The Ghosts of Johns Hopkins: Merchant’s legacy key to progress, problems in Baltimore
In much of the free world, the name Johns Hopkins is almost sacrosanct. The Baltimore merchant/venture capitalist – a powerful figure in the America of the mid-nineteenth century – endowed institutions which for more than a century have had a […]
The Ghosts of Johns Hopkins: Merchant’s legacy key to progress, problems in Baltimore
By Anthony C. Hayes
In much of the free world, the name Johns Hopkins is almost sacrosanct. The Baltimore merchant/venture capitalist – a powerful figure in the America of the mid-nineteenth century – endowed institutions which for more than a century have had a […]
Harford Road Bridge Replacement Project Now Underway
Harford Road Bridge closure scheduled for November 19, 2018 The Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) has begun the replacement of the Harford Road Bridge over Herring Run. Starting on
Fatherlessness is the root cause of Baltimore and Maryland violence
By Tyrone Keys and Richard E. Vatz Maryland and Baltimore have a terrible problem of violence and intimidation, and their root cause is not drugs, police corruption and incompetence or
Jim Burger: Retrospective offers fascinating focus on ‘A Charmed Life’
Photographer Jim Burger is joined at his opening by niece Jessica Parker and sister Pauly Heller. (Anthony C. Hayes) I have been friends with photographer/artist Jim Burger for about eight
GEICO Skytypers ensure memorable tribute at Maryland Fleet Week Baltimore
Pilot Mike Brockey and reporter Anthony C. Hayes walk the GEICO Skytypers flight line at Martin State Airport. (Michael Jordan / BPE) Baltimore: For most airplane enthusiasts, the chance to
Godspeed pays visit to Baltimore for 2018 Maryland Fleet Week
BALTIMORE: An ocean-born education was probably the last thing on the minds of the colonists who boarded three small boats bound from England to the New World in December
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra tours Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland, August, 2018– The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra landed here with 6,800 pounds of brass and strings, woodwinds, harps, drums and a closet full of musical scores. No music without
Multiple people shot at Rite Aid warehouse in Harford County
BALTIMORE - There were "multiple wounded and multiple fatalities" in a shooting at a drug store distribution center this morning in Aberdeen, Md., according to law enforcement. Although initial reports
UMBC students protest over allegations school mishandled rape reports
BALTIMORE — University of Maryland Baltimore County students gathered outside of the school's Commons on Monday to protest the school's mishandling of rape allegations against three players on the
Harbor East: Careful Planning Creates Urban Gem In Baltimore
Loch Bar diners make merry on a warm summer evening in Harbor East. (Anthony C. Hayes) BALTIMORE, MD: In the early 1980s, the eastern part of Baltimore’s ‘basin’ consisted mostly