Rona Kobell
@rkobell
Covering Baltimore County for The Baltimore Banner. Filmmaker, professor, longtime Chesapeake Bay chronicler. Mom to two girls and two bunnies. Got a story?
Here's something odd you might not have considered. Baltimore County does not have a public swimming pool. Not one. @rkobell explains why: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…
"In the county where Michael Phelps grew up, there’s no public pool."
Baltimore County has no public pools, whereas the city has several. Why? Segregation is to blame. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…
Wonderful @BaltimoreBanner story by @rkobell on the legacy of racism and the policy choices that have left Baltimore County, which has nearly a million residents, with no public swimming pools. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…
Baltimore County has no public pools, whereas the city has several. Why? Segregation is to blame. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…
And the IG beat goes on...three days after IG Kelly Madigan told Baltimore County executives she was investigating Johnny Olszewski's uncle for misusing his county vehicle to campaign, the CE told her she was not going to be reappointed. Catch up here! thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…
#Harriettubman is home, and she is beautiful. You can see her at the Eastern Shore's largest art exhibit devoted to her. It's free. thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/arts/h…
We finally have a map. Is it DOA? thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…
As the Trump Administration cracks down on diversity programs and seeks to erase Black history from libraries and museums, Black women are making sure their daughters can see them leading and claiming their places and spaces. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…
Why didn't The Baltimore County Executive re-appoint the Inspector General, who is Maryland's "fraud fighter of the year?" See if you can figure it out from this story. I wrote it, and I am still not sure. @OIG_Balt_County thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…
Do you suspect #Baltimore County doesn't really recycle? I promise you, it does. You can even go watch it happen. I did. Here are pictures! thebaltimorebanner.com/community/clim…
If you're going to report on a story, it helps to be accurate. You will hear rumors about what happened this morning, but this is the truth. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…
Baltimore County work sessions are ALWAYS in person, with a virtual option. Tonight, only virtual. Wonder if this was a violation of the Open Meetings Act, and a good way to avoid reporters besides when this story is brewing. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…
NEW: Thousands of Baltimore students begin their school days on MTA buses. But how many? And what are their commutes like? Neither City Schools nor MTA know for sure. Experts say a survey would help. But first someone has to conduct one. In @BaltimoreBanner 👇🏾
Only city to produce a president, a pope and this view. Good morning, Chicago ♥️
The battle over large-scale solar panel installations in agricultural communities continues ... and the latest one in Baltimore County features a proposal from Dr. Ben Carson. Yes, that Ben Carson. ✍️: @rkobell 📸: Jerry Jackson thebaltimorebanner.com/community/clim…
Dr. Benjamin Carson takes heat for solar farm, bucking the anti-renewable stance of his MAGA wing. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/clim…
Balt Co. IG finds trash hauler likely committed fraud. Company ignores her subpoena. IG recommends county stop working with company. County they don't have enough info to ban, because company did not comply with subpoena. Company is Bumblejunk II. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…