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This week on the WYPR News Roundup-- energy. Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland legislature took aim at electricity bills that have been soaring. Host Matt Bush and WYPR statehouse reporter Sarah Petrowich dig into Moore’s Utility RELIEF Act. Then, Bria Overs, business and consumer-trends reporter with our news partner the Baltimore Banner, joins Matt to talk about how consumers are coping – and those who can’t cope – with surging electricity and natural gas charges. This week, we Pass the Mic to Savannah Wood whose family founded the AFRO newspaper. She’s keeping her family’s history preserving the archives. To wrap up – the exodus of Forged. The Charles Street hyper-seasonal eatery has left Baltimore for Northern Virginia. -
The phrase “gluten-free” has become thoroughly commonplace these days, but what does it mean and who should be paying attention? And if you have to pay attention to it, how do you cook around it? These are questions I think Chef Jerry Pellegrino is prepared to answer, so let’s give a listen.
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If you can’t manage a Mediterranean cruise, you probably can manage to pick up a bottle or two of white wine from Mediterranean shores. Al looks at three winners. -
I was doing some cooking last weekend and I found myself perusing my spice rack looking for ways to kick up my stew. And I had to ask myself, “how often do I really use all these herbs and spices?” Not often, I had to confess, and then I remembered something Chef Jerry Pellegrino once told me: spice blends are a very efficient way of handling your spices. -
Every now and then I feel ambitious in the kitchen and I buckle down to try something a little challenging. One dish that I’ve been able to pull off is the soufflé. And as Chef Jerry Pellegrino has pointed out, a soufflé does need to be made “just so” but no single step is really all that hard. -
What would you do to be famous, or almost famous? -
Beth Benner, Executive Director of the Women's Housing Coalition, focuses on addressing the root causes of homelessness among women. Under her leadership, WHC provides not just shelter, but a comprehensive support system that includes access to healthcare, stable housing, and personalized plans to help women rebuild their lives and move toward long-term stability and independence.
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This Friday, WYPR launches our News Roundup. We hear from WYPR's own reporters, reporting from our news partner, the Baltimore Banner, and others as they drill down on a topic affecting Maryland. This week, we ask which way Baltimore should turn when it comes to housing. Revitalize vacant homes or build something new? WYPR's Wambui Kamau reports on new development along the city’s expanding light rail system, and Giacomo Bologna, a reporter with our partner, the Baltimore Banner, examines the foreclosure “hustle” complicating efforts to revitalize Baltimore's housing stock. And as the weekend begins under the shadow of war, we speak with an artist who has transformed protest into a festival. -
"What's in the picture for diversity in the NFL?" -
A preview of "Weekly Reader Live!" at the 23rd annual CityLit Festival -
Charles Village’s painted ladies literally brighten our lives. But what exactly are Baltimore’s painted ladies? -
After touring the US and Europe, abdu mongo ali, a rapper, sound artist, and poet became the Baltimore Museum of Art’s first composer in residence. Last year they founded “Twurl” – a literary journal of Black Gay Poetics.
