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Need to Know for Feb. 21

by JMORE Staff | 3 hours ago | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Record number of hate groups, RBG returns, Jussie Smollett arrested and more There is a record number of hate groups active in the US, civil rights center finds The number of active hate groups in the United States is at a record high — and many are anti-Semitic in...

Need to Know for Feb. 19

by JMORE Staff | Feb 19, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Anthony Weiner in halfway house, KFC in Israel and Papi’s Tacos in Hampden Anthony Weiner finishes prison term Anthony Weiner, the former New York congressman sentenced to 21 months behind bars after he sent explicit photos of himself to an underage girl, has been...

Need to Know for Feb. 14

by JMORE Staff | Feb 14, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Citizen app in Baltimore, Rod Rosenstein, Parkland anniversary and more Citizen app now available Citizen, an app offering real-time alerts about crime and other emergencies to users in a given area, launched in Baltimore on Feb. 13, according to Baltimore Fishbowl....

Need to Know for Feb. 12

by JMORE Staff | Feb 12, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Greenebaum donation, Grammy winners, Frank Robinson and a couple Valentine’s Day surprises Greenebaum Family Foundation Donates $8M to McDonogh School Michael Greenebaum, on behalf of the Stewart and Marlene Greenebaum Family Foundation, recently pledged $8...

Need to Know for Feb. 7

by JMORE Staff | Feb 7, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Baltimore’s Chinatown, The Baltimore Beat and the State of the Union Development in Baltimore’s Chinatown? Developer Christopher Janian is seeking approval to demolish the former Martick’s Restaurant Francais in Baltimore’s Bromo Arts District, the next...

Need to Know for Feb. 5

by JMORE Staff | Feb 5, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Remembering those we’ve lost, Baltimore community meetings and more Remembering Sima Ruth Blue of Trillium For almost 27 years, Sima Ruth Blue helped to outfit many of Baltimore’s most fashionable women. The owner of Trillium LTD, a high-end women’s boutique in Green...

Need to Know for Jan. 31

by JMORE Staff | Jan 31, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

Gov. Hogan’s State of the State, Hank Greenberg and Baltimore chef on ‘Chopped’ Gov. Hogan stresses bipartisanship in State of the State Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) continued to hammer a theme of bipartisanship in his fifth State of the State address on...

Need to Know for Jan. 29

by JMORE Staff | Jan 29, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

2020 presidential race, the Church of Scientology and Dave Durian Former Starbucks CEO may run for president Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he is “seriously thinking of running for president.” In an interview aired on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Jan. 27, Schultz...

Need to Know for Jan. 24

by JMORE Staff | Jan 24, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

BSO’s schedule, Esskay hot dogs, Buzzfeed layoffs and more BSO’s schedule dispute On Nov. 1, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s board of directors announced its intention to cut the musicians’ employment schedule from 52 weeks to 40, and their salaries by 17 percent....

Need to Know for Jan. 22

by JMORE Staff | Jan 22, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know

TSA callouts at BWI, Kamala Harris in Baltimore and Ruth Bader Ginsburg lives BWI-Marshall security checkpoint A closed again due to excessive TSA callouts A security checkpoint at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport closed Jan. 19 into Jan....