Went to my neighborhood block party tonight to hang out, grab a bite, and to listen to some music, and left with three story ideas. I need a life.
Ron Cassie
@humanpoweredcity.bsky.social
Senior editor at Baltimore magazine. Author, “If You Love Baltimore, It Will Love You Back.” Contributor, “The Baltimore Anthology.” Previous careers: swinging a hammer, pouring drinks, pedaling a bike.
Join us for our 25th Anniversary Gala at the Baltimore Museum of Industry! econaction.org/in-the-news/...
Join Us in October! Uplifting Progress and Renewing the Fight for Economic Justice! | Economic Action MD Fund
Join us for our 25th Anniversary Economic Justice Gala and Annual Awards Celebration and renew our commitment to the fight ahead.
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Since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act went into effect in November, nearly 36,000 Marylanders who utilized SNAP have lost their benefits, state data shows. Most of the 36,000 live in Baltimore City, followed by Prince George’s, Baltimore and Montgomery counties.
Federal cuts to SNAP cost thousands of Marylanders their food benefits
SNAP cuts under the Trump-supported federal law leave 36,000 Marylanders without food benefits, affecting families, seniors and vulnerable groups.
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“In the Evening the Effigy, representing the King of Great Britain, was carted through the Town, to the no small Mirth of the numerous Spectators, afterwards thrown into a Fire made for that Purpose." Commemoration of July 29, 1776 reading of the Declaration in Baltimore. No effigies today however.
Did not plan on getting invested in this Orioles extra-inning game this afternoon.
Andy Kostka@afkostka.bsky.social · last wk.The Orioles manage to hold the Tigers scoreless in the bottom of the 10th. First out came on a grounder to move automatic runner to third. Then Tyler Wells forced an inning-ending double play
Check it: July 29, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the first public reading (see story) of the Declaration of Independence in Baltimore. Tomorrow at noon outside Calvert St. courthouse, @actualkatherine.bsky.social and @fullstorybaltimore.tours is hosting a commemorative reading. #NoKings
250 Years Ago: Baltimore’s Untold Role in the Toppling of a King
In Baltimore, women, African Americans, immigrants, exiles, indentured servants, and foreign allies played critical roles in the revolution that reshaped the course of human history.
baltimoremagazine.com
Check it: July 29, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the first public reading (see story) of the Declaration of Independence in Baltimore. Tomorrow at noon outside Calvert St. courthouse, @actualkatherine.bsky.social and @fullstorybaltimore.tours is hosting a commemorative reading. #NoKings
250 Years Ago: Baltimore’s Untold Role in the Toppling of a King
In Baltimore, women, African Americans, immigrants, exiles, indentured servants, and foreign allies played critical roles in the revolution that reshaped the course of human history.
baltimoremagazine.com
Hey all! As we've already told the good folks on our email list (👀), we're planning a little commemorative public reading of the Declaration of Independence on next Wednesday, July 29. Click through for more details: fullstorybaltimore.tours/july-29-publ...
July 29 Public Reading – Full Story Baltimore
Ready to get semiquincentennial?? July 29th, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Baltimore. This reading took place at the county courthouse...
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Three years after tragically losing her daughter in Baltimore's deadliest mass shooting, Krystal Gonzalez reclaimed the day—and continues to advocate for gun violence reduction.
This Baltimore Mother Refuses to Accept Violence as the Norm
Three years after tragically losing her daughter in Baltimore’s deadliest mass shooting, Krystal Gonzalez reclaimed the day—and continues to advocate for gun violence reduction.
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Goddamn did we need this after last night. #Orioles #notdeadyet
Kerry@kerrylyn130.bsky.social · 2w agoDYLAN BEAVERS SAVED MY SATURDAY
Richest child in the world invoking: “I’m rubber, you’re glue. Whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you.”
Goldstein@goldstein.latinsky.app · 2w agoGreat crash out from Elon Musk after being told how hated he is.
Richest child in the world invoking: “I’m rubber, you’re glue. Whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you.”
Goldstein@goldstein.latinsky.app · 2w agoGreat crash out from Elon Musk after being told how hated he is.
It needs to be said that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump are happy to send women soldiers to their deaths while refusing to promote them.
lots of reporters suddenly worried about slipping into communism but strangely f*cking quiet about slipping into fascism
At the request of the Continental Congress while stationed in Baltimore, Goddard also famously produced the first printed edition of the Declaration of Independence that included the names of all its signers. 2/2
"In the Evening the Effigy, representing the King of Great Britain, was carted through [Baltimore] Town, to the no small Mirth of the numerous Spectators, afterwards thrown into a Fire made for that Purpose,” recounted local newspaper owner Mary Katherine Goddard. 1/2
250 Years Ago: Baltimore’s Untold Role in the Toppling of a King
In Baltimore, women, African Americans, immigrants, exiles, indentured servants, and foreign allies played critical roles in the revolution that reshaped the course of human history.
baltimoremagazine.com
Yay!!!!!!!!!! also @humanpoweredcity.bsky.social (and a bunch of other cool contributors. it's a fantastic issue!!) Thanks for sharing!
⏱📋David Steinberg⏱📋@zzyzx.bsky.social · 3w agoWhen you’re picking up a prescription for your mom at the Owings Mills Wegman’s and there’s @actualkatherine.bsky.social
Baltimore smells like woodsmoke tonight, and the harbor area is hazy. I’ve long believed that maps provide a distorted view of our planet. Maps suggest the lie that problems I should care about are way *over there* and thus it doesn’t affect me. Lines delineating a place with no connection to me.
Did you know that from Dec 1776-Feb 1777 the Continental Congress made Baltimore its temporary home? “We have done more important business in three weeks than we had done, and I believe should have done, at Philadelphia, in six months,” said Samuel Adams.
250 Years Ago: Baltimore’s Untold Role in the Toppling of a King
In Baltimore, women, African Americans, immigrants, exiles, indentured servants, and foreign allies played critical roles in the revolution that reshaped the course of human history.
baltimoremagazine.com
How do you come up with a cover story for America's 250th birthday when history and democracy themselves seem under assault? I went on a walking tour with local public historian @actualkatherine.bsky.social, whose research serves as the backbone for this feature and whose byline tops this story 🙏
We know the story of Fort McHenry and The Star-Spangled Banner, but Baltimore’s role in toppling King George has never really been told. Women, African Americans, immigrants, exiles, indentured servants and foreign allies played critical roles here in the Revolutionary War.
250 Years Ago: Baltimore’s Untold Role in the Toppling of a King
In Baltimore, women, African Americans, immigrants, exiles, indentured servants, and foreign allies played critical roles in the revolution that reshaped the course of human history.
baltimoremagazine.com
We know the story of Fort McHenry and The Star-Spangled Banner, but Baltimore’s role in toppling King George has never really been told. Women, African Americans, immigrants, exiles, indentured servants and foreign allies played critical roles here in the Revolutionary War.
250 Years Ago: Baltimore’s Untold Role in the Toppling of a King
In Baltimore, women, African Americans, immigrants, exiles, indentured servants, and foreign allies played critical roles in the revolution that reshaped the course of human history.
baltimoremagazine.com
Great story about the origin of the “O” of the national anthem at Baltimore sports events: “Yelling ‘O!’ morphed into a uniquely Baltimore statement of hometown pride. https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/why-baltimore-yells-o-during-the-national-anthem-full-history-origin-story/
How Yelling “O!” During the National Anthem Became a Statement of Baltimore Pride
Unsurprisingly, the hometown tradition started during the Orioles’ rowdy, it’s-not-over-until-it’s-over summer of 1979.
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I love this. I yell “O”—or say it to myself, depending on the occasion—every time I hear the National Anthem. It’s ingrained in my being, has been since I was a little kid who went to at least a few Orioles games in 1979. (And is still salty about their World Series loss to the Pirates that year.)
Ron Cassie@humanpoweredcity.bsky.social · 4w agoIt's the middle of baseball season so I did some important and very serious research into the Baltimore origin story of yelling "O" during the National Anthem...
It started in 1979? Amazing. If you’re an orioles fan, stop everything and read now.
Ron Cassie@humanpoweredcity.bsky.social · 4w agoIt's the middle of baseball season so I did some important and very serious research into the Baltimore origin story of yelling "O" during the National Anthem...
It's the middle of baseball season so I did some important and very serious research into the Baltimore origin story of yelling "O" during the National Anthem...
How Yelling “O!” During the National Anthem Became a Statement of Baltimore Pride
Unsurprisingly, the hometown tradition started during the Orioles’ rowdy, it’s-not-over-until-it’s-over summer of 1979.
baltimoremagazine.com
In 1976, thousands of cyclists road across the country to commemorate America’s 200th birthday, a journey that changed how they saw themselves—and the nation. washingtonian.com/2026/07/07/b...
Oh hey! If you've been on our "Revolution in Baltimore Town" tour, some of this might be VERY familiar :) Thanks to @humanpoweredcity.bsky.social & @baltimoremagazine.com for making this happen!
Baltimore Magazine@baltimoremagazine.com · 4w agoIn Baltimore, women, African Americans, immigrants, exiles, indentured servants, and foreign allies played critical roles in the revolution that reshaped the course of human history.