Esquire’s Monday Morning Cheerleader feature includes an analysis of yesterday’s Ravens-Colts game from Ravens’ cheerleader Abbie M. (More on Abbie here.)
Related posts:Ravens Cheerleader Swimsuit CalendarBrowns lead Ravens 24-3[...]
Esquire’s Monday Morning Cheerleader feature includes an analysis of yesterday’s Ravens-Colts game from Ravens’ cheerleader Abbie M. (More on Abbie here.)
Related posts:Ravens Cheerleader Swimsuit CalendarBrowns lead Ravens 24-3[...]
Inspired by this Mashable post, we’re trying something new today.
Click here to see our Monday Morning News Wave or search for “with:public Inside Charm City” in your Google Wave search box.
You need to already have Google Wave to participate. (We don’t have any invitations to give out right [...]
Two students face possible misdemeanor charges after Baltimore County police broke up a fight in a hallway this past hour at Overlea High School.
County police said two students were held and sent home after the disturbance in which officers used pepper spray to control the crowd.
County school spokesman Charles [...]
According to a tax lien filed last year — which is still active — the Golden Boy owes the State of California $23,289.16 for tax returns back in 2005 and 2006.
Related posts:Michael Phelps and Miss California?[...]
Maryland lost its sixth straight game at Florida State yesterday. A loss next week would result in the first 10-loss season in program history.
Also, the University of Maryland is meeting with reps of Ralph Friedgen to discuss a possible buyout of his contract.
Testudo Times speculates that [...]
WBAL.com reports on a Daily Record report
Reporters covering Mayor Sheila Dixon’s theft trial have been twittering away from the courtroom all week long.
But no more.
The Daily Record reports Judge Dennis Sweeney is threatening to eject any reporter who lets his fingers do the talking while court is in session.
[...]
This post has been updated in two spots. The updated portions are additions that are boldfaced and italicized.
On October 6, Stan Moore of Inside Charm City posted about circumstances at UMBC. On October 5, The Retriever ran a story about an allegation that ” [...]
A Maryland lobbyist with seven drunken-driving convictions has been let out of jail after spending a little more than a month there for his latest arrest.
Fifty-three-year-old David A. Jacobs had been in jail since pleading guilty Oct. 13 in connection with an April crash. Jacobs, of Mitchellville, was drunk [...]
I saw headlines on Twitter earlier that a penthouse condo at the Ritz-Carlton had sold for $12.6M.
It was later reported by the Daily Record that author Tom Clancy is the buyer.
More details:
In what is being billed as the largest condominium transaction in Baltimoreâs history, novelist Tom Clancy has paid [...]
If you haven’t heard already, Bill Toohey is being replaced as public information officer for the Baltimore County Police. The reaction in the internet has been swift and strongly in support of Toohey.
I suggested wider use of the #toohey hashtag after seeing @firepix1075 use it. The reaction is below. [...]
MARC Riders: Wednesday-Before-Thanksgiving MARC Schedule
In anticipation of early departures on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, for the Thanksgiving Holiday, MARC will operate amended services on each line.
PENN LINE
There will be an extra train departing Washington at 2:50 PM, making ALL stops to Baltimore.
CAMDEN LINE
Train 852 will be canceled. There [...]
The following traffic figures are from Maryland Politics Watch. Adam also provides the Top 10 list of politically oriented blogs and if you merged the two lists, Inside Charm City would still be #1.
Local Blogs, Site Visits 1/09-10/09
1. Inside Charm City: 267,283
2. Rockville Central: 92,498
3. Just Up [...]
Man Murdered Inside Convenience Store in Precinct 1/Wilkens is Identified
Baltimore County, Md. (November 18, 2009) – Baltimore County Police have identified the man who was shot and killed in a robbery inside the Yours Convenience Store in the 700-block of Frederick Road, 21228. He is identified as [...]
The Baltimore Sun now has this Twitter list of media members tweeting from inside the court room. None of them are Sun reporters, as we noted Monday.
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Baltimore County Police are investigating a shooting at a Catonsville convenience store that has left one person dead.
Police responded to the Your Convenience store in the 700 block of Frederick Rd. in Catonsville at around 7 p.m. Tuesday.
They arrived to find two people shot inside. One of the victims [...]
I saw a tweet from someone in my twitterstream that said goodbye Hauschka or something similar. I found nothing in Google News.
I just did a Twitter search and found that @RobLongShow of 1370 AM reported that he was cut. No replacement has been named but other information I saw [...]
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This is a reminder for you or your Medicare Part D eligible loved ones that the open enrollment period where [...]
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland Presents
The 2nd Annual Holiday Wine Tasting & Silent Auction
WHAT: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland will be hosting the 2nd Annual Holiday Wine [...]
Jamie Harrison has a good post about the racial undercurrents in the Dixon Trial:
This is why Dixonâs attorneys used six challenges to exclude whites from the jury (three finally made it) and state prosecutors used three challenges to exclude blacks (seven ended up in the jury). Even if no [...]
âHeck yeah it was a cheap shot,â Lewis said after the Ravens’ 16-0 win. âWhen youâre running down and youâre looking at the quarterback going at somebodyâs knees who doesnât even have the ball. I want to see if he gets the same fine I got or even [...]
The Maryland Democractic Party has a new blog that has yet to debut. Currently it just has a RSS/Twitter link and a form to sign up for email that notifies you when it is up.
The blog name is The Online State and it will be at http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/.
[...] It will be interesting to see if the members of the media providing live updates via Twitter from the courtroom will be allowed to continue to do so despite court orders and media protocols forbidding the use of electronic devices in the courtroom.
The Baltimore Sun now has this Twitter list [...]
Matthew Hay Brown of In Good Faith has a report that Monsignor Dennis Tinder of Immaculate Conception in Towson is retiring due to major health issues. Tinder was criticized by parents and students at Towson Catholic H.S. this summer for closing that school.
The Sun has moderation on their comments [...]
Threatening words or protected speech?
When Walter Carl Abbott Jr. posted comments last year on a Maryland government Web site saying he would “strangle” Gov. Martin O’Malley, he learned there’s a difference.
The 45-year-old Pikesville construction worker was found guilty of threatening a public official. He is serving two years’ [...]
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COALITION FOR A HEALTHY MARYLAND GIFTS
15 STATE-OF-THE-ART FITNESS MACHINES
(Columbia, MD) â The Coalition for a Healthy Maryland recently advanced its mission to promote prevention and improve the health of the residents of the State of Maryland by giving away 15 [...]
I’ve posted a lengthy piece at OnQ Social Media discussing most of the issues going this week regarding Twitter and the trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon. There seems to be some factionalism going on among some of the media people there who are using Twitter and ones who [...]
Warrant Obtained for Man in October 21 Shooting in Precinct 1/Wilkens
Baltimore County, Md. (November 16, 2009) – Baltimore County Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Damon Dameo Gray, 17, who was recently [...]
Spotlighters Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA
opening Friday, November 27 at 8pm and running through Sunday, December 20.
Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm, with a Thursday performance on December 17 at 8pm.
There will also be three special one hours children’s performances on Saturday, [...]
For Immediate Release Contact: Paulette Pettit-Austrich
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CALENDAR NOTICE
ANNUAL FUR SALE TO BENEFIT THE LEAGUE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
- Gently worn fur coats to be recycled to raise funds to help residents with disabilities -
WHAT: The recycling of gently worn fur coats and jackets [...]
Outside the courtroom, efforts are under way to counter critical articles and columns about the mayor. Rachel Rice, Dixon’s campaign consultant, said she distributed an e-mail to “a couple hundred” of the mayor’s closest supporters asking them to post positive comments on the Web site for The Baltimore [...]
Today’s session of the Sheila Dixon trial starts at 9 a.m. WBAL TV has live updates here.
You can also follow the trial on Twitter via the #dixontrial hashtag. Be sure to include the hashtag if you’re tweeting about the trial whether you’re in the courtroom or not. We have [...]
Tyler Waldman of the Towerlight has a good profile story on Dundalk native and Towson alum Mike Rowe.
Related posts:T. Rowe Price Congratulates Mary J. Miller on Proposed Nomination to U.S. Treasury [...]
I just got a heads-up from someone asking about traffic on 175 and checked Traffic.com and found out that 175 is closed due to downed power lines between Burns Crossing and 2nd. BG&E is on the scene, but the road will be closed through the morning rush hour. Burns Crossing [...]
Stuck on MARC has more on this issue. Granted I don’t feel like I should even link to their blog anymore after her snotty little comment at the end of this post. A MARC blog that doesn’t even allow comments and who knows how little traffic they actually get [...]
An Army Reservist from Baltimore has died in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan.
The family of Specialist Christopher Coffland told WBAL-TV that Coffland was killed Friday in a roadside bombing in the Sayed Abud region. Two other Marines died in the attack.
The Pentagon has not released any information on Coffland’s [...]
Looking to spice up your Saturday evening? From 9PM – Midnight, come to Nolan’s for a guaranteed sexy night. Enjoy FREE pizza and win sex toys in a raffle. Play Family Planning Feud with your friends to earn prizes and find out what your classmates answered on the [...]
The following ad for Pat McDonough’s campaign for Governor ran in the Washington Times on November 12, 2009:
Click on the above image for a larger version.
Related posts:McDonough: Campaign picks up steamPat [...]
On Saturday the Roy Rogers on Buckeystown Road in Frederick, MD (locals call it Fred) will play host to the first ever real roast beef sandwich eating contest – the Roy Rogers Roast Beef Slider Eating World Championship.
The event, which features a $2,500 cash purse, filled up quickly and [...]
We blogged about The Blind Side, the movie about the life of Ravens’ rookie lineman Michael Oher, in recent weeks. That movie hits theaters today next Friday. The movie is based on the book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, by Michael Lewis.
Thanks to Twitter user @atrumb [...]
According to various reports, including WBFF, St. Mary’s County Schools are on a two hour delay today due to weather.
Related posts:Maryland Primary WeatherSchool delaysFog delays school start times
[...]Freeman Hrabowski has a problem. The president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has been so successful at cultivating his school’s reputation for steering African-American students toward science and engineering â fields in which they have been traditionally under-represented â that he fears the university will [...]
November 12, 2009
TO: THE CITIZENS OF LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 32
MAKING GANG LAW TOUGHER SHOULD BE PRIORITY IN 2010
During the 2007 session, I was a co-sponsor of the Maryland Gang Protection Act of 2007. The measure, which became law with overwhelming Assembly approval, had the support of the Governor, law [...]
The Howard County WPUG will meet tonight at 7 at 2nd Chance Saloon. Mike Dougherty is the speaker.
Related posts:HoCo WPUG Meeting This Thursday[...]
WBAL TV and WBAL AM are liveblogging it here.
Related posts:No chance of change of venue for Dixon trial?Liveblogging the Maryland PrimaryTrial delayed [...]
From the Facebook page for the local event
On November 17th from 12PM until 7PM EST, Jim Cronin of the Real Estate Tomato will be holding the first of its kind, Virtual Real Estate BarCamp (http://www.vrebc.com). VREBC will be a “virtual” or online experience driven by various webinars presented during [...]
Just 15 minutes after stepping off the train at Baltimore’s Penn station I found myself standing behind the yellow crime-scene tape after a shooting. We had been alerted to the attack on N Milton Avenue, in the east of the city, via Twitter. In the UK, the micro-blogging site [...]
Lifehacker has the link to the Google Maps Flu Shot Finder. The map for the Baltimore area is here. It includes locations for both the seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccine.
Related posts:Free flu shots this Sunday [...]
The odd couple of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the Rev. Al Sharpton will bring their quest for education reform to Baltimore on Friday.
Gingrich and Sharpton are on a three-city “listening and learning” tour to find out which school strategies are working and why.
[...]
Gingrich and Sharpton will be [...]
LaShawn Barber via Smitty
It seems the Naval Academy performed some real-life photoshopping. Academy leaders removed two white men from the color guard line-up for a performance at the recent World Series and replaced them with a ânon-whiteâ man and a white woman for purposes of diversity.
[...]
But hereâs the [...]
The mayor made the comments to a group of reporters and photographers who were waiting at her SUV parked outside of City Hall today. In a brief exchange she also admonished her deputy press secretary Ian Brennan for allowing photographers to surround her.
“Ian if you don’t get these [...]
11/11/2009
Northwest Hospital’s Domestic Violence Program Marks Five Years of Service
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Description Five years ago, Northwest Hospital initiated its Domestic Violence Program to help women, children and men who face emotionally, verbally or physically abusive situations.
âOver these five years, we have helped nearly [...]
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SAINT AGNES HOSPITAL TO INDUCT FOUNDING MEMBERS INTO THE HEALING HANDS SOCIETY
Physicians honored for dedication to clinical excellence and hospital mission
(Baltimore, MD)â Clinical excellence, innovation, [...]
I’m a bit amazed that this has to be said, but if we retweet something from the Inside Charm City Twitter account with no comment, then we are just passing it along for further discussion and reflection. No endorsement is implied nor should one be inferred. I’ll echo that for [...]
Death Penalty for Maryland Murders
Statement of Senate Minority Leader Allan Kittleman
Maryland State Senate
Our neighboring state of Virginia offers a stark contrast to Maryland in its criminal justice policy that provides for swift punishment of those who commit the most heinous crimes.
No one relishes the finality of a [...]
Just taking this opportunity to thank all Veterans throughout the history of the Republic, especially those I served with.
Related posts:Veterans DayVeterans’ cemetery to expand[...]
It looks like a state ordered policy on pornographic movies on university system campuses won’t happen.
Chancellor Brit Kirwan is recommending that the Board of Regents turn down a film policy at their meeting today.
The university system came under fire earlier this year after a screening of the x-rated Pirates [...]
Despite WBAL.com’s headline that a Maryland “Soldier” was killed in Afghanistan, the below excerpt from their piece is about a Marine:
The Pentagon says a Marine from Maryland has been killed while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan.
Twenty-six-year-old Sgt. Charles I. Cartwright of Union Bridge died Saturday in Farah province in [...]
A previous post I made about the possibility of The Dogwood remaining closed received a comment today saying that they would be re-opening “in a few weeks.”
Elizabeth Large blogged earlier today that one of her colleagues at The Sun received a tweet saying that they would be re-opening [...]
Baltimore Business Journal has the details. Google will ask wi-fi users to make Google Chrome their default browser as well as asking them to donate to non-profits that Google supports.
Related posts:Malware Warning on WBAL.com?Franchot Google Ad [...]
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NATIONAL AWARD PRESENTED TO CARDIN SCHOOL DEAN OF JUDAIC STUDIES
Rabbi Stuart Seltzer One of Three Honored in the Nation with 2009 Covenant Award
(Baltimore, MD) â Rabbi Stuart Seltzer, Dean of Judaic Studies at [...]
McDonough newsletter
McDONOUGH CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR PICKS UP STEAM
One Republican candidate for Governor has fallen by the wayside, another remains undecided on the sidelines, but Delegate Pat McDonough and his “testing the waters” campaign for Governor keeps gaining ground and moving forward.
The three term legislator kicked off his campaign in August [...]
Stephen King will be signing his latest book tomorrow night at 7 at Wal-Mart on North Point Boulevard.
From Read Street:
First, the line is to start at 7 a.m. (Yes, you read that right.) At 10 a.m., wristbands will be handed out to the first 400 people in line. These [...]
Just a reminder of our previous post, Duff Goldman will be signing his new book tonight at Barnes & Noble in the Long Gate Shopping Center in Ellicott City at 7 p.m.
The Baltimore Sun reports that the Baltimore City Health Department is holding a free flu clinic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday on the 6th floor of the warehouse building at Camden Yards. Both H1N1 vaccines and seasonal flu vaccines will be given.
Related posts:[...]
The Dagger has a full report on Juanita L. Warman, who was one of the victims of Thursday’s shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
Related posts:MD soldier killed in Afghanistan17 shot (2 killed) Sunday night[...]
For the second weekend in a row, some northbound lanes of the Jones Falls Expressway will be closed to traffic on Saturday.
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation says single and double lane closures are possible between Fayette Street and Northern Parkway from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m.
[...] Organizers of the Star Wars Celebration V rejected the city because its convention center doesnât have enough room, said Tom Noonan, who heads the city tourist bureau. The four-day gathering could have attracted 35,000 visitors and filled 12,000 hotel room nights â a larger impact than any [...]
One of the federal agencies that is relocating to Fort Meade next year as a result of BRACC [sic] is holding a job fair Saturday for college students and recent graduates.
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) will hold the job fair at the Anne Arundel Community College’s Arundel Mills [...]
These are the pictures I took during breaks and at the after-party last night. I also got one picture of all the volunteers on stage at the end when they were recognized after the presentations were over. Otherwise, my camera was in my bag since no pictures were allowed during [...]
Darvin Moon’s preparations for a run at the $8.55 million top prize at the World Series of Poker included an extended hunting trip last month in Wyoming.
While there, he slept in a two-room cabin without electricity and pretty much avoided any contact with the outside world.
The 46-year-old self-employed logger [...]
The companies cited a “protracted review” process from the Federal Trade Commission as the cause of the breakup, according to The Evening Sun in Hanover.
Related posts:Utz merging with Snyder’sBurglary spree stopped[...]
The 4th and final session is starting at 4:30. Speakers are Karen Kasmauski, Aris Melissaratos, Bob Duggan, Roland Griffiths, and Ana Vidovic.
Kasmauski is a photojournalist specializing in Global Health. She was given a National Geographic assignment on viruses several years ago. It took her to Brazil to cover a yellow [...]
The 3rd session is starting shortly. Scheduled for it are: Will Noel, Mark Walsh, Rebecca Hoffberger, Tyler Cowen, and John Forte.
Noel is talking about Archimedes and his codex writing. He is discussing document preservation and shows how a Codex by Archimedes was turned into a prayer book.
The text sold for [...]
Michael Dresser mentions this:
The proposal being batted around in Prince George’s would take the Green Line as far north as Route 32 near Savage before it would curve east toward Fort Meade and Odenton. That would make it a lot easier to get to Washington via Metro without getting [...]
Bridget Forney raises some good points:
In breaking news of the past 24 hours, information was released by the Baltimore Police Department about a series of rapes that happened recently in the city. Apparently, some of the rapes have happened near bus stops, with the offender approaching women waiting for [...]
The 2nd session starts at 11:30. Peter Agre, Ico Bukvic, Tony Geraci, and Sonja Sohn are scheduled for this session. Naomi Natale was scheduled but ended up speaking earlier in the opening session.
A TED video on sounds and music is shown as the session starts.
Peter Agre [...]
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) holds a 7 percentage point lead over former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) in a hypothetical 2010 rematch, according to a poll released late Wednesday by the nonpartisan Clarus Research Group.
The spread — 47 percent to 40 percent — is about the [...]
Aneesh Chopra, first CTO of the US, is speaking now.
He’s the first speaker wearing a tie. He mentions meeting The King of Hearts in India on a delegation with Gov. Mark Warner. The discussion is about lowering the costs of healthcare by bringing scale to the endeavor. The average heart [...]
We first saw this on Twitter or Facebook but can’t find where it was exactly. Since then it has become a sensation on the Internet, especially here in Baltimore. If you click through to the video’s Youtube page, or go to Adam Meister’s blog, you will see that some [...]
Dave Troy comes out and speaks after a video.
Official hashtags for Twitter are #tedxmid and #tedx.
Jeff Salkin of MPT is introduced as the moderator for the day and things are now underway. A video from the international curator of TED is being shown now.
Steve Ziger and [...]
I am at Falvey Hall at MICA in Baltimore today to cover the TEDxMidAtlantic conference.
All my liveblogging will be at here at Inside Charm City. I will also make occasional updates and a wrap-up post after the [...]
MTA
November 4, 2009 8:22 PM
Camden: Marc 856 is stopped outside of WASH due to striking a trespasser on the tracks. Marc equipment from Baltimore is being dispatched to conduct a passenger transfer. Expect a delay of approx 2 hours for passengers to their destinations.
November 4, 2009 [...]
Pappas Exploratory Committee
Pappas Withdraws from Race – Endorses Hogan
Supporters and Friends,
Over the last ten months, it has been my privilege to travel to the far corners of Maryland and meet with people from all walks of life. My travels were the result of a realization I made during the 2008 [...]
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SHOSHANA S. CARDIN SCHOOL TO SCREEN AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY DARIUS GOES WEST
(Baltimore, MD) – The Shoshana S. Cardin School, in a cooperative project [...]
As first reported by WBAL News, Baltimore’s PGA tour event, The Seniors Players Championship at the Baltimore Country Club, will be moving to the DC suburbs next year.
WBAL’s Scott Wykoff reports the PGA Tour requested that the 2010 Senior Players Championship move to The TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm [...]
Cheryl Taragin has a great post including video and pictures if you missed any coverage in the past few days.
Related posts:More Jacko coverageComcast election coverage tonightSchaefer sculpture unveiling [...]
“John Muhammad is the poster child for the person who ought to get the death penalty,” said Doug Gansler.
In 2002, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler was the Montgomery County State’s Attorney who headed up the legal team of the sniper task force. He remembers the widespread fear and waiting [...]
The Dagger has news on tonight’s election results from Aberdeen and Bel Air.
The race for Bel Air Town Commissioners will not be decided until Monday when provisional ballots are certified and the counting of absentee ballots is finished:
Currently, Preston leads the field with 414 votes, followed by Carey [...]
Tim Wheeler has the details.
Related posts:City Health Department Warns Of Toxic Pesticide Illegally Sold In CityBaltimore rated 10th smartest city in America[...]
Excerpts from Marta Mossburg:
Best thing that could happen to Maryland in the Virginia governor’s race would be for Democrat Creigh Deeds to win.
[...]
So, by bringing Virginia down, he would make Maryland, one of the highest-taxed states in the country, more attractive again as a place to locate a business [...]
On CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer at 5pm today discussing the Governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey.
Related posts:FBI raids senator’s homeMore on O’Malley being booedMcDonnell’s win bad [...]
MTA
Penn Line Riders: MARC train 426 departing Washington 3:37pm, 437 departing Baltimore 4:50pm, and train 538 departing Washington 6:05pm will be operating one car short this evening.
Related posts:MARC problems earlier todayMajor MARC disruptions tonight[...]
WPOC has the details. DeYoung, who has been at the station for 24 years will be inducted into the HOF in February.
Related posts:More on September’s radio ratingsSenior Players championship leaving [...]
The Baltimore Sun and other Tribune Company newspapers plan to utilize as little content from the Associated Press as practical during the week of November 8. The goal, as the papers review costs and needs, is to see whether severing ties with the news cooperative next fall is a [...]
