Baltimore 365: The summer of 2012
The brainchild of The Sun’s Entertainment Content Editor Amanda Krotki, Baltimore 365* sprang forth in 2012 as a visual chronicle of a year in the life of our city. With our keen collective eye on local news, we began posting visually stimulating photos that best exemplified that day in Baltimore.
Here are 12 photos selected to represent Baltimore 365 during the months of July, August and September. Topics include the Caribbean Parade, the Chincoteague Pony Swim, Otakon cosplay, Fluid Movement ballet, Maryland State Fair, Oriole Hall of Famers and more.
- July 7: Beating the heat. Lisa Mills and her grandson Donte Gardner, 3, both of Baltimore, play in the Sondheim Fountain at the Inner Harbor. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)
- July 16: Colors of the Caribbean. A dancer performs Fantasy Revelers of the Nile, which is presented by Fiyah Bird Producations, at the 2012 Caribbean Parade in Baltimore, Md. (Gabriella Demczuk/Baltimore Sun)
- July 26: Chincoteague Pony Swim. Horses swim during the 87th annual Chincoteague Pony Swim, from Assateague Island National Seashore, through Assateague Channel to Chincoteague. The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, who manages the herd in Virginia, raise money through the sale of the feral animals, which takes place on the last Wednesday of each July. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
- July 30: The outfits of Otakon. Rachel Kapuszcak, of Greenville, NC., dressed as Angelus, of Witchblade, poses at the Baltimore Sun photo booth during Otakon 2012 at the Baltimore Convention Center. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun)
- Aug. 6: Making a splash. Swimmers dressed as stars perform in the first act “Baby, You’re a Star.” Baltimore Fluid Movement puts on “Rebel Teen from Starship 12,” an extraterrestrial water ballet show at Patterson Park pool. (Gabriella Demczuk/Baltimore Sun)
- Aug. 20: Hot August Blues Festival. Lyla Heath, 3, of Damascus poses after having her face painted at Hot August Blues, a day-long music festival featuring some of the country’s finest blues and roots music in Oregon Ridge Park. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Aug. 25: Maryland State Fair. Noah Rayner (CQ) and his daughter, Naomi Rayner, 2, of Baltimore enjoy the day at the Maryland State Fair with the Giant Swing behind them. Maryland State Fair in Timonium opens for first day. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Aug. 30: ‘Scunny’ McCusker funeral. Wearing shirts that express a mourning Natty Boh character, pallbearers stand together at the conclusion of the funeral for Patrick “Scunny” McCusker, at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
- Sep. 2: World Championship of Drum Corps. Carlos Reynolds, 8 (taller boy) and brother Kamari Forte, 5 play drums with the Annapolis Drum and Bugle Corps, who participate in a public performance by a number of competing bands at the City Dock to highlight this weekend’s World Championship of Drum Corps, at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
- Sept. 20: Marathon men. Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Jim Johnson (43) and catcher Taylor Teagarden (31) react to defeating the Seattle Mariners in the 11th inning at Safeco Field. (Steven Bisig/US Presswire)
- Sept. 24: A season reboot. Ravens’ Terrell Suggs celebrates with Justin Tucker after he kicked the game winning field goal. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
- Sept. 30: Honoring Brooks. L-R Oriole Hall of Famers, Cal Ripken Jr. Eddie Murray, Earl Weaver, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson and Jim Palmer. The Baltimore Orioles unveil the Brooks Robinson statue at Camden Yards today before the Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox baseball game. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)