Dec 9th, 2008 · The Baltimore Opera is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. The Baltimore Sun reports the remainder of the 2008-2009 season has been canceled, and ticket holders will not receive refunds. Peformers are being released from their contracts.
Dec 9th, 2008 · Tribune Co. which owns the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun and other dailies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The conglomerate also owns TV stations, the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. It's been crushed by a drop in advertising and $13 billion in debt.
Dec 8th, 2008 · The nation's third-largest newspaper publisher filed for bankruptcy today. The Chicago-based Tribune Co. owns eight metro dailies, including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and The Baltimore Sun.
Mar 6th, 2008 · David Simon, creator and executive producer of HBO's series The Wire, joins Fresh Air to talk about his career and the genesis of the show. Simon writes many of the episodes -- and some story lines come from his former job as a police reporter for the Baltimore Sun.
May 19th, 2007 · Did you ever wonder about the lineage of the family mutt? Baltimore Sun reporter John Woestendiek did. And he wound up writing about his efforts to track his dog's origins, including his genetic history.
Nov 8th, 2006 · Bill Marimow, a former Baltimore Sun editor who most recently served as ombudsman at National Public Radio, will become the editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Marimow, the former managing editor for NPR's national news division, replaces editor Amanda Bennett at the Inquirer, where he once served as city editor. Bennett will step down at the end of the year from her post at the city's largest newspaper.
Sep 16th, 2006 · John Goodspeed was a Baltimore Sun columnist (writing as Mr. Peeps) and author of A Fairly Complete Lexicon of Baltimorese. His death at 86 robs the city of a favorite son... even if he came from Texas.