Cleveland has recently lost one of its great artists Chappelle Letman. Chappelle said he lived two lives, one as a painter with sight, one in Cleveland as a sculptor after going blind. I filmed a documentary on him and we remained friends. I will miss him. youtube.com/watch?v=0J_X1or2…

with Sonny Rollins’ passing, there are officially no living participants from Art Kane’s famous “A Great Day in Harlem” photo. a chapter has closed.

Victor Wembanyama dribbled a basketball up a dangerous mountain route in 4.5 hours (takes a normal person 7-8 hours to walk up it) while training with the monks, per @ramonashelburne “One day he told Wembanyama to dribble a basketball up another dangerous mountain route to Sanhuangzhai, a monastery deep in the Song Mountains. The hike traversed cliffside plank paths, suspension bridges and ancient forests, and was five times as long as the one to Bodhidharma Cave. The trail forces you to climb roughly 2,500 feet in elevation across uneven ridges and stone.” (espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4881…)

Yo cuando Bad Bunny dijo Ecuador 🇪🇨

Johns Hopkins Medicine is suing some of the largest insurers in the country, including UnitedHealth, accusing them of being part of a nationwide price fixing cartel. Read my story for @BaltBizOnline here bizjournals.com/baltimore/ne…

casually throwing these types of dimes SEVENTY years ago is so crazy man

What an extraordinary talent! Brian Wilson single-handedly raised the bar on how to write and arrange a great pop song. He inspired and touched so many songwriters, including me. It pushed the Beatles towards Sergeant Pepper and in God Only Knows he created a masterpiece that remains unmatched to this day. God speed, Brian. -pg

Two bills going through the Maryland legislature could lead to thousands of @Univ_System_MD professors and graduate students joining unions. @AFTunion @UMD_GLU bizjournals.com/baltimore/ne…

bizjournals.com/baltimore/ne… @UMBaltimore and @JohnsHopkins could lose millions because of a proposed Trump rule cutting NIH research funding. The move sabotages the partnership between government and universities that is the basis of American innovation, one researcher said.

The much-anticipated OKC-CLE game averaged 1.87 million viewers on ESPN Wednesday night, up 20% vs. the comparable window last year. The game peaked with 2.5 million viewers. The back-and-forth contest which featured 30 lead changes propelled the Cleveland Cavaliers to the No. 1 trending topic worldwide on X during the game. The teams face off for “The Rematch” next Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7:30pm/et on TNT.

The agency in charge of regulating Maryland's cannabis industry is now under new leadership. bizjournals.com/baltimore/ne…

Catholic Charities of Baltimore has sold its 162-bed Baltimore nursing home. bizjournals.com/baltimore/ne…

The Nuggets have been MORE reliant on Joker the past five years than the Bulls EVER were on Jordan. Jokic is the primary rebounder, passer, playmaker and leader every game!

I'm mourning the death of Brazilian music star Sérgio Mendes (1941-2024). This track from his famous Brasil 66 band still sounds fresh and vibrant, so many decades later.

With The Crown closing, there's a really good story on the importance of Station North on pretty much every club generation since the 70s (at least). 70s-80s Odell's 80s Cignal Late 80s-2000s Choices/Trips/Gatsby's 2010's Windup Space 2013-present The Crown. Word?

Causation or coincidence? Meet A’ja Wilson:

Allmusic helped shape my music taste as a high schooler. Sad to see one of their best writers get laid off.

I’ve seen my girlfriend’s band play at the crown several times it’s such a great and unique venue. I’m going to miss it.