Matt Hooke @matth255

Reporter for the @BaltBizOnline covering tech, startups,healthcare and medical cannabis. Previously Cecil Whig/Newark Post @cwruobserver. 3x MDDC press award. matthooke.com Baltimore, MD Joined March 2016

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Matt Hooke @matth255

a week ago

bizjournals.com/baltimore/news… CareFirst is claiming that two Maryland brothers led an international conspiracy to defraud the insurance giant of over $50 million.

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cowboy postbop @cowboy_postbop

4 weeks ago

with Sonny Rollins’ passing, there are officially no living participants from Art Kane’s famous “A Great Day in Harlem” photo. a chapter has closed.

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Fullcourtpass @Fullcourtpass

a month ago

Victor Wembanyama dribbled a basketball up a dangerous mountain route in 4.5 hours (takes a normal person 7-8 hours to walk up it) while training with the monks, per @ramonashelburne “One day he told Wembanyama to dribble a basketball up another dangerous mountain route to Sanhuangzhai, a monastery deep in the Song Mountains. The hike traversed cliffside plank paths, suspension bridges and ancient forests, and was five times as long as the one to Bodhidharma Cave. The trail forces you to climb roughly 2,500 feet in elevation across uneven ridges and stone.” (espn.com/nba/story/_/id…)

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Bombillismo @Bombillismo3

5 months ago

Yo cuando Bad Bunny dijo Ecuador 🇪🇨

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Matt Hooke @matth255

7 months ago

Johns Hopkins Medicine is suing some of the largest insurers in the country, including UnitedHealth, accusing them of being part of a nationwide price fixing cartel. Read my story for @BaltBizOnline here bizjournals.com/baltimore/news…

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Brett Usher @UsherNBA

11 months ago

casually throwing these types of dimes SEVENTY years ago is so crazy man

Ballislife.com @Ballislife

11 months ago

Happy 97th birthday to 6 x NBA Champion Bob Cousy aka The Houdini of the Hardwood Check out the 8 x AST leader throwing behind the back & head passes in the 50s! 📼 @FoobasSports

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Peter Gabriel @itspetergabriel

a year ago

What an extraordinary talent! Brian Wilson single-handedly raised the bar on how to write and arrange a great pop song. He inspired and touched so many songwriters, including me. It pushed the Beatles towards Sergeant Pepper and in God Only Knows he created a masterpiece that remains unmatched to this day. God speed, Brian. -pg

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Matt Hooke @matth255

a year ago

Two bills going through the Maryland legislature could lead to thousands of @Univ_System_MD professors and graduate students joining unions. @AFTunion @UMD_GLU bizjournals.com/baltimore/news…

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Matt Hooke @matth255

a year ago

bizjournals.com/baltimore/news… @UMBaltimore and @JohnsHopkins could lose millions because of a proposed Trump rule cutting NIH research funding. The move sabotages the partnership between government and universities that is the basis of American innovation, one researcher said.

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NBA @NBA

a year ago

The much-anticipated OKC-CLE game averaged 1.87 million viewers on ESPN Wednesday night, up +20% vs. the comparable window last year. The game peaked with 2.5 million viewers. The back-and-forth contest which featured 30 lead changes propelled the Cleveland Cavaliers to the No. 1 trending topic worldwide on X during the game. The teams face off for “The Rematch” next Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7:30pm/et on TNT.

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Matt Hooke @matth255

a year ago

The agency in charge of regulating Maryland's cannabis industry is now under new leadership. bizjournals.com/baltimore/news…

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Matt Hooke @matth255

a year ago

Catholic Charities of Baltimore has sold its 162-bed Baltimore nursing home. bizjournals.com/baltimore/news…

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Matt Hooke @matth255

2 years ago

“I see this fight as a way to honor the people who were exploited at Platt Oyster Cannery (where the museum is located),” worker Zella Roberts said. “And I see it as a way of honoring the history that we preserve."

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Matt Hooke @matth255

2 years ago

Workers at the Baltimore Museum of Industry filed to unionize with the @Teamsters. The museum showcases the industrial history of Baltimore including an exhibit on modern labor movements, featuring the the Hopkins graduate student union @TRUhopkins bizjournals.com/baltimore/news…

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George Karl @CoachKarl22

2 years ago

The Nuggets have been MORE reliant on Joker the past five years than the Bulls EVER were on Jordan. Jokic is the primary rebounder, passer, playmaker and leader every game!

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Ted Gioia @tedgioia

2 years ago

I'm mourning the death of Brazilian music star Sérgio Mendes (1941-2024). This track from his famous Brasil 66 band still sounds fresh and vibrant, so many decades later.

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J. M. Giordano photo @jmgpix

2 years ago

With The Crown closing, there's a really good story on the importance of Station North on pretty much every club generation since the 70s (at least). 70s-80s Odell's 80s Cignal Late 80s-2000s Choices/Trips/Gatsby's 2010's Windup Space 2013-present The Crown. Word?

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Jim Bricker @jbbricker

2 years ago

Causation or coincidence? Meet A’ja Wilson:

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Matt Hooke @matth255

2 years ago

Allmusic helped shape my music taste as a high schooler. Sad to see one of their best writers get laid off.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine

2 years ago

After some 32 years, I have been laid off from Xperi, whose music editorial database is featured on Allmusic. I enjoyed working there and will miss having steady work. If you have any leads or opportunities, let me know. I'm open to writing, editing and consulting.