One last humid day today, with highs around 90 and a chance for storms later. Some clouds and breeze tomorrow, with highs in the low 80s. Sunnier on Sunday, with highs in the mid 80s. The sun sticks around for Labor Day, with highs near 90.
Six people were shot in the city yesterday, one fatally. Yesterday’s youngest shooting victim is a 10-year-old boy. Among the shootings:
Around 9am, a 17-year-old male was shot in the back and foot near Johns Hopkins hospital in East Baltimore.
Yesterday afternoon, an unidentified man was fatally shot in south Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood.
Around 9pm, a 10-year-old boy and two men were shot along North Avenue near Coppin State University. Police say that two gunmen sprayed the scene with bullets and the child was not targeted (as if that makes it any more palatable). None of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries.
This week. five children were shot in the city (aged 10, 16, 17, 17, 17 – killed).
After months of rumors, internet giant AOL (part of telecom behemoth Verizon) is buying Canton-based ad-tech company Millennial Media for $248 million. AOL says the move will complement its other advertising platform (AOL’s Ad.com team works out of the Natty Boh tower in Brewers Hill). Since Millennial went public in 2012 at a $1.87 billion valuation, the company has struggled to hold its own against companies like Google and Facebook in the hunt for mobile ad revenue. Depending on who you listen to, AOL’s purchase is either a “mercy kill” for Millennial, taking “the body of what was once a fast-running race car to be stripped for parts” or a “successful exit” that “could be a sign that Baltimore’s status as a startup hot spot is on the rise.”
This week, Fells Point bar owner Mike Maraziti joined an increasingly crowded field of candidates for mayor. Maraziti, owner of One-Eyed Mike’s and president of the Fells Point Main Street association, filed paperwork to run in April’s Democratic primary.
Maraziti: “If anyone knows anything about the restaurant business, you’re a politician through and through.”
A Sports Illustrated analyst has the Ravens winning Super Bowl 50, if they stay healthy. Last night, the team dropped it’s final preseason matchup to the Atlanta Falcons, 20-19.
BBQ, Pink Flamingos, and a 12 mile jog down Charles Street in Baltimore magazine’s weekend lineup. Over at SouthBmore.com, even more Labor Day Weekend options, like The Color Run, sailing on the Pride of Baltimore II, and all of this weekend’s farmers’ markets.