Maryland lawmakers quietly added $2 million for emergency rental assistance in the final hours of budget negotiations on Friday — a fraction of what housing advocates have said will be necessary to avoid a mounting eviction crisis in the state.
Baltimore must find ways to rightfully honor writer, orator and abolitionist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and the power of her legacy, author and Johns Hopkins History Professor Martha S. Jones says.
Claribel and Etta Cone brought a premier collection of European modern art home to Baltimore and played a major role in establishing the Baltimore Museum of Art’s national and international reputation. They corresponded with Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse and purchased works by both artists early in their careers.
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Safe Streets outposts reduced nearby homicides and nonfatal shootings by an average of 16% to 23%, with larger reductions in homicides during the first four years of the longer-running sites.
Dual-sport star has made the decision to give up football to continue his wrestling career in the Big 10, one the nation’s premier wrestling conferences, at the University of Maryland
Kobi Little, the president of the Baltimore chapter of the NAACP, was not injured during the attack, but was shaken up, according to Joshua Harris, spokesperson for the organization.
The new library — at 100,000 square feet — will be at least twice the size of any other facility in the county library system and include an auditorium, a literacy classroom, flexible community space and a digital lab. The building was designed by English architect Thomas Heatherwick, and construction is expected to begin as soon as 2026.
Gael star capped a brilliant four-year career with his best season yet, establishing himself as one of the top-ranked wrestlers in his weight class as he prepares for a college career at Harvard University
Women who worked there made the industrial exchange an institution in Baltimore — but not much is known about them. The Maryland’s Women’s Heritage Center is trying to change that and make sure the memory of the institution is preserved.
Housing redevelopment in Baltimore’s distressed neighborhoods would pay for itself with economic benefits such as tax revenues and construction jobs, says Paul C. Brophy, a principal with Brophy & Reilly LLC who specializes in neighborhood revitalization.
“I want to be a guy who, when I take the mound, these guys know we have a chance to win. It’s not like, ‘We’re confident because you’re our teammate.’ No. Like, ‘We know you’re going to give up three or less, and we have a chance to win if we just put up four.’”