Commentary by longtime Baltimore columnist, author and playwright
Thousands of lives have been lost in the pursuit of coal to fuel homes and manufacturing since the Industrial Revolution, and in Frostburg, Maryland there’s a memorial to the hundreds of men (and some boys) who died in ghastly mine accidents between 1838 and 2007. The immersive memorial opened in August 2024. It sits on Continue reading Coal miner reading a book: A memorial to those who died in…
Just announced: Love Riot will perform an album release concert on Saturday, September 19 at FPX Events Live inside the Flagship Premium Cinema in Eastpoint. The new album, Nothing Is Etched in Stone, is Love Riot s first full-length album since 1999. If you haven t been inside FPX, you re in for a wow: It s a hidden Continue reading Your calendar needs marking: Love Riot album release concert…
A Message from Julia Rodricks, Girls Director, Baltimore Youth Hockey Club: If you know any families with young girls who might be interested in giving hockey a try, please let them know about this fun event. The Baltimore Stars Girls Hockey Program will host our Girls Try Hockey for Free event on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 12:15–1:45 PM at Reisterstown Sportsplex! This Continue reading…
Republicans won t do it, so U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will hold a public forum on Trump’s self-enrichment crypto scheme. The forum, “Trump’s Crypto Corruption,” will look at how Trump has supercharged foreign influence and bribery of the White House and weakened systems built to protect Americans’ hard-earned savings. The Continue reading Live stream a…
Back some years, I used to get out on the Chesapeake frequently once a month or so in spring and summer when two old friends still roamed the Earth. One had the boat, the other brought the camaraderie and stories. We had some lively times on the water. I miss those old chums, Continue reading Back on the Bay
As noted in my latest Baltimore Fishbowl column, the Center for American Progress (CAP) just released a report, based on a leaked Department of the Interior database, that shows the full extent of the Trump regime s efforts to flag and censor almost anything negative or the least bit unflattering about American history in Continue reading Even at Fort McHenry: The Trump regime s attempts to…
From the Archive: You re forgiven if you ve never heard of her. Mary Katharine Goddard only gained some popular attention in recent years. And attention she deserves: She was Baltimore’s first postmaster and published the city’s only newspaper during the Revolutionary War. But it’s what she did on Jan. 18, 1777 that ensconced her in the Continue reading A heroic Baltimore woman published the…
The latest target of right-wing saboteurs is the election of U.S. senators by popular vote.
I did not think this would happen: The Appellate Court of Maryland has stood up for the mighty, old hemlocks and pines of Swallow Falls State Park in Western Maryland. Readers of my Sun column in 2024 and this blog in 2025 might recall the fight to save the trees, led by Steve Storck (pictured Continue reading A win for the trees of Swallow Falls
May 31: Wade fishing, fishing riffles and eddies from the banks, Madison River at Raynolds Pass and the Olliffe Ranch: The Trust for Public Land protected this property with a conservation easement, allowing for permanent public fishing access while keeping the ranching family on the land. …. Rainy Sunday afternoon: browns and rainbows caught on Continue reading Fishing the Madison in Montana with…