At the beginning of May, city officials launched a free water taxi service in the Inner Harbor. Boats run every 15 minutes from the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum in Fells ... Read More

The Maya 300, a new electric car that runs on a lithium-ion battery that can be charged with any household outlet, was unveiled this week at the Maryland Science Center. ... Read More

It's supposed to be a beautiful weekend weather-wise, and there are plenty of great outdoor activities around town. Saturday The Early History of Baseball - Sports Legends at Camden Yards hosts baseball ... Read More

File this under "Things Not Likely To Happen Again." The Virgin Mobile Festival has been moved from Pimlico Race Course to Merriweather Post Pavilion, and the price of a ticket has ... Read More

Baltimore is considered by many to be the capital of lacrosse. The Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame in here, on the campus of Johns Hopkins University, one of ... Read More

A new survey places the number of homeless people in Baltimore at 3,419. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development conducted the biannual survey, which also found that more than ... Read More

Happy Father's Day everyone. Saturday Baltimore Pride - Sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland, the Baltimore Gay Pride Celebration is two days of many ... Read More

This might come as a surprise for those of you who just got into work after battling through traffic on 695. Affinion Group, a national marketing and consulting company, has just ... Read More

The Army-Navy football game, one of the greatest traditions and spectacles in all of sports, is returning to Baltimore. The game will be played at M&T Bank Stadium in 2014 and ... Read More

It's a festival-filled weekend in Baltimore. Honfest - Baltimore kitch at its finest, Honfest is a celebration of all things Bawlmer - especially big hair. Since its beginning in 1994, this ... Read More

Those cute little prairie dogs will be popping their heads out of the ground at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore once again starting Friday. The zoo will reopen its Prairie Dog ... Read More

Call it the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's version of American Idol. The BSO is giving one lucky - and talented - amateur singer a chance to sing the "Star Spangled Banner" before ... Read More

A few highlights this weekend. Saturday Ray's Summer Days: Ravens' linebacker Ray Lewis will host a free youth fitness clinic at Patterson Park's Utz Field, from 9 a.m. to noon. The clinic ... Read More

Earlier today I posted a blog entry discussing Baltimore's status as the nation's leading city for homicides. Well, looks like we're actually No. 2. The Sun just posted a story reporting ... Read More

When the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, 2008, Baltimore registered its fewest number of homicides in 20 years. I asked then whether the news was a positive trend or ... Read More

Let's face it: people falling down is inherently funny. That's the basic concept behind the ABC show Wipeout, a reality-type program in which people try to navigate obstacle courses to win ... Read More

Anyone who lives in the city knows this dirty little truth: rats are everywhere. A fascinating new study has found that you very well could be seeing the same rats over ... Read More