Columns

Amid the rush to modernize an aging Pimlico, traditionalists feel conflicted as the track they’ve come to love for its history is about to be changed forever.

Mike Elias pulled the trigger on firing his longtime manager after supporting him. Now there's no protection between him and the blame for the disastrous 2025 season.

Why the Orioles had no choice but to make a change at manager.

The Triple Crown is horse racing’s chance to appeal to the general sports fan, Bill Dwyre writes.

Annapolis will select a new mayor and at least three new city council members in November. Over the next six months, I’ll explore problems they will face, including rising anger over the state of playing fields.

The reality is watching Sugano pitch is one of the few joys of this team, even on days like Thursday.

After the A Million Lives book festival resulted in broken promises and scandals, a local book pop-up owner and event planner are stepping into the fray to launch their own event.

A Washington Post letter to the editor criticizing the Baltimore national anthem tradition for being disrespectful misses the point of what patriotism should be about.

This team and this problem are on my mind when I’m planting flowers with my family, at the playground, driving to work, grocery shopping, having a late-night beer or three, driving home from hockey, trying to enjoy my morning coffee.

We’re deep into local budget season in Maryland, when decisions are made for spending nearly $28 billion on priorities and problems. Here’s what I learned by listening to hours of budget addresses this spring.

Life as a sports parent means having to juggle increasingly demanding schedules while getting over the guilt when you have to miss a game.

Wins like Sunday's 7-3 series clincher against the Angels have come too rarely. If they can be aggressive and opportunistic on offense, why can't they do it more often?

Baltimore must acknowledge its failure to provide reliable transportation for city students and start a conversation about how to fix it.

Unfortunately for the Orioles, the pending returns of injured players are a meek balm for what are increasingly feeling like mortals wounds to this season.

Acknowledging this shortcoming is only a tiptoe toward redemption for Elias and this front office, who need to amp up their ambition before it's too late.

Students are expected to thrive even as the federal government has instituted hundreds of millions of dollars in education cuts.

In an open letter to Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, hundreds of Naval Academy grads cited the decision to remove 381 books from the library catalogue as the latest sign that she isn’t fulfilling her duty to protect a diversity of ideas.

There has been a question going around about whether 100 men could take down one silverback gorilla. I needed to know why that would be anything to care about in the first place.

The Ravens behave like they’re above reproach. That’s simply not good enough.

In the 330 years since Annapolis got its name on May 8, 1695, there have been mothers and daughters, rebels and beauties, artists and prosecutors. Here's a salute to all the Annes the city of Anne has known.