Category: Stories
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Ten years later, is Chester better now with a soccer stadium?
Note: This story won a 2nd place award for Best Sports Feature in the 2020 Keystone Media Awards – Radio Division (5/6/2020.)
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Juggling by faith: Montco seminary wants to help pastors balance work and family
Church pastors have busy lives, and preaching on Sundays is just one part of the job. Pastors counsel families going through tough times, represent their neighborhoods at public meetings, all while running their churches. And for many, that’s in addition to spending time with their families and working a full-time job. Take, for example, part of…
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Md. Delegate Glenn Continues to Drum Up Support for Reform of State’s Medical Marijuana Industry
Maryland State Del. Cheryl D. Glenn (D-Baltimore) seeks the support of Black businesses as she plans a renewed push to change how medical marijuana licenses are distributed in Maryland. During the Maryland Black Business Legislative Wrap-Up in Baltimore on May 9, Glenn said she planned to sponsor a new bill which would give minority-owned operations…
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Mayor Pugh Aide Still On the Job Despite Facing Campaign Finance Charges City Hall
Despite facing charges of violating campaign finance laws, Gary L. Brown Jr. is still working for Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh. And the Pugh Administration is keeping him on the job for the time being. “We certainly believe that Gary should have his day in court and that a decision will be made at that time…
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Effort to give mayor control of Baltimore Police is dead
The sponsor of a bill seeking to return control of Baltimore Police back to the city said Friday afternoon he is withdrawing his proposal. Del. Curt Anderson, a city Democrat, discussed the bill with his colleagues in the city delegation which he chairs. He cited a three-page opinion from the Attorney General’s Office that said…
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The next generation of the apprentice
Apprenticeships have always been a way to provide on-the-job training for people who want to work in the skilled trades; like a carpenter or electrician. Not so much for IT, until now. Steve Grega, for example, has bounced around a lot of jobs in the IT industry, including computer retail, for more than 20 years.…
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The real question about crime in Baltimore
A group of central West Baltimore residents gathered near Triangle Park Wednesday night to march against the surge of violence in their neighborhood and the city at large. “Our deal is to show that we are the majority of this community and we won’t let a small percentage of violent individuals define what we are…
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FOP to address mayor, commissioner and contract…at some point
Gene Ryan, president of Baltimore City’s police union, planned to respond to comments made recently by Mayor Catherine Pugh and Commissioner Kevin Davis about staffing issues in the department and contract negotiations. But the union tweeted Sunday evening that the news conference scheduled for Monday will be postponed “due to unforseen (sic) circumstances.” And that…
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Baltimore Police a state agency? What does that mean for consent decree?
Originally posted on wypr.org on Oct. 14, 2016 In case you missed it, the Baltimore City Police Department is a state agency. It has been that way since the 19th century and it might affect the city’s negotiations with the Department of Justice for sweeping police reforms. It all started in 1854 when the Know-Nothing…
P. Kenneth Burns 