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Things to do in Baltimore this week: Halloween parties, ZooBOOO!, the sounds of Motown and more

The top A&E events in the Baltimore area for the week of Oct. 20-26, 2019.

By Chris Kaltenbach

5:00 AM

• Sports

Maryland sweep: Local runners take top spots at Baltimore Running Festival, months after winning Baltimore 10-Miler

Jeremy Ardanuy and Natalie Atabek were the men’s and women’s winners Saturday in the marathon at the 2019 Baltimore Running Festival.

By Nathan Ruiz

Oct 19, 2019

• Ravens

How to watch Ravens vs. Seahawks: Week 7 game time, TV, odds and more

Here’s what you need to know about the Week 7 game between the Ravens (4-2) and Seahawks (5-1).

By Jonas Shaffer

5:00 AM

• Politics

Mayor Young moves to name Baltimore courthouse for U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings

Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said Friday he will move to rename the Courthouse East building in downtown Baltimore after the late U.S. Elijah E. Cummings.

By Luke Broadwater

Oct 18, 2019

• Politics

Who might run for the rare opportunity that is U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings’ seat?

The sudden death of Democrat U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings ― a venerated figure who mentored a younger generation of public servants ― leaves many lawmakers, even while mourning, facing a tough decision.

By Luke Broadwater

Oct 19, 2019

• Nation & World

Trump drops plan to host G-7 summit at his Florida golf resort in 2020; chief of staff says president ‘honestly surprised’ at intense criticism

President Donald Trump says he is reversing his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders' meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort.

• Politics

To many, Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings was an American hero. To his siblings, ‘he was so much more.’

The siblings of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore weren’t surprised by their brother’s rise to political prominence, always feeling he was destined for something big.

By Talia Richman

Oct 18, 2019

• Politics

Baltimore is furiously knocking down vacant houses — but barely keeps up as new ones go empty

Despite demolition crews working at an unprecedented pace in recent months to tear down Baltimore’s vacant houses, the number of abandoned buildings in the city has barely budged.

• Baltimore City

Baltimore traffic once depended on a system of homemade signals

Although electric traffic signals had been around since the 1920s, Baltimore only surrendered its last hand-operated semaphore in 1951.

By Jacques Kelly

Oct 19, 2019

• Terps

Maryland’s comeback bid falls short in 34-28 loss to Indiana, putting bowl hopes in jeopardy

The defeat, the fourth in five games for Maryland (3-4, 1-3), all but dashed any chance of the Terps navigating their way to six wins and bowl-eligibility.

By Don Markus

Oct 19, 2019

• Baltimore County

Towson University to name new quad in honor of former minority affairs dean who was ‘an inspiration, a leader’

Just moments before unveiling an outdoor bust in honor of Julius Chapman, the school’s first Dean of Minority Affairs from 1969 to 1981, Towson President Kim Schatzel announced that the surrounding area would soon be turned into a quad where students could gather to study or socialize or do a little of both.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Oct 19, 2019

• Carroll County News

Considering Kirwan: Carroll politicians fear repeat of Thornton commission; MSEA supports recommendations

On its surface, the proposal that Maryland increase education funding by $4 billion statewide proposal appears beneficial to Carroll County, but some local elected officials doubt this proposal is as positive as it seems.