A Pigtown woman outs owners of blighted properties in Baltimore’s neighborhoods.
Carol Ott had enough. “Maybe I woke up on the wrong side of bed that morning,” she says. “I don’t know exactly what pushed me over the edge.”
For years, the feisty, 5-foot-1, mother of two dutifully...
Sure, the current job market remains frustrating for many recent college graduates, but the long-term benefits of earning a college degree are clear: Over the course of a lifetime, college graduates...
Sure, there are plenty of music festivals around Maryland. But on September 15, we’ll have one right in our own backyard: the Charm City Music Festival.
“I’ve been a promoter here for 15 years and...
One local teenager’s ripple effect makes waves in other young people’s futures in Rwanda.
Emily Golden is a beautiful teenager from Timonium. She is tall and leggy, with long hair the color of thick honey, eyes flecked with the green and brown of autumn grasses, a quick smile, and she...
Arrangements: Peabody Jazz Alumni
Gary Thomas has been director of Peabody’s jazz department for 10 years now, leading his students in the Peabody Improvisation and Multimedia Ensemble (PIME). In May...
<p>Baltimore City College’s first class with women celebrates a 30th reunion.</p>
Anita Allen was about five years old when her big brother, Alton, a student at Baltimore City College, came home in his marching-band uniform.
“I remember him wearing that big top hat and playing the...
For 35 years, House of Ruth has been giving voice and hope to victims of domestic violence.
Sitting in an office at House of Ruth Maryland, Christina Laumann takes a deep breath as she begins her story. It’s the one that started in 1993 when she was 14 and first fell in love with a 16-year-...
Let’s face it: For a least a century, Baltimore has had something of an inferiority complex. Maybe it’s because our location makes it too easy to compare us to those bigger places, like D.C., Philly...
<p>Crabaret offers eating and altruism for the 10th year.</p>
Held in The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Sculpture Garden, Crabaret gives the grubby Eastern Shore crab-feast tradition a total makeover: trading out brown paper towel rolls for linens and cheap beer...
<p>A local group proves yoga isn’t just for adults.</p>
A room full of yogis roll out their mats. They do a series of asanas before practicing some deep breathing and meditation.
No, this isn’t a crunchy yoga studio—it’s a city school’s gym.
This is a...
