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With spring here and summer quickly approaching, Evan Balkan returns to Midday to share his list of the best walking tours of Baltimore. Balkan is author of Walking Baltimore: An Insider’s Guide to 22 Historic Neighborhoods, Waterfront Districts, and Hidden Treasures in Charm City.

May 21, 2013

The Black Guerilla Family hit the headlines two weeks ago when Tavon White, other inmates and 13 corrections officers were indicted for criminal gang activity at the Baltimore jail. But, B.G.F.’s history reaches back five decades when Black Panther George Jackson started a revolutionary organization to protect prisoner rights. We learn what part of that political ideology is still visible here in Baltimore.

May 7, 2013

About a dozen miles north of Frederick, before you get to Thurmont, you’ll see some plain stone and log homes. They look old. They are old. They're part of what’s left of the village that used to surround an active iron furnace, the Catoctin Furnace.  

Web Extra: On the search for the ancestors of a forgotten cemetary

Web Extra: On preserving Catoctin village

On The Lines Between Us, we look in the psychological effects of "administrative segregation" and "disciplinary segregation" on Maryland prisoners and how they compare to solitary confinement.

Then, Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival and Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post tell us what movies to look out for at this year's Maryland Film Festival.

We all know that in case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. For information, press 4-1-1. But last year, more than 96,000 Maryland residents dialed 2-1-1. Sandy Monck, chief impact officer at United Way of Central Maryland tells us how UWCM's 2-1-1 Maryland is assisting residents in need.

April 30, 2013

Web Extra: Seema Iyer on the significance of Vital Signs in an age of open data

Web Extra: Comparing Baltimore data to other cities

Web Extra: Who should use Vital Signs?

April 24, 2013

M.J. “Jay” Brodie, former president of the Baltimore Development Corp. and now a columnist for the Baltimore Business Journal, shares his vision for the city, including his ideas for improving parts of East and West Baltimore. Also, we’ll touch on the recently announced plans to renovate Lexington Market, and the latest Red Line developments.