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Week in Review: The Most Read Stories This Week in the Baltimore Fishbowl

0 Written by: | Friday, May 17, 2013 3:00pm

Hot House: Butchers Hill Townhouse by Cynthia McIntyre

Big Fish Q & A with New Walters Executive Director Julia Alexander by Betsy Boyd

Hopkins Identity Crisis by Rachel Monroe

House of Cards Casting Call in Bel Air by Rachel Monroe

Agave Watch 2013: Rare Plant to Bloom at Rawlings Conservatory by Rachel Monroe by Rachel Monroe

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Friday Links: High Rate of Inmate-Guard Intercourse in Baltimore Prisons; Preakness Weekend Underway; The Inequality of Urban Tree Cover; and More!

0 Written by: | Friday, May 17, 2013 5:48am

Baltimore Has High Rate of Staff-Inmate Sex – The Baltimore Sun

Medics Called to County School After 17 Complain of Feeling Lightheaded - The Baltimore Sun

Stakes Seven-Pack Gets Preakness Weekend Underway – This is Horse Racing

Tireless Trainer Lukas Enters 3 in Preakness, Looking for Record 14th Triple Crown Victory - The Washington Post

Boys Latin Plays Loyola Blakefield in MIAA Final Tonight at Johnny Unitas Stadium – The Baltimore Sun

The Inequality Of Urban Tree Cover – Atlantic Cities

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Thursday Links: Marion Winik Weighs In on Dan Brown’s Latest; City School System Receives Seven Charter Applications; Maryland University System OKs Tuition Hike; and More

0 Written by: | Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:00am

Marion Winik on Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’ - Newsday

City school system receives seven charter applications - Baltimore Sun

Maryland university system OKs tuition, fee hikes - Baltimore Business Journal

Preakness 2013 to introduce new Maryland oyster, the Skinny Dipper - Baltimore Sun

Here’s A Sign Mass-Market Drones Are About To Take Off: Google Just Invested In Their Future - Business Insider

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Wednesday Links: SRB Named Grand Marshal for Baltimore Pride; City to Give $100K to Family of Man Killed by Police; Support for Same-Sex Marriage Doubles and more!

0 Written by: | Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:00am

Rawlings-Blake named grand marshal for Baltimore Pride – Baltimore Sun

City to give $100K to family of man killed by police – Baltimore Sun

Nearly $200,000 awarded for community strengthening efforts – Baltimore Sun

Tavon White, BGF Gang Leader, Not Happy About Prison Conditions – The Baltimore Sun

BARACK OBAMA: The IRS Report’s Findings Are ‘Intolerable And Inexcusable’ - Business Insider

Support for Same-Sex Marriage Has Doubled Since 1996 - The Atlantic

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Tuesday Links: Preakness Infield Shifts Identity; Baltimore Orioles Are Great Again; Jacoby Jones Killing It on DWTS; and More

0 Written by: | Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:00am

It’s No Secret Why the Baltimore Orioles Are Great Again – Yahoo! Sports

Jacoby and Karina hop into first-place tie on DWTS - Baltimore Sun

Preakness infield shows identity shift from drink-a-thon to music festival - Baltimore Sun

Council OKs bill that would force contractors to hire city residents - Baltimore Sun

Facebook chief Zuckerberg’s immigration reform group faces backlash - Washington Post

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Monday Afternoon Links: Teens Targeted Dad’s Girlfriend in Gruesome HoCo Attack; Why Doesn’t Schools Chief Need Teaching Experience?; Visit Baltimore Spends $100,000 on NY Times Ad; and more

0 Written by: | Monday, May 13, 2013 5:47pm

Girlfriend was also a Target in the Howard County Blogger Killing - The Baltimore Sun

Why Doesn’t Baltimore’s Schools Chief Need Teaching Experience? - The Baltimore Sun

Schools Vie to Sign Gilman Junior Troy Vincent - The Washington Post

Visit Baltimore Takes Out $100,000 New York Times Ad - Baltimore Business Journal

T. Rowe Chairman Rogers Says Firm Won’t Leave Downtown – Baltimore Business Journal

The Biggest Brands That Make Clothes in Bangladesh - Business Insider

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Monday Links: MTA Bus Driver, Shot by Baltimore Cop, Remembered; Three UMD Administrators Make Top-Paid List; Make a Bid on Air Force One; and More

0 Written by: | Monday, May 13, 2013 7:00am

MTA Bus Driver, Fatally Shot By Baltimore City Police Officer, Remembered At Vigil – CBS Local

‘Baltimore Spectator’ speaks out after release on weapons charge – Raw Story

Three UMD administrators make top-paid list - Baltimore Business Journal

Bill would force contractors to hire Baltimore City residents - Baltimore Sun

UPDATE: Woman Shot by Police Will be Charged - North Baltimore Patch

You Can Bid On ‘Air Force One’ For As Little As $50,000 - Business Insider

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Friday Afternoon Links: President Obama to Visit Baltimore Next Friday; Baltimore Cop Charged with “Pimping” Wife; Prince Harry Does D.C. and more

0 Written by: | Friday, May 10, 2013 5:23pm

President Obama to Visit Baltimore Next Friday – The Baltimore Sun

Woman Saved After 17 Days in Bangladesh Factory Wreckage - The New York Times

Responder Arrested in the West, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion – The Washington Post

Prince Harry Visits D.C., Dines with the Ambassador - The Washington Post

Maryland Lawmakers Meet with Corrections Officials - The Washington Post

Baltimore Police Officer Charged with Pimping Wife – The Baltimore Sun

 

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The Week in Review: The Most Read Stories This Week in the Baltimore Fishbowl

0 Written by: | Friday, May 10, 2013 3:00pm

Johns Hopkins Deals With An Identity Crisis by Rachel Monroe

Bohemian Rhapsody: This is How You Find Him by Marion Winik

Hot House: Tanglewood, Bellona Ave Mansion in Mint Condition by Cynthia McIntyre

Which Local University’s Grads Earn the Most? by Rachel Monroe

Baltimore’s Most Unfortunately Named Business by Robert O’Brien

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Maryland Politicians Land Softly at High-Powered Law Firms

0 Written by: | Friday, May 10, 2013 9:30am

Courtesy Citybizlist – Faced with the choice of running for a third term as Prince George’s County state’s attorney or returning to a law firm job and the cushy salary that comes with it, Glenn Ivey knew what he had to do.

“The college tuition mountain is certainly something we want to make sure we can handle, and retirement is getting closer and closer,” said Ivey, 52, who has two adult children, two children in high school and a middle-school-age child with his wife, Prince George’s County Delegate Jolene Ivey. Read More →

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