Category: Baltimore News

Title: “Mixing” Author: Joseph McCray Bio: Joseph McCray lives in Baltimore with his lovely wife and their son. He works as a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse and speaks about drug addiction, mental illness, HIV and AIDS in his hometown of Baltimore. He is passionate about helping people with addictions and mental health issues and is […]

The Buddy Project, a local nonprofit organization that provides technology and training to persons with disabilities, will host a Dueling Pianos Benefit Show, 8 p.m., July 25, at The Delaplaine Center for the Arts in Frederick, Md. Two pianists on baby grand pianos face off to perform an exciting & interactive show for the audience, […]

Donnell Spivey, president of NAREB. More than 700 real estate professionals, financial service executives, housing counselors and policymakers will meet in Baltimore, MD, July 27 to 30, at the 67th Annual National Convention organized by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB).  Convening under the banner Homeownership…Priority #1, NAREB leadership is urging the continuance […]

The United Baptist Missionary Convention installs its new officers, “Rebuilding Community – Keeping Christ at the Center,” 7 p.m., July 23 at Perkins Square Baptist Church, 2500 Edmondson Avenue in Baltimore. The new leadership team includes the Rev. Dr. Cleveland T.A. Mason 2nd, president; Rev. Dr. Franklin Lance, first vice president; Rev. Kirk J. Jackson […]

The American Red Cross is asking that summer revelers set aside one hour of fun to donate blood, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 15-17, in the Francis X. Knott Conference Center of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Every participant will receive a meal coupon, parking pass and special gift from the Medical Center. More […]

In a few weeks The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will debut a new addition –  a female bald eagle  (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). “This eagle came to us from the National Aviary in Pittsburgh which began caring for her at the request of the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS),” said Jen Kottyan, avian collection and conservation […]

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 […]