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Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck spotlights playwright Regina Taylor's joyful musical tribute to traditional Black churches, in an Artscentric production at Baltimore Center Stage.

I remember as a little boy I loved the story of Peter Rabbit raiding the turnip patch. However, as plausible as that story is, I now think that what Mr. R was looking for were parsnips, a root vegetable that I consider to be far superior to plain old turnips. Chef Jerry Pellegrino believe, like I do, that parsnips deserve a great deal more of our attention?

NPR's Franco Ordonez, refugee services activist Krish Vignarajah and Baltimore County's new immigrant outreach coordinator Giuliana Valencia-Banks share their insights on America's intractable immigration crisis.

A report by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council proposes a new regional commission to fund and administer rail and bus lines for the greater Baltimore region. Three men with with keen insights into those plans join us to explain.

While surfing through our thousands of choices on cable, I stumbled across the original episodes of "The French Chef" with Julia Child. I immediately started watching those seminal shows, and immediately started learning things I didn't know. And I hoped Chef Jerry Pellegrino would forgive me for not possessing Julia's encyclopedic knowledge of kitchen craft. Here are some useful tips.

Open Society Institute’s Baltimore field office works to improve city life by offering start-up funding to social entrepreneurs. Today, we kick off our…

Eighty days into his tenure as Baltimore City’s mayor, Brandon Scott wrestles with some of the city’s enduring challenges, and some newer ones. We ask…

It’s the Midday Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen. Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, which is being manufactured here in Baltimore, has been approved…

The esteemed public health expert discusses xwhat the pause in use of J & J's popular one-shot Janssen vaccine could mean for the mass vaccination drive.

Market Report - October 4, 2022You'll never find a better time of the year to go to your local market than right now. Just about anything that can grow in Maryland is on the farmers' shelves. And what a sight it is! And as I told Chef Jerry Pellegrino, just walking up and down the aisles of the market makes you mouth water.

We hear about two projects to boost the confidence of young people in Baltimore. The outdoor education program ‘Fernway Outdoors,’ will offer field trips and teach wilderness skills. And the group ‘Gentleman’s Graffiti’ will create a safe space for young men to express themselves through art.

The popular online grammarian and language consultant answers our burning questions about punctuation and proper word usage.

There's one quintessential Baltimore dish that gets my attention every time, and that's Sour Beef and Dumplings. This is one of the great comfort foods I know and just thinking about it literally makes my mouth water. And Chef Jerry Pellegrino agrees, it's no secret that our Sour Beef and Dumplings is identical to the German national dish Sauerbraten.

We’ll go On the Record with two Open Society Institute Baltimore Community Fellows who educate, support and mentor young people in East Baltimore. They talk about why ‘not giving up’ drives their success and why even after OSI’s help they face challenges in funding, data-tracking and personnel.

The twice-elected Democratic leader of Maryland's third largest county joins us to discuss the issues topping his agenda, from addressing crime and school safety to crafting a new budget.

Bestselling author Jonathan Eig on the first major biography on Dr. King in the last 40 years.

Interestingly, the name "ribollita" means "re-boiled" soup, primarily because it was an improvised soup made from yesterday's left-over minestrone. Standard ingredients include torn-up bread, white beans, garlic, a leafy green vegetable and tomatoes, and in all authentic recipes, a chunk of parmesan cheese rind.Years ago I was in Florence on holiday, and I was thoroughly enjoying the local cuisine. One item that caught my eye was a soup called "ribollita" with a seeming endless list of ingredients. I told Chef Jerry Pellegrino that I tried it a few times at different restaurants, and it was never the same way twice.

As the debate over banning books continues, Midday hears from a librarian, community advocates and an author directly involved in this issue.

Bestselling author Jonathan Eig joins us to discuss his new book about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the first comprehensive biography of the slain social justice activist in nearly 40 years.

Join us on this month's episode of Future City on 88.1 WYPR as we engage in a thought-provoking conversation about gun control, aiming to build a safer and more secure Baltimore.