The Crab Decline, The History of Morgan Park and Wilson Park, "Meet Me In St. Louis" Comes To Baltimore




WYPR: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast Podcast show

Summary: The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay declined by over 60 percent in the past year. But the number of fertile females is up. Why the changes--and what does cannibalism have to do with it? We ask Maryland's Department of Natural Resources. Then-Where did Cab Calloway and his sister grow up? Where did W.E.B. Du Bois raise his daughter? What was the only neighborhood in the early 20th century to put covenants in place that kept white residents from buying homes there? We talk to Professor Dale Glenwood Green, a Morgan State University professor who’s making sure that the history of the neighborhoods of Morgan Park and Wilson Park are well-known. Plus-The Memorial Players in Bolton Hill open the musical Meet Me In St. Louis on Friday. Tom Hall speaks with the director and producer.