Thom Shipley’s book explores different eras of racism
At 87, Thomas R. Shipley has been a lot of places and done a lot of things.
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Longtime Bolton Hill resident and drama pioneer Sally Harris dies
Sally Pomeran Harris, who excelled as a child actor, founded a small theater in New York, and went on to create and lead a drama program at what is now Stephenson University in Baltimore County, died on May 5 in a Mt. Washington senior living facility.
Neighbors
When she and her wife left their Station North apartment on Charles Street after 19 years and moved in 2017 to Bolton Hill, it was like the end of a love affair, says photographer Zhee Chatmon.
Neighbors
When you move into a stately 8,000+ square foot house that has suffered its share of injuries and indignities over 134 years, the key question is: where do we begin?
Neighbors
Stacy Wells is a cheerleader for public education, and especially for Mount Royal Elementary and Middle School on McMechen Street.
The Parks of Bolton Hill: Getting to know Douglas R. Morrison Park
Douglas R. Morrison Park is located behind the homes on the east side of the 1700 block of Park Avenue.
Remembering our neighbor Dianne Ganz Scheper
Dianne called herself a “country girl” from rural Pennsylvania, and she was somewhat apprehensive about embarking on life in an urban environment when we moved into our Lanvale Street home in 1982.
Neighbors
James Craigen Sr. is hoping that maybe, finally, just possibly, the stars are aligning and in the coming months and years we may begin to see a serious effort in the country, and particularly in Baltimore, to tackle the very old roadblocks that have kept the city divided and so many Black Baltimoreans in poverty.
Diary of a Cat Lady
When she moved to Baltimore in 1995, Luz Damron probably was ill-prepared for the rough-and-tumble ways of central west Baltimore.