Peter Beilenson, co-author, Tapping into The Wire: The Real Urban Crisis.
What do you say to people who believe The Wire harmed Baltimore’s reputation?I say that The Wire is about only a part of Baltimore, but an important part. And, I say that until we are willing to face...
Actor Clarke Peters came to Baltimore for The Corner and The Wire; he stayed for the people.
As soon as Clarke Peters steps off the porch of his North Baltimore row home, a passerby does a double take, stops in his tracks, and flashes a smile. “Hey, I know you,” the guy tells Peters. “Well,...
<p>Cafe Hon rebounds after a PR faux pas and an intervention.</p>
Here’s the deal, Hon. The camera crews and TV host Gordon Ramsay packed their bags months ago after filming an episode of Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares at Cafe Hon. The show, centering around the Hampden...
After leaving WMAR-TV, Mary Beth Marsden chose to take on a new cause—the fight for her daughter and other children with autism.
On December 2, 2009, and after 21 years as anchor at WMAR-TV, Mary Beth Marsden signed off for one final time at the end of the 6 p.m. newscast.
It was a bittersweet moment for the Emmy Award-...
Baltimore isn’t like New York City for a lot of reasons (we’re okay with that), like when we see movie trailers on the side of the road, we’re taken aback and we usually ask someone on set, “What’s...
A documentary about Elmo's local creator, Kevin Clash, debuts at the Charles.
When Being Elmo premiered at the Charles Theater on November 18, it was a homecoming of sorts.
The documentary focuses on Kevin Clash, who grew up in Baltimore County, graduated from Dundalk High...
After his drug arrest and rehab, Keith Mills climbs back to top sportscaster status—while trying to make amends with his kids.
In the darkest hours before dawn, Keith Mills—Baltimore's personable, ebullient sportscaster—is juggling his usual three morning gigs at WBAL on Television Hill.
He dashes into the AM-radio room on...
As the final new episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show airs this month, Oprah Winfrey, her friends, and colleagues look back at her years in the city that launched her into the stratosphere.
In 1976, when Baltimore's WJZ-TV decided to expand its six o'clock news format to an hour, the station couldn't have possibly known that it was about to make history.
At the time, the news was...
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...
She has a role on the hit TV series Mad Men, but model and actor Peyton List is still a Baltimore girl at heart.
Q: What are some of your favorite hometown memories?A: My favorite memories were probably at the Roland Park pool. That was kind of my summer hangout. I lived off of Cold Spring Lane, so we...
