Letters: I agree with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines
People characterized as anti-vaxxers should know others feel as they do, Josh Mazur, an Annapolis supporter of Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, says.
FILE - A patient is given a flu vaccine at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. As Americans head into the late 2022 holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections.
Searching for Greenbelt as the FBI closes in
Created in the 1930s as part of a New Deal work and housing program, Greenbelt has a historic old town surrounded by more modern homes. The federal government has chosen it for the new FBI headquarters.
Created in the 1930s as part of a New Deal work and housing program, Greenbelt has a historic old town surrounded by more modern homes. The federal government has chosen it for the new FBI headquarters.
Replacing Mark Andrews will be tough. It’s on the Ravens’ receivers to step up.
Kyle Goon column: The Ravens' receiving corps needs to keep doing it with Andrews lost perhaps for the season.
Ravens receiver Nelson Agholor scores a second-quarter, 37-yard touchdown against the Bengals.
Jon Meoli: The best and worst moves and moments of Mike Elias’ first 5 years with the Orioles
In honor of his fifth anniversary with the club, here are the best and worsts of Elias’ tenure with the Orioles.
Mike Elias became Orioles executive vice president and general manager on Nov. 16, 2018.
Letters: We need protection from Orleans Street
Stretches of Orleans Street block pedestrian access and are a threat to neighborhood children, Fatima Wilkerson, a Southeast Baltimore resident and community activist, says.
By Thursday afternoon, the city's transportation department had fixed the Orleans Street sign with the correct spelling.
Single motherhood: Raising children alone, by choice
Whether you come to single motherhood intentionally or unexpectedly, like me, there is no one right way to do this.
Angie Washington, center, with her 5-year-old son Julian, left, and 6-year-old daughter Faith.
Jon Meoli: 5 years in, Orioles GM Mike Elias has a new task: enhancing a division winner
“I think the same methodologies and brainpower and people that have gotten us through this rebuild are very much equipped to tackle the project of sort of keeping the team at the top,” Elias said.
Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias, left, smiles as he walks around the clubhouse following the team’s playoff-clinching win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. The Orioles earned a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
200 feet above the Chesapeake Bay, the future of the bridge is clear
Given the chance Sunday, I joined a record-breaking 18,000 others to walk and run across the 4.3-mile eastbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. I thought a lot about the future of Maryland’s defining engineering feat.
The Bay Bridge Run on Sunday started with temperatures in the low 40s, with a brisk breeze atop the Chesapeake Bay Bridge that made it feel colder. It was still a sold-out crowd of participants.
Commentary: Harborplace plan can spark reenvisioned downtown waterfront
The Harborplace redevelopment plan can set Baltimore on a course for further development to create a more welcoming downtown waterfront area, Steve Ziger, a partner with Ziger|Snead Architects, says.
MCB Real Estate released renderings of a redeveloped Harborplace on Oct. 30, 2023.
Ravens Reality Check: 4th-quarter slumps draw harsh spotlight for Baltimore
Evaluating the national takes on the Ravens’ fourth-quarter issues, Lamar Jackson’s consistency and the new AFC North picture.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) throws the ball during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.
She chose family over love on ‘The Golden Bachelor.’ She has no regrets.
She may not have walked away with "Golden Bachelor" Gerry Turner, but Maryland's Joan Vassos' time on the ABC dating show still ended in a love story.
Gerry Turner gives a rose to Joan Vassos on an episode of "The Golden Bachelor."
Banner inviting nominations for Baltimore’s 2024 Emerging Leaders
The Baltimore Banner is requesting nominations to choose emerging leaders of the Baltimore community.
The 2023 class of Emerging Leaders pose with their awards.
Yes, the Ravens’ loss to the Browns should raise alarms
For one of the first times this season, the Ravens were outmuscled by their AFC North rivals. That gap in physicality, as well as injuries they suffered against the Browns, raises significant concerns about their hopes in the playoffs.
Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II eludes Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson to score on a 34-yard interception return during the fourth quarter of Cleveland's 33-31 win Sunday.
Commentary: Rent control measures would be the wrong choice for Howard County
Rent control measures under consideration in Howard County aren’t the right approach for making housing there more affordable, Linda Ostovitz, who chairs the county’s Chamber of Commerce, says.
Linda Ostovitz chairs the Howard County Chamber of Commerce.
Commentary: Baltimore has been flattening the curve on murders
While Baltimore’s leaders continue to look for ways to lower the city’s murder rate, a flattening of the curve on homicides is evident, Lawrence Brown, an author and research scientist in the Center for Urban Health Equity at Morgan State University, says.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, flanked by Police Commissioner Richard Worley and MONSE Director Shantay Jackson, speaks at a press conference inside Baltimore City Hall on Friday, June 23, 2023.
Annapolis goes Dutch, leads trip to study climate-driven flooding
Saturday, Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley will lead an unprecedented trip to the Netherlands for five days, hoping to learn what else the city can do and what Maryland and the nation can learn from Annapolis.
The Maelsant Barrier near Rotterdam closes yearly for testing before the storm season starts. A delegation from Annapolis will tour the facility as part of its visit to study climate change flooding projects.
Kyle Goon: Sam Koch’s son couldn’t escape the family business — and he’s fine with that
Longtime Ravens punter Sam Koch changed punting in the NFL. Now his son, a punter for Winters Mill who is committed to Nebraska, aims to carry on the family tradition.
Punter Kamdyn Koch, left, a Winters Mill senior, will attend Nebraska, his father's alma mater. Sam Koch, right, was one of the NFL's best punters when he played for the Ravens. (Photo courtesy of Sam Koch)
Letters: Millions for Harborplace, but Baltimore’s biggest needs unmet
The millions planned for Harborplace redevelopment will do nothing to address Baltimore’s greatest needs, says Krystal Gonzalez, whose daughter was shot and killed at a Baltimore-area block party.
Krystal Gonzalez, who lost her 18-year-old daughter, Aaliyah Gonzalez, in the Brooklyn Day mass shooting, pauses during remarks at a City Council hearing Sept. 13.
Commentary: Why, after so many sexual abuse cases, I am still a Catholic
Journalist Susan McInerney examines her decision to remain committed to her Catholic faith despite being devastated by revelations of sexual misconduct within the church as an institution.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
‘The doors of the church are open’: How one local pastor changed my views on faith forever
Rev. Grady A. Yeargin Jr., a local pastor who died in October, left a legacy of kindness and openness to those raised in the City Temple of Baltimore (Baptist) church.
Reverend Grady A. Yeargin with his daughters Adia, left, and Candace, during the Ravens-themed party that City Temple of Baltimore (Baptist) church threw in 2015 for his 65th birthday.
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