Opinion

With controversy over taking Kevin Brown off the air, the Orioles spoil a moment when they should be the bright, feel-good story of baseball.

A trip to Panama on Copa Airlines’ new direct flight from BWI was an opportunity for me to step outside my wheelhouse and finally live in the moment.

After years of the left field upper reserve being roped off thanks to dwindling attendance, there are finally fans sitting there again as the team surges. In Saturday's sellout, there was no better sign of the Orioles' increasing buzz in the city than the stories of the fans in the cheap seats.

Charlie Vascellaro, a lifelong fan of Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, recalls that he wasn't about to let a historic blizzard keep him from making the trip from Baltimore to see "The Pee-wee Herman Show" on Broadway.

When the '83 Orioles won the World Series, most of them didn't think it would be 40 years without another appearance. But several veterans from that team see common threads that could push Baltimore back to the top of baseball.

The updated bathrooms at BWI are up for a finalist in the Cintas Corp.’s America’s Best Restroom competition, but I wanted to judge for myself.

The actions of Baltimore leaders show disregard for tenants living in substandard conditions, says Sheila McMoore, a member of Communities United who cites unhealthy, unsafe conditions where she lives.

From Baltimore to Bucharest, Columbia-born Taylor Fikes is en pointe about dance, commitment and being the only Black ballerina onstage, no matter what country she's in.

The Lanham teen has a daily commute to Upton Boxing Center in Baltimore to train with the pros. While he pursues many passions, including an art business, everything is on hold for his Saturday pro boxing debut at Coppin State.

Baltimore was always unlikely to give up a top prospect, and Mike Elias showed once again that the plan is to build with young talent — not use prospects to acquire help.

As the Chesapeake sailing community follows the search for missing Baltimore sailor Don Lawson in the Pacific Ocean, there are probably more than a few people looking at what he was trying to do — set a world record for solo circumnavigation — and wonder, why would anyone do that?

What happens before the trade deadline will provide a prism through which the rest of this Orioles season is viewed.

Donny Osmond reflected on his long career, staying fresh and, of course, "Mulan," as he prepared to bring a little bit of rock and roll and a lot of nostalgia to his show at National Harbor.

Melvin Gordon's 2019 holdout was a forerunner for the discontent of the running back position today, and if anything it's gotten harder for premier rushers to get paid. If he could go back, the now-Ravens RB says it would be best not to be a running back at all.

Zachary Grant, a father who has collected Black versions of Holiday Barbie for his daughter for 30 years, says the collection offers lessons about family tradition and the importance of representation for African American girls.

Mike Elias has done well to make the Orioles the best team in the AL while also having the best farm system in baseball. But both top spots can't hold forever, and it makes more sense for the franchise to augment the present than the future.

As summertime activities come into focus, outrage in Baltimore about the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting is fading. But city police, housing officials and political leaders need to still be held accountable for what happened, columnist E.R. Shipp says.

The recreation area would knit together a network of cultural and environmental landmarks that one day could stretch across the 64,000-square-mile Chesapeake watershed in a single unit under the administration of the National Park Service office in Annapolis.

Bronny James' cardiac arrest should serve as a chilling reminder that no one is safe from the heart conditions that can slip beneath our radar. But the upshot is this: We can always be prepared.

Women are allowed to express their displeasure or rage, whether it’s Vice President Kamala Harris or Barbie, an 11.5-inch doll.