Saying Goodbye To The Notable Baltimoreans We Lost Last Year.
Judy Agnew, 91. Met her future husband, Spiro——later, Baltimore County executive, Maryland governor, and vice president of the U.S.——while working locally as an $11-per-week insurance company clerk....
Ode to the Poets (March)
Thirty years ago, the Dunbar Poets were the greatest show on hardwood. A look back at that storied hoops team and the showdown that wasn’t with Calvert Hall. By Mike Unger...
1. Orioles Magic Returns
So this is what it feels like. It had been so long since there’d been winning baseball in this town, we’d almost forgotten what it was like. When Camden Yards was packed––...
<p>OK, not really. But in the new world we live in—where federal agents make arrests of terrorism suspects in Baltimore’s neighborhoods—the northern snakehead fish, a creepy-looking, slimy beast from the Far East, was welcome comic relief. Lethal tornadoes, the death of Johnny Unitas, heat waves, drought, banking scandals, the Catholic church’s revelations . . . even supersurgeon Dr. Ben Carson got cancer! It was enough to make us hide under our desks.</p>
<p>That’s why we love the Frankenfish. These resilient, carnivorous fish were a bogeyman we could handle (and, eventually, even slay). Conquering the killer fish was one of the good things that 2002 also brought: a championship for the University of Maryland men’s basketball team (led by Charm City’s Juan Dixon), a wild gubernatorial election, a boom in city living, a near-miss as a potential Olympic host city—heck, even the hard-luck, adolescent Orioles gave us a few moments there.</p>
<p>So here’s the year that was—Frankenfish and all.</p>
November 2001
Happy Birthday, Willie Don!
The untamed William Donald Schaefer—former governor, mayor, and current Comptroller—was born 80 years ago today in Baltimore. (Nov. 2)
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Weather was weird. Cars went fast. We lost some people we loved. A look back on the year that was. . . .
Number One: Baltimore Bids Farewell To Its Forever Mayor
Who would have expected greatness from a small-time real-estate lawyer who lived most of his adult life with his elderly mother in a humble...
From Snowmageddon to slots, we look back on the biggest stories of the year that was. . . .
Number 1: Mother Nature Shows Who's Boss What was your favorite nickname for the pair of crippling blizzards that touched down in Baltimore in early February? Were you a snowmageddon fan? Or did you...
Our editors pick the most interesting moments of 2009—brace yourself, it wasn't always pretty.
Let's face it, life in America was a big fat bummer this year. Businesses closed, hard-working people got laid off, parties were cancelled—no one was in the mood to celebrate. And Baltimore was no...
The five most noteworthy moments of the year in a variety of subjects
By Jess Blumberg, Janelle Erlichman Diamond, Ken Iglehart, John Lewis, Suzanne Loudermilk, and Amy Mulvihill.
We swear, 2008 wasn't only about Michael Phelps. Okay, so it was mostly about...
