Sheila Dixon has reduced violent crime and gracefully handled a variety of crises since taking over as mayor in January 2007, but a two-year state investigation of her financial dealings as City Council president threatens to overshadow her successes.
Nobody likes a nag, that person always haranguing you to eat your vegetables or clean your room.
Baltimore ended the year with the city's highest murder rate in eight years, despite a new police commissioner's modest success in slowing the spike in homicides.
Although it took firefighters less than three minutes to respond to a row house blaze, little could prepare them for what they found. Of the 13 people inside the two-story, three-bedroom home in east Baltimore, five were dead before rescuers could get to them Tuesday morning.
An elementary school worksheet that tells the story of four people who get away with robbing a house and describes how to do a card trick has drawn criticism from a Baltimore mother who sees it as promoting criminal activity.
This is the state of where we are heading in the US. I find this appalling not only should the perps, and girls be prosecuted but so should the workers who failed to help this poor man.
Excerpt: Five years later, FBI admits Luna case is 'inactive' Five years after the mysterious death of Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Luna, the federal prosecutor's father is still searching for answers.
Michael Hughes, 42 year old husband and father, Johns Hopkins employee, freelance journalist, and law-abiding civic-minded guy, gets arrested on election night and shares his story.
With pocket watch in one hand and oil lantern in the other, the mid-twentieth century train conductor greets us with a drawn out baritone "alllll aboard." Not the usual greeting one would expect at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, where people from around the world come to vi …
Even the police were swept up in the mood, smiling and posing for photos.
Unlike the hit comedy, "Night at the Museum" the exhibits at the National Aquarium in Baltimore really do come alive after hours. Well, okay they are alive during the day as well, but at night, you get to see them from a completely new perspective.
Now that Sprint's long-awaited Xohm service has launched in Baltimore to mostly positive reviews, researchers, bloggers, and journalists are beginning to place their bets on the upcoming battle between WiMAX and long term evolution (LTE), its toughest challenger.
LOOK at the picture...He is such a beautiful little boy! He don't deserve to be shuffled through the system like a package of unclaimed freight!!! PLEASE, if you recognize the boy in this picture, Step forward and speak up for Lil' Guy!
Both Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois have demonstrated admirable qualities that could qualify them for the nation's highest office.
In Baltimore: "The two-decade difference in life expectancy between Hollins Market and Roland Park was revealed in data released yesterday by the city Health Department, which for the first time has compiled comprehensive death data on a neighborhood level."
With the economy in turmoil, now is a good time to get out and enjoy a cost saving adventure. All you need is a little creativity and a trip to your local zoo. You will undoubtedly learn more about our world and the many rare and exotic creatures that live here.
September 29, 2008: That Monday was the fateful day of Sprint-Nextel's (NYSE: S) long-awaited WiMAX rollout.
As a pianist played "200 Candles," a roomful of Enoch Pratt Free Library fans toasted the bicentennial of the benefactor who gave away his millions, as he put it, "for all, rich and poor, without distinction of race or color." (via American Libraries Direct)
There had been questions earlier whether Sunday Ticket customers would be able to pick up the game outside the Houston and Baltimore areas, where it will be carried on CBS affiliates (including Channel 11 in Houston), because it will take place at the same time as the Eagles-Cowb …
Kyle Boller is injured and is considered inconsistent. Troy Smith is currently ill and is considered short for a quarterback. Joe Flacco hasn't even played in a regular season game. Who should the Ravens declare as their starting quarterback for this season?
cops had arrived at Snoop's house to take her into custody for refusing to cooperate as a witness in a murder trial.
A UPS driver was shot during a Baltimore delivery.
A chupacabra caught on tape? That's exactly what a DeWitt County deputy sheriff said he may have done Friday while driving on a back road southwest of San Antonio.
Two Other Motorists Are Injured; Incident Creates Traffic Nightmare
If done right, this can be a huge money saver over hardwiring all classrooms, especially those 'learning cottages,' however, I wonder how many are done right!
It's been an interesting weekend here in Charm City. We've had our annual festival dedicated to the arts, affectionately known as Artscape.
When it absolutely, positively had to get there, someone in Florida used FedEx to ship marijuana to addresses in the Baltimore area.
Residents in a Baltimore neighborhood are baffled by the bizarre behavior of an unidentified man who tossed a bag of feces onto the front porch of a home.
Mayor Sheila Dixon has been under scrutiny before for possible corruption charges stemming from links to her sister's company getting nice contract deals from Baltimore City Government.
Castle Toyota/Scion in Southeast Baltimore promised $8,400 in scholarships to four graduating seniors from Patterson High School to cover tuition at Baltimore City Community College.