Category: Baltimore News

The Catonsville Middle School is currently conducting its annual Vocabulary Olympics, a way to reinforce vocabulary through the use of athletic competition during physical education classes. Twice a week the national Junior Honor Society students give students in PE classes vocabulary words to define after completing an event. With a correct answer the student earns […]

City and state officials gathered at City Hall, Feb. 10, for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s annual State of the City address. Though the mayor touched on a range of topics from city schools to economic growth, technology improvements, and property tax credits, at the top of the list were two subjects: homicides and violent crime. “We […]

Nearly 400 people gathered in the auditorium of Henderson Hopkins School, Feb. 10, to officially cut the ribbon on the first new public school to open in East Baltimore in more than 20 years. Among those in attendance were Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels, Gov. Martin O’Malley, Rep. Elijah Cummings and several elected […]

For more than 10 years, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day has been a platform for officials and community leaders to discuss the deadly affliction. This year, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, City Councilman Nick Mosby, and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot joined with Total Health Care and took to the streets of west Baltimore to share […]

A minister stepped to the podium and gazed at those mourning Lavar Crawford, asking for their approval before he started the ceremony. “I have my notes in front of me, but is it okay if I speak from the heart, human to human,” Minister Brian Sessions asked. The crowd consented. Approximately 200 of Crawford’s family […]

Baltimore Gas and Electric announced Feb. 12 that Calvin G. Butler will take lead of the Central Maryland-based company as chief executive officer this year. With current CEO and President Kenneth W. DeFontes Jr.’s retirement becoming official on Feb. 28 after 42 years, Butler will move up from his current position as BGE’s senior vice […]

Once again Baltimore City Senator Joan Carter Conway (D-43) has introduced legislation that would allow for judicial review of the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), a bill aimed at preventing duplication of state university programs. However, Senate Bill 169 has been submitted during the 2014 legislative session with the benefit of a federal court decision […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley visited the Baltimore City Detention Center Feb. 7 to unveil new measures aimed at curbing illicit cell phone use by inmates at the prison The new “Managed Access” technology will block illegal and unauthorized calls within the facility’s walls in an attempt to prevent inmates from orchestrating illegal activity. “For the […]

With social media now the new wave of communication, Baltimore City Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts has taken to Twitter to address the concerns of city residents with weekly online live chats in his “Twitter Town Hall.” Batts and his team began hosting the hour-long candid web chat in January in an effort to keep […]

On the same day as the devastating shooting massacre at Columbia Mall in Howard County, that left three people dead and five injured, another senseless murder took place, this time in Baltimore. Lavar Crawford, 16, was found dead on E. 28th street, near Hugo Avenue, near his aunt’s house, around 11:30 p.m. His mother, Lartasha […]

Gilman School will host the 11th annual Cultural Arts Festival, 1-4 p.m., Feb. 9, in the Old Gym. The event is free and open to the public, sponsored by Gilman’s Diversity Committee. The annual event aims to promote understanding, education, and respect by showcasing art, history, music, customs, entertainment, and food from various global cultures […]