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Sexual healing: Jocelyn Broadwick reclaims vintage smut
Jocelyn Broadwick has been entertaining crowds during Highlandtown's First Friday Art Walks by reading aloud steamy pulp novels from the 1950s and ’60s — and now the reading series is reaching an even bigger platform.
Jocelyn Broadwick has entertained people with her readings of steamy pulp novels from the 1950’s and 60’s for the past four years. She hosts her readings at Rust n’ Shine, a Highlandtown vintage store. The raunchy reads are kept in the bathroom.
Maryland Park Service official charged with raping and sexually assaulting employee at Gunpowder Falls State Park
Michael Browning met the woman when she was a teenager participating in a 4-H Club program led by his wife at their Baldwin home, according to charging documents.
Michael Browning served as park manager at Gunpowder Falls State Park.
Planned demolition of Hampden bookbindery would deprive migratory birds of their roost
Each September, Baltimore Bird Club members watch as chimney swifts pour into the chimney at the former Hampden bookbindery on their annual journey from Canada to South America. However, the birds will soon likely no longer have a chimney in which to roost.
Libby Erickson counts the number of Swifts the came to roost  this evening.  Today’s count was approximately 540.  Each September, thousands of chimney swifts spend the night  in Hampden's old bookbindery as they journey from Canada to South America. This year, could be the last as the building has been purchased and possibly slated for demolition.
Field of dreams: Queenstown couple transform cornfield into wildflower meadow
Anne Habberton and Jon Shaw turned about 30 acres of farmland into a meadow of native wildflowers and have deepened their bond with the land.
Jon atop Domino in the pollinator fields at the Emory Farm on August 4th, 2022 in Queenstown Maryland
Rosie the Bunny’s journey home: Strangers team up to bring lost lovey back to Baltimore County girl
A 5-year-old's heartbreak at losing her stuffed bunny on a family trip prompts strangers to spring into action.
Grace Moon, 5, with her beloved stuffed bunny, Rosie.
Queen Elizabeth II’s death reverberates across Baltimore, a city that played a role in her accession to the throne
Her uncle fell in love with a Baltimore woman and cleared the path for Elizabeth’s reign.
Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she sits in the stands at a football game between the University of Maryland and the University of North Carolina, October 19, 1957. In her row, from left to right: University of Maryland President Wilson Elkins, the Queen, Governor Theodore McKeldin, Mrs. Dorothy Elkins, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Courtesy of University of Maryland Archives.
History calling: Baltimore artist adorns abandoned phone booths across the city
Artist who turned the city’s salt boxes into an art form has found a new place to display her work — abandoned pay phones.
A pay phone art installation at a Baltimore gas station created by local artist Juliet Ames, as seen on 9/7/22. The Baltimore-based artist is known for her decorated salt boxes.
Way down in the hole: Evan Woodard digs up Baltimore history in unexpected places
It turns out there are old privies just about everywhere in the city — and each is a portal to the past.
Evan Woodard, founder of Salvage Arc, searches for treasures of Baltimore's past at the Orchard Street privy.
That strange new bug you’re seeing? Kill it
Four years after spotted lanternflies, an invasive insect originally from China, first arrived in Maryland, their population is soaring — and they have stormed into the Baltimore area.
Invasive spotted lanternflies are appearing all over Maryland and pose a particular threat to grape vines.
Artist aims to breathe new life into mysterious coffin found in North Baltimore park
Artist Ashley Kidner hopes to breathe new life into the casket of Mathilda Lorenz with an art project. The British-born artist lives in Wyman Park, just a few blocks from the streambed where the coffin — which bears a nameplate with the date of 1882— was found. Kidner takes us into his studio and shares his plans.
Artist Ashley Kidner brings all of the pieces of Mathilda Lorenz’s empty casket to the outside of his garage on July 28, 2022. The mysterious casket was originally found down by a stream in Wyman Park.
Challenger Sam Cogen claims victory over incumbent John W. Anderson in Baltimore sheriff’s race
Sam Cogen, a former longtime Baltimore sheriff’s deputy, claimed victory Friday evening in the Democratic primary to be the city’s next sheriff. Cogen was well ahead of his former boss, 33-year-incument John W. Anderson, with most mail-in ballots counted. No Republican entered the race, so the Democratic primary winner will likely become the next sheriff.
JUNE 10,2022—Sam Cogen a longstanding public servant who worked in the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office between 1996 and 2021, is running for Sheriff. Sam started his distinguished, 25-year career as an intern and worked his way up through the ranks to become a top commander.
A gang of horses: Assateague visitors experience horses gone wild
Visitors to Maryland's Assateague Island National Seashore expect to see the romantic wild horses they read about in the children's novel "Misty of Chincoteague," but the reality is that the animals have no problem showing visitors that they are the boss, especially when campground food is involved.
Assateague's stallion named Phoenix with another pony named Mieke's Noe'lani and her two fillies, one a yearling, and the other just a couple of months old.
Challenger Sam Cogen widens lead in Baltimore sheriff’s race
Challenger Sam Cogen has a 2,473 vote lead over incumbent John W. Anderson in the Baltimore sheriff's race. Cogen continues to maintain a strong lead in write-in ballots, making it likely that he will best Anderson, who has served as sheriff since 1989.
JUNE 10,2022—Sam Cogen a longstanding public servant who worked in the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office between 1996 and 2021, is running for Sheriff. Sam started his distinguished, 25-year career as an intern and worked his way up through the ranks to become a top commander.
Baltimore sheriff race remains close after Friday evening vote tallies
The race for Baltimore sheriff remains in a dead heat with just several hundred votes separating incumbent Sheriff John W. Anderson and challenger Sam Cogen. The final results will not be known until all mail-in ballots have been counted, which could take weeks.
Baltimore City Sheriff John W. Anderson is photographed while being interviewed by a Baltimore Banner reporter on Thursday, May 26.
The casket of Mathilda Lorenz vanishes ... just as mysteriously as it appeared
The casket of Mathilda Lorenz departed in a pickup truck Thursday morning, a little over a week after it appeared.
A teal pickup truck carrying an empty coffin in the bed of the truck drives away from a park.
Challenger Sam Cogen in dead heat with longtime incumbent John W. Anderson in Baltimore sheriff’s Democratic primary
Cogen putting up a formidable challenge to former boss.
Baltimore City Sheriff John W. Anderson stands for a portrait in his office on Thursday, May 26.
Baltimore nonprofit finds local homes for travelers seeking abortion, other medical care
Hosts for Humanity, a small nonprofit that assists people traveling to Baltimore for healthcare, is relaunching next month and broadening its scope to welcome those coming here for abortions. Already, 15 new families have signed up to be hosts.
Jenny Owens inside her home in Roland Park.
The National Aquarium isn’t just for kids. Adults-only, evening series debuts with Baltimore beatboxer Shodekeh.
The musician is collaborating with the aquarium on a program that's being described as a blend of biology lecture, animal sounds, vocalizations and pulsating images.
Shodekeh listens to sound composition
The mystery of Mathilda Lorenz: Empty wooden coffin appears on the banks of Stony Run
Who was Mathilda Lorenz? An empty coffin found by the Stony Run in Wyman Park has residents and amateur genealogists trying to crack the case.
The casket rests next to the stream in Wyman Park.
Dr. Earwax becomes TikTok star with videos of removing wax, objects from patients’ ears
Dr. Emily Taylor, an Owings Mills audiologist, has amassed more than a million followers on social media with viral videos of earwax extractions.
Dr. Emily Taylor, who has amassed more than 1 million followers on TikTok as “Dr. Earwax,” prepares to create a mold inside Tori Way’s ear as Dr. Eve Bishop records the process for a video on Tuesday, May 31. Way, who also works at the practice as a patient care coordinator, helps demonstrate the process for obtaining a set of custom ear plugs.
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