Chris Rock’s live Netflix special: The Baltimore (and Jada Pinkett Smith) of it all
Chris Rock taped "Selective Outrage," his live Netflix special, from Jada Pinkett Smith's hometown the week before the 2023 Oscars. It's hard to call that a coincidence.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.
Goretti playing spoiler at Baltimore Catholic League Tournament
Hagerstown squad drops No. 1 St. Frances in semifinals; Mount St. Joseph holds off Mount Carmel
Goretti's Jahsan Johnson drives to the basket as St. Frances' Kamauri Lawson pursues during the second half of Saturday night's Baltimore Catholic League Tournament semifinal. Johnson scored 29 points as Goretti ended the top-ranked Panthers' season with a 68-62 decision at Goucher College.
9 restaurants perfect for Instagram photos
Baltimore’s restaurants don’t just have good food. Many of their interior designs offer great places to take an Instagram photo.
Bar at Hotel Ulysses.
Ivan Bates: Academics need to listen to residents of Baltimore’s most vulnerable neighborhoods
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates says residents of the most vulnerable city neighborhoods favor tougher sentences for illegal gun possession, despite opposition from some in academia.
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates speaks to reporters ahead of the hearing of Bill HB481 in Annapolis on February 15, 2023.
The Culture Report: ‘Cocaine Bear’ hidden gem is a TikTok comic from Dundalk
Scott Seiss, more widely known as “Angry Retail Guy,” says his part in the hilariously ridiculous film “set the bar high” for movie roles going forward.
Baaltimore local, Scott Seiss , stars in the movie "Cocaine Bear."
Forest Park looking for championship breakthrough
No. 12 Foresters top Boonsboro for another 1A state girls basketball semifinal berth; Patterson Mill and Pikesville advance
Chaniya Taylor (left) and Aliyah Carroll combine for 29 points Friday for Forest Park girls basketball team's victory over Boonsboro in the Class 1A state quarterfinals. The Foresters will play Snow Hill or Mountain Ridge in a state semifinal match Tuesday or Wednesday.
Poly and Howard headed back to 3A state girls basketball semifinals
Defending champ Engineers eliminate Oakdale; No. 5 Lions rout Towson
Poly's Taylor Addison drives past Oakdale's Alisa Oritz during Friday evening's Class 3A state girls basketball quarterfinal contest. The No. 3 and defending state champ Engineers defeated the Frederick County school, 59-42, for a spot in next week's 3A state Final Four.
Chris Rock: Just how Will Smith-y will his Netflix special be? (All signs point to very.)
Chris Rock honed his Will Smith Oscars slap material at the Hippodrome on Friday at the last comedy show before the live taping of his Netflix special.
Chris Rock performs in Brooklyn at a 2018 comedy benefit.
Mount Carmel distances John Carroll in BCL tourney quarterfinals
No. 6 Cougars withstand second half surge for semifinal showdown with Mount St. Joseph; No. 1 St. Frances survives Spalding
John Carroll's Caden Chinnia-Falline (5) tries to shoot against Mount Carmel's Allen Mordi during Friday night's Baltimore Catholic League Tournament quarterfinal match. The No. 6 Cougars advanced to the semifinals with a 79-63 victory over the Patriots at Goucher College.
Western cruises back to 4A state girls basketball Final Four
No. 13 Doves take down Prince George’s County’s Flowers; Forest Park and Pikesville storm into 1A semifinals
Western basketball coach Tasha Townsend (standing in middle) talks to her team during Friday's Class 4A state girls quarterfinal contest against Charles H. Flowers. The defending state champs and No. 13 Doves advanced to the state semifinals with a 53-42 wire-to-wire victory over the Jaguars in Prince George's County.
DPW supervisor accused of sexually assaulting subordinate is Loch Raven’s girls’ basketball coach
The supervisor, Jerome Odell Ragsdale, is charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree sexual contact.
Loch Raven girls basketball Jerome Ragsdale.
Do chatbots dream of electric crabs? ChatGPT answers our Baltimore questions
We asked ChatGPT to weigh in on “The Wire,” Natty Boh, and to write like John Waters and Edgar Allan Poe.
Wendell Pierce and Dominic West in the HBO series The Wire.
Baltimore’s state senators approve bill allowing union at Walters Art Museum
Museum workers have been trying to form a union for two years, but the effort ran into thorny legal and political issues. In Maryland, workers at government agencies often need to have a state law approved in order to begin the process of forming a union.
The Walters Art Museum.
Camera found in bathroom of Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Hamilton branch
The library’s security team has since conducted sweeps of every bathroom at all of its locations, a spokesperson said.
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City survives No. 12 Poly
No. 3 Knights move to 24-0, advance to Class 3A state boys basketball quarterfinals; Horton posts double-double
City forward Cam Horton (2) tries to shoot against Poly's Kenneth Estes during Thurdsay's Class 3A North Region I boys basketball championship. Horton finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds as the undefeated and No. 3 Knights won their second straight region crown with a 68-59 decision over the 12th-ranked Engineers in Baltimore City.
Parkville boys basketball takes hard road to another region championship
Legree’s 3-pointer at the buzzer gives No. 4 Knights OT victory over Dulaney for third straight 4A North title
Parkville's Josiah Legree (far right) begins to celebrate after his game-winning 3-pointer in Thursday's Class 4A North Region I boys basketball championship game. His shot as time expired in overtime lifted the No. 5 Knights to a 67-66 victory over Dulaney for their third consecutive region title.
Baltimore or bust? Charm City in top 10 places people want to move to
In a recent poll, Baltimore was ranked ninth among the most common answers to the question, “If money were no object, which five cities would you prefer to move to?”
A view of the Baltimore City skyline, as seen from Federal Hill in South Baltimore.
Former NFL owner Jerry Richardson, who caught TD pass in Baltimore Colts’ 1959 championship win, dies at 86
Richardson spent only two years in the NFL before launching a successful career in the restaurant business. He later founded the Carolina Panthers, but his reign ended amid a front-office scandal.
FILE - Carolina Panthers team owner Jerry Richardson drives around the field on his golf cart before his team takes on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL game in Charlotte, N.C. on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Richardson, the Carolina Panthers founder and for years one of the NFL’s most influential owners until a scandal forced him to sell the team, has died. He was 86. Richardson died peacefully Wednesday night, March 1, 2023, at his Charlotte home, the team said in a statement.
Maryland State Police medical director resigns, faces discipline for affiliation with erectile dysfunction clinic
Dr. Donald W. Alves admitted he had a business relationship with the clinic run by a convicted felon and repeat securities fraud violator.
The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
Overlea foils Carver again
Fourth quarter rally, led by Backles, send Falcons back to Class 2A state boys basketball Elite Eight
Overlea's Tjay Backles cuts down some of the basketball net after Thursday's Class 2A North Region 2 championship game. Backles scored 11 of his 23 points in the final quarter as the Falcons top Carver Vo-Tech to advance to Saturday's state quarterfinals.
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