York City and Vancouver, save lives and help connect people to treatment — and we should have the courage to implement them in Maryland.
A box of Narcan on the sidewalk near the intersection of Pennsylvania and North Ave as first responders look for overdose victims on July 10.
Widow to widow: Life’s too short for Carrie to be with Aidan on ‘And Just Like That’
Carrie Bradshaw of "And Just Like That…" is dating like she think she's going to live forever. As a widow, she should know that no one does.
Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) in Season 3 of "And Just Like That..."
Free speech is under attack in the Trump era. It’s no time to keep quiet.
In this moment of everyone shouting at once all the time, would we be better off if we all just shut up for a day? Then I remember my right to ignore it all. What if we can’t refuse? That's the risk to free speech today.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin calls in from an American Airlines lounge at Reagan National Airport to join an ACLU forum on threats to free speech.
Letter: Trump withholding education funds threatens low-income students the most
Linda Cades of Easton says the Department of Education’s withholding of federal funds for schools will disproportionately affect low-income students and families.
Students take part in the Summer Arts for Learning Academy at Wildwood Elementary Middle School in summer 2022. Summer programs and free meals will be at risk from the withholding of federal education funding, says Linda Cades of Easton.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles draft was strong in all the same ways. This year, that matters.
I don’t feel like much actually needs to change, other than luck, around Camden Yards. I just want to see what areas the Orioles decide to adjust, and this wasn’t it.
Auburn's Ike Irish had the highest hard-hit rate among potential first-rounders in the college ranks (61% of batted balls over 95 mph).
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