Opinion

I’m telling you this story not because I want you to go vegan or swim the Chesapeake Bay. No, I wanted you to know about Marty Wasserman because I turned 65 this week.

Going 17-14 and grinding out as many wins as they did sends a message: The Orioles can do this, but they probably need help.

The air quality alerts stemming from the Canadian wildfires are yet another health-related reason I’ll keep wearing masks.

As marijuana laws are reformed in Maryland, measures are needed to help repair the disproportionate damage the application of those laws did to Black communities and to Black men, Banner columnist E.R. Shipp says.

Goodwill Industries will bring its Excel Center program to Baltimore this fall, providing an opportunity for adults without high school diplomas to earn one, Lisa Rusyniak, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, says.

The Annapolis Harbormaster’s Office has issued citations to Brian Meyer and Marcellous Butler, two of the owners of floating hotel startup Flohom, for docking an unauthorized vessel in Eastport. The partners say they plan to stay.

Providing affordable and flexible consumer loans to people who don’t have access to traditional banking services can transform lives and help boost the economies of places like Baltimore, says Kasra Movahedi, executive director of the International Rescue Committee’s Center for Economic Opportunity.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others can’t stop talking about the crime in Baltimore, which doesn’t make where they live any safer.

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was a little-used reserve as a player at Loyola Maryland in the early ’90s, but he showed some of the spark that made him a successful NBA coach. To this day, he keeps up with his alma mater and roots for the Greyhounds.

An OPS of .533 in May led to frustration for the 33rd overall pick last year, who has worked to revamp his swing. Now he's trying not to fall back on old habits as he works through the process.

Flohom 1 Bay Escape is a boat that, physically, won’t take you anywhere. It is a 53-foot houseboat tied up at Butler’s Marina in Annapolis, a floating getaway with a majestic view across the mouth of Back Creek to the Chesapeake Bay beyond that can be transporting.

Nonprofit hospitals can put into place a stopgap measure to help cover care for people ineligible for health insurance, such as those without documentation, say people familiar with a Johns Hopkins program that serves uninsured East Baltimore residents.

When Mike Wallace infamously asked Tina Turner whether she thought she deserved the trappings of her success, he raised a question sadly familiar to working women.

Maryland can build on the progress begun under the Affordable Care Act to provide health care coverage and lower prescription drug costs for more state residents, says Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition.

Three University of Maryland Medical Center clinicians say they are committed to ensuring access to abortion as health care in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

His devotion to a silly Netflix show drew viral internet attention. But it shows Adley Rutschman has a goofier sense of humor than he often is willing to display.

The Orioles aren’t risking anything by signing Aaron Hicks, and GM Mike Elias knows he’s not going to be the key to a continued playoff push. If the Orioles are going to keep winning, the other stars will need to step up. Hicks is just help on the margins.

The Orioles can't replace Mullins, but they don't lack for intriguing options who could help keep the team in contention for a while. Knowing what we do about how they view roster construction and management, that might not make for the splashiest roster moves Tuesday afternoon.

The Hall of Famer may seem like an immortal part of Orioles baseball, but a recent brush with melanoma should help fans value the time Jim Palmer has left in the broadcast booth.

So, a washed-up rock star makes a video shooting up Bud Light because a trans person lifted a can of the beer on TikTok. Here’s a drink to take that bad taste out of your mouth, America. Forward Brewing, the nanobrewery in Annapolis, will release the second edition of its Pride beer on Tuesday. It's a kick-off to the city’s Pride week, a refreshing lager and a pint-sized political statement all in one.