Trainspotting

By Charles Cohen | Posted 11/13/2002

Ernie Roberts is trying to explain this problem he has: On picture-perfect days, he'll just jump in his car and drive. Sometimes he'll head toward Harper's Ferry, other times it will be north to the Port Deposit, C&D Canal, or Perryville. [MORE]

Poe's Pose

By Tom Chalkley | Posted 7/9/2003

Preservationists have rushed to the barricades in recent weeks to defend the so-called Odorite Building, a vacant, quasi-Tudor-style commercial structure that was built 88 years ago as a car dealership and showroom. The quaint but decrepit building at Mount Royal and Maryland avenues is threatened with demolition by its owner, the University of Baltimore, which plans to put a spacious new student center on the site. [MORE]

Pilgrim's Progress

By Tom Chalkley | Posted 2/25/2004

Soft-spoken yet authoritative, Imam Wali Uqdah is a pillar of his temple, the Masjid al Inshara in Woodlawn, and one of Baltimore's more visible Muslim leaders. For the past 19 years, Uqdah has served as the Islamic chaplain for the Pretrial Detention program at Baltimore City Jail. [MORE]

Hoary Boards

By Brennen Jensen | Posted 4/9/2003

If I had aspired to a life in front of the footlights, instead of the computer keyboard, the moment would have been extra special. As it was, it was pretty damn cool. [MORE]

Court of Appeal

By Brennen Jensen | Posted 9/27/2000

A hundred years ago, when the ribbon was cut on what we now call the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. [MORE]