Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Roland Park Elementary/Middle School holds annual May Mart

2013-05-12 19:11:00

Tony Sartori, 61, and Sam Jenkins, 10, were fundraisers extraordinaire at the 85th annual May Mart on Saturday at Roland Park Elementary/Middle School. Sartori, of Bellona-Gittings, a hairdresser at Kobi's in Mount Washington and father of a Roland Park...

Edgewood man charged with robbing convenience store

2013-05-09 09:21:54

An Edgewood man arrested Tuesday and charged with robbing a convenience store in Edgewood earlier in the day allegedly gave police a false name. Jamal Nathaniel Jackson, 32, of the 700 block of Rainbow Court, is charged with armed robbery, robbery,...

Schools for everyone

2013-04-29 03:00:00

Baltimore City school officials say the nearly $1.2 billion budget the system unveiled last week will fund a raft of new academic endeavors, among them a new team to upgrade instruction in the sciences to meet the higher standards of the new national...

Guardian Angels help slain Navy vet's family search for killer

2013-04-28 14:11:00

Naval Petty Officer Alonzo M. Gladden Jr. had been back home for only four hours last October when an unknown person opened fire on him — killing him shortly after he dropped off his grandmother in South Baltimore. Months later, his killing...

Third annual gala benefits family center and auction winners

2013-04-15 09:26:00

Charles Curlett paid $2,000 Saturday night for a Cartier watch worth $5,600. "And for a good cause," said the attorney from Oakenshawe. But Curlett won't have the unisex watch all to himself. "We're going to share it," said his wife, Christina....

With a morning boom, BGE's landmark gas holder became a local memory

2013-02-24 13:31:00

As the clock ticked down Sunday, the morning clouds disappeared, as if they were in on the months-long planning that went into the destruction of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.'s final natural-gas holding silo. Then, as if someone were turning on...

Ravens parade draws north Baltimoreans to City Hall

2013-02-05 11:35:00

North Baltimore was well represented in Ravens Nation as a noontime parade in honor of the Super Bowl champions kicked off outside City Hall on Tuesday, followed by a victory celebration at M&T Bank Stadium. "How often do you get to do this?" said...

Local pizzeria expects Super Bowl boost

2013-02-02 00:00:00

Growing up in the industrial city of Gujrat in Pakistan, Khawar Ghafoor played cricket but knew little about American football. But in recent weeks Ghafoor, the owner of a Towson pizzeria, has been captivated by the Baltimore Ravens' run to the Super...

Public hearing set on liquor store rezoning proposal

2013-01-08 00:00:00

A public hearing is scheduled for Jan. 10 on a Baltimore City Health Department proposal that would kick some upscale wine and liquor stores out of residential neighborhoods, including in north Baltimore. "I'm going to be there on Thursday," said Anthony...

New second-in-command at Northern District no stranger to north Baltimore

2013-01-17 10:56:00

Police Capt. Deron Garrity may be new to the Northern District, but he's plenty familiar with north Baltimore. Garrity, 43, who grew up in Medfield and once worked at the Rotunda Giant, was promoted from the Southeastern District to be second in command...

Harry Ratrie Jr., highway industry businessman

2012-12-16 14:48:04

Harry Ratrie Jr., a World War II and Korean War veteran who became a leading businessman in Maryland's highway construction industry, died Dec. 8 of a heart attack at a hospital in Naples, Fla. The longtime Baltimore County resident, who moved to Florida...

You can still get farmers' market eggs in winter

2012-12-24 09:05:00

Yes, the Baltimore Farmers' Market is done for the season. It won't be back until April 7. But you get fresh eggs from the Hen's Nest all winter long. The New Windsor farm will be bringing cartons and cases of its brown and white eggs down to...

Everything looks better in uniform.

2013-02-15 10:32:00

Manchester Valley defensive back Tyler Cherigo, right, breaks up a pass intended for Reginald Lewis receiver DeQuan Thomas during the first half of a Class 1A South regional semifinal football game Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.

2012-11-10 00:00:00

Oscar Moreno, a senior at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute whose parents entered the country from Mexico illegally, says the Dream Act is his only chance of going to college.

2012-10-16 00:00:00