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Robert Moody Named Music Director of Baltimore Chamber Orchestra
The Baltimore Chamber Orchestra (BCO) has named Robert Moody as music director, beginning a three-year contract in the 2024-25 season. He will be only the third music director in the orchestra’s 40-year history. Moody is currently in his eighteenth season as music director for Arizona Musicfest and his ninth season as music director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. In 2022 he was named principal conductor for Lakeland Opera (FL). Prior positions have included music director of the Portland Symphony (ME) and the Winston-Salem Symphony (NC). Earlier in his career, he held conducting positions with the Phoenix Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, Santa Fe Opera, Brevard Music Center, Interschool Orchestras of New York City, and apprenticed at Landestheater Opera in Linz, Austria. Some of his 2024-25 season debuts include the Kansas City Symphony, Tulsa Opera with Renée Fleming, the Tampere Philharmonic in Finland, and Timisoara Philharmonic in Rumania. Moody has led orchestras and opera companies including the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, Dallas and Houston symphonies, Minnesota Orchestra, Washington National Opera, the Aachen and Baden Baden orchestras in Germany, Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogotá (Colombia), and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Austria). A South Carolina native, Moody holds degrees from Furman University and the Eastman School of Music.
$200 million cable plant planned for Baltimore’s Wagner’s Point to support offshore wind, power grid
A subsidiary of a Belgian-based company plans to build a cable plant in Baltimore’s Wagner’s Point to serve the offshore wind and power grid industries, creating 120 manufacturing jobs by the end of 2026. Hellenic Cables Americas, a subsidiary of. Cenergy Holdings. , acquired a 39 acres along...
Café Hon to be replaced by ‘The Duchess,’ a Western Pacific-inspired restaurant planned by Foreman Wolf
The space formerly occupied by Café Hon will reopen as “The Duchess,” a Western Pacific-inspired restaurant planned by the Foreman Wolf restaurant group led by Tony Foreman and Cindy Wolf. Foreman Wolf announced on Monday that The Duchess will be “an authentically-styled English pub that will feature...
Two Annapolis Police Officers Suspended After Reporting Mismanagement
UPDATE: See Mayor’s statement below. On March 13, 2024, Annapolis Police Department (APD) officers and UFCW Local 400 members met with Tricia Hopkins, Annapolis Human Resource Manager, and Mike Malinoff, Annapolis City Manager, to discuss concerns about waste and mismanagement within the department. Due to the serious nature of the issues raised, Mr. Malinoff arranged a follow-up meeting with Mayor Gavin Buckley on May 3, 2024, where UFCW Local 400 members shared their concerns directly with the mayor.
Miss HBCU Teen, Little Miss HBCU pageants inspire girls of color to attend college
Girls who won a brand new pageant are setting their sights on college. As Ryann Garcia, Laila Lowery, and Mckenzey Jones walk around Morgan State University's campus, they dream about what it will be like to one day be a student at one of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Remastered ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ to stream on Peacock
July 22 (UPI) -- All seven seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street will stream on Peacock beginning in August, the streaming platform announced Monday. The drama series, which first aired in 1993, follows the work of the Baltimore homicide department and was inspired by Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, a book by David Simon.
Hagerstown-area man uses 'Vegas Vacation' pseudonym to share story about huge lottery win
A Hagerstown-area man, using the name of a character who strikes it lucky in "Vegas Vacation," and a construction co-worker won $1 million recently from a Maryland Lottery scratch-off game, according to the agency. The Maryland Lottery allows winners to remain anonymous. The Hagerstown-area man chose to use the pseudonym...
Orioles rumors: Baltimore linked to surprising potential trade deadline seller
In a surprise news drop at 9pm on Sunday night, Jon Morosi of MLB.com reported that the Reds are telling other organizations that they're open for business at the trade deadline. The Reds are reportedly looking to part ways with a couple players on expiring contracts, though we'll see how aggressive they get over the next two weeks.
Baltimore archdiocese bankruptcy nears critical mediation phase following last-minute deal with insurers
The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy case moved closer to the critical mediation phase Monday, as attorneys for the Catholic church, its insurance carriers and a committee of sex abuse survivors reached a tentative agreement on the terms for upcoming negotiations. The agreement is tentative because the lawyers still need their clients’ approval for a last-minute detail hashed out in the ...
From West Baltimore to Riyadh, Khalid Al-Motaery ’23 makes his mark
Working on Saudi Arabia’s ambitious and transformational development plan, Al-Motaery hopes to make a difference. Uplifted by his participation in a Lafayette-sponsored economic and cultural revitalization project in West Baltimore, Khalid Al-Motaery ’23 has landed a career in his home country, working with the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s influential sovereign wealth fund.
Traffic stop in Glen Burnie leads to arrest, loaded gun and drugs found in car
GLEN BURNIE Md. (WBFF) — A traffic stop in Glen Burnie led to the arrest of a man with an active warrant who had a loaded gun and drugs in his car according to police. On Friday, police say at approximately 12:45 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop on a gray 2024 Honda in the area of Elvaton Road and Silent Breeze Court in Glen Burnie. The driver was found to have an active warrant for his arrest and was placed into custody. During a search of the vehicle, officers located a loaded handgun and approximately 288 grams of suspected cannabis.
Theatre Review: ‘Jersey Boys’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
“Jersey Boys” is the mega-hit musical that tells the story of one of the most successful rock groups of the 60s, Frankie Valli and the Four Season. They went head to head with the Beatles with hit after hit— “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Walk Like A Man,” to name just a few. Their songs are as ubiquitous as ever—two commercials can currently be seen featuring Four Seasons songs. Valli is still—as prophetically cited in this 2005 musical—on the road performing at 90.
Rock Hall Receives $300,000 Grant Award
The Town of Rock Hall and Main Street Rock Hall have been awarded a $300,000 Project Restore 2.0 grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to fund improvements in three currently vacant buildings on Main Street. The three building improvement projects will include 5781 Main Street (Rock Hall Brewing Company), 5758 Main Street (Bay Breeze Inn II), and 5761 Main Street (The Rubin Rodney Building).
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