Opinion

The Baltimore Orioles sale to David Rubenstein holds promise for the direction of the team, but the city should consider what lies ahead in future stadium lease negotiations, two Orioles fans and taxpayer advocates say.

Bobby Witt Jr. reached an extension with the Royals for 11 years and $288.8 million, and it can go for longer. Naturally, with a group led by billionaire David Rubenstein buying a stake in the Orioles, fans will wonder about deals for Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday.

After Erica Griswold became Anne Arundel County’s first Black register of wills, she was hailed as a hero. Now she faces theft and other charges related to allegations that she cashed a $6,645 check that was made out to her but was intended for her office to cover inheritance taxes.

New Baltimore Sun owner David Smith will turn the newspaper into another vehicle to spread his right-wing agenda, media critic and author David Zurawik says.

From established stars who still have upside to unheralded pieces that still need to showcase what they can do, here’s an early look at who might hold the keys to 2024 for the Ravens.

Baltimore entrepreneur Nupur Parekh Flynn’s annoyance with her purse led to an invention that celebrities at the Grammys — and soon the Oscars — are taking home with them.

It is the middle of winter, but many parents are already thinking about summer because it’s camp sign-up time. One Banner reporter and mother of three talks about the stresses of signing up.

Someone who receives a long prison sentence as a child can still lead a productive life and help others in the same circumstances, says Eddie Ellis, a community leader and youth mentor who was sentenced to prison as a teenager.

The continuing impact of COVID-19 and other illnesses is an important factor in persistently high absenteeism at Maryland’s schools, a children’s health advocate says.

Baltimore can use investment and a variety of other tools to help ease the city’s vacant housing crisis, City Councilwoman Odette Ramos says.

With a tightening salary cap, it might feel like the Ravens’ Super Bowl window could be narrowing and the front office should use draft capital on win-now moves. But it's more likely that Baltimore uses its picks, trying to keep landing impact players it can develop from within.

One year of Burnes at $15.6 million, provided he’s healthy, is the definition of value, especially when he’s being added to a rotation that already features emerging stars Kyle Bradish and Grayson Rodriguez.

The end of the Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund means the loss of a lifeline for low-income residents struggling to stay in their homes.

The stardom of college basketball's best scorer is selling out arenas and drawing big ratings. The struggling Terps will get their moment in the spotlight, but if they want to play giant killer they'll have to do it as a team.

After the pain of losing the AFC championship, there are Baltimore fans with a lot of molten takes. Let's poor cold water on them.

Paul Alexander’s “Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday’s Last Year” focuses on the singer’s genius, not just her tragedies.

Use of edibles and other cannabis products can harm teens, and parents must act to protect them, says Renee M. Johnson, a professor in the Department of Mental Health and Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Mike Elias has built the Orioles around the idea that the team could never spend as much as its peers. What happens if that’s no longer the case?

Extensions for players and staff, a commitment to a bigger payroll and settling the Camden Yards lease through 2053 should be top priorities for the new group led by David Rubenstein.

State Sens. Sarah Elfreth and Clarence Lam, along with Dels. Mark Chang, Terri Hill and Mike Rogers, all started steps ahead of the rest of the field after congressman John Sarbanes’ surprise retirement announcement in October.