Category: Baltimore News

Beauty. You know it when you see it and everyone wants some. Beauty in our homes. Beauty on the landscape. Beauty on ourselves. Americans spend billions every year to get their share. Beauty is easy to spot, but it’s a difficult to put it into words. What’s your definition of real beauty? That question –and […]

One of the signs of the times is that seniors who thought they would be retiring at a certain age are continuing in established careers or even starting second careers because of changes in the economy. Maybe they aren’t ready for a rocking chair, but many are interested in slowing down, just not so much. […]

A sold out crowd of more than 150 people gathered for the presentation of The Anthony McCarthy Civil Rights Awards, May 10, at La Fontaine Bleu banquet hall in Glen Burnie. Sponsored by the non-profit ItSuitsYou.Org, the 2013 event honored author Taylor Branch, Rep. Elijah Cummings, NAACP President Tessa Hill-Aston, Latino advocate Ricardo Martinez, community […]

It’s been a rough year for the image of Baltimore law enforcement and 2013 is not even half over. Consider: *May 9: A teenage prostitute is arrested in an undercover sting at a hotel near BWI. The man who allegedly drove her there was waiting outside. His identity? Her husband, a Baltimore police officer. He […]

Fifteen Black men working to impact their Baltimore communities will be honored May 18 at Coppin State University with grants totaling $200,000 from BMe, an organization working to create a nationwide network of Black men creating change. This year marks the first time Baltimore has been included in the call for grant applicants. The first […]

People who love the music of the church in all genres will enjoy the annual spring concert of the Community Concert Choir of Baltimore, to be held 5 p.m., May 26 at Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church. Comprised of more than 100 singers, the choir’s presentation will feature a full repertoire of classical anthems, […]

When it comes to quality products at reasonable prices, Apples & Oranges Fresh Market, so far, is hitting the mark. Located in the East North Avenue neighborhood’s nutritious food desert of quick sandwich spots and corner stores, Apples & Oranges is trying to create an oasis for grocery shoppers and a welcomed source of healthy […]

Isaiah “Ike” Dixon Jr., 90, four-term veteran of the Maryland House of Delegates, community leader and political activist, died of heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium on April 26. In his four terms as a member of the House of Delegates, representing Baltimore, he was known for his efforts at ensuring racial equality […]

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s bid to become Maryland’s next governor—and the first African American to reside in the governor’s mansion in Annapolis–is to get underway May 10 with an announcement at a cookout in Prince George’s County. The cookout will launch a weekend of campaigning that will take him to Montgomery County, Frederick and Baltimore […]

A Virginia Tech football star and former NFL player is using his knowledge of professional sports and commitment to education to mentor young boys in Baltimore. In 2011, Keion Carpenter, along with former pro football players Bryant Johnson and Aaron Maybin, established Shutdown Academy. Designed to help discipline and educate Baltimore youths, the Shutdown Academy […]

When Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell retires on July 6, he will leave one other Black judge at the upper levels of the state’s judiciary– Judge Clayton Greene Jr. Greene was appointed to the appellate court by then-Gov. Robert Ehrlich in 2004. Greene, like Bell, has played an instrumental role in […]