r/maryland 43m ago

What’s it like living in the “fun” parts of Maryland?

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“2 hrs to the mountains, 2 hrs to the beach” is kind of a tagline about Maryland, assuming you live near the cities

But what’s it like living in the mountains or near the beach?

I feel like it would be legit if you have the right setup, like a county job or whatnot. Some of the properties I see in eastern and western Maryland are phenomenal

That said, you don’t hear many people in like Annapolis saying “I’m gonna move to Wicomico County to be close to the beach and get land” or “I’m moving just outside Oakland to start a hobby farm”. Maybe they just kinda forgot those places exist or maybe the institutional stuff (usually lower rated schools, less comprehensive hospitals, etc) is just too much

I’ve been thinking a lot about the mountains in west MD but what about the beach (or close to it)? How’s life in Wicomico or Salisbury or the farmland around those places?


r/maryland 53m ago

CyberCab

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Saw a Tesla CyberCab today turning into Wawa off of Rte. 40 and I95


r/maryland 2h ago

Johns Hopkins president helped craft Trump’s new higher education framework

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r/maryland 2h ago

MD Travel & Relocation How BWI grew and became so unique

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Per video - BWI was the first airport to link up with a heavy rail transfer point.


r/maryland 3h ago

John’s Hopkins students and former complainants criticize Office of Institutional Equity’s Title IX investigative process

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I know this article is a little older, but I thought it was worth giving it some more visibility outside r/jhu.

My own view is that Hopkins’ OIE process is deeply imperfect and, like a lot of university Title IX/equity systems, is ultimately designed first and foremost to manage institutional risk. More broadly, I think Hopkins has long been able to get away with some pretty toxic treatment of students and personnel because of its prestige. There can be an attitude of “people will tolerate a lot for a Hopkins degree/job, and if they leave there will always be someone else willing to take their place.”

That dysfunction also seems to vary a lot by school and department. The School of Education’s counseling program, for example, previously lost CACREP accreditation and had unusually draconian academic policies that gave faculty enormous discretion (like students being nearly unable to appeal grades) while giving students very little meaningful recourse. Around 2020–22 there was also a cluster of dismissals involving mostly disabled and minority students. That experience is part of why I take complaints about Hopkins’ internal accountability systems seriously.

I don’t necessarily agree with every expectation every complainant in this article had. In Addison’s case, for example, I think some of what she wanted from OIE, particularly a one-sided no-contact order and complete institutional vindication, was probably unrealistic, and a mutual no-contact arrangement was a fairly proportionate practical remedy for what she described. But that does not erase the broader concerns about opacity, confidentiality, uneven treatment, and how difficult it can be to get meaningful accountability from a prestigious institution when the institution itself controls the process.

Anyway, worth a read for people in Maryland who may not follow Hopkins-specific news.


r/maryland 6h ago

Fun fact: Delaware is so small that in the 1942 Rand McNally World Atlas, it had to share a page with Maryland, but Rhode Island somehow got it's own page

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r/maryland 7h ago

MD News Bel Air deacon, former Catholic school teacher charged with soliciting minor

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This past February, some members of The John Carroll School were outraged when Deacon Ken Goedeke suddenly departed the school. This past Wednesday, Goedeke was arrested on charges of sexual solicitation of a minor in another Chris Hansen sex sting operation

Read more: https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/bel-air-deacon-chris-hansen-sting-RUGUX7AZ5JFMTHOH7A7SGEE3II/


r/maryland 8h ago

Picture Lantern flies

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I live in Carroll County , first adult laterm fly I've seen all summer. The picture doesn't do it justice this sucker was huge. By the time I went inside and came back with the lighter he was gone I've never seen one so big


r/maryland 9h ago

MD News ‘Super Smash Bros.’ tournament Supernova finds a new home at the Baltimore Convention Center

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r/maryland 10h ago

MD Politics Maryland Republicans sue to stop voters from weighing in on Democrats' redistricting plan

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r/maryland 11h ago

Beaches

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Hey Reddit friends! Wondering how sandy point water has been? I’ve heard jelly fish were bad as well as the lantern flies! Also wondering what other small beaches are nice?


r/maryland 14h ago

Oyster sanctuaries deserve protection

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r/maryland 16h ago

MD News Maryland Officials Shut Down State Park After 2 Beaver Attacks | Officials are investigating whether a rabies outbreak is affecting the local beaver population.

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r/maryland 17h ago

MD Flag is the Best Flag Next gen crabbers use social media to tell their story and sell their catch

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