Maybe it's some psychological attachment to its Star-Spangled history, but Baltimore is not shy about fireworks, I learned last night at the annual Washington Monument lighting. Bombs burst in the air all around the monument, which is the centerpiece of the Mount Vernon neighborhood and an icon of the city.Read More
Jolly old Saint Nicholas, Thanks for stopping by! How we loved to find our shoes, Filled and piled so high. Christmas Eve is coming soon, But not quite fast enough. We just can’t wait for it to come, And loved to find this stuff! A car, a superhero Pez, And candy...Read More
For years I would show up at various family gatherings with bags of presents. Today I mostly just bring love. It’s all we need, and what we are all looking for.Read More
Austin Maltagliati, an eighth-grader at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, has a new appreciation for people with disabilities after meeting a Paralympic gold medalist.Read More
Catholic Charities of Baltimore has raised a record $3 million this year, the organization announced Dec. 5 at its annual leadership breakfast.Read More
When Leo brought home a permission slip to go to the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall with his Pre-K class today, I was a bit taken aback. Attending a symphony concert hasn’t been high on our list of places to go as a family. In fact, if you had asked me, IRead More
A confrontation between a Baltimore County prisoner receiving medical care and a police officer attending him Dec. 5 caused the officer’s gun to fire into a wall at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson.Read More