Opinion

Swing School: How Orioles prospect Dylan Beavers’ year of adjustments helped get his season back on track
A run of strong performance has helped Beavers to an .833 OPS over two levels in his age-21 season, a debut representative of the talent the Orioles acquired with the 33rd pick of last year’s draft out of Cal.
Orioles prospect Dylan Beavers takes a practice swing during an Aug. 4, 2023 game for the Bowie Baysox.
‘Chris da Plumber’: Your poop was his bread and butter
A Baltimore plumber is remembered for being good at his job but also for how he displayed his eccentricities, author and journalist Rafael Alvarez says.
 Chris Jensen in his North Howard Street backyard.
Kyle Goon: The Ravens’ record-setting preseason win streak didn’t count. But it did matter.
The Ravens won 24 preseason games in a row. Those victories didn’t count, but taken together, they say something about the team.
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh walks back to the sidelines after congratulating Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera on his team’s preseason win at FedEx Field on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.
Kyle Goon: John Angelos’ tired rhetoric drowns out the Orioles’ buzz
John Angelos’ one-on-one with The New York Times treads over mostly old ground, but sends some very dark messages about the future of the team. Why does the owner, who still hasn’t signed a long-term lease, insist on being a drag to what should be one of the feel-good stories in baseball?
John Angelos at a 2018 press conference. In comments to The New York Times on Monday, Angelos said the Orioles “will not spend more without making more“ in discussing plans for development around Camden Yards.
Climate change and weather wreak havoc on your vacation? ‘It’s only gonna get worse.’
Weather-related travel issues are only going to get worse. Welcome to the new normal.
Leslie Gray Streeter got to take a photo at Mystic Pizza in Connecticut. But she almost missed the next leg of her trip due to weather and the results of climate change.
Jon Meoli: Orioles’ top prospect Jackson Holliday’s ‘unheard of’ season is far from over. Where might it end?
Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, has a .350 batting average with a .981 OPS since being promoted to Double-A Bowie.
Commentary: Time to be more vigilant about the effects of poor air quality
Greater vigilance is needed to protect all Baltimore communities and the most vulnerable populations from poor air quality, says the co-lead of Free Baltimore Yoga.
Air quality in Baltimore reached dangerous levels due to smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing the city on June 8, 2023.
Kyle Goon: Steph Curry at UMBC? How a Splash Brother landed at the Catonsville college
Why was a Steph Curry event sponsored by Under Armour held at UMBC, a modest basketball program? You might know about the Maryland-UA special relationship, but UMBC gets perks from the Baltimore-based retailer as well.
Children vie for the NBA superstar's attention, and autographs, at Stephen Curry's Baltimore Live Showcase at UMBC on Thursday afternoon.
Commentary: New federal investments yield jobs, action on climate
One year after its passage, the Inflation Reduction Act has strengthened efforts to combat climate change while creating jobs and making clean energy more affordable and accessible, say Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Kim Coble, the executive director of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters.
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen addresses the crowd at Coppin State University during an event planned around a visit to Baltimore by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on July 14, 2023.
With this weekend’s Honey Chile Fest, local Black female creators send a love letter to their Baltimore
Baltimore-born filmmaker Felicia Pride on Honey Chile' Fest, a one-day celebration of the Black women that form Baltimore's heart and the premiere of her short film "Look Back At It."
Felicia Pride of Honey Chile Fest poses for a portrait
Arms on the Farm: Breaking down Orioles pitching prospect Trace Bright
The right-hander has struck out 35.7% of the batters he’s faced at High-A Aberdeen, with a 15.6% swinging strike rate.
A fifth-round pick from Auburn in 2022, Trace Bright has spent his first professional season at High-A Aberdeen. (Kadalena Messiano/Aberdeen IronBirds)
Get ready to rumble: Noise control advocates gain seats on BWI advisory commission
For the first time, community members who want to address the challenges posed by airplane noise and traffic are getting seats on the Maryland Aviation Commission, an appointed body that helps govern BWI.
The Maryland Aviation Administration provides an interactive site that tracks aircraft flying around BWI Marshall Airport. It also allows anyone to file a noise complaint and follow readings at the airport's permanent noise monitors.
Kyle Goon: Cornerback injuries put even more pressure on Ravens’ pass rush
Marlon Humphrey's injury puts a stronger onus on the Ravens' pass rushers to perform and the coaching staff to take more risks.
David Ojabo (above) and the Ravens' other pass rushers will be the ones feeling the heat while cornerback Marlon Humphrey is out with an injury.
Kyle Goon: Former Raven Alex Collins ran with fire, but warmth was his most memorable trait.
Former Raven running back Alex Collins had a soft, warm side that his teammates remembered well, even moreso than his no-holds-barred running style.
Alex Collins #34 of the Baltimore Ravens rushes against the Denver Broncos during the first half at M&T Bank Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Is ‘The Blind Side’ a cruel fairy tale built on a lie?
Former Raven Michael Oher alleges that “The Blind Side” was a fractured fairy tale.
FILE - Carolina Panthers’ Michael Oher speaks to the media during the first day of their NFL football offseason conditioning program in Charlotte, N.C., April 20, 2015. Oher, the former NFL tackle known for the movie “The Blind Side,” filed a petition Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago.
My kids’ elementary school is a dusty pile of rubble. That’s progress, I guess.
I’ve watched with a sense of loss this summer as Hillsmere Elementary School dissolved into a dusty pile of brick-and-concrete rubble, bent-steel framing and broken rebar.
All that's left of old Hillsmere Elementary School in Annapolis is the sign, as work continues on shifting students and staff to a new building later this month.
Commentary: Curbing city’s violence will require overcoming sense of helplessness
Lessening violent crime in Baltimore will start with overcoming a prevalent sense of helplessness among city residents and those in government and law enforcement who are charged with serving them, says Keidaï Lee, a former Roca worker and recent Johns Hopkins University graduate..
Keidaï Lee (in front) worked at Roca Baltimore while a student at Johns Hopkins University.
Being polite is ‘gendered.’ It’s time for women to get rude.
The crushing weight on women to have an expectation of politeness can make a life or death difference.
“The idea of impoliteness is survival,” said Michaela Frischherz, associate chair and associate professor in Towson University’s Department of Communications Studies.
A few words, buried deep in the Pentagon budget, could change Annapolis forever
Language in the Pentagon spending bill working its way through Congress would require the Joint Spectrum Center to finally move from the old David Taylor Research Center, clearing the way for the largest waterfront development in Annapolis history
The Joint Spectrum Center, a Department of Defense Agency that researches military uses of the electromagnetic spectrum, would have to move from it's site on the Severn River if an amendment to the proposed defense budget passes.
Kyle Goon: Orioles fans have already paid up, but John Angelos wants more
Now we know why the lease deal at Camden Yards is being held up. CEO and Managing Partner John Angelos is scrounging for more money and land in any potential agreement. But this shameless shakedown ignores the money and support Orioles fans and Maryland taxpayers have given the franchise for years.
Orioles CEO John Angelos announces a $5 million commitment to CollegeBound Foundation at the B&O Warehouse on Jan. 16, 2023.
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