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France averages about 125 homicides a year, while Baltimore has a homicide rate of approximately 300 annually.
With one-fourth of Paris’ population, the city of Baltimore averages about 300 murders a year. With one-tenth of France’s population, Maryland averages about 500 murders a year.
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The Baltimore Sun's former home of 68 years at 501 N.. Calvert Street (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
We are mere weeks until the end comes for The Sun’s physical shift from its old Calvert Street offices – where they’ve been covering the news since Harry Truman was president — to newer, smaller digs down at Port Covington.
Read MoreWe understand the possible benefits for Pimlico Race Course – might this keep the track alive, if they converted it into a gambling mecca for college and professional sports, with televised ballgames airing there from all over the planet?
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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)
There are no guarantees beyond next year’s running of the Preakness that the race will stay at Pimlico – not with the track in tattered shape, and not with a study indicating it would cost more than $250M to get it back in shape.
Read MoreKamenetz had an overall philosophy of inclusion, of understanding the great overlap in modern American life, and the need to build bridges instead of walls.
Read MoreAre we all agreed that the Baltimore Orioles’ 2018 season seems to be over when it’s barely even begun?
Read MoreThe National Urban League last week issued a report called “The State of Black America” that ought to serve as a wake-up call but probably won’t.
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An aerial view of Baltimore City College, where Michael Olesker was a member of the class of June 1963. (Wikipedia)
We were a pretty noteworthy group. Rep. Charles “Dutch” Ruppersberger was a classmate. We produced a remarkable 12 National Merit Scholar finalists. Over three years, our varsity sports teams won a stunning 14 city championships.
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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)
Pimlico’s only got a dozen racing dates this year. The place needs an estimated $300 million in physical improvements and faces ownership threats to move the Preakness to Laurel, thus closing historic Old Hilltop’s doors forever.
Read MoreOver the last eight years, The Sun reports, the city has demolished about 2,700 buildings and rehabilitated another 4,200.
Read MoreAll of this is a reminder on multiple levels to Baltimoreans. It’s a reminder that Cal Ripken Jr., for two decades a nightly fixture of our summers on the left side of the Orioles infield, is no longer our icon of endless youth.
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