Columnist and obituary reporter

Jacques Kelly

Jacques Kelly came to The Evening Sun as a summer intern in 1969 and later joined The News American. He’s been with The Baltimore Sun since 1986. As a local columnist and reporter, Jacques writes about neighborhoods for readers who like learning more about their city. He also writes local obituaries. Email him at jkelly@baltsun.com.

Dr. George U. Balis, 68, professor of psychiatry

October 23, 2018 at 12:05 a.m.

Dr. George Ulysses Balis, 68, who directed the psychiatric education of University of Maryland's medical students for many years, died of cancer Monday at that institution's hospital. The Greek-born physician,...

Rhea Wolf Offit, 92, Northwest movie theaters owner

October 22, 2018 at 10:42 p.m.

Rhea Wolf Offit, a former owner of Northwest Baltimore motion picture houses who had been president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Levindale Home for the Aged, died of heart...

Introducing a new generation to the joy of train watching

October 22, 2018 at 11:46 p.m.

THE OTHER DAY, FIVE of us crammed into a periwinkle-colored Volkswagen and dipped down the Lafayette Avenue hill in search of a Washington-bound commuter train. We weren't trying to catch...

New worlds under glass Conservatory: A multimillion-dollar revamping of Druid Hill Park’s greenhouses is expected to bring new life from the desert, Mediterranean and tropics into the little-known attraction.

October 12, 2018 at 11:05 p.m.

Druid Hill Park visitors will stroll through a balmy climate among banana trees, vanilla vines and pots of jasmine when its greenhouses reopen, freshly re-stocked with the flora of the...

Sturdy furniture serves many generations

October 22, 2018 at 8:23 p.m.

MY SISTER ANN issued a semi-urgent call. She needed furniture pronto, because come February she expects to deliver twins. The new arrivals will join her 2-year-old son, Paul, and husband,...

Baltimoreans know how to deal with disasters

October 23, 2018 at 1:51 a.m.

IT HAS LONG BEEN MY contention that spectacular urban upheaval -- a fire or some sprawling accident -- is a occasion not only for gawking but also for learning something...

Sinkhole repairs to take longer Divers discover extensive damage to sewer pipe; Emergency may be called; Costs already are more than $460,000 and still rising

October 22, 2018 at 11:57 p.m.

Damage at a downtown sinkhole is so extensive that city officials are seeking to declare an emergency and believe that repairs will take longer and be more expensive than they...

Crater snarls downtown commute Sinkhole repairs will take at least two weeks, city says; Cause remains unknown; Public works, utility officials avoid assigning blame

October 22, 2018 at 8:50 p.m.

The yawning sinkhole that swallowed a busy downtown Baltimore intersection snarled traffic for hours yesterday while the city's Public Works Department and utility company officials sidestepped assigning blame for the...

$165,000 fix-up for fountain at Druid Hill Park Waterworks: As part of a $2.1 million face-lift to the city park, new pipes and pumps are being installed in the lake’s centerpiece.

October 12, 2018 at 11:03 p.m.

Traveling by rowboats and armed with copper tubes and pumps, a pair of specialist pipe fitters are constructing an aquatic cake, three tiers of cascading and bubbling water in the...

Old trees, like beloved friends, leave behind some quirky tales

October 22, 2018 at 11:52 p.m.

MY FAMILY NAMED trees after the person responsible for their planting. A venerable old sycamore that stood in front of the Guilford Avenue house was always Mr. Hoopper's tree, named...

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