Our totally unofficial, unranked, and from-the-heart list of the people, places, and things that make Baltimore the best city on Earth (to us, at least).
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An inside look at the behemoth athletic company and how it’s affecting Baltimore.
Nicole Doenges strolls onto the water taxi, sits on a plastic bench, leans back, and watches the Canton shore fade from view. No blaring car horns or wailing sirens pollute the air, no construction...
A sparkly, new law school is the capstone of UB’s growth.
If you’ve been in midtown lately, you’ve probably noticed the gleaming 12-story building on Mount Royal Avenue that sits in stark contrast to neoclassical Penn Station across the street. It,...
Actor John Astin enjoys a second act, playing professor at The Johns Hopkins University.
Wearing a gray newsboy cap and carrying a leather organizer, John Astin looks like the very model of a Johns Hopkins professor as he strides across the Homewood campus en route to lunch at the Brody...
Since it's the month of brackets, our editors huddled to decide which Baltimore icons should compete for the ultimate prize. First round voting is below. Later this month, we'll compare our readers'...
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....
The folks at Greenmount Loan & Jewelry put cash in hands and smiles on faces.
The mood inside 3118 Greenmount Avenue is downright festive on a recent Monday afternoon. A steady stream of regular customers comes through the door to chat up the proprietor about yesterday’s...
The museum’s renovated Contemporary Wing makes good use of local talent.
Kristen Hileman walks through The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Contemporary Wing, looking for signs of progress. The wing closed for extensive renovations almost two years ago, and, on this September...
How furrier Mano Swartz has defied the odds and stuck around for 123 years.
Several years ago, David Swartz stumbled across an archival story from The Baltimore Sun recounting a brawl between his great grandfather, furrier James Swartz, and a customer who had come into his...
