Category: Baltimore News

BALTIMORE — Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin touted the benefits of a new interactive tool for kids to fifth-grade students at Charlesmont Elementary School Friday as they celebrated the 198th anniversary of the Battle of North Point. Charlesmont is very close to the battleground and was the launching point for a War of 1812 virtual resource […]

She may be a school principal, but at a distance, Tanya Green is hard to pick out from the students at Friendship Preparatory Academy at Calverton. “I wear a school uniform. I do not walk around with 10- inch heels or Calvin Klein suits. I want my staff and students to say ‘My principal is […]

Any day now a Fanny Mae representative could padlock Sharon Marie Smith out of the house she’s called ‘home’ for 37 years. The 67-year-old has become frazzled at the thought of having to move off the property in the 1400 block of Winston Ave., which also happens to be the last place she shared with […]

BALTIMORE, MD– Surrounding a table of fresh fruit, crackers, cheese, and raspberry lemonade, quiet chatter is exchanged in the heart of the Village Learning Place (VLP) library and community center. Discussing everything from history to money matters, the group that is gathered socializes before the September session of their monthly meeting begins. Present, in all […]

The search for fine art will lead some to Coppin State University’s Fourth Annual Art Auction – ARTcetra – held at the Health and Human Services building on Coppin’s campus, 2601 W. North Ave., 5-9 p.m., Sept. 15. ARTcetra offers works by prominent artists including Synthia Saint James, Charles Bibbs, Larry “Poncho” Brown, Paul Goodnight, […]

Rev. Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper has been pastor of Freedom Temple AME Zion Church in Brooklyn Park, Md. for 10 years and on Sept. 9 the church showed her how much they love her in a 10-year anniversary service for the woman known as Pastor Toni in its sanctuary on the aptly named Church Street. […]

With more than two decades of solid experience in the entertainment industry under her belt, Crystal Harvey is no stranger to the stage or the hard work it takes to make repeated visits to the spotlight. Traveling from continent to continent sharing the gifts she honed at the Baltimore School of the Arts (BSA), Charm […]

Baltimore area fashionistas converged on Fells Point for a one-night shopping frenzy, Sept. 6, in what retailers call Fashion’s Night Out, during which the highlights of fall fashion lines are previewed. Thanks to the Baltimore Fashion Alliance (BFA) that organized the gathering, vendors displayed the coming season’s fashion in a single venue, the Power Plant, […]

First Lady Michelle Obama will be adding one of Baltimore’s leading historical Black colleges to the list of stops on the campaign trail this month. Morgan State University will host the first lady as part of a fundraiser for the president’s re-election on Sept. 21 at 3pm. The event will take place inside the Murphy […]

An unidentified man was shot at the Student Center at Morgan State University Sept. 12 and police locked down the campus while they searched for the gunman. Authorities said the victim was not a student. The incident occurred about 4:50 p.m. at the Student Center, the hub of the northeast Baltimore campus. At that time […]

There are only a few members of the Baltimore Ravens franchise who have been with the organization throughout its entire existence. There’s legendary 16-year veteran linebacker Ray Lewis and longtime general manager Ozzie Newsome, both of whom have served the Ravens since their first game in purple and black back in 1996. And then there’s […]

Although synthetic marijuana has been federally banned since July 9, some convenience stores and gas stations throughout Baltimore and Baltimore County continue to sell the once legal version of marijuana. The product has long been an alternative to the natural marijuana that is detected in standard drug tests and is sold under many different names, […]