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Ravens GM Eric DeCosta’s discipline will be tested in an NFL draft with win-now urgency
DeCosta's patience has been hard-won. With more urgency to win thanks to salary cap pressure, will he have to tweak the draft strategy?
Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta is tasked with rebuilding the depth of the roster starting with the draft.
Jon Meoli: Analyzing the factors driving Orioles rookie Colton Cowser’s breakout April
Cowser is spraying line drives all over the field, has a team-high 12 extra-base hits, and is one of the breakout stars of the first month of this MLB season.
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser (17) points at the dugout and roars after homering against the Milwaukee Brewers. Here are the reasons for Cowser's hot start.
Commentary: Birding in Baltimore and the DMV brings us life lessons
Birding in Baltimore and across the D.C., Maryland and Virginia region is sure to provide relief when the pressures of life around here are taking their toll.
A scarlet tanager.
Study finds Maryland journalism is struggling. Not news, but maybe progress.
I listened with interest last week to a panel discussion of the University of Maryland’s groundbreaking study on the state of journalism in Maryland. No surprise, what it found ain’t great. But there is reason to hope.
Duc Luu, center, director of journalism sustainability initiatives at the Knight Foundation, discusses the local news crisis in Maryland with (from left) Dale R. Anglin, director of Press Forward; Rafael Lorente, dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, Kimi Yoshino, editor in chief of The Baltimore Banner; and Steve Waldman, founder of Rebuild Local News.
Commentary: Marylanders facing foreclosure have options for saving their homes
Maryland homeowners at risk of foreclosure can take steps to save their homes andget assistance from housing counseling agencies, a Baltimore real estate broker and credit repair specialist says.
Photograph of Baltimore row houses.
Commentary: Want Baltimore to grow? Keep building for more households
As Baltimore households continue to get smaller, a commitment to building more housing to accommodate this trend is the best way to turn around the city’s declining population, say a consultant on vacancy and blight reduction and the president of an organization working to help rebuild Baltimore neighborhoods.
Properties on Biddle Street in the Johnston Square neighborhood slated for reconstruction and rehabilitation.
After witnessing a courthouse shooting, one attorney is using poetry to heal
Baltimore County poet Jennifer Sutherland's “Bullet Points” lyrically recounts a tragic fatal shooting and its aftermath.
A woman looks off into the distance.
Letters: Maryland agriculture must be part of Key Bridge recovery plans
Economic response and recovery plans following the Key Bridge collapse must take into account the impact on Maryland agriculture, the state’s largest industry, says Belinda Burrier, a member of the Maryland Farm Bureau Board of Directors and co-owner of Burrier’s Linganore Farm.
Shown are Belinda Burrier and her husband David at Burrier’s Linganore Farm.
After topping the Terps, Johns Hopkins lacrosse is hungry for more
No. 3 Johns Hopkins came away with victory in the century-old "Rivalry" with Maryland, a 7-5 defensive scrap that it hopes heralds championships.
No. 3 Johns Hopkins finished a 5-0 run in Big Ten play with the victory over No. 5 Maryland on Saturday.
Jon Meoli: Orioles starter Dean Kremer has a new pitch this year. The early results are promising.
At its best, though, the pitch gives Kremer an added dimension for both lefties and righties to consider.
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer (64) runs down the orange carpet on opening day at Camden Yards.
A funny thing happened on the way to the 3rd District forum in Annapolis
Former Capitol Hill police officer Harry Dunn and state Sen. Sarah Elfreth were among the candidates who participated in a forum in Annapolis. The candidates, who are vying to success outgoing U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, face off in the May 14 primary election.
Abigail Diehl, a longshot candidate for Congress in the 3rd District, counts off her four campaign priorities during a forum in Annapolis.
In epic series sweep, Cedric Mullins proves he’s still a game changer for the Orioles
With a highlight reel catch, a bundle of hits and a series-capping walk-off homer, Cedric Mullins showed he's still an important player even as the Orioles march toward the future with exciting young prospects.
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander lifts his teammate Cedric Mullins in the air after his walk-off homer in game three of a series against the Minnesota Twins at Camden Yards on April 17, 2024. The Orioles won Wednesday, 4-2, to sweep the series against the Twins.
Jon Meoli: Albert Suárez’s Orioles debut is another win for the pro scouts
Through an integrated pro scouting department, the Orioles may have for the second year running found a gem as they were sifting through depth options.
Starting pitcher Albert Suárez, left, and catcher Adley Rutschman fist bump at the end of an inning against the Minnesota Twins on April 17.
How do you dress for Maryland’s ‘Spring of Deception’? Two stylists have some ideas.
It can be hot, cold, snowy, sunny and rainy all in one week. Here’s how to dress for Maryland’s crazy weather.
Two people share an umbrella as they walk in the rain.
I’m new to commuting on the Baltimore Beltway. Is it always this bad?
I’ve been commuting from Annapolis to Baltimore a couple of days each week for a few months now. We’ve got traffic in Annapolis, and sometimes it’s maddening. There was that one time a sailboat mast got caught in a powerline on Forest Drive. But I have to ask you Baltimore Beltway commuters a question: Is it always this bad?
A vehicle sits overturned in a construction zone on the Baltimore Beltway on March 22, 2023. Six construction workers were killed in the crash.
Jon Meoli: Kyle Bradish looked like himself in Bowie. There’s cause for guarded optimism.
There’s no way to know with injuries like this. There are success stories with nonsurgical treatments, but far more end with Tommy John. I do recognize, though, I saw a pretty good version of Bradish on Tuesday.
Orioles starting pitcher Kyle Bradish looks on at Spring Training in Sarasota.
Commentary: What I learned from 5 days of jury duty in Baltimore
A lifelong Baltimore resident says five days of jury duty changed him and gave him a new understanding of how criminal justice is administered in the city.
6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
Angel Reese and her new WNBA cohort present full-court fashion
Angel Reese and her new WNBA cohort shone sartorially at the draft.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Angel Reese arrives prior to the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Commentary: Biden right to focus on union labor for Key Bridge rebuild
Having unionized workers rebuild the Key Bridge would ensure that workplace standards are upheld, livable wages are paid, and the workforce reflects the makeup of the Baltimore region, William R. Davis, a council representative for the Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters, says.
President Joe Biden speaks in front of the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, flagged by Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and Gov. Wes Moore.
St. John’s College is reckoning with its racist past. That includes Francis Scott Key.
St. John’s College in Annapolis will look at its most complicated graduate as part of a wider reckoning with its history of racism.
Percy Moran's 1905 painting of Francis Scott Key and John S. Skinner as they watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry took a good deal of creative license.
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