United States
I am currently a graduate student at the University of Maryland pursuing a master's in Multiplatform Journalism with a special interest in investigative journalism.
Graduated Cum Laude from Towson University majoring in Mass Communications with a track in Journalism and a minor in International Studies.
I was born in Mexico City and grew up in Maryland. I'm fluent in both Spanish and English but I am hoping to learn more languages. My aspiration is to one day be an investigative journalist and international correspondent.
I can be reached at [email protected]
https://andymind.wordpress.com
GAITHERSBURG - On a sunny morning the day before Thanksgiving, Alice Wong, 80, wears a bright red cardigan in a shade she describes as "cranberry-colored" with gray cargo pants and
I followed De Colores Mexican Folk Dance Company, a local folk dance group from Gaithersburg, MD, as they rehearse for their recital at the National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in D.C.
GAITHERSBURG - Light flickers from artificial candles strewn across painted skulls, candy, snacks, drinks and pan de muerto placed among marigold flowers. Artisanal Mexican pottery, some of which had been
Good Neighbor Day is a is a collaborative partnership between the University of Maryland, the City of College Park, and The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) to bring together residents towards a common goal that helps the local community. At Berwyn Heights Elementary School, Mayor Jodie Kulpa-Eddy and volunteers helped plant a pollinator garden.
GAITHERSBURG - Marijuana smoke fills up a tent placed in the courtyard of the Public Safety Training Academy for Montgomery County Police on Snouffer School Road.
GAITHERSBURG - On Sept. 26, conservative group Moms for Liberty joined Canadian activist, "Billboard Chris" Elston, to protest the inability of parents to opt out of LGBTQ+ inclusive material in
A look into the Fall Festival at the biggest corn maze in MD!
FULTON, MD - Over 800 people attended the Israel Solidarity Gathering organized by the Jewish Federation of Howard County and the Howard County Jewish Community at Temple Isaiah on Oct.
Sept. 11 marked the 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. About 3,000 were killed at the World Trade Center in New York, at the Pentagon in
SILVER SPRING - El jueves, el ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery, Marc Elrich, inició la segunda "Conversación Comunitaria" renunciando a la traducción y saludando personalmente a los participantes de la
The lifeblood of global trade is shipping. It is how we get over 90 percent of our goods, medicines, devices, and food. And it is thanks to seafarers that we have these things that we need for our daily routines. The global economy depends on the world's 2 million seafarers who operate the global fleet of merchant ships.
Climate change presents many challenges and concerns to the public, and many people wonder what steps they can take to be more environmentally conscious and what they can do to help the environment. One of those first steps to being more...
Imagine this: you are on a ship sailing around the world trading goods from faraway places-the open sea glimmers as the sun skitters across its surface, all the way to the horizon. A powerful gust of wind sweeps through the...
In the ever-increasingly connected world, trade has never been more important. The accelerated pace of global society shows the demand for goods and services to be transported faster and more efficiently every day. To do so requires shipping. The shipping...
As new technology brings change to the maritime industry, so does it bring change to the people who keep it running. As ships move toward using smarter technology, and the industry relies more on digital forms of communication, the industry's workforce must keep up with these changes.In March, IBM and Promare announced that the Mayflower...
In January, A.P. Moller-Maersk announced its extension and expansion of its partnership with The Ocean Cleanup, a foundation dedicated to ridding the oceans of plastics. Maersk will provide end-to-end supply chain services to The Ocean Cleanup, in addition to offshore marine support. The initiative, which began in 2018, was a way for Maersk to expand...
By Andrea Duran & Sarah Malik Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writers "Roses are red, the sun is shining, my mental health is rapidly declining." Those words accompany a meme posted on Trent Gosnay's Instagram page, @everthing_sauce, which he describes on the page as "A little dose of everything to make your day less SUCC [an alternative spelling of suck]."
By Andrea Durán Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writer "Use the palm of your hand to cover your ears!" shouts a deckhand aboard the 109 foot-long Tall Ship. BOOM. An explosion bursts off the port side, straight from a replica of a 19th-century cannon.
By Andrea Durán Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writer Irish singers and fiddles blast overhead, as if the very walls were singing. The Celtic words for good music, food and drink line the wall facing the bar, just underneath old Irish copper kettles and pots.
By Andrea Duran Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writer Gov. Larry Hogan pushed for tax deductions on retirees and college graduates, increased oversight on school systems, and harsher sentences for gun law violators on Wednesday to thunderous applause. Speaking to a joint session of the General Assembly, the Republican governor reminded lawmakers of his years of bipartisan cooperation and commonsense pragmatism.
Andrea Durán Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writer Shaun Dallas Dance, a former Baltimore County Public School superintendent who recently pleaded guilty to four counts of perjury, was sentenced on Friday to six months in jail.
Andrea Durán Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writer The Baltimore County Council on Tuesday considered reinstating a past program for public maps on water, sewage, and transportation and expanding on rental property registration. Councilwoman Cathy Bevins discussed her bill, No. 24-18, which would expand a program that has been trying to limit the number of unregistered rental properties since 2007.
By Andrea Durán Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writer Khari and Shawn Parker opened Connie's Chicken and Waffles less than two years ago and already the Food Network named their waffles as the best in Maryland, The Baltimore Sun voted their signature dish as second-best Best Chicken Box and a Southwest Airlines magazine mentioned the business in an article on Baltimore City.
By Andrea Durán, Ben Laing, Jacob Porter Anthony Petro and Wilbert Villatoro Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writers Hundreds of students across Maryland joined a national 17-minute walk out of class Wednesday to honor each student killed exactly one month ago in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.
By Andrea Durán Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writer As the Baltimore City Council prepares to vote Monday on a proposed Styrofoam ban for all local food services, residents and business owners are debating whether saving the environment is worth the inconveniences of finding packaging substitutes.