Maryland Morning

In four weeks, Maryland voters will decide whether some undocumented immigrants should receive in-state tuition rates for higher education. A new report out of University of Maryland-Baltimore County examines what economic impact the so-called Dream Act would have if voters approve it.  We talk with the head researchers.

Then, Nathan talks with Baltimore Sun technology reporter and blogger Gus Sentementes about the month in tech news.

And, J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Center Stage’s production of Arthur Miller’s “An Enemy of the People.”

Can Apple bring its map app up to par? Does Facebook really have 1 billion users? We explore these questions and more with The Baltimore Sun's technology reporter Gus Sentementes.

"Centerstage's swift, engrossing production...seems less about the Fifties or Sixties than it does about right now" -J. Wynn Rousuck.

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews CENTERSTAGE's production of "An Enemy of the People," adapted by Arthur Miller from Henrick Ibsen's 19th century play.

How do vacants relate to inequality in the region?  In the latest installment of "The Lines Between Us," we hear from residents in neighborhoods with vacants about the problems they cause, and talk to Eric Siegel and Mel Freeman about why some neighborhoods are more affected than others.

Producer Stephanie Hughes reports on Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's Vacants to Value program, which hopes to bring homeowners to vacants homes in transitional neighborhoods across the city.

October's here. So's Sascha Wolhandler, to tell you how to make your pumpkins as tasty as your jack-o-lanterns are scary.

Sascha's October Pumpkin Recipes

Roasted Pumpkin

Ingredients:
1 Pumpkin

To celebrate Center Stage's 50th anniversary, artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah undertook an ambitious project to open a dialogue about the theater and how it fits into our local and national culture.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has proposed her own plan to deal with the vacants in Baltimore.  It’s called Vacants to Value, and she launched it in November 2010.  The program focuses on selling the vacants in specific transitioning neighborhoods.