As a student at the University of Baltimore School of Law, more than a decade ago, Zarena Sita dreamed of joining the Innocence Project. When she didn’t get an internship at the nonprofit, thinking she’d lost the opportunity to fight wrongful convictions, she said, “My adviser said, ‘Why not prevent them from happening in the first place?'” Sita got an internship with the … [Read more...] about Black Marylanders to Watch 2025: Zarena Sita, Baltimore County assistant state’s attorney
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Black Marylanders to Watch 2025: Chad Williams, WNADA executive director
Some could say Chad Williams got his inspiration for urban planning and economic development from his childhood. He grew up in public housing in Washington, D.C. Today, Williams is the executive director of the West North Avenue Development Authority — a new, independent economic development agency in Maryland that coordinates state and city planning. The authority provides … [Read more...] about Black Marylanders to Watch 2025: Chad Williams, WNADA executive director
Navy women’s lacrosse loaded with returning talent, will mix in talented plebes
Navy women’s lacrosse is loaded with proven returning players and has added a strong recruiting class consisting of several plebes pushing for playing time. The Midshipmen have an embarrassment of riches in terms of overall talent and Hall of Fame coach Cindy Timchal is in a position of having to figure out how to get so many good players on the field. Competition for starting … [Read more...] about Navy women’s lacrosse loaded with returning talent, will mix in talented plebes
Orioles position preview: With Félix Bautista healthy again, bullpen looks to bounce back
The Orioles found out the hard way last season what life without Félix Bautista could be like. After losing Bautista to Tommy John elbow surgery at the end of the 2023 campaign, a year in which the right-hander won the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award and the Orioles’ 3.55 bullpen ERA ranked fifth in the majors, they spent the next 12 months patching … [Read more...] about Orioles position preview: With Félix Bautista healthy again, bullpen looks to bounce back
5 & Dine: Five Baltimore restaurants to celebrate Galentine’s Day
Ahead of Valentine’s Day two years ago, I wrote a 5 & Dine story about what a romantic city Baltimore is — the waterfront, the atmospheric dining, the oysters. In actuality, most of the featured restaurants, and many of the favorite dinners I’ve had since, were experienced with friends. Galentine’s Day, brought into the cultural vocabulary by Amy Poehler’s character in … [Read more...] about 5 & Dine: Five Baltimore restaurants to celebrate Galentine’s Day