5-14-12: Domestic Violence and the Violence Against Women Act

With the Violence Against Women Act up for reauthorization, we talk with experts and hear from a representative from an organization that tries to help those in abusive relationships.

5-11-12: Vital Signs 10

A decade-long portrait of Baltimore in data: from crime to grime to graduation to transportation.

5-11-12: Boundary Block Party

Tomorrow in Central West Baltimore, some residents will be partying their way across lines of race, class, and geography.

4-2-12: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana

A tale of a homespun economy in Afghanistan.

2-28-12: The State of Juvenile Justice

We talk with the director of the Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit, Nick Moroney.

1-31-12: Counting the Homeless

How a few Maryland counties are tackling the homeless census this year.

1-23-12: Lead Paint Poisoning Judgment Overturned

A Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruling just tossed a $2.6 million judgment against the Housing Authority of Baltimore City. It was one of several outstanding judgments in cases where children had been poisoned by lead paint in public housing. The ruling leaves several questions unanswered. Sheilah walks through them with University of Maryland law professor Brenda Blom and attorney Saul Kerpelman.

1-11-12: Maryland Morning Culture Calendar

Treats for aesthetes!

1-4-12: Maryland Morning Culture Calendar

Treats for aesthetes!

1-3-12: Haircuts for the Homeless

We visit Robert Cradle, a barber who’s giving free cuts–and a new self-image–to Maryland’s homeless.