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The best parks in Baltimore for relaxing
Baltimore has 20 city parks, each with their own personalities and histories. Here are some of my favorites.
Why aren’t people of color getting more home loans in Maryland? Advocates are pushing for changes
In Maryland, Black and Latino applicants were denied home loans at a rate 1.6 times higher than white applicants, according to data from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition from 2018 to 2020. In the city of Baltimore, Black applicants were rejected 2.1 times more than white applicants.
Baltimore native Alfonzo Graham’s unlikely journey to Steelers’ training camp
Alfonzo Graham spent time with seven football programs over a turbulent nine-year period, all while chasing the dream of playing at the highest level of the sport.
Baltimore temps could hit 100 degrees Friday. Here’s how residents beat the heat.
The heat index — how hot it feels — could climb to 110 degrees.
Head of nonprofit promoting diversity in sailing goes missing in the Pacific
Donald Lawson's last known location, on July 13, was about 300 miles south of Acapulco in the Pacific Ocean.
How a Baltimore barber goes beyond the shop and gives life advice to people in need
Derel Owens, a barber in Southwest Baltimore, has been counseling clients of the TIME Organization since getting his psychiatric rehabilitation program license last September.
Pete Buttigieg joins lineup for The Banner’s iMPACT Maryland conference
The Baltimore Banner is bringing together state and local leaders for a daylong discussion of vital issues facing Maryland on Oct. 10 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.
5 Black-owned businesses get downtown storefronts through BOOST program
A gathering was held Thursday to announce the second class of the Downtown BOOST program, which seeks to place Black-owned businesses in downtown Baltimore storefronts and support their long-term success.
From new athletic fields to a repaired gazebo, Baltimore’s historic Riverside Park get a makeover
When finished, the revamped 17-acre park will include a multipurpose field, a new softball diamond with regulation-sized walls in right field, and new basketball and pickleball courts.
Mfume, Cardin push to require college emergency action plans for heat illnesses
The measure was introduced five years after Jordan McNair, a University of Maryland football player, collapsed due to heatstroke during practice and later died.
Nonprofit seeks to raise awareness about free summer arts program for Baltimore City kids
More than 500 spots remain open for Baltimore students in the Summer for Arts Learning Academy, which runs from June 26 to Aug. 3
Morgan State marching band puts on a show at White House Juneteenth event
Morgan State, one of four HBCUs invited to perform at a Juneteenth event, took part in a “Battle of the Bands” to kick off the concert and celebration.
Morgan State’s marching band to perform at Juneteenth concert at White House
The invitations have been pouring in for Morgan State University’s marching band. Members will perform at a Juneteenth concert this week at the White House, and at a D-Day parade in Normandy, France in June 2024.
‘It makes me feel happy!’ Girl raises $3,600 for homeless shelters for 6th birthday
A Roland Park Elementary/Middle School student wanted to help homeless people for her 6th birthday. She raised $3,600 for two shelters.
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