High Hopes for The Banner
Much is riding on the success of Baltimore’s newest media outlet, writes Michael Olesker.
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Michael Olesker
Oh, Brothers!
The recent battle between the sons of Orioles owner Peter Angelos puts Baltimore baseball fans on edge, writes Michael Olesker.
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Hope for Harborplace
Can Baltimore’s onetime downtown showplace be transformed into a catalyst for a new urban renaissance, wonders Michael Olesker.
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Riot police push back a crowd of supporters of President Donald Trump after they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (Roberto Schmidt AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)
Can Televised Hearings Wake Up Trump Supporters?
Can open TV hearings on the Jan. 6 riot prompt Trump supporters to discover a sense of conscience, wonders Michael Olesker.
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas): "You know, it’s easy to go to politics."
(Photo by Tom Reel-Pool/Getty Images, via JTA)
Does Ted Cruz Have No Shame?
The senator from Texas manages to be true to form in the wake of the massacre last week in Uvalde, writes Michael Olesker.
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Last week, the Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $14.3 million contract to begin Pimlico’s demolition and reconstruction. (File photo)
They Don’t Make ‘Em Like That Anymore
Michael Olesker remembers the long-ago genuine Baltimore character and Pimlico favorite, the late Frank “Mister Diz” Rosenfeld.
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On his 83rd birthday, Orioles great Brooks Robinson (second from right) is flanked by (left to right) television reporter Ron Matz, Michael Olesker and longtime local broadcaster Richard Sher. (Provided)
Happy Birthday, ‘Mr. Hoover’
After all these years, Brooks Robinson — who turns 85 on May 18 — remains the iconic Baltimore Oriole, writes Michael Olesker.
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Protesters react to the leak of the Supreme Court draft abortion ruling in New York City on May 3. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)
Who Will Look Out for the Living?
Michael Olesker remembers a time when the illegality of abortion rights hit home and destroyed a neighboring family.
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Ironically, The Block is located only a stone’s throw away from the Baltimore Police Department's heart of operations at 601 E. Fayette Street.(Wikipedia)
Blaze, The Block and Memories of a Crusader
Decades after Capt. Alexander L. Emerson, long-ago chief of the Baltimore Police Department’s Vice Squad, targeted The Block, the fight lumbers on, writes Michael Olesker.
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A shot of East Montgomery Street from Baltimore's historic Federal Hill. (File photo by Joel Nadler)
Too Little, Too Late?
Is more than $166 million in state funding to revitalize Baltimore and the Inner Harbor enough to alleviate anxieties about crime in the city, wonders Michael Olesker.
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A man carries a child after refugees from Ukraine arrive at the main train station in Berlin. (Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images, via JTA)
The Best We Can Do?
The tragedy unfolding in Ukraine makes one wonder why human beings cannot truly evolve, writes Michael Olesker.
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