The cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been refloated and towed to port with the assistance of five tugboats. The ship, named The Dali, had been trapped under debris from the destroyed bridge since March, when the collapse killed six construction workers. CBS News has more on what’s next for the Dali and the bridge.
I have my Siri set to South African English, because the other voices tend to give me strong uncanny valley vibes (the Irish one damn near gave me a panic attack the first time I tried it), and it’s very fun to listen to South African Siri pronounce certain words. #Baltimore, for example, becomes more like ‘Bahlti-MORE’. ‘Chartreuse’ is a pretty good one, too.
I have just discovered that the Baltimore Rock Opera Society exists, its current show is A Computer That Loves: And Why Not To Build One, "a original universe-spanning sci-fi rock opera epic with a big (and heavy) heart."
At first glance I thought the "15 cents" price was from a yard sale markdown but then I spotted the Hardware Fair sticker. Pre-UPC economy. This chain survived in #Baltimore from post WWII originally as the Baltimore Salvage Company, then expanding from a Pratt Street storefront to about a dozen retail stores from Glen Burnie to Reisterstown to Perry Hall.
3 pair of tiny brackets. #retro
Spurred by climate protests in art museums, #Baltimore Museum of Art unveils sustainability plan
"The climate plan, expected by year’s end, could evaluate how the museum could relax its stringent indoor climate controls to reduce energy use, ways to implement composting for food scraps and strategies to reduce waste associated with packaging artwork and setting up exhibitions, Naeem said."
"What a sweet romance: an esteemed Hopkins scientist, whose research took him away from home, writing love letters back to his wife in Baltimore. Or so it seemed."