Baltimore's Mr. Trash Wheel: a Decade of Garbage Gobbling Equates to 5.2 Million Pounds
Mr. Trash Wheel is a national icon and his installment in 2014, his popularity led to the installment of other trash-collecting wheels
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Chef Breaks Open Sinking Car's Window With His Elbow to Save Trapped Motorist
Down in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, the sous chef of a beloved restaurant, Philips Seafood, replaced his apron for a cape.
Watch Baby Fawn Rescued After it Fell Down Storm Drain And Reunited With Mama Nearby
A baby deer was rescued and reunited with its mother this month after it disappeared into a storm drain along a suburban street.
Crime is Way Down: 2023 Recorded Likely the Largest Single-Year Drop in Homicides Across US
Quarterly data from the FBI shows the largest percentage declines ever recorded for violent crime, murder, rape, and aggravated assault.
With Only 4% of Their Works by Women Artists, Museum Resolves to Only Buy Female-Made Art for One Year
This Maryland art museum is aiming to close their gender gap by exclusively buying artworks by female artists and designers for the next year.
This Blind Mom Got To 'See' Her Adorable Unborn Baby Thanks to a 3D-Printed Ultrasound
A 3D-printed ultrasound from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland let blind mom Taylor Ellis see her unborn baby.
Steelworkers Union is Helping Turn Massive Abandoned Steel Mill into Producer of Wind Turbines
US Wind will turn a former steel mill at Sparrows Point, in Baltimore, Maryland, into a manufacturer of wind turbine parts.
'Mr. Trash Wheel' Gobbles Up 15 Tons of Trash Every Day From Harbors - And More Cities Are Adopting
All the live-long day, Mr. Trash Wheel and his new friends use their waterwheels and conveyor belts to gobble Maryland's river trash.
Guess Who's Curating New Exhibit at Baltimore Museum of Art? Their Staff of Security Guards
17 Guards spent a year learning to curate an exhibition for the Baltimore Art Museum, turning countless hours of work into unique perspective
Photo of Citizens Guarding the Police Brings Needed Hope
Concerned citizens wanted to create a barrier between police and protestors to keep the peace, and protect officers. The 2015 Baltimore photo offers hope again.
8 Dolphins in Baltimore Aquarium Will be Retired to Seaside Sanctuary
The National Aquarium will build a first of its kind dolphin sanctuary where it will retire its eight Atlantic bottlenose dolphins.
Compassionate Cop Responds to "Vicious Dog" in Baltimore City
The Mk9 blog published a story about a Vicious Dog 911 call, and the Police Officer who responded to it. Instead of assuming the dog to be vicious and shooting it dead, which is not as rare as you might think, the officer analyzed the situation and saw a nervous dog that needed help.
Long-Lost Renoir Returned to Baltimore Museum
A tiny Renoir painting has returned home to a gallery in the Baltimore Museum of Art nearly 63 years after it was stolen and then kept mysteriously hidden for decades until it resurfaced in 2012. Museum officials were thrilled and a little teary-eyed when it was returned to its rightful home.
Baltimore's Water Wheel Keeps On Turning, Pulling In Tons Of Trash
Baltimore's Inner Harbor is a city landmark teeming with tourists, restaurants and — until recently — floating trash. A citizen who walked by every day and saw floating trash in the water came up with an ingenious solution -- and the city agreed.
Thousands of Volunteers Offer to Clean Up Baltimore After Riots
Armed with brooms and trash bags, volunteers hit the streets of Baltimore to clean up after rioters left shops damaged and debris in the streets.
Baltimore Pays Teens to Shovel Snow for Elderly and Disabled
Hundreds of Baltimore teens were paid $10 an hour to shovel snow from the sidewalks of people who can't do it themselves.
Nigerian's Classmates Surprise Him by Flying Mom to US For Graduation (WATCH)
When a Nigerian student hadn't seen his mother in 4 years, and she would miss him getting his diploma, his classmates arranged it all.
Solar Water Wheels Prevent 1Mil Pounds of Trash From Entering Baltimore Harbor
The dashing Mr. Trash Wheel and Professor Trash Wheel have picked up over 1 million pounds of trash from the Jones Falls River since 2014.
Homicides Plummet Thanks to Ex-cons Patrolling Baltimore Streets
Safe Streets is an outreach program that uses ex-cons to deescalate gang violence in the community without police involvement.
How a Lost Purse Got a Heroin Addict on the Path to Recovery
Aeric might have spent the rest of his days on the streets of Baltimore if he had not found a purse belonging to Kaitlyn Smith—and toiled to find her.
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