The fact that Baltimore's chronic problem with violent crime is finally being abated by smart law enforcement strategies and social science gets the big year-end headline: Homicides at historic lows. Here's my take on that very positive development, published on Substack, and, for more background, here's my recent interview and data dive with Ivan Bates, … Continue reading A crime statistic worthy of its own headline
World Series 2025 was epic. So were ticket prices. In 1966, you could have a box seat for ….
The 2025 World Series was epic. Too bad one team had to lose, and too bad it was the Toronto Blue Jays. We were rooting for them, and I’m sure that was the case throughout most of Birdland, home of the soon-to-be-great-again (and Blue Jays AL East rival) Baltimore Orioles. Next year will bring the … Continue reading World Series 2025 was epic. So were ticket prices. In 1966, you could have a box seat for ….
Charging people to park at Baltimore Peninsula?
Nobody asked me, but charging people to park their cars on a surface lot at Baltimore Peninsula, a new neighborhood still waiting to happen in South Baltimore, is one of the most daft ideas I’ve seen within the city limits. Does Kevin Plank know about this? The sign accompanying this post stands on a mostly … Continue reading Charging people to park at Baltimore Peninsula?
The August Wilson Celebration continues in Baltimore theaters
A reminder that the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration continues in September with Everyman Theatre’s staging of “The Piano Lesson.” That production will mark the fourth of the 10 Wilson plays that 10 Baltimore theater companies agreed to stage over three years, giving a whole new generation of theatergoers multiple opportunities to see live performances of … Continue reading The August Wilson Celebration continues in Baltimore theaters
Our winter of discontent: Damnable acts in Washington, disturbing and disappointing news about a Baltimore hero
A friend in South Carolina says she can't bear to read or follow the news from Washington and the Trump regime. Another told me he thinks he's been suffering from PTSD since the election; he can't wrap his head around 77 million Americans voting to make a criminal the president again. And now, with Trump … Continue reading Our winter of discontent: Damnable acts in Washington, disturbing and disappointing news about a Baltimore hero
Banners v Crush: Ice hockey for a good cause under the Mimi Dome in Baltimore’s Patterson Park
Starting in the late 1990s, the Baltimore Youth Hockey Club sponsored a weekend hockey experience for less fortunate children and high-risk teens in Baltimore. They were known as the Patterson Park Stars, and they skated for free in donated equipment at the “Mimi Dome,” the rink in Patterson Park named after the late City Councilman, Dominic … Continue reading Banners v Crush: Ice hockey for a good cause under the Mimi Dome in Baltimore’s Patterson Park
Baltimore history: The Mayor of the 1960s meets the Mayor of the 1990s
Special thanks go to Richard Milner of Baltimore for a photograph for the ages: Mayor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin meeting in City Hall nearly 60 years ago with a future mayor of Baltimore, Kurt L. Schmoke. Mr. Milner, a City College graduate, took this photo for the high school yearbook. "It was Thanksgiving 1966," he says, … Continue reading Baltimore history: The Mayor of the 1960s meets the Mayor of the 1990s
The origins of the Christmas story in ‘Baltimore, You Have No Idea’
A long time ago, when I read The Boston Globe every day, there was a reporter-turned-columnist named Jeremiah V. Murphy. He was an engaging writer. I remember a specific column he wrote about divorced fathers separated from their kids during the holidays. The sentiments expressed in the column were deeply empathetic, and the whole idea … Continue reading The origins of the Christmas story in ‘Baltimore, You Have No Idea’
Baltimore, You Have No Idea: New play slated for December
Baltimore Sun columnist Dan Rodricks tells stories from the hard streets and sweet spots of Baltimore, with six supporting players and a guy at a piano. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll sigh. “Baltimore, You Have No Idea,” directed by Will Schwarz with music by Mat Lane, will hit the stage at the BMA Meyerhoff Auditorium, … Continue reading Baltimore, You Have No Idea: New play slated for December
Memorial: A French homage to the Private John Kreiner who did not come home to Baltimore
As a columnist, I have interviewed many American combat veterans. That includes veterans of World War II, several of them when my editors in Baltimore sent me to Normandy to cover the 40th anniversary observances of the D-Day invasion and the beginning of the liberation of France. But, of all the stories I wrote -- … Continue reading Memorial: A French homage to the Private John Kreiner who did not come home to Baltimore
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