Maryland Artist Creates Black History Art Exhibit Inspired by Paper Dolls

Local African American museum combines poetry with visual art.

Senators Try Again to Ban Smoking with Kids in Car

Maryland senators want those who smoke in cars with children under 8 to be fined $50. Proponents and opponents presented their cases in a hearing on Thursday before the Judicial Proceedings Committee.

Cardin, Mikulski Win Super Bowl Wager Against California Senators

California Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer paid up at the U.S. Capitol, presenting the Maryland senators with a spread of San Francisco delicacies including Dungeness crabs and sourdough bread.

Line Dancing: Bowie Woman Turns Lay Off Into Dream Job

GLENARDEN — Find out how one local woman turned a lay off into a dream job.

Bankrupt Baltimore: Mayor Rawlings-Blake Reveals Baltimore’s Dire Financial Forecast

The city of Baltimore is headed for bankruptcy if it doesn’t make the necessary reforms to avoid it, according to a 10-year financial forecast Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake commissioned from an outside consulting firm.

Citizens Voice Opinions on Gun Legislation at Lt. Gov. Brown’s Town Hall

Tensions run high and opinions clash at Largo Town Hall

Redskins Name Roundly Criticized as Racist during Smithsonian Event

The Washington Redskins team name was lambasted as “racist” and “demeaning” during a daylong symposium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

Gov. O’Malley Announces Plan to Improve Maryland’s Partnership with Feds

Gov. O’Malley and members of the state’s Federal Facilities Advisory Board released a report spelling out a series of recommendations that Maryland can use to spur job creation, innovation and economic growth through partnerships with the federal government.

19th Century Love Letters, Modern Sweet Tweets Prove Couples’ Communication Is Timeless

When U.S. Navy Surgeon David Shelton Edwards was serving at the Washington Navy Yard in the late 1830s, he kept the spark in his marriage alive by writing eight love letters home to his wife, Harriet Eliza Henry.

Gun Rights Advocates Rally Against O’Malley’s Gun Control Bill

Gun rights advocates rallied in Annapolis against proposed assault weapons ban, magazine size limits and increased licensing for firearms.