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Commentary: How the Key Bridge helped me heal
Loss of the Key Bridge brings memories of what it meant in peoples lives, how it connected them and how it helped them to navigate life’s challenges.
A view of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage seen from Authority Drive in Dundalk on March 27, 2024. The bridge collapsed when a cargo ship struck it.
A renowned Black pianist will perform in Annapolis. Is it a milestone?
Annapolis is a city with a racist past. There’s just no nice way to say that. The arts, well, they are no different. The question is, what has changed?
Awadagin Pratt will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra on Friday and Saturday.
Terps football will take its lumps without a clear-cut quarterback
Was Taulia Tagovailoa the thing keeping the Terps afloat for the last three seasons? Maryland and Mike Locksley are about to find out.
Maryland coach Michael Locksley speaks on SiriusXM at Super Bowl LVIII on a Feb. 8.
Commentary: Let’s do more to prioritize mothers, healthy babies
Baltimore courthouses are one of the places that need to ensure that breastfeeding mothers have the opportunity and the right kind of environment to feed their babies, says former Baltimore City Councilwoman Shannon Sneed, a current candidate for council president.
Shown is a guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support breastfeeding in hospitals, worksites and various places in the community. (photo courtesy of Angelie Guibaud)
Angel Reese and the perils of being a Black female athlete
Randallstown native Angel Reese is headed for the WNBA. Can she get ahead of the double standards for Black women in sports?
Angel Reese is expected to be a first-round pick in the WNBA draft.
Jon Meoli: With the Orioles’ offense scuffling and their top prospects ready to contribute, a ‘perfect storm’ is brewing
You don’t see these circumstances often. Sooner rather than later, the Orioles will have to pick a path out of it.
Jackson Holliday could remain in Norfolk even if the Orioles make changes to their major league roster soon.
Downstream from Baltimore, life, tragedy and trash just keep washing up
The debris floating up now on the shoreline of Sunset Beach, Orchard Beach and Riviera Beach in Anne Arundel County is the consequence of a horrible tragedy, so no one wants to criticize. But this is life living downstream from Baltimore.
Ernie Dimler, who's lived on Stoney Creek in Pasadena for 30-plus years, points out some of the debris that's washed up since the Key Bridge Collapse on March 26.
Commentary: Key Bridge collapse ties Baltimore to sister city under Russian attacks
The Key Bridge collapse further strengthens Baltimore’s kinship with its sister city Odesa, which is suffering through losses of lives and infrastructure destruction from Russian bombing, a member of the Baltimore Odesa Sister City Committee says.
Rescue workers remove rubble from a residential building hit by a rocket in Odesa, Ukraine. Ukrainian forces, as well as civilian Odessans, remain on guard against a potential Russian advance on this historic port city, whose capture could help give Russia control of Ukraine’s southern coast.
In its race against climate, Annapolis’ future and past are at war
What will Annapolis give up as it works to save itself from the ever-increasing number of floods and the rising tide of climate change?
The water keeps rising at City Dock in Annapolis, often measured against the statue of author Alex Haley.
Jon Meoli: Breaking down how the Orioles can sustain their player development success, level by level
Here are the things I’ll be watching based on each club’s roster and which factors will influence the continued upward trajectory of the club’s farm system.
Coby Mayo is one of the five top prospects at Triple-A Norfolk who has begun the season by pounding on the major league door.
From Loyola to UConn, Cam Spencer has earned his way to the Final Four
The Davidsonville native’s journey through three colleges in as many years is thanks to the NCAA transfer portal, which has made it easier for quality midmajor players to reach the upper tier of college hoops.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 30: Cam Spencer #12 of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates a basket against the Illinois Fighting Illini during the second half in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at TD Garden on March 30, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Commentary: Dear America, don’t leave Baltimore behind this time
As Baltimore recovers from the Key Bridge collapse, America must not forget that the city has been an essential part of its history and progress, says Eric S. Singer, a historian and an authority on the structural, political and cultural history of the city.
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was struck by a large container ship early March 26.
He’s a country music fan. She loves Beyoncé. Could they agree on ‘Cowboy Carter’?
To get a sense of the impact of “Cowboy Carter,” we asked two locals — one country music fan and one Beyoncé stan — what they thought of the album.
Beyoncé accepts the Innovator Award during the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 1, 2024.
Wes Moore has an opportunity: Getting Marylanders behind Baltimore
The collapse of the Key Bridge can be a defining moment in the life of Maryland’s young governor and for Maryland as well.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore gives an update to reporters at a news conference in Dundalk after a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge early March 26, collapsing the bridge into the Patapsco River.
Commentary: Here’s the problem with #Baltimorestrong
The #Baltimorestrong hashtag surfaced too soon, says a writer who believes that message of resilience skips some steps toward healing the Baltimore community needs.
Construction workers honored the Key Bridge victims during a news conference on March 28, 2024 at CASA's Baltimore worker center. They held white lilies and raised their hands in solidarity. Darwin Orlando Lopez, from Honduras, looks on as his colleagues speak.
Angel Reese’s celebrity has exacted a crushing toll: ‘I just want them to always know, I’m still a human.’
After falling in a headlining game against Iowa, the LSU star and Randallstown native allowed the world to see how difficult it can be to carry expectations and misconceptions that accompany her celebrity.
Angel Reese of the LSU Tigers looks on prior to a game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Elite 8.
Baltimore is grieving the loss of the Key Bridge. We’re at the anger stage now.
Baltimore’s anger is not just out of the helplessness we feel over what happened to the Key Bridge, but at the absolute asinine response across the media — social, televised and otherwise.
Construction workers honored the Key Bridge victims during a press conference on March 28, 2024 at CASA's Baltimore worker center. They held white flowers and raised their hands in solidarity.
Overblown reactions to Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark obscure this truth: They’re elevating the game
When people came for Angel Reese after last year’s national championship, it exposed sexism and racism among an entrenched segment of sports fans.
Angel Reese #10 of the LSU Lady Tigers hold up her hand to Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the fourth quarter of the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas, Texas.
Jon Meoli: Gunnar Henderson did it all for the Orioles this weekend. Somehow, the walks might prove most meaningful.
Shortstop Gunnar Henderson high-fives teammates in the dugout after the Orioles beat the Angels on Saturday.
Commentary: Immigrant workers like those on the Key Bridge take care of us
The loss of workers in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse serves as a reminder of the essential role immigrant workers play in our community and of our obligation to protect them, say the leaders of immigrant rights groups United We Dream and CASA.
Maynor Suazo, one of the six construction workers who died while working on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, had two children.
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