Standing room only for Erik Larson!

I'm watching the very entertaining season premiere of The Morning Show, and there are several scenes in it that feel like they could have been written this morning. (Which speaks well for the show and quite poorly for this morning.)

Sources are confidential. Period. You sign up for this job, and you have to be willing to go to jail to protect them. I almost had to once, in 1997. A benevolent federal judge quashed the subpoena. I remember the fear, but also the pride of being trusted with deep secrets. All we have is our word.

I mean, I’m here for the fox photos and the mushroom photos and the cute dogs and to share some good local stories but otherwise I’m sort of confused? So many arguments, so much shouting.

I come on here for 10 minutes and realize I am not online enough to know what everyone is fighting about. Back to my book!

There is so much to be upset about these days. And then, there are the people who anonymously complained about a peach and an eggplant in a historic district....jeopardizing their future because...well, honestly, you just have to read the story. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

What if we just keep talking about Robert Redford and sharing our favorite photos of him?

The Y would like to upgrade its facilities, but it can't, because #Baltimore county owns them. The county would like to provide more access to, but it can't, because the Y already heavily subsidizes membership. #swim baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-staging.web.arc-cdn.net/community/lo...

Get your news on! #Baltimore Co council has passed a map. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The art of silence is overrated. Not everyone has to comment on everything.

I will never forget the quiet moment when a source on a story took me to this monument in Breezy Point. They lost so many neighbors that day. Secretaries at Canter. Traders. Firefighters. We looked out at the skyline and sobbed.

Looks like lights out for the Ben Carson solar farm. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

In which a parent votes to ban a book she didn't even read. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Things got testy last night in #Baltimore County over the latest iteration of the redistricting map. baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-staging.web.arc-cdn.net/politics-pow...

Izzy Patoka is announcing his run for #Baltimore Co Executive. I tracked down his third-grade class photo, where he is holding the sign next to his then-neighbor, the late Kevin Kamenetz. Kevin was the first Jewish Baltimore Co Exec; Izzy is running to be the 2nd. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

We're so lucky to have Cayla Harris as The Banner's obituary writer. www.thebanner.com/obituaries/o...

There is a fight brewing over the maps in Baltimore County, part of a nationwide redistricting battle. Pretty interesting. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

“Nothing we are doing is inspired by the president. The president does not inspire us,” @govwesmoore.bsky.social on a walk with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott through Scott's old neighborhood, where crime has dropped dramatically in recent years. @leeosanderlin.bsky.social @pwoodreporter.bsky.social

#Baltimore Co paid former #JohnnyO chief of staff Pat Murray $100,000 to settle a lawsuit that its IG filed against him long after he left the county. Then it got a judge to seal the case and exempt it from any PIAs. #FOIA @jasonleopold.bsky.social @cjciaramella.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5n86ecww

Sublime news for Baltimore lovers of great art. hebanner.com/culture/arts/amy-sherald-american-sublime-baltimore-bma-O3S53K7K2JBE7AYVKXG2RKIVII/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMlo2pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHn_P74DqPjQITr-KvynMDgL3dsDooHqNy5nMhBl4U1YJEmtT22TDqzObkYo-_aem_PB2N3kTWoocsdiNZT6tKDQ

The meetings are too damn long!

President Donald Trump said some things today about the National Guard and about Baltimore. Did he say he'll send troops to Baltimore? 🤷‍♀️ We're still trying to figure that one out. From your @thebaltimorebanner.com politics team: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

1 September 1939 | A Polish Jewish boy, Meilech Raich, was born in Trzebinia. In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz from ghetto in Chrzanów. He was murdered in a gas chamber.

I like Ethan Hawke's approach to life. The best is yet to come. www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/etha...

Lave it to the beavers. Seriously incredible animals.

As soon as he saw the obstacle course, Julian Jones couldn't help himself. As a writer, neither could I - a man who has encountered many obstacles, and will encounter more as he tries to become #Baltimore County's first Black County Executive. @jphotoj.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

#Baltimore County paid $100,000 to settle a lawsuit that the county, through its inspector general, brought against a former employee. The county - not Employee A - got the case sealed. All of it came to light as two county execs declined to re-appoint her. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

I hadn't planned to write this - or, really, anything about my recent weight loss while on a GLP-1 drug. I'd like to think my weight loss is the least interesting thing about me. But then people came for Serena, and @lesliegraystreeter.bsky.social helped me realize I did have something to say.

If you read this obit, you will see why @alissazhu.bsky.social is such a valued colleague. So much heart here for a man others would surely overlook. www.thebanner.com/obituaries/m...

This is a crazy story.

Councilmanic courtesy? Why wasn't Todd Crandell arrested or charged when he told a police officer who refused to un-cuff him that he will "shove a Glock up your ass?" We spent a lot of time getting records from the #Baltimore police in an attempt to find out. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

“I could not imagine one of my clients not getting arrested under those circumstances,” defense attorney Natalie Finegar on the treatment of Baltimore Co Councilman Todd Crandell. The Dundalk Republican told police, “I will shove a Glock up your ass.” Black residents have not been as fortunate.

Wellie the pig is home. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

I’m seeing a lot of “the press is failing us.” But local and regional outlets are not. Support your local news outlets!

There are no public pools in Baltimore County. Beaver Dam is one of the few places people can show up and pay to swim. But there have been drownings on occasion - including over the weekend.

Just two besties sharing an old vinegar box. Is there anything cuter to brighten up the day? #bunnies.

Read to the end because the best part of the excellent profile is the correction!

No one is having as much fun on TV as Malin Akerman is on Hunting Wives.

Watched Booksmart with my booksmart daughter and feel the genre was well represented.

I need to watch In Bruges again. Colin Farrell is brilliant.

Tonight’s movie: The Banshees of Inishirin. Beautifully shot, thoughtfully written, excellent dialogue and stellar performances. Great fiddling music. Thatched roofs. Reminded me of our Irish honeymoon. Except the movie is quite depressing. Honeymoon wasn’t.

Mothers contain multitudes. Live your best life, Halle! You clearly are! people.com/halle-berry-...

My daughter and I watched Ten Things I Hate About You. The loss of Heath Ledger is so monumental.

Should it remain crucial habitat for bald eagles, or should it be a marijuana dispensary?

Two Ronas for one low price. Thank you Baltimore Co. Library for inviting me!

The quest for a greater warrior college begins with a quest to assess the teaching now. Only, they're spelling it "asses," and what it really means is a Great Purge. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/colu...

In contrast to #Baltimore Co, which has not one single public pool, Baltimore City has several. They are free; several have just been renovated. Some suburbanites jump in too! "Everybody is lit up when they come here.” @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

"The kids are the medicine the river needs right now." Love, love, love this story, photos, video, graphics, drone work, and words from the team at @washingtonpost.com! @sejorg.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...

Redistricting. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...