Wounds heal, memories linger
Some nights, as Paul LaRuffa bustles past the bar en route to the kitchen of his restaurant, he feels the stares and overhears snatches of whispered conversation: That's the guy...
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True children of the theater
One in a series of occasional articles It's all so familiar, so old-fashioned: The dim church hall with its utilitarian stage and acres of beige linoleum. The squeak of folding...
Druid Hill pool is oasis, crossroads
One in a series of occasional articles After work, the pool at Druid Hill Park belongs to adult lap swimmers like Pam McCurley. She etches a stately breast stroke across...
When choices are a matter of life, death
In the family lounge of the Gilchrist Center -- a homey spot with a gas log fire, plants, an aquarium and comfy couches -- the headlines of the newspaper on...
Tough lessons for city students
A water leak caused pieces of the auditorium ceiling to collapse at Baltimore's City College yesterday. Magda Chia's ninth-grade history class hardly noticed. They were busy discussing far more disastrous...
Youth votes
Yesterday morning, 17-year-old Jay Sacci slept late, visited Dunkin Donuts for a chocolate frosted and a vanilla cream, did a load of wash for his mom and voted for the...
More anthrax suits likely against Postal Service
A lawsuit filed this week on behalf of Leroy "Rich" Richmond, a Virginia postal worker who contracted inhalation anthrax while working at Washington's central postal plant in 2001, might be...
African-Americans grapple with race of sniper suspects
In the African-American community, the good news came first and the bad news a half-beat later. "Did you hear?" huddled office workers and shocked e-mail buddies said to one another:...
Suspects’ race gives pause for community
In the black community, the good news came first and the bad news a half-beat later. "Did you hear?" huddled office workers and shocked e-mail buddies said to one another:...