Author Archives: Odessa Mohabeer

For the residents of the Oliver neighborhood in East Baltimore, one of the most welcome signs of change these days is the demolition crew. Recently, they celebrated, along with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, as a city-sponsored wrecking crew leveled the 600th vacant house, part of a surge in demolitions over the last two years. The […]

Baltimore City law enforcement has renewed its efforts to crack down on the longstanding practice of riding dirt bikes on city streets. Illegal dirt bike riding has been banned in Baltimore City since 2000. A highly dangerous activity, many dirt bike riders have little regard for local traffic and are often disruptive in the community. […]

Baltimore’s W.E.B Du Bois High School has become the latest winner of that city’s Mayor’s Attendance Campaign competition. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in August established a new attendance campaign to promote increased attendance at city schools. The Mayor’s Attendance Campaign began August 27 with children in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes. “One of the necessary pieces of […]

(Updated 4/17/1013) The Baltimore City Board of Estimates approved the purchase of 72 new speed cameras for $2.2 million April 10 by a four to one vote. The purchase is to replace equipment that was the subject of a massive malfunction in January. The cameras are used to snare motorists who violate speed laws. The […]

Tyrese Gibson and Joseph Simmons, better known as Rev. Run, stopped by Morgan State University in early February as part of a tour for their new book “Manology.” “There is a positive message in the written book that the staff wanted the students to know,” said Vinetta McCullough, Morgan’s director of auxiliary services. Morgan students […]

Beginning this spring, Morgan State University’s campus newspaper, The Spokesman, will become a strictly online publication. “Advancements in society require innovation and creativity,” said Perry Sweeper, the university’s director of student media. Sweeper oversees The Spokesman and the campus year book The Promethean. He is currently designing the paper’s website, which will eventually be maintained […]