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Back to School: Methods to Combat 'Summer Brain Drain'
BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) — As July comes to an end, parents, teachers, and students prepare to head back to school. However, parents and teachers alike fear the "summer brain drain," a term commonly used to describe the learning loss that takes place for many students during the summer months.
Foreman Wolf to end involvement with Cindy Lou’s Fish House at Harbor Point
As of Thursday, the Foreman Wolf restaurant group will no longer be connected to the waterfront restaurant it opened in 2020 at Harbor Point, Cindy Lou’s Fish House. Foreman Wolf and Beatty Development Group, the lead developer of Harbor Point, disclosed last week that Foreman Wolf will “conclude all involvement” with the restaurant effective Aug. 1, as it turns its attention to other restaurants in its portfolio.
Windows smashed at Perry Hall Square businesses, three shops burglarized [VIDEO]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Three local businesses were vandalized and burglarized over the weekend. At around 5:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, July 28, windows were smashed and burglars broke into The Rolling Grill, El Salto Authentic Mexican Restaurant, and Yama Sushi in the Perry Hall Square shopping center. At least one of...
Police Discover Crime Scene on South Wickham Road
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On July 29, at approximately 12:03 a.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers located a 30-year-old male suffering from an...
Northwest District Victim Pronounced Dead on Scene
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On July 29, at approximately 12:12 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers were called to the 5200 block of Saint Charles Avenue, for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers located an unidentified male...
Racing family affairs at Laurel Park
Wives and husbands were working side-by-side in more ways than one during Sunday’s day of summer sprint stakes races at Laurel Park. It was the trainer and jockey, wife and husband combo of Brittany Russell and Sheldon Russell winning the $100,000 Alma North Stakes with Michael Dubb’s 4-year-old dark bay filly Apple Picker’s exciting closing stretch run in the 6 1/2 furlongs sprint for fillies and mares.
Bicyclist Hit by Three Separate Vehicles in Fatal Accident
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On July 26, at around 5:25 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 400 block of South Caroline Street to investigate a call for a bicyclist struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers were advised that...
Pulaski Highway Three-Car Crash Kills Driver
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On July 26, at around 8:46 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 3900 block of Pulaski Highway to investigate a call for a three-vehicle accident with injuries. Upon arrival, officers were advised that one vehicle...
Lanes back open on BW Parkway after crash involving pedestrian
GREENBELT, Md. — Two people are in the hospital after a crash that shut down all southbound lanes of traffic on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway early Monday morning. One person was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries and another with non-life threatening injuries, according to United States Park Police.
Key Bridge Demolition Hearing to be Held in Dundalk
Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has requested a Tidal Wetlands License and Water Quality Certification for demolition of the remaining structures of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. A public hearing will be held on Thursday, Aug. 1, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. This meeting is not about the project to construct the new bridge.
Man pleads guilty in 2022 Fayetteville crime spree that ended in deadly shooting
A man who terrorized a Fayetteville neighborhood in August 2022, by stealing a car and wallet, shooting a woman and days later killing a man pleaded to the charges last week in Cumberland County Superior Court. Karon Peair Streets, 21, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, discharging a weapon into occupied property, possession of stolen property, breaking and entering a motor vehicle and larceny of a motor vehicle in the Aug. 11 killing...
Tie-dye socks & drum equations: Baltimore nonprofit brings creativity to summer school
Arts for Learning has been offering free summer education to kindergarten through sixth graders for the last nine years. But this year, the U.S. Department of Education recognized their work as one of 13 examples nationwide of “high-quality out-of-school time learning opportunities for every child.”. At Dorothy I. Height...
Jasper Davis, 14-year-old killed this month, remembered as ‘life of the party’ in Beats Not Bullets program
Jasper Davis, the 14-year-old shot and killed July 21 in a shooting at the Mondawmin Metro Station in East Baltimore, is being remembered as a promising musical artist who knew sign language and was easy to like. The teen had a “standout personality” in the Beats Not Bullets program that uses music to teach and mentor Baltimore’s young people, said program director Kevin Beasley. Since joining ...
Festus Man Injured in Accident
Washington Co, Mo. (KFMO) - A man and child are recovering after an accident Sunday evening in Washington County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 24-year-old Dustin M. Mills, of Festus, Missouri, was driving a Harley Davidson Street Glide, East on Route H, west of Cooper Road, when a deer ran into the path of the motorcycle. The front of the motorcycle struck the deer, causing it to overturn and slide off the right side of the roadway. Mills and an 11-year-old male juvenile, of Baltimore, Maryland, were ejected from the motorcycle.
Retired WJZ sports director Mark Viviano to throw ceremonial first pitch at Tuesday's Orioles game
BALTIMORE - Retired WJZ sports director Mark Viviano will step to the mound and deliver the ceremonial first pitch before Tuesday's Baltimore Orioles game at Camden Yards.The first-place Orioles play the Toronto Blue Jays at 6:30 p.m.Viviano's last day at WJZ was on July 18 after spending 22 years at the station.He earned his place as an esteemed sports journalist in the Baltimore community, covering stories on the Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens, along with collegiate and high school sports teams."I say to the Orioles, to the Ravens, to any athlete, any coach, anyone who gave me as much as a minute of your time, I never took your time for granted, and I am so grateful that you allowed me to share your story." Viviano says he plans to remain in Baltimore and raise his family with his wife. On his final day at WJZ, he was honored with a video tribute from some of Baltimore's most iconic sports figures.
Loyola invites Baltimore community to participate in spiritual program
Loyola University Maryland’s Office of Mission Integration invites members of the Baltimore community to participate in a program of spiritual exercises and prayer inspired by St. Ignatius Loyola. The nine-month program will begin this September. Learn more at an information session via Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 8, from 7...
Analyst: Ravens’ $99 Million Starter Could Be in His Last Baltimore Camp
Training camp is just underway and the process of trimming the rosters is underway for many teams. For the Baltimore Ravens, 2024 will be a pivotal season in the chase for a Super Bowl and if things do not go well it could lead to major changes in 2025, specifically long-time starter offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley.
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