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Keep a bird's eye view for a missing red-tailed hawk
Keep a bird’s eye view. It's what workers at the Oregon Ridge Nature Center are asking people to do. An injured red-tailed hawk that called the place home is missing after a tree destroyed her enclosure. A large tree crashed down Saturday night at the Oregon Ridge Nature Center....
Boyfriend's Lottery Advice Leads To $50K Powerball Win For 'Olney Woman'
"Olney Woman" was at Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore this week to claim her five-figure prize, which she credited to advice from her boyfriend, who lives in a state that does not have a lottery. The winner said that he has encouraged her to play games in Maryland, telling her "just...
Busta Rhymes, Morris Day & The Time headlining AFRAM 2024 in Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- Rapper Busta Rhymes and funk rockers Morris Day and The Time are headlining the 47th annual AFRAM this year in Baltimore, city leaders and organizers announced Tuesday. That's not all. Alex Isley, Big Daddy Kane and Crystal Waters are among the talent rocking the historic Druid Hill Park over Juneteenth weekend. Honoring 40 years of House music in Baltimore City, DJs Thommy Davis and Teddy Douglas of the Basement Boys will also be taking the stage. AFRAM, a free festival that highlights local artists and makers alongside superstars, is one of the largest African-American cultural arts fairs on the East Coast. The event will be held in Druid Hill Park on Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.WJZ is the proud media sponsor of the AFRAM Festival.
Red-tailed hawk missing after tree destroys enclosure at Oregon Ridge Nature Center
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — An injured hawk is missing from a Baltimore County nature reserve after a tree fell and destroyed her enclosure. The red-tailed hawk, named Stella, lives at the Oregon Ridge Nature Center. She is used as an animal ambassador for educational programs when she isn't on display for visitors.
Indian restaurant to open new concept in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Md. — An Indian restaurant that has three Baltimore-area locations is now launching a quick-service restaurant in Columbia. The Mint Room will open a new restaurant called The Mint Express, at the Columbia Palace Plaza on Centre Park Drive near Route 108. The Mint Room currently has locations...
Civil Rights Activist Helena Hicks passes away at age 88
The iconic Civil Rights activist Helena Hicks passed away last Thursday. In 1955 she led a sit-in at Read’s Drugstore that led to the desegregation of the chain’s stores throughout Baltimore. This was five years before the lunch counter sit-ins at the Woolworth’s in Greensboro, NC, which drew national attention.
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