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30 years at Camden Yards is about much more than just baseball

Some of my happiest memories reside at Camden Yards, the old-timey, red-brick ballpark at the edge of downtown that which is marking its 30th anniversary this weekend. At least once a year, it’s where my daughters and I have a standing date. They’re not huge sports fans, but there’s a connection to the Orioles and the stadium that always gets them excited.

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No longer needing a ‘good’ enough reason to wear and carry, more Marylanders are applying for — and getting — handgun permits

"Wear and carry" applications in Maryland rose more than 600% from June 23 to July 11 compared to the same period last year, according to state police. This follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June striking down New York’s rules for concealed weapons permits, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's subsequent suspension of a requirement that applicants provide a "good and substantial reason" for possessing a regulated firearm.

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Election Results

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Creatives in Residence

Daniel Rich, a Baltimorean, was recently selected by the Metropolitan Opera for its very competitive Lindermann Young Artist Development Program.

A Baltimore village helped get this singer to the Metropolitan Opera

An illustration of a young student diving into a text book with his teacher cheering him on.

Teaching is hard. Moments like these keep me going.

Mussels from Maggie's Farm.

Charm City Table on crab cakes, farm-to-table and other great restaurants in Hamilton-Lauraville

Hamilton and Lauraville is home to some of the city's best restaurant fare, from crab cakes to vegan donuts.

Criminal justice

Baltimore Police promote Alicia White, one of six officers charged in the 2015 arrest and death of Freddie Gray

A Baltimore Police car and crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22. Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.

Baltimore police union president seeks to block ‘fishing expedition’ investigation about potential leak

Aijah Gatson, 31, mother of the juvenile charged with murder in the squeegee shooting case, talks with reporters at McKeldin Square on August 3, 2022. She is accompanied by her other son, Tyree Gatson, 9, and her niece Milan Gatson, 11. She was on the phone with her son who is currently in custody.

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Mother of teen charged with murder says he wasn’t allowed to own even a BB gun

The teen faces a first-degree murder charge in the killing of 48-year-old Timothy Reynolds of Hampden.

Education

Robin Harvey gives her marks at the Randallstown NAACP Rally at the Baltimore County School Board.

Primary winnows field of Baltimore County school board candidates to six in three districts

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Some schools saw an increase in violent incidents this year, but not always in the predictable places

6/16/22—Exterior of Building E of the Greenwood campus of the Baltimore County Board of Education.

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What could’ve been: Things would look different had the Baltimore County school board not stuck with a disputed 7-vote ‘majority’ rule

It’s still unclear whether the Baltimore County Board of Education is allowed to stick to a voting rule that calls for seven yea votes to approve an agenda item. Things would have been different if they hadn’t.

Arts & Culture

7/18/22—Adrian “Shwaze” Collins, Brunch God’s head chef, prepares a “Manny Stacquiao” stuffed stack pancake, a pancake stuffed with cheese, scrambled eggs and bacon bits.

Shwaze Collins cooks up in the recording studio and in the Brunch Gods’ kitchen

Jenenne Whitfield, the new director of the American Visionary Arts Museum, stands with a bird sculpture outside of the museum.

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New AVAM director wants the world to see Baltimore landmark for the ‘treasure’ it is

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New night market in Howard County seeks to provide place to celebrate Asian food and culture

The Asia Collective Night Market is preparing to hold a night market in August in Howard County, which is home to a growing and diverse community of Asian residents. A similar effort focused on breathing life back into Baltimore city’s almost forgotten Chinatown lost momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic and faces an uncertain future.

Better Baltimore

No exaggeration, deer are everywhere in the Baltimore area
A deer in the grounds of Lake Roland Park in Baltimore County.

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Baltimore health clinic building still unfit to use one year after OIG report finds it unsanitary, workers say

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Meet Baltimore City’s small but passionate graffiti removal unit that’s taking on rising service calls

Long reads

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Can coach Sam Brand’s basketball odyssey build Carmelo Anthony’s dream in Baltimore?
Sam Brand, Director of the Team Melo AAU Program.

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Baltimore’s biggest math problem: Why the city’s vacant housing crisis isn’t getting better

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Longest living Jane Doe: A Baltimore woman’s decades-long search to find her identity