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Editor's Journal

Thank You for Your Patience

Yes, it's been a long time since I first started to develop this blog... However it's fi…

byBrian Davis Lyles -August 11, 2024

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Black Lives Matter in Baltimore

Following the death of George Floyd under the knee of a policeman in Minneapolis in May 2020, an…

byBrian Davis Lyles -May 15, 2021

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BLM at Patterson Park

I have seen many expressions in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in recent months, but…

byBrian Davis Lyles -August 09, 2020

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Poe Knows!

At the Baltimore in a Box Store in Hampden, a new t-shirt features Edgar Allan Poe issuing…

byBrian Davis Lyles -May 23, 2020

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Stay Home, Stay Safe

Handmade signage like this chalk drawing in Charles Village reflect the way many people have …

byBrian Davis Lyles -May 17, 2020

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Playgrounds Closed

Like many playgrounds in public parks, this playground in Stony Run has seen its equipment …

byBrian Davis Lyles -May 13, 2020

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Blue Angels Fly Over City

Members of the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels demonstration flight squadron (seen here), along with …

byBrian Davis Lyles -May 02, 2020

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Grocery Store Alert

Lining up to enter supermarkets may be the norm for a while, as these businesses begin to lim…

byBrian Davis Lyles -May 02, 2020

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Masks Are Mandatory in Stores

Wearing face protection inside essential retail stores is the law, in a CDC-recommended and S…

byBrian Davis Lyles -April 14, 2020

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Shoppers Face Empty Store Shelves

Empty store shelves, like these at the Giant supermarket on 41st Street, are becoming the nor…

byBrian Davis Lyles -March 23, 2020

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Writers Gregory Pardlo and Kevin Young

The Enoch Pratt Free Library and CityLit Project presented New York-based writers  Gregory Pa…

byBrian Davis Lyles -April 29, 2018

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A Special Note to Readers...

I began this blog with mostly random posts a few years ago. It was designed to incorporate a…

byBrian Davis Lyles -February 23, 2017

Central-Downtown

100 Quilts for a Cause

Anyone who happened by Baltimore's Penn Station this past Sunday encountered a positive d…

byBrian Davis Lyles -September 30, 2013