Baltimore has less than a third as many kids in foster care as were there seven years ago – which means more kids with their families. We ask city social services director Molly McGrath Tierney what’s behind the change and what happens next.
Then, several years ago, iconic filmmaker John Waters stepped out of his home in Baltimore armed with a travel bag and a cardboard sign. He spent the next week hitchhiking cross-country to his apartment in San Francisco. He talks with Tom Hall about the adventure he found on the road.
Plus, the glory days of manufacturing in Baltimore are long over. So, what can be done with the factory buildings left behind? We ask urban planner Andy Cook how light manufacturing could be the answer.