Ashley Sterner

Baltimore

Local Morning Edition Host and Interim Assistant Program Director at WYPR-FM (Baltimore, MD)

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Frary Gallery Brings the Work of Baltimore Artists to Washington DC

1 week ago | wypr.org | Ashley Sterner |Melissa Gerr

1 of 7 — Jerrell Gibbs_Can't let 'em see me cry.jpg Images of artwork featured at The Irene and Richard Frary Gallery in Washington DC. Images courtesy The Irene and Richard Frary Gallery in Washington DC. 2 of 7 — PhaanHowng_Monstera Mash.jpg Images of artwork featured at The Irene and Richard Frary Gallery in Washington DC. Images courtesy The Irene and Richard Frary Gallery in Washington DC.
Stories from the Stoop: Dr. Joanne Martin

1 week ago | wypr.org | Ashley Sterner

Dr. Joanne Martin tells a stoop story about the founding of the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum. The next live Stoop Storytelling event is tonight; it's called "Unleashed: No muzzles, no collars, just real stories about animal companions." Information about the event, more stories, and the Stoop podcast is at StoopStorytelling.com. On The Record WYPR ProgramsOn the RecordStoop Storytelling
Whither Vaccines? HHS Changes Federal Covid Guidelines

1 week ago | wypr.org | Sheilah Kast |Ashley Sterner

It’s been less than a month since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that his department no longer recommends that healthy kids and pregnant women be vaccinated against Covid 19. The turmoil has only accelerated, as Kennedy last week fired the entire CDC vaccine advisory committee, and began restocking it with doctors, some of whom are skeptical of vaccines.
Make Studio Highlights Work of Eddie Kil in 'Express Impressionist'

1 week ago | wypr.org | Ashley Sterner |Melissa Gerr

Baltimore-based non-profit Make Studio supports the work of artists with disabilities in myriad ways and the space creates an atmosphere that churns with creativity, collaboration and fun. Their latest exhibit is: ‘Express Impressionist: The Inversive Artistic Practice of Eddie Kil’ and there’s a gallery opening tomorrow night. We talk about the exhibit and about Make Studio's mission with Stefan Bauschmid,Make Studio's Associate Director and Studio & Art Preparations manager...
'Murder Takes A Vacation'

1 week ago | wypr.org | Sheilah Kast |Ashley Sterner

Author Laura Lippman is out with her 29th or 30th novel, depending how you count. 'Murder Takes a Vacation' is a cozy mystery that follows a plus-sized Baltimore widow in her late 60s who is breaking out of her shell… at the same time she becomes the target of ruthless international criminals. A book launch event is on June 17th in the Penguin Room at Whitehall Mill.
The Loop is Back at Baltimore's Druid Hill Park

2 weeks ago | wypr.org | Ashley Sterner |Melissa Gerr |Sam Bermas-Dawes

The paved 1½ mile trail that around the lake at Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park (aka the loop) has reopened! It’s been out of commission for years because of a federally mandated infrastructure project that broke ground in 2017... a project that put two massive water tanks underground to protect drinking water for Baltimore residents. Now that this project is nearly complete, another project is about to begin... a project that could bring fishing, boating, and more to Druid Hill Lake.
Stories from the Stoop: Lola

2 weeks ago | wypr.org | Ashley Sterner

Lola tells a stoop story about how a queer awakening. The next live Stoop Storytelling event is called "Unleashed: No muzzles, no collars, just real stories about animal companions." Information about the event, more stories, and the Stoop podcast is at StoopStorytelling.com. The 50th Year Anniversary of Baltimore Pride is this weekend, with the Pride Parade starting at noon on Saturday, and Pride in the Park at Druid Hill Park starting at noon on Sunday.
Arts for Learning Maryland educates and inspires students

2 weeks ago | wypr.org | Ashley Sterner |Melissa Gerr

The arts can provide an outlet of expression that other ways of communication cannot. Making art can foster expanded thinking, creative problem solving, empathy, and more. And: art can help kids learn in ways that traditional education cannot. Enter Arts for Learning Maryland. The non profit provides schools with programming across all creative disciplines, and has based its work on these fundamental ideas for 75 years.
Permits required at some Maryland parks, plus favorite hiking spots

3 weeks ago | wypr.org | Ashley Sterner |Melissa Gerr

The Maryland State Park Service is rolling out a “day pass” system to keep its most popular parks from overcrowding. Angela Crenshaw, the Director of the Maryland Park Service, explains the policy, and offers tips for hiking and camping. On The Record WYPR ProgramsOn the RecordMaryland State Parks
What's it like to farm on the Eastern Shore?

3 weeks ago | wypr.org | Ashley Sterner |Melissa Gerr

1 of 3 — IMG_4254.jpeg Farmer Coard Bounds runs the corn combine on his land at Coulbourn Farm. Photo: Jill Bounds 2 of 3 — IMG_8807.jpeg Eastern Shore farmer Coard Bounds and his son wait by for refueling. Photo: Jill Bounds 3 of 3 — IMG_5055.jpeg Eastern Shore farmer Coard Bounds, assisted by his dog, work on a tractor software glitch on Coulbourn Farm.