The Baltimore Sun has cut its features coverage, which means the death of human interest stories and reporting on things like visual arts, music, theater, and dining. 

The slashing of this type of coverage in the city’s paper of record is a huge loss to Baltimore’s arts and culture community -- or is it? We ask Teri Henderson, Arts and Culture Editor at Baltimore Beat, and Cara Ober, Executive director of Bmore Art, to weigh in.

The Baltimore Sun has <a href="https://wbng.org/2024/10/29/baltimore-sun-eliminates-features-department-ending-135-year-tradition-of-cultural-coverage/">cut its features coverage</a>, which means the death of human interest stories and reporting on things like visual arts, music, theater, and dining. 
The slashing of this type of coverage in the city’s paper of record is a huge loss to Baltimore’s arts and culture community -- or is it? We ask <a href="https://www.blackfeministstaughtme.com/baltimore/teri-henderson">Teri Henderson</a>, Arts and Culture Editor at <a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/">Baltimore Beat</a>, and <a href="https://www.caraober.com/">Cara Ober</a>, Executive director of <a href="https://bmoreart.com/">Bmore Art</a>, to weigh in.

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Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you?d like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org" target="_blank">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

On The Record

Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at ontherecord@wypr.org

Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

What's lost when Baltimore arts and culture coverage gets cut?

The Maryland Port Authority will receive $145 million dollars from the Biden administration's Clean Ports Program, with $32 million dollars to benefit sustainability upgrades at Seagirt and Dundalk Terminal.

Mark Schmidt, president of Ports America Chesapeake, tells us more. Ports America Chesapeake operates Seagirt and Dundalk Marine Terminals at the Port of Baltimore under a public-private agreement with the Maryland Port Administration. 

Links:
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $147M in Clean Ports Investments in Maryland as Part of Investing America Agenda | US EPA.
Biden visits Port of Baltimore to announce funding for carbon reduction at US ports

The Maryland Port Authority will receive $145 million dollars from the Biden administration's Clean Ports Program, with $32 million dollars to benefit sustainability upgrades at Seagirt and Dundalk Terminal.
Mark Schmidt, president of <a href="https://www.portsamerica.com/our-locations/baltimore-md?terminal=seagirt-marine-terminal">Ports America Chesapeake</a>, tells us more. Ports America Chesapeake operates Seagirt and Dundalk Marine Terminals at the Port of Baltimore under a public-private agreement with the Maryland Port Administration. 
Links:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-147m-clean-ports-investments-maryland-part#:~:text=The%20projects%20supported%20by%20the,create%20more%20clean%20energy%20jobs">Biden-Harris Administration Announces $147M in Clean Ports Investments in Maryland as Part of Investing America Agenda | US EPA</a>.</li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/biden-visit-port-of-baltimore-ULTVHXON3RGGDBAMOLEIUZBI6Q/">Biden visits Port of Baltimore to announce funding for carbon reduction at US ports</a> </li>
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Green energy upgrades for the Port of Baltimore

Here's a Stoop Story from Barbara Skidmore about standing up for what you believe in, even when it’s against the expectations of others.

Next up for live Stoop Storytelling: Creating Art, Creating Change:
Art as a Tool for Healing Communities. It happens at AVAM on Thursday, November 14, at 7 pm.

Here's a Stoop Story from Barbara Skidmore about standing up for what you believe in, even when it’s against the expectations of others.
Next up for live Stoop Storytelling: <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/creating-art-creating-change-stories-about-art-as-a-tool-for-social-justice/">Creating Art, Creating Change:</a> <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/creating-art-creating-change-stories-about-art-as-a-tool-for-social-justice/">Art as a Tool for Healing Communities.</a> It happens at AVAM on Thursday, November 14, at 7 pm.

Stories from the Stoop: Stand by your beliefs!

Sportsmanship means playing by rules, civilized behavior and respect for opponents. American Visionary ArtMuseum’s, “Good Sports: The Wisdom and Fun of Fair Play,”features 150 artists who explore those themes - at a time when we need to hear them! We get a preview from  associate curator and grants manager Gage Branda.

Links: American Visionary Art Museum, Creating Art, Creating Change:
Art as a Tool for Healing Communities on Nov. 14., Bazaart and other events .

Sportsmanship means playing by rules, civilized behavior and respect for opponents. American Visionary Art Museum’s, “<a href="https://www.avam.org/exhibitions/good-sports%3A-the-wisdom-%26-fun-of-fair-play">Good Sports: The Wisdom and Fun of Fair Play,”</a> features 150 artists who explore those themes - at a time when we need to hear them! We get a preview from  associate curator and grants manager Gage Branda.
Links: <a href="https://www.avam.org/">American Visionary Art Museum</a>, <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/creating-art-creating-change-stories-about-art-as-a-tool-for-social-justice/">Creating Art, Creating Change:</a> <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/creating-art-creating-change-stories-about-art-as-a-tool-for-social-justice/">Art as a Tool for Healing Communities on Nov. 14</a>., <a href="https://www.avam.org/exhibitions-and-events">Bazaart and other events </a>.

What's lost when Baltimore arts and culture coverage gets cut?

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