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Stephen Sondheim sits in a control room during the original cast recording of the Broadway musical "Into The Woods" in 1987. (Photo by Oliver Morris/Getty Images via JTA)
Stephen Sondheim reinvented American musical theater with his brilliance, insights and brutal honesty, writes Michael Olesker.
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The late local TV anchorman Jerry Turner (right) is shown here with his colleague and friend, the late Al Sanders.
Is the Baltimore Banner the future of journalism, wonders Michael Olesker.
Read MoreWilliam Donald Schaefer’s legacy should be a call to action for Mayor Brandon Scott, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreJournalism presents a mirror of life, writes Michael Olesker, as he reflects on the legacy of Ted Venetoulis and Jmore’s fifth anniversary.
Read MoreThe great Tom Matte, who passed away last week, understood the unique legacy of the Baltimore Colts, writes Michael Olesker.
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Jerry Schnydman was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003. (Photo courtesy of Sol Levinson & Bros. funeral home)
Michael Olesker pays tribute to Hopkins lacrosse star Jerry Schnydman, who passed away last week.
Read MoreEmily Barth Isler’s new novel, “AfterMath,” is sensitive, heart-achy and sweet, writes Michael Olesker. It is also funny, insightful and ultimately triumphant over lingering grief.
Read MoreThe incomparable Leonard “Boogie” Weinglass, immortalized in the 1982 film “Diner,” recently turned 80, marvels Michael Olesker.
Read MoreFor the past four decades, Jim Burger has photographed the life and times of Charm City, writes Michael Olesker.
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The late former Baltimore County Executive Ted Venetoulis (right) is shown here with then-Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Lynn Morrison Venetoulis. (Facebook)
Michael Olesker pays tribute to his longtime friend, former Baltimore County Executive Theodore G. “Ted” Venetoulis, who died Oct. 6 at age 87.
Read MoreMichael Olesker remembers the early days of players named Brooks Robinson and Ronnie Hansen, Milt Pappas and Steve Barber. They were the beginnings of hope, he writes.
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