Who has it. Who's lost it. And how to get it.
Delegate Keiffer Mitchell Jr. is at a cafe, being interviewed for this story, when his cell phone rings. "Hang on a sec, I've got to take this," he says. He leans away and answers the phone. He's discussing the Baltimore Grand Prix —the upcoming Indy car race that Mitchell was a key player in bringing to Baltimore. All of downtown will be affected by the race, and whomever Mitchell is talking to...
The Baltimore-born star copes with his recent arrest and his mother's ongoing addictions.
When police arrived at the Fell Street apartment building early in the morning on October 1, they found Shawntia Hardaway sitting on a chair in the opulent lobby, sobbing.
According to a police report, Hardaway was extremely upset that her son, Mario Dewar Barrett, had destroyed things in the apartment the two shared. She was in pain and discomfort, Hardaway told police, because Barrett had...
A look back at the local luminaries we lost in the past year.
Barton Childs, 93In the proverbial nature-versus-nurture debate, the eminent Johns Hopkins University pediatric geneticist, researcher, and educator Dr. Barton Childs came down squarely in the middle, once writing, “disease is as much a consequence of variation in our social and cultural organization as biological, and management is best directed to whichever component is most amenable.” In his...
Mt. Washington blogger attracts legions of readers with her honesty and wit.
Dear Jeff: Please, for the 101st time, do not use the same spoon for the peanut butter and for the jelly. Toast with butter and Jiffy-flavored jelly makes me want to vomit. In your face.
This letter to her husband begins the September 16 entry on the Scary Mommy blog (scarymommy.com). It goes on to include tartly worded directives to her three children, ages 6, 5, and 3 (“Don’t bicker and fight...
How Alfie Himmelrich went from a family chemical business to owning Stone Mill Bakery.
It’s dinnertime at Stone Mill Bakery in Lutherville, and owner Alfie Himmelrich is working the room, doling out granola cookies at every table, schmoozing with customers, and filling a vat with the cafe’s signature nonfat vegetable soup.
When a customer requests shrimp chopped salad, Himmelrich apologizes. “Sorry, we’re all out for tonight,” he says. But several seconds later, he has a change of...
Two senators—and cancer survivors—take their case to the state legislature.
Last year, when the Maryland State Senate took up a bill that would legalize medical use of marijuana, it had one sponsor with a powerful personal connection to the issue.
Sen. David Brinkley, the conservative Republican from Frederick who cosponsored the bill with Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery), has survived two bouts with cancer and spoke passionately about the debilitating side effects he...
The Incredibly True Adventures of the Baltimore Bachelorette
If video killed the radio star, has the Internet killed the fairy tale?
Once upon a time, in a not-so-far-off land called Baltimore, there lived a young maiden. The maiden would go out each evening and pick apples, always checking carefully to spot any rotten ones. Then, one day, as the maiden was on her nightly walk, a handsome prince stumbled upon her. Captivated by her and feeling the need to...
The Incredibly True Adventures of the Baltimore Bachelorette
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A single girl walks into a bar. . . . Okay, so what happens next? Well, I’m going to tell you, because that’s my life, and that’s what this column is all about. No, the column won’t only be about the bar scene (I do other things, too . . . well, sometimes), but it will definitely focus on being single, particularly in Baltimore. In my opinion, being single...
Phil Wiser’s dramatic and unlikely ascent has taken him from Hammerjacks to Silicon Valley.
Phil Wiser was a senior at Eastern Vo-Tech and something of a science geek in 1984. But Wiser wasn’t your typical nerd, with his long hair and confident swagger. In fact, he was class president and bassist in Child’s Play, a popular metal band that played local clubs. It’s a rare trait, being the nerd and the cool kid, but it’s a combination that’s served Wiser well and distinguished him from his...
University of Maryland’s telemedicine department extends physicians’ reach.
Deborah Kiel lives in Centreville, the county seat of Queen Anne’s County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It’s a lovely town, with a population of just under 2,000 people, but not necessarily a hotbed of specialized medical care.
Living in such a remote locale might have been a problem for Kiel, who suffers from ulcerative colitis, a chronic intestinal disease that requires constant attention...
