Category: Baltimore News

These boys were selected as the 2014 Legislative Floor Leaders for 2014 Maryland Boys State. Each June, a free, week-long residential camp run by the American Legion gathers young men from around the state of Maryland for an exercise in civics in which they simulate the processes of democratic governance. While the program, known as […]

Gov. Martin O’Malley extends an invitation to all Marylanders involved in volunteer service to spend a fun-filled Sunday at the Maryland State Fair on August 24. The Governor’s Volunteer Appreciation Day is presented by the Governor’s office on Service and Volunteerism and the Maryland State Fair. “Each year Maryland’s volunteers give over 190 million hours […]

The Senoje Collection and Consortium will hold a Friends and Family Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 9, in the Mansion at the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, 1601-1603 E. North Avenue in Baltimore. Families and friends are invited to share in artistic demonstrations, musical performances, arts and crafts, refreshments and the presentation […]

Team members helping a student with research at the library. When Anita Foster was only 16, she dropped out of high school in order to provide for her first child. Now, a playwright, filmmaker, and community activist, Foster has developed a program to help at-risk juniors and seniors stay in school and prepare for what […]

Gregory Megginson, an intern with YouthWorks, looks on as Lisa Franklin surveys the lettuce crop. On a formerly vacant lot in the Sandtown-Winchester area of Baltimore City, a series of greenhouses have sprung up, growing over 10 types of lettuce and providing jobs to residents of an area more notable for its vacant housing stock […]

The 2100 block of Presbury Street is now adorned with a sign that reads ‘Gwen Shelton Way.’ This is a fitting tribute to a woman whose most enduring legacy is a lifetime of community activism and service. Friends and family recalled the “Gwen Shelton way,” defined by selflessness and a tenacious drive to leave the […]

Harbor East developer Michael Beatty broke ground on his new project Harbor Point last month. After months of consternation by some in the city the Harbor Point project broke ground between Harbor East and historic Fells Point in June. Yet, despite his detractors and the tribalism within the state’s development community Michael Beatty, the developer […]

There will be an old fashioned ice cream social, 7 p.m., July 11, on the grounds of the Heritage Museums and Gardens of Dorchester.  The public is invited to attend this annual event and get their fill of ice cream, with their choice of toppings.  The event is free to DCHS members and a donation […]

Tavon Mason, former wide receiver for the New York Jets and Woodlawn High School alum, will read stories to school age children and shares his message about the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle. Autographs will be available after the readings, July 14, Aug. 4 and Aug. 11 at 1811 Woodlawn Drive in Baltimore. His […]

Sumaiyah Yates paints in the gallery. (Photo by Stephanie ‘Turtlebery’ Chapman) In 2012, the last year for which complete data are available, there were 17,615 reported domestic violence crimes, and 1,236 reported forcible rapes in the state of Maryland. These statistics were compiled by the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, and the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault. At […]