Category: Baltimore

Pageant Winner Mrs. Maryland Loves the Beauty in Shen Yun

BALTIMORE—A beauty queen is not just an exterior of exquisite looks, she is also a person of strength, grace, and fortified values. On April 30, LaQuisha Hall, Mrs. Maryland International 2023, was in the audience of Shen Yun Performing Arts. “There were several moments where I became very emotional, and I wanted to cry because there…


Shen Yun an Amazing Expression of Beauty, Says Independent School President

BALTIMORE—Seeing traditional Chinese culture through Shen Yun Performing Arts, John Polaskl felt one takeaway was that “we have more in common than I would have imagined.” Mr. Polaskl, president of an independent school, enjoyed the evening performance together with Ms. Christy Donovan, physical therapist, at The Hippodrome Theatre on April 29. “It’s pretty, pretty amazing,” said Mr. Polaskl. “Learning…


Shen Yun Speaks of Hope, Says Retired Percussionist

BALTIMORE, Md.—Robert Kennick, a retired musician from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Hippodrome Theatre on April 29. Mr. Kennick played percussion instruments in orchestras, including drums, xylophone, marimba, and cymbals, for 40 years. Of the performance, Mr. Kennick said, “Oh, marvelous, marvelous. I love it,” and noted the erhu musician….


Shen Yun Is ‘Very, Very Eye Opening,’ Says Maryland Senator

BALTIMORE—On April 28, Senator Mike McKay of the Maryland General Assembly attended Shen Yun’s opening performance at The Hippodrome Theatre. After traveling nearly three hours just to see the show, Sen. McKay’s expectations were high. Thankfully, Shen Yun did not disappoint. It was “absolutely wonderful” and “more than what we had expected,” he said. The…


Baltimore Mayor Announces Youth Curfew After 2 Teens Injured in Shooting

The mayor of Baltimore announced his intention to enact a 9 p.m. curfew for people 14 years old and younger after a shooting that wounded two teens the night of April 9. Fight among a group of more than 200 teens took place in the city’s Inner Harbor at 9 p.m., according to WBAL-TV. When…


Toxic Wastewater From East Palestine Train Derailment to Be Taken to Baltimore

Toxic wastewater from the site of the February derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is set to be transported to Baltimore, Maryland where it will be treated and discharged, according to officials. In a press release on March 25, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, a Democrat, said Clean Harbors Environmental Services has contracted with Norfolk Southern Railroad…


Police: 6 Dead After Work-Zone Crash on Baltimore Beltway

WOODLAWN, Md.—Six people were killed when a passenger vehicle pulled into a work zone along the Baltimore beltway and struck construction workers there, Maryland State Police said Wednesday. Troopers responded to the work zone on northbound Interstate 695 at Security Boulevard in the Woodlawn area around 12:40 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian crash,…


Biden Outlines $6 Billion Replacement of Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel

Connecting Philadelphia and Washington by rail for the first time, the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel opened when Ulysses S. Grant was president. That was 1873 and now, 150 years later, the passageway that runs under Baltimore neighborhoods is a bottleneck that will be refurbished with funding from the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Job Acts…


Life Sentence Sought for Suspect in Baltimore Jail Killing

BALTIMORE—Baltimore’s new top prosecutor Ivan Bates announced Friday that he’ll personally prosecute a defendant who was jailed on murder charges last year when he strangled his deaf cellmate to death, according to police. The case has already raised serious questions about Baltimore’s jail operations and its backlogged court system. Javarick Gantt, a deaf man who…


Johns Hopkins Issues Warning Amid Uptick in ‘Disturbing Crimes’ Around Campuses

Johns Hopkins University has issued a warning to students and staff that they’re amping up security around its Baltimore, Maryland, campuses after seeing an uptick in “disturbing” and “serious” violent crime incidents. In an Oct. 29 letter to the university’s community, vice president for public safety Branville G. Bard said that the uptick was notable…