A F James MacArthur
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On the Blog Post NEWS HAPPENS! In Praise Of Hyper-Local Media
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On the article Royal Farms Drops Remington Store Plans
A F James MacArthur
12:05 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
ReplySome growth is a good thing. A vehement anti-growth-no-matter-what attitude is what prevents business like the co-op from being the success they can be.
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On the article Robber Puts Gun to Man’s Head, Steals 75 Cents
A F James MacArthur
11:58 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
ReplyThe type of duo that runs up on random individuals sticking them up with guns are petty, cowardly, two-bit thugs.
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On the article Police Report Double Shooting
A F James MacArthur
4:15 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012
It took a sick man pulling the trigger to cause this. How about blaming him and not the guns? Certainly it wasn't the gun that made him do it.
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On the article Detectives Investigating Old York Road Homicide
A F James MacArthur
5:00 pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
ReplyIt's actually in the 3600 block of OLD York Rd which of course runs parallel to Greenmount/York Rd. I was on scene moments after police arrived. I've corrected the police via twitter, but they continue to put out the bad address to media. Go figure. Who needs accurate details right?
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On the article You Tell Us: What Event Should Promote Baltimore?
A F James MacArthur
10:21 am on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
ReplyA bicycle criterium race series would bring lots of excitement, athletes of all abilities, and could be pulled of for a scant fraction of the price tag. Take a hint from the Baltimore Running Festival/Baltimore Marathon.
What started as a simple marathon is now a huge, nationally acclaimed, world renown, destination running event. Of course from the start, the event involved minimal tax payer dollars and is largely self funded by sponsors and entry fees.
People forget the Tour De France has been a huge successful bike race for 99 years now. Bike racing is big & growing, if done right.
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On the article Growing Baltimore Brew Looks to Kick-Start Revenue Stream
A F James MacArthur
4:10 pm on Saturday, December 10, 2011
ReplyDue to obvious reasons, I should refrain comment from the main subject, but as to Bruce's; agreed. Bednar is also the hardest working man in Baltimore media.
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On the article Man Fatally Shot in Robbery on Greenmount Avenue
A F James MacArthur
4:01 am on Tuesday, November 1, 2011
ReplyIndeed, this would be the fifth shooting there in a little over two years. Nothing but madness.
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On the article Baltimore Police: Man Fatally Shot in Pen Lucy
A F James MacArthur
6:56 pm on Thursday, September 8, 2011
ReplyGreat article, bringing further light to a most troubled area of North Baltimore.
There is a lot of violence in this area. Some of it is put out by the police on twitter, much of it is not. A lot of it, you could talk to some locals, and even they are unaware. As a news hound, I have personally been on scene of numerous violent incidents within a block of this spot, and saw most of them NEVER reported by any media outlet in town. This is shameful.
Even the police who promised to put out every serious incident on twitter have fallen short when it comes to telling the true story of Pen Lucy.
It is one of few neighborhoods, that's seen so much violence over the years, it has it's very own memorial garden; with the names of local youth slain, etched in stone in remembrance.
Having been a home owner in the immediate vicinity for many years, I am intimately familiar with the area. Rev. Muth & I have exchanged many pleasant greetings and occasional polite conversation on many of my early morning dog walks.
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On the article Councilman's Comments on Race Leave Colleagues Flummoxed
A F James MacArthur
2:58 pm on Saturday, August 20, 2011
ReplyNow that we have the attention of the esteemed state Del. Jill P. Carter in the comment above, I would suggest the author of the story do a follow up, including an interview with the three term state legislator, former mayoral candidate. Baltimore sad's story of putting it's majority population on the back burner has a long dark history.
While Councilman Stokes comments may have evoked an emotional reaction from many, upon close examination of the way things seems to really work in this city, it's hard to disagree with some of the facts.
A F James MacArthur
5:49 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Totally understand the context your painted Mr. Foreman. It really was that way, but that was before the flow and delivery of information became democratized.
Now that anyone can produce news, and there are millions of places to get it, things have changed big time.
Newspapers are no longer the primary source of news they once were. They have to get a tighter focus and specialize in doing what others do, or they'll soon be extinct like the telegram. Eventually the telephone took over.