Maryland Morning

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake unveiled her Vacants to Value initiative in November 2010. The mayor’s goal is to rehabilitate more than 1,000 vacant buildings in targeted neighborhoods with program. Now, 18 months later after its launch, she joins us to talk about how far the program has come towards its goal.

It’s time for our annual rundown of the Maryland Film Festival

How to prepare for death in an age of medical advances.

When warm weather hits, how do you update your wardrobe? Sheilah talks with Zoey Washington, CEO of fashion consulting company LITTLEbird, about strategies for approaching your closet.

Theater Critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Single Carrot Theatre’s production of Hotel Cassiopeia, which depicts the life of artist Joseph Cornell, known for his small wooden shadow boxes.

Dr. Carla Hayden of the Enoch Pratt Free Library brings us her picks for crossover successes.

Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland students are holding rallies this week under the banner, “My Generation Will be Free.” They want to end human trafficking, which is a major problem in Maryland, and getting worse for minors. We talk to one of the students hosting the events, and to the director of an organization that helps victims of trafficking.

How to best reforest western Maryland’s strip-mined land.

A review of Centerstage's production of "The Whipping Man," directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah.

We take a look at the what the General Assembly did and what they didn’t do.

ProPublica reporter Michael Grabell on his new book, “Money Well Spent?: The Truth Behind the Trillion-Dollar Stimulus, the Biggest Economic Recovery Plan in History.”

A century after the Titanic left on its maiden voyage, Tom Hall talks with Baltimore Sun journalist Fred Rasmussen about why we’re still so fascinated by it.

With new numbers out this morning from the Bureau of Labor Statistics we take a look at Maryland’s economy. The House is considering a measure that would change how and where septic systems are developed in Maryland.

We take a look at the results of yesterday’s Republican and Democratic primaries.

Baltimore is having 15 of the historic buildings it owns appraised–for possible sale or private partnership. We talk with architect and architectural historian Charlie Duff about how those buildings could be used if the city decides to sell.

Orioles Opening Day is Friday. Johns Hopkins Voice Center director tells Tom Hall how to cheer without giving yourself a nodule on your vocal cord, and what professions are most at risk for voice health problems.

Ralign Wells’ journey from bus driver to MTA chief -- and Morgan State’s production of “Porgy and Bess.”