Garfield to open 'Circle Mirror Transformation'
CHESTERTOWN — On Friday, Aug. 23, director Bonnie Hill will open a new show at the Garfield Center for the Arts, Annie Baker’s “Circle Mirror Transformation.”
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How much in taxes could Maryland make off legal weed? It’s hard to say.
If Maryland decides to legalize marijuana — and that’s a big if — officials may have a difficult time figuring out how much money the state will bring in from taxing the drug.
Some states with legal marijuana have vastly underestimated the amount of tax revenue they would collect. Others overestimated...
Baltimore man on trial for baby’s fatal beating hurt more children, prosecutors allege
"The defendant meets women. Within a few months, their children are injured."
Baltimore County lets developers count parking islands as open space. A new bill could change that.
Baltimore County is missing out on money for public parks and trails because of deductions from fees paid by developers, according to a nonprofit that works to conserve open space in neighborhoods.
The group, NeighborSpace of Baltimore County, is pushing legislation that would eliminate some of...
Johns Hopkins professor fired after attempted sabotage of student protest turns down Facebook job
A Johns Hopkins professor who was fired after he tried to use bolt cutters to force his way through a group of student protesters rallying against a private police force on campus has turned down a job at Facebook.
Daniel Povey, who was fired and banned from the Johns Hopkins University campus...
With school approaching, Bank of America employees stuffed 1,000 backpacks for Baltimore students
The mood on Sunday afternoon at Oriole Park was largely festive. Families chowed down on hot dogs and hamburgers. Parents looked on as their children played cornhole, got their faces painted and posed for photos with the Oriole Bird. But the hometown team wasn’t playing, and the sudden midafternoon...
Baltimore County Police detectives investigating double shooting in Parkville
Baltimore County Police are investigating a double shooting that took place early Sunday morning in the Parkville area.
The department tweeted Sunday afternoon that officers responded to the unit block of Running Fox Road at 12:50 a.m. There, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, department...
Before he was killed, Sherman Reed, son of Coppin’s baseball coach, had been talented athlete, caring father
The night before he was killed, Sherman Reed told his mother, “I’m going to go back to school, and I’m going to graduate,” she recalled.
In her last conversation with her son, Dorothy Reed told him she was proud of him.
The next day, she heard Reed didn’t pick up his 8-year-old son from camp nor...
Maryland oysters are having a bad year, and here’s why
People, aside from oyster researchers and farmers, likely won't feel the impact for at least another 18 months.
But, eventually, everyone will know just how bad a year it has been for Maryland oysters.
[Must Read] Maryland could see smaller, and fewer, oysters this year. You can blame all that...
Flood warning issued for Baltimore area Sunday afternoon
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Baltimore and south-central Baltimore County until 4:45 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
More than one inch of rain has fallen since 1 p.m., and heavy rain is continuing, according to the warning, which means flooding is imminent or occurring. The warning...
Man found fatally shot on Whittmore Avenue in West Baltimore’s Evergreen Lawn neighborhood
Baltimore Police Department detectives are investigating a shooting Saturday night that left one man dead.
Officers responded to the 700 block of Whittmore Ave., in the Evergreen Lawn neighborhood of West Baltimore, after receiving a SpotShotter alert at 10:02 p.m. Saturday, according to a department...
‘This plaza should be full’: Cummings, activists rally for gun safety in light of mass shootings, high homicide rate
In the wake of high-profile mass shootings, U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, other local politicians and dozens of activists — many of whom lost loved ones to gun violence — rallied in Baltimore Saturday for gun safety.
Though the crowd often cheered as one, the rally was an intersection of concerns...
5,000 Prince Hall Shriners descend on Baltimore this week, bearing message of diabetes prevention
Under hazy skies, the Prince Hall Shriners traded in their red fezzes for T-shirts, shorts and sneakers for a walk to raise awareness and money for diabetes research at Morgan State University’s campus Saturday.
The walk kicked off the historically African-American fraternity’s annual national...
Police: 5 injured in Ocean City roller coaster incident
Ocean City police say five people were taken to a local hospital as a precaution after a car on a roller coaster hit another car.
The Daily Times of Salisbury reports that four children and one adult were transported to Atlantic General Hospital Friday night after the incident at Jolly Roger Amusement...
Gov. Larry Hogan says he is opposed to large tax increases to fund Kirwan education plan
Gov. Larry Hogan said Saturday that he won’t support big tax increases to pay for a major education funding plan.
Hogan, speaking at a conference of county officials, noted the concern local officials have expressed about the costs associated with proposals under consideration by a state commission...
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