Robert “Bob” Edmund Haynes, a jazz club owner who popularized the Saturday afternoon jazz sets in Baltimore, died Nov. 12. He was 81. Haynes was the original owner of the popular Sportsman’s Lounge and Lamp Post venues, which dominated the Baltimore night scene in the ‘70s and ‘80s. “Every musician played there,” said Valerie Fraling, […]
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Gospel Stars Come to Maryland for Evangel Cathedral’s Christmas Celebration
Gospel veteran Bryan Wilson will act and perform in Evangel Cathedral’s annual Broadway-styled Christmas production, “Christmas Celebration 2010.” The production features a cast of 200, live camels, laser lights, and performances from gospel superstars Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin and Marvin Sapp. “I’ve been wanting to get back into acting,” said Wilson, who once performed in […]
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Pr. George’s Woman and Presidential Appointee Sworn In at New Post
Glenn F. Ivey, state’s attorney for Prince George’s County, recently announced the appointment and confirmation of Prince George’s County Deputy State’s Attorney J. Patricia Wilson Smoot as a commissioner of the United States Parole Commission at the U.S. Department of Justice. Smoot was sworn into office by U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder on Nov. […]
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Residents, Officials React to Johnson Scandal
News of Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson’s arrest has spread like a wildfire throughout the county, igniting a mixture of emotions among the area’s denizens from scorn to disappointment to amazement at the ballooning scandal. FBI agents arrested Johnson, 61, the outgoing county executive and one of Maryland’s premier leaders, and his wife Leslie, […]
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County Police Officer Will Remain Detained in Federal Drug Trafficking Case
GREENBELT-A federal judge Wednesday ordered one of the three Prince George’s County Police officers arrested this week in an FBI corruption probe detained until his trial date in U.S. District Court. Magistrate Judge Charles Day said Officer Sinisa Simic’s charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine and possession of firearms for drug trafficking made him a […]
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Rawlings-Blake Launches New Plan to Tackle Baltimore Blight
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has announced an elaborate strategy to tackle the city’s vacant properties and reduce blight. The plan calls for a streamlined sales process of vacant structures, stricter code enforcements for slumlords and tax incentives to entice more homebuyers and developers to invest in the 16,800 vacant properties that loom in the city. These […]
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Morgan, Area Residents Begin New Partnership
Residents around Morgan State University, fed up with students parking in their neighborhoods, held a protest near the campus Nov. 15. Holding signs demanding their neighborhoods back, a cluster of residents gathered on the corner of East Cold Spring Lane and Hillen Road from about 10 am.-2p.m., said Morgan officials. “Cars are getting hit, mirrors […]
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Tornado-like Winds Storm through Baltimore
Officials believe a tornado hit ground in northern Baltimore during the early morning hours of Nov. 17. Homes on Fleetwood Avenue and the surrounding area were impacted, leaving approximately 19,000 residents without power and eventually requiring residents leave the area until gas leaks and downed power lines were stabilized. The storm removed the roofs from […]
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Bowie State Launches Center for Global Engagement
The Office of International Programs and the College of Arts and Sciences at Bowie State University (BSU) officially launched its Center for Global Engagement (CGE) on Nov. 15 with an inauguration ceremony. The CGE was established in 2009 to coordinate all global engagement efforts and activities including curriculum programs, study abroad programs and other international […]
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Coolidge High Welcomes ‘Environmental Classroom,’ Revamped Greenhouse
On Nov. 6, numerous students, alumni, neighbors, and volunteers pulled together for the Legacy Project Build-it Day to plant the foundation for an environmentally conscious future at Calvin Coolidge High School in northwest Washington, D.C. The D.C. Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (OPEFM) united with several other local and national organizations to help the […]
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Local Man Graduates Air Force Training
Air Force Airman 1st Class Curtis T. Banks graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn […]
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Zeta Chapter Unites Virginia Community Groups for Greater Causes
Days before thousands of revelers descended on the District for Fannie Mae’s Help the Homeless Walkathon – the nation’s largest campaign against homelessness – members of Alexandria’s Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Nu Xi Zeta (NXZ) chapter busied themselves with last-minute planning efforts to ensure two area programs benefit from the fundraising initiative. The sorority chapter […]
