After the earthquake and fires of 1906, the city of San Francisco went to a great deal of trouble to prove to the world it was getting its groove back. It took on the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, essentially a sprawling world's fair in the city's Marina District to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal … Continue reading Photo Gallery: The palace its architect wanted torn down or left to decay
Coming up Sept. 26: A chance to see the promising redevelopment of the Middle Branch
Up for a run or good walk? The Southwest Sports and Fitness Alliance (SSFA) and the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership are launching a new 5K with a bigger purpose and a new course. It's the Sowebo Gateway 5K on September 26th, an evolution from SSFA's 15-year neighborhood connection and SBGP’s 10-year redevelopment plan along the Middle Branch Corridor. The new course, expanding … Continue reading Coming up Sept. 26: A chance to see the promising redevelopment of the Middle Branch
Once more, with new scenes and a ballad: “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” on stage in December
Hello, all: I'm pleased to announce that “Baltimore, You Have No Idea,” the play about my adopted hometown, returns to the stage for its fourth and final run, featuring new scenes and a song about the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Tickets are now on sale. If you've been before, you will find something new in … Continue reading Once more, with new scenes and a ballad: “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” on stage in December
Shaken faith: What I wrote on 9/11
From The Baltimore Sun, published Sept. 12, 2001 We organize the tools in our garage and line up the shoes in our closets. We trim the hedge and water the lawn. We shop in malls. We jog. We walk the dog. We sip dark-roast coffee. We drive reliable cars with full tanks of gas. We … Continue reading Shaken faith: What I wrote on 9/11
Sunset at Sagamore Farm
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. owned Sagamore Farm for the longest time, from 1933 until 1986, and hundreds of mares and stallions were born there, raised there and trained to race there. Kevin Plank, the Under Armour CEO, bought Sagamore in 2007. He bred and trained horses there for several years before putting it up for … Continue reading Sunset at Sagamore Farm
September and all those mixed feelings
The lake was quiet on Labor Day -- four children on the beach, a dad with his little boy in a small boat making one last trip to a fishing spot on the far side, a middle-aged couple walking their dog. The quiet of the lake -- close to silence at one point -- suggested … Continue reading September and all those mixed feelings
If you’ve never been: The H.L. Mencken open house is Friday, Sept. 11
An open house featuring a casual piano performance and a presentation on H.L.Mencken’s place in the Jazz Age social scene is planned for 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the H.L. Mencken House Museum in West Baltimore. The event, on the eve of the famed journalist’s 146th birthday, is planned in cooperation with the Mencken Day … Continue reading If you’ve never been: The H.L. Mencken open house is Friday, Sept. 11
Billy Bob Thornton and the honor in grief
My late brother Eddie would have been 70 on September 5. I know that’s not young, but we were not finished being brothers, and I still have a difficult time accepting his sudden illness and loss. It takes up a large space inside me, as I'm sure such deaths affect millions of other men and … Continue reading Billy Bob Thornton and the honor in grief
Annual Reminder: The official sandwich of Labor Day
Pardon me if you've heard this before, but as a champion of a good peppers-and-eggs sandwich I feel a need to keep reminding American workers -- and retired workers -- that it constitutes the official meal of Labor Day. It was so established in 2014 in the void of any official dish being associated with … Continue reading Annual Reminder: The official sandwich of Labor Day
Followup: Having our say on ‘the most important fish in the ocean’
I know: It's hard to give your attention to everything, especially given the daily chaos from the Trump regime. But attention must be paid: The industrial harvest of menhaden -- the most important source of food for other fish, marine mammals and fish-hunting osprey and eagles -- needs to be better managed, to say the … Continue reading Followup: Having our say on ‘the most important fish in the ocean’
