by Michael Olesker | Nov 18, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
Lunch at the Village Square Cafe at Cross Keys the other day, and who’s there but about 250 combined years of Baltimore broadcasting. There was Rudy Miller, who started as a weather forecaster at WBAL-TV and anchored WMAR-TV’s news before finishing here as a talk show... read more
by Michael Olesker | Nov 15, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
When people these days shake their heads despairingly over the city of Baltimore, they point to weeks such as this one, in which the homicide count tops 300 for the fifth straight year and the mayor says something so preposterous that you want to count up the digits... read more
by Talya Knable | Nov 14, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Parenting Place
Reality Check: motherhood is not easy. Many of us might make it look like it’s all cuddles and rainbows, but the reality is that there are parts of motherhood that flat-out suck. There are sleepless nights, tantrums and moments when you start to question why you... read more
by Talya Knable | Nov 12, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Parenting Place
OK, I could not even keep from laughing as I typed that title! I am far from an “expert” mom. In fact, I view myself as the exact opposite. I am always learning and looking for what I can learn from my more “seasoned” mom friends. But as someone who looks to others... read more
by Michael Olesker | Nov 11, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
For those Baltimoreans who have heard the name Port Covington mentioned from time to time but don’t know exactly where it is, here are some handy directions: head south toward Federal Hill just below Harborplace, and then drive further south past Locust Point and Fort... read more
by Michael Olesker | Nov 8, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
The future of Pimlico Race Course got a little clearer this week – at least theoretically – when approximately 100 of the track’s residential neighbors gathered at the Mount Washington Conference Center on Wednesday evening, Nov. 5, and heard planners say all the... read more
by Michael Olesker | Nov 6, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
They’re bouncing basketballs all over America right now, which means my thoughts automatically go to Charley Eckman. Younger folks may ask, “Who’s he?” Older ones will reply, “Sit back, kids, there’s a thousand Eckman stories to tell, and many are printable.” Charley,... read more
by Talya Knable | Nov 5, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Parenting Place
Last Sunday morning marked the return of daylight saving time. The phrase “Fall back” used to suggest an extra hour of sleep or additional time to spend at the bar, but now the same term simply infers that I will be up an hour earlier with my kids. All parents know... read more
by Michael Olesker | Nov 4, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
Kweisi Mfume arrives now like the second coming of the late Elijah Cummings. They echo each other politically and spiritually. They each spoke language of the human heart to heal the enduring American divisions of race and economics. It’s hard to imagine a more... read more
by Dr. Kenneth Friedman | Nov 4, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Kosher Decanter
Let us return to Israel, as is the innate desire for some of us, and visit Gush Etzion, which lies south of Jerusalem and Bethlehem, and north of Hebron. Gush Etzion has played a part in much of Israel’s state and pre-state history, and the area is rich and deep with... read more
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