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.

For years the Hooper House sat at the corner of Saint Paul and 23rd Streets like that big, obsolete antique sideboard or china closet that no one really wanted.

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A new life as a place for community at the Old Goucher mansion known as Hooper House

September 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

For years the Hooper House sat at the corner of Saint Paul and 23rd Streets like that big, obsolete antique sideboard or china closet that no one really wanted.

Jack H. Pechter, a Baltimore-area philanthropist and real estate developer who survived the Holocaust, died Aug. 24 at his Boca Raton, Florida home.

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Jack H. Pechter, Holocaust survivor and philanthropist, dies

September 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Jack H. Pechter, a Baltimore-area philanthropist and real estate developer who survived the Holocaust, died Aug. 24 at his Boca Raton, Florida home.

Mary Ann Lambros, a Maryland Institute College of Art administrator, died Aug. 26 at the Keswick MultiCare Center. She was 82 and lived in Columbia.

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Mary Ann Lambros, MICA administrator, dies

September 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Mary Ann Lambros, a Maryland Institute College of Art administrator, died Aug. 26 at the Keswick MultiCare Center. She was 82 and lived in Columbia.

William "Little Willie" Adams, who died in 2011, is the stuff of urban legend. He was the city's top Black businessman, venture capitalist and orchestrator of the pre-legal lottery.

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Retro Baltimore: The remarkable legacy of William ‘Little Willie’ Adams lives on in unexpected places

September 3, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

William "Little Willie" Adams, who died in 2011, is the stuff of urban legend. He was the city's top Black businessman, venture capitalist and orchestrator of the pre-legal lottery.

George Goehring, composer of "Lipstick on Your Collar, " the 1959 pop song popularized by Connie Francis, died Aug. 15 at Amazing Grace Assisted Living in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 91.

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George Goehring, pop song composer known for ‘Lipstick on Your Collar,’ dies

September 3, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

George Goehring, composer of "Lipstick on Your Collar, " the 1959 pop song popularized by Connie Francis, died Aug. 15 at Amazing Grace Assisted Living in West Palm Beach, Florida....

By the Labor Day weekend, the household where I spent my first years suddenly snapped out of the August reverie.

When Labor Day rolled around after a summer at Dewey Beach was when the real work began

August 31, 2024 at 8:03 a.m.

By the Labor Day weekend, the household where I spent my first years suddenly snapped out of the August reverie.

Robert Haxall "Bobby" Johnson, a conservationist and real estate appraiser, died July 30 at his Brooklandville home. He was 76.

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Robert ‘Bobby’ Johnson, co-founder of the Irvine Nature Center and real estate appraiser, dies

August 30, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Robert Haxall "Bobby" Johnson, a conservationist and real estate appraiser, died July 30 at his Brooklandville home. He was 76.

Barbara Rose Hooke, a Johns Hopkins cancer researcher who survived World War II and witnessed the destruction of Dresden, has died.

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Barbara Rose Hooke, Hopkins cancer researcher and World War II survivor, dies

August 28, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Barbara Rose Hooke, a Johns Hopkins cancer researcher who survived World War II and witnessed the destruction of Dresden, has died.

Victor E. Hencken II, a general contractor and volunteer leader of American Red Cross disaster relief operations, died July 25. He was 76.

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Victor E. Hencken II, general contractor and Red Cross volunteer, dies

August 10, 2024 at 11:15 a.m.

Victor E. Hencken II, a general contractor and volunteer leader of American Red Cross disaster relief operations, died July 25. He was 76.

It's been a hot summer and it's not unusual for a contractor to opt out of undertaking the task of installing central air conditioning in a classic Baltimore rowhouse.

A 1907 Baltimore rowhouse finally gets central air, grudgingly

August 10, 2024 at 3:46 p.m.

It's been a hot summer and it's not unusual for a contractor to opt out of undertaking the task of installing central air conditioning in a classic Baltimore rowhouse.

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