Maryland Morning

Baltimore’s new Chief Information Officer has been on the job six weeks. Chris Tonjes is not just in charge of the computers on city workers’ desks, but also 911, 311, and the city’s aging computer infrastructure.

Then, electronic musician Dan Deacon’s new album is called America. Our music reviewer Tim Kabara finds out why you can't have Dan Deacon's America without Baltimore.

And, Tom Hall takes a walk through the sights and sounds of AKIMBO, a dance, music and art festival that hits Baltimore's Station North neighborhood tomorrow.

In July, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake chose Chris Tonjes to be Baltimore’s new Chief Information Officer. He was CIO of Washington DC’s public library system before starting here six weeks ago. He takes the position after a tumultuous six months for the Mayor’s Office of Information Technology. 

Web Extra: Chris Tonjes on his ideas for bridging the digital divide.

Tom takes an artwalk through the sites and sounds of the AKIMBO dance, music and art festival which hits Baltimore's Station North on Saturday.

Kwame Kwei-Armah took over the reins of Baltimore’s Center Stage in July 2011.

Kwame Kwei-Armah on Center Stage's "My America" project.

Our garden guru, Anne Raver, has decided to sell her family farm in Carroll County.  She wrote about the decision in an essay in the New York Times, "Saying Goodbye to the Farm."  The decision to sell means the land could be planted differently, and that the converted barn where she and her partner have lived for a long time

All hail the gut bacteria! There are TRILLIONS of bacteria living within our digestive tracts… and they do a lot to help us out. They assist in food digestion, bolster our immune systems, and can even help prevent allergies.

Thursday, September 13
The 39 Steps at The MarylandEnsemble Theatre 

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