by Michael Olesker | 12 hours ago | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
By his own accounting, the young student Michael Bloomberg needed precisely the kind of financial help getting through Johns Hopkins University that he’s now extending to future Hopkins kids – thousands of them, who are smart, who are driven, but aren’t loaded with... read more
by JMORE Staff | 14 hours ago | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan
We’re looking for the cover model for our January pets issue. Send us your best pet photos and tell us in 150 words or less why your furry friend should be on the cover of Jmore — what makes him special, does she have a funny character trait, is he an active... read more
by JMORE Staff | 14 hours ago | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know
Bloomberg donates to Hopkins, KKK fliers found in Howard Co. and more Bloomberg donates $1.8B to Hopkins Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor who is weighing a 2020 presidential run, is donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins, according to CNN.... read more
by JMORE Staff | Nov 15, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know
Outburst at ‘Fiddler,’ swastika at Goucher, stereotypes at Shutterstock Anti-Semitic outburst during ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Update from Baltimore Fishbowl: Police identified the man Nov. 15 as Anthony Michael Derlunas, 59. In the report, Officer Jake Aumack, one of the... read more
by Michael Olesker | Nov 14, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
The hellish fires in California have combined with modern technology to take us where humanity has never been before this: to play-by-play descriptions of the apparent final moments of human life, unedited, for all to share in the experience. The fires have now,... read more
by Natalie Jeffery | Nov 14, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan
The holidays are approaching and that means it’s time to start thinking about presents — lots of presents. Support Baltimore artists and makers by gifting your loved ones (or those obligatory recipients on your list) with handmade treasures they... read more
by JMORE Staff | Nov 13, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know
Conference of Catholic Bishops, Pittsburgh rally, Medal of Freedom and Stan Lee Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore The Vatican has told the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to delay voting on measures to hold bishops accountable for failing to protect... read more
by Michael Olesker | Nov 12, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
In his mad rush to catch up to history, President Donald Trump this week bestows the nation’s highest civilian honor on a fellow out of West Baltimore named George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. This comes a mere seven decades after the Babe went to his grave.... read more
by Amanda Krotki | Nov 12, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan
I didn’t go to Hebrew school, and I never had a bat mitzvah. I really like shellfish. I grew up in Salt Lake City, for gosh sake! But I am 100 percent, certifiably, pure-grade Jewish. Both parents, all grandparents and so on and so forth. My lineage is legit. Despite... read more
by JMORE Staff | Nov 8, 2018 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Need to Know
Another mass shooting, Election Day results, Jeff Sessions resigns and more Mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif. According to NPR, a gunman killed 12 people and injured several more at a country music bar in Ventura County, Calif., late Nov. 7, police said. When the... read more
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