Inner Harbor

After Patterson Park 'melee,' resident pushes for documentation

2012-05-22 12:08:00

Joanna Sullivan knows what she saw Saturday night as she and her husband peered through the window of their home overlooking Patterson Park - more than 20 youths involved in a "melee" on the tennis courts. But police statistics and incidents reports won'...

Race clouds debate over downtown crime

2012-05-22 18:25:00

The ongoing debate over youth crime in downtown Baltimore has sparked a war of words over race — overshadowing a debate over the police response to disturbances and objections from city politicians who say the issue is vastly overblown. Since a...

Candy shop moves to Power Plant

2012-05-22 12:19:00

�Candy retailer The Best of Luck Candy & Gifts has�moved�to larger quarters at�Power Plant in downtown Baltimore, next to Phillips Seafood. The Inner Harbor store, which specializes in bulk and nostalgia candy,�gift baskets and custom favors,�is double...

Find: Shopping spots at the Inner Harbor

2012-05-22 13:24:00

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Helen Delich Bentley's name fumbled at event honoring her

2012-05-22 09:13:00

Helen Delich Bentley served five terms in Congress, was chairwoman of the Federal Maritime Commission and has the Port of Baltimore named for her. So you’d think that at the National Maritime Day celebration last Saturday (5/19) in Baltimore...

McDonough sounds off again about city crime; calls for curfew center, which city already has

2012-05-22 06:03:00

The delegate from the city's northern suburbs is sounding off again about Baltimore crime, calling for the mayor to resign unless she convenes a "solutions summit" and demanding a "citywide curfew" be put in place. Of course, the city already has a...

Pat McDonough and our problem in talking about race in Baltimore

2012-05-22 06:32:00

State Del. Pat McDonough's news release alleging that "black youth mobs terrorize" downtown Baltimore has certainly set off a firestorm of debate. But what about the nature of that discussion, particularly as it relates to race? Without an inclusive,...

Traffic: Accident on Route 295 south at Route 195

2012-05-22 06:02:59

As of 9 a.m., traffic was slow on Route 295 southbound at Route 195 in Anne Arundel County, due to an accident involving three vehicles. Debris in the road was slowing traffic on Falls Road near Shawan Road in Baltimore County. The Maryland Transit...

Pat McDonough ratchets up 'mobs of black youth' talk, criticism of mayor on WCBM weekend show

2012-05-20 20:08:00

State Del. Pat McDonough told the Sun last week that he wasn't going to back down from claims made in a press release that 'black youth mobs terrorize" downtown Baltimore. And in his Saturday night radio show on WCBM (AM-680), he not only made good on...

Baltimore and bigotry

2012-05-17 13:05:00

It is always tempting to ignore the bluster and bombast emanating from the vicinity of Patrick L. McDonough, the Baltimore County delegate and radio talk show host who considers himself a man of the people but mostly is a self-promoting bomb-thrower....

In Towson, Bike to Work Day gathers 'spokes-people' for growing commuter option

2012-05-18 09:53:00

It was part of the normal morning routine for many, but an out-of-the-ordinary vision for many others who came to the County Courthouse plaza in Towson on Friday morning. Dozens of bikers who work in downtown Towson congregated as a part of Bike to...

What downtown needs: More cops, fewer knuckleheads

2012-05-18 06:49:00

During a stroll Thursday night from Little Italy to Harborplace, I bought jelly beans in The Best of Luck candy store, listened to a sidewalk trumpeter play the blues, noted several dead lights that left unappealing darkness along Pratt Street, and...

Spend your summer getting fit (for free) at this outdoor series from Waterfront Partnership that features hourly yoga, boot camp, barre and Zumba sessions. Launches Sunday, runs most Sundays through Sept. 30. West Shore Park, Inner Harbor Promenade. waterfrontpartnership.org

2012-05-17 10:35:00

Top men's and women's teams from the National Volleyball League compete for $50,000 in prize money Friday and Saturday. The main draw is set for 8 a.m. Friday at Rash Field at the Inner Harbor, with competition running all day, culminating in featured matches at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Jada Oliver, left, of Owings Mills, gets a tattoo started by artist Matt Kramer, right, of Allentown , Pa., at the Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention before heading to work at the Inner Harbor . She will return to the Baltimore Convention Center on Sunday to get it finished.

2012-05-11 00:00:00