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Questions are raised when an out-of-town businessman comes to Baltimore offering bold promises. Kahan Dhillon, a young Sikh, Indian-American real estate developer from Fairfax County, mysteriously shows up in Baltimore touting a $10 billion citywide redevelopment plan. Although he represents himself as a civic leader and savior for a city in need of change, something seems awry. Is Kahan Dhillon a legitimate developer looking to do good for Charm City? Or is the city of Baltimore being explo ...
The House of Delegates approved and sent to the Senate Thursday a bill that would cut the governor out of the parole process for inmates serving life terms. It’s a step that was more than 25 years in the making, ever since then Gov. Parris Glendenning famously said in 1995, that “life means life” and turned down every parole request for inmates sen…
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“Baltimore’s Different”: Gangs, Youth, And Stopping Violence
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The annual number of homicides in Baltimore surpassed 300 for each year from 2015 to 2020. Young people have been at the forefront of the city’s violence. On this month’s episode of Future City, a rebroadcast from 2019, we discuss violence in Baltimore, how it affects young people in particular, and efforts to end cycles of retaliatory homicide thr…
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Midday With The Mayor - Brandon Scott On COVID Vax Equity, Crime & Guns
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It’s Midday with the Mayor, another in our series of live conversations with the Mayor of Baltimore, Brandon M. Scott. Among the topics Tom and the Mayor discuss: The mass vaccination site at M&T Bank Stadium has been open for a week. When Governor Larry Hogan made comments about Baltimore getting more vaccines than it is entitled to, the reaction …
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Hood Colleges Slave Roots - Lessons For Today's Reckoning on Race
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Last December, Martha Jones, a historian at Johns Hopkins University, described in a Washington Post oped how her research had revealed that Johns Hopkins, the namesake of her institution, had owned slaves. Long thought to be an abolitionist, Mr. Hopkins, in fact, claimed at least four men as his property in 1850, and prior to that, had used Black …
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After Years Of Complaints, A Baltimore City 311 Workgroup Is Due To Publish Report
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Baltimore City is moving to correct a long established problem: slow responses to calls to its 311 system. A council committee held a hearing Wednesday with officials from the non-emergency line and the city agencies that respond to requests for service. “A heap of debris is in an alley and 10 to 30 days pass after calling it in, a 311 operator tel…
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Fight Over Environmental Impact of ‘Maglev’ High-Speed Rail
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Developers are proposing to build a high-speed, magnetic levitation train line between Baltimore and Washington. The $13 billion Maglev project is designed to cut the hour-long train trip to a mere 15 minutes, with trains travelling at more than 300 miles an hour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Maryland Senate Advances Police Reform Agenda
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The Maryland Senate gave final approval to a package of police reforms yesterday, including a bill to repeal and replace the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights -- which lays out due process procedures for police accused of misconduct. Maryland Matters reporter Hannah Gaskill talks about years of previous attempts by lawmakers to tackle repeal…
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Maryland Senate Passes Police Reform Package
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The state Senate passed Wednesday a package of bills that could reshape policing in Maryland. The package includes changes to rules governing when police can use lethal force and no-knock warrants, as well as to the controversial Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights.By Rachel Baye
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Baltimore and Prince George’s Leaders Demand COVID-19 Vaccines For Black Marylanders
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The leaders of Maryland’s two largest predominantly Black jurisdictions -- Baltimore City and Prince George’s County -- demanded a more equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine at a joint hearing Wednesday. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said the state has fundamentally ignored the barriers Black and Brown communities face getting the vaccine,…
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A Year After Accepting First COVID-19 Patients, MD Hospitals Have Long Road Ahead
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Thursday marks a year since Maryland hospitals first started receiving COVID-19 patients. Since March 4, 2020, hospitals have treated more than 34,000 Marylanders for COVID. Bob Atlas, president of the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA), says the state’s hospitals have been pulling through but they have a long road ahead of them.…
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Baltimore City Councilmembers Ask Mayor To Remove Homeowners From Tax Sale
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Members of the Baltimore City Council have asked Mayor Brandon Scott to either remove homeowners from the city’s upcoming tax sale list or postpone the sale altogether, as the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit Baltimoreans. “We should not be subjecting families to losing their homes during this COVID-19 crisis,” said Cou…
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Parole Reform Bill Inches Closer To Approval
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The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill that would take the governor out of the parole process for inmates serving life terms. The bill, sponsored by Del. Luke Clippinger, a Baltimore Democrat, would increase from 15 to 20 years the time inmates sentenced to life must serve before they are eligible for parole while remo…
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New Baltimore Program Aims To Study Flow Of Guns Into City
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George Saunders - A Swim In A Pond In The Rain - Finding Life Lessons In Literature
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Tom's guest today is the American author, George Saunders. He’s published hundreds of short stories, and his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, won the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2017. Saunders’ short stories have been published in The New Yorker, Harper’s and many other magazines, and collected in best-selling books like The Tenth of December…
Gov. Larry Hogan has brought on Dr. Robert Redfield, head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the Trump administration, as a senior adviser for public health. Hogan said in a news conference Tuesday he has always emphasized the importance of following science and getting the best advice from medical experts. He said Mar…
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Sanctuary Bill Returns To Maryland General Assembly
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The General Assembly is again this year taking up legislation that would make Maryland a sanctuary state. The controversial bill, which is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, is designed to protect undocumented immigrants from being reported to federal immigration authorities after interactions with police. The l…
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The Surge In Mental Health Needs During the Pandemic
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The pandemic is distributing its financial effects, like its health damages, chaotically. They’re colliding on people who never before reached out for mental-health support but are now seeking help. Sherri Bloom is clinical director of the nonprofit Pro Bono Counseling Project, which is hearing from more callers and getting referrals from the 211 U…
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Program Helps Baltimore County Teachers Have What They Need To Return To Classrooms
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Mays Chapel Elementary School art teacher Meaghan O’Reilly is filling her shopping bag at the Exchangeree on THE AVENUE at White Marsh. She is getting some basic supplies, but she needs more than usual. “I have these materials in my classroom,” O’Reilly said. “But being that we are really not able to share materials very easily, if a student forget…
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Racial Inequities Persist In State’s COVID-19 Vaccinations
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Racial inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates persist in Maryland, despite a rise in overall vaccination rate. At Monday’s weekly senate vaccine oversight workgroup hearing, Dennis Schrader, the acting state health secretary, announced new strategies to improve equity in vaccination rates.By Sarah Y. Kim
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MD General Assembly, Mid-Session - House Republicans Legislative Agenda
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Today on Midday, an update from the General Assembly in Annapolis with one of the leaders of the Republican caucus in the House of Delegates. Tom's guest is Delegate Kathy Szeliga. She’s the Minority Whip who represents District 7, including parts of Baltimore and Harford Counties. Delegate Szeliga and Minority Leader Nic Kipke have headed the Hous…
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MD General Assembly, Mid-Session - From COVID Relief To Police Reform
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Continuing today's focus on the 2021 Maryland General Assembly at the midpoint of its 90-day legislative session, Tom's next guest is Ovetta Wiggins, who covers the Annapolis State House and Maryland politics for The Washington Post. She discusses the key legislative developments of the 2021 session thus far, including efforts to advance progressiv…
With another COVID-19 vaccine deployed, the end of the pandemic may be in sight. But millions of people who were infected continue to battle lasting complications. Hopkins epidemiologist Priya Duggal tells of a new survey collecting data about COVID symptoms and of genetic research into why some people are vulnerable to long COVID. Check out the Jo…
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Term Limits Defeated By Baltimore County Council
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The Baltimore County Council killed legislation Monday that would have allowed voters to decide if council members should have term limits. While the vote was four in favor and three against, it takes at least five votes to put a proposed amendment to the county’s charter on the ballot.By John Lee
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Midday Healthwatch - COVID-Vax Equity, School Reopening, Post-Vax Safety Tips
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It’s the Midday Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen. Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, which is being manufactured here in Baltimore, has been approved for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration, adding an important weapon in the fight against the coronavirus. Unlike the vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, the J&J drug requires only…
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OSI Fellows Making An Impact: Ateira Griffin and Wayne Paige
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Each year Open Society Institute-Baltimore awards grants to highly motivated community leaders. We hear from two recipients about their work. First, Ateira Griffin leads BOND - Building Our Nation’s Daughters - which brings single moms and daughters together for activities to build their confidence and their connection. Then, Wayne Paige graduated …
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Local Doctor Finishes Walk Across America For Patient And Caregiver Safety
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Local medical executive and baseball fan Dr. David Mayer has finished his yearlong walk across America, visiting many of the country’s Major League Ballparks on the way. He made the journey to raise awareness of preventable medical harm to patients and caregivers, the nation’s third leading cause of death.…
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Tax Credit Expansion Clears House, Heads To Governor’s Desk
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The House of Delegates approved on nearly a party line vote Friday a bill that extends tax breaks to low-income immigrants despite the objections of Republicans who warned it would benefit those without legal status in the United States. The bill expands the state’s existing Earned Income Tax Credit so that low-income residents who file taxes with …
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Police Reform Advances In Maryland Senate, But Advocates Call Bills Weak
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A package of eight bills that aim to reform policing were considered for the first time by the full Maryland Senate Friday. Included in the package are bills making police misconduct records subject to the Maryland Public Information Act; requiring the use of body-worn cameras; limiting no-knock warrants; creating new rules around the use of lethal…
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A Very Stable Genius - In New Edition, Trump Still Looms Large
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Former President Donald Trump has been voted out of the White House and removed from Twitter, which has considerably reduced his presence in the public psyche. That is about to change. On Sunday afternoon, he will give the culminating speech at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, and he will do so as a still-domi…
The state rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine has been slow, chaotic and frustrating. But even with the glitches … nearly 800-thousand Marylanders have managed to secure a slot and get vaccinated. What does immunity offer … and how maddening is it for those still waiting? We talk with Dr. Neda Frayha, Dr. Zackary Berger, Gregory Terry, Renee Wilson, Sa…
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Stories from the Stoop: Dr. Cat Chamberlain
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Here’s a Stoop Story from Dr. Cat Chamberlain about her experience as a medical director at the Baltimore Convention Center Covid-19 overflow field hospital last year. You can hear their story and many others at stoopstorytelling.com, as well as the Stoop podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Joe Squared Worker-Owners Say Co-ops Can Provide Stability For Struggling Restaurants
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When coronavirus restrictions in Baltimore City change with fluctuating COVID-19 data, no single person at Joe Squared decides how the pizzeria will respond. Instead, 13 worker-owners put their heads together and vote on operational status. The Station North staple, once owned by Joe Edwardsen, is now a worker cooperative. After closing in the spri…
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Tax Credit Expansion For Immigrants Inches Closer To Passing Legislature
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A bill extending a major poverty-fighting tool to low-income immigrants cleared an initial vote in the Maryland House of Delegates Thursday, despite Republicans’ objections to extending the benefit to immigrants without legal status in the United States. The legislation expands the state’s existing Earned Income Tax Credit so that low-income reside…
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City Council President Nick Mosby, On COVID, Crime, And Economic Challenges
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Tom Hall's guest for the hour today is the president of the Baltimore City Council, Nick Mosby. He leads a progressive council at a perilous time for our city, as we confront a public health crisis, an economic downturn, and a continued epidemic of serious and deadly crimes. President Mosby has been a vocal critic of Governor Larry Hogan, accusing …
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Sharp Decline in Climate Pollution from Power Plants, Even Under Trump
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Exactly one week after his inauguration, President Joe Biden issued an executive order promising to tackle climate change. He set a goal of making all electricity generation in the U.S. free of carbon dioxide pollution by the year 2035. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By WYPR Baltimore
In anticipation of spring, it's not unreasonable to turn our thoughts to lighter, fresher food with wine to match. Here are a few delightful lighter red wines to consider. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By WYPR Baltimore
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Up To Date With Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott
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Eighty days into his tenure as Baltimore City’s mayor, Brandon Scott wrestles with some of the city’s enduring challenges, and some newer ones. We ask about the police consent decree, his multi-pronged struggle against gun violence, what help he expects from the Biden-Harris administration, and what is on the mind of so many citizens -- the city’s …
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Burnett Seeks Regulation Of Facial Recognition Technology In Baltimore
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City Councilman Kristerfer Burnett wants strict controls on the use by Baltimore City of facial recognition surveillance, a technology that privacy advocates say holds harmful implications for people of color. He has authored a bill that would prohibit its use by non-police city agencies and set strict standards for use by the police department. “M…
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During Pandemic, Students Who Get Medical Care At School Go Without
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Students at dozens of public schools in Maryland who get routine medical care through their schools have been unable to access that care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike other medical providers, these school-based health centers are not allowed to use telehealth to reach their patients.By Rachel Baye
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Carte Blanche - The Lethal Legacy Of Unethical Medical Research
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On today's Midday, a conversation with the award-winning author and ethicist, Harriet A. Washington, about the human costs of unethical medical research. In the current national debate about vaccine hesitancy among people in communities of color, people point to distrust of medical research that is premised on the experience in two famous cases: on…
Retailers and consumers are navigating a challenge: looking ahead to buying and selling post-pandemic while keeping commerce alive now. The Baltimore Downtown Partnership is focused on both, with BOOST, which stands for 'Black-Owned and Occupied Storefront Tenancy.' It pairs Black-owned businesses with vacant storefronts and wraparound services lik…
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Preparing For A Better End - A Timely Map For Navigating Death And Dying
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Last night, President Biden addressed the nation as we passed the grim milestone of 500,000 deaths from illness related to COVID 19. A candle lighting ceremony at the White House commemorated the loved ones who have been lost. Flags will fly at half-mast for the next five days. Because of the pandemic, most of the deceased were denied the honor of …
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Dr. Dorothy Holinger On Loss And Healing In The COVID Era
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As President Biden noted in his national address last night, we are struggling to comprehend the incomprehensible – that half a million of our fellow Americans – and another two million more people around the globe -- have lost their lives to the COVID-19 virus over the short span of a year. We have also lost, in many cases, the traditional ways of…
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A True Story Of Crime, Cops, And Corruption
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In his new book, “We Own This City,” Baltimore Sun crime reporter Justin Fenton unwinds a twisted tale of dirty cops, oblivious leaders, and a community betrayed by those sworn to protect it. Fenton unearths the rotten roots of the Gun Trace Task Force, an elite plainclothes police unit that won praise for its arrest rate, all while skimming from d…
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City Arts Update, With BmoreArt Editor Cara Ober
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Tom's next guest is Cara Ober, the founder, editor-in-chief and publisher of BMoreArt, an online and biannual print journal devoted to the local art scene. She joins us on Zoom. Ms. Ober, who is also an artist and curator, was one of eight 2019 recipients of the Maine-based Rabkin Foundation Arts Writer Award, the largest grant of its kind, given a…
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Newsmaker - Isabel Mercedes Cumming, Baltimore City Inspector-General
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Tom's Newsmaker guest today is Baltimore City's Inspector-General, Isabel Mercedes Cumming. She was appointed in 2018. Since then, her office, which was established as an oversight authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by City employees and contractors, has grown from four to 17 employees, and the number of complaints received on the O…
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New Must-Read Picks From CityLit's Carla Du Pree; The History Of The Red Ball Express
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n anthology of Black American history...verses about the life of 18th-century poet Phillis Wheatley...short stories about girlhood in the South. These are some of the new must-read picks Carla Du Pree of CityLit Project offers us. She also previews next month’s virtual festival. And local history teacher Dante Brizill shares the unsung story of Afr…
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My Year Abroad - An Exuberant New Tale From Novelist Chang-rae Lee
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Tom's guest is the award-winning author Chang-rae Lee. He is the author of six novels. His first, Native Speaker, earned the 1996 Hemingway Foundation/Pen Award for First Fiction. The Surrendered, which he published in 2008, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A subsequent novel, On Such a Full Sea, was a finalist for the National Book Critics C…
What goes into the decision to, literally, put someone on a pedestal? A new podcast called ‘Who Deserves a Monument’ follows a class from City Neighbors High School in their exercise to define what makes someone monument-worthy and who that person should be for Baltimore City. Podcast creator Sarah Lohnes, tells about the colorful and accomplished …
