Blogs & Opinion

To Swell Times at The Pikes

by Michael Olesker | 15 hours ago | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker

In mid-20th century America, there were 105 movie theaters in Baltimore. You could look it up. They gave identity and distinction to scores of neighborhoods. But they went dark, one after another, and we’re never going to see such numbers again, in this century or any...

Introducing ‘Hey Rabbi, What’s Up With That?’

by JMORE Staff | 17 hours ago | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Hey Rabbi!, Podcasts, The Balagan

This March, Jmore launched its first-ever podcast, “Hey Rabbi, What’s Up With That?” Jmore’s Digital Manager Amanda Krotki and Beth Tfiloh Conrgegation’s Rabbi Eli Yoggev get together to discuss — and sometimes argue about —...

Need to Know for March 21

by JMORE Staff | Mar 21, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Pittsburgh synagogue helps mosque victims, Baltimore sues for Pimlico and more Tree of Life synagogue raises more than $40K for New Zealand attack victims The Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh is paying it forward. The congregation has raised more than $40,000...

The Future of Preakness and Pimlico Race Course

by JMORE Staff | Mar 20, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan

Read Jmore’s coverage of the ongoing battle over Pimlico Race Course, the future home of The Preakness Stakes and related issues impacting the neighboring Park Heights community. Wanted: Someone with Imagination to Rescue Pimlico — There’s an uneasy sense...

Al Silverman: A Good ‘Sport’

by Michael Olesker | Mar 20, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker

For those of us who grew up reading Sport magazine – that’s Sport, the monthly, not Sports Illustrated, the weekly – news of Al Silverman’s death the other day, at 92, was a reminder of a brighter time than ours in sports literature. Silverman was the magazine’s...

The Kosher Decanter: O’Dwyers Creek Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

by Dr. Kenneth Friedman | Mar 18, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Kosher Decanter

The Details: Well, the festive and totally underrated holiday of Purim is upon us. While we listen to Megillat Esther twice before the big Purim seudah (holiday meal) on March 20-21 and excitedly stamp out the name of the evil Haman (boo!), we can’t help but think of...

Why Perceptions Matter in ‘The Tragedy of Baltimore’

by Michael Olesker | Mar 18, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker

In a cover story that is not quite as long as “War and Peace” but bleaker, The New York Times Magazine on Sunday, March 17, publicly undressed the city of Baltimore. The piece is titled, “How an American city falls apart: The Tragedy of Baltimore.” The reporter, Alec...

Hearing Echoes of Voices from the Past

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Mar 18, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan

Back when I was a hopelessly clueless high school student in the vast suburban wilderness of Randallstown, reading “The Great Gatsby” made an enormous impression on me. Like generations of readers, I was enchanted by the novel’s poetic language, intriguing characters...

‘Detour Dave’ Was a Consummate Professional … and a Mentsch

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Mar 15, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion

Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure and honor of personally knowing “Detour Dave” Sandler and writing about the local radio traffic reporter on numerous occasions. Dave, who we lost yesterday, March 14, was a true prince in every sense. The word mentsch is used far...

Recalling the Miraculous Harry Hughes

by Michael Olesker | Mar 15, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker

Harry Hughes, now and forever the “Patron Saint of Lost Political Causes,” was the last great election miracle of the 20th century. The former governor of Maryland died at his home on the Eastern Shore on March 12 at age 92. But his stunning victory over...