Photo essay

The free festival sought to instill viewers with an appreciation for the environment and awareness of the ongoing effects of climate change.

Heat also marked the second day of the three-day free celebration of Baltimore’s art scene, with temperatures in the low 90s and a feels-like temperature of 102 degrees.

Approximately 1,000 fireworks lit up the sky in Baltimore as spectators oohed and ahhed during the show.

An estimated 2,500 people turned out for the third annual event to celebrate Baltimore's trans community. The event included a parade, a block party and a street renaming.

Katie Pumphrey completed a 24-mile swim from the Bay Bridge to the Inner Harbor on Tuesday. Photographers from The Baltimore Banner were along for the ride (in a support boat).

The B&O Railroad Museum celebrates Pride Month with drag performances and dancing during its second annual Ridin' the Rails: Pride Train and Party.

West Baltimore residents talk about what they’d like to see in Poppleton, now that the city is terminating its agreement with a New York developer that has struggled to build there.

Members of the Jarrettsville and Historic Elkridge Young Marines and Timonium Girl Scouts placed 3,500 flags at Dulaney Valley Memorial Grounds in Timonium.

Fans braved the rain and mud to keep the party going at Infield Fest during Preakness.

The grandstand was dotted with few attendees as rain soaked Pimlico Race Course early in the day of the running of the 149th Preakness Stakes.

The fashion looked a little different as attendees braved the rain at Preakness.

Here are scenes from the horse racing at Pimlico during the 149th Preakness Stakes.

Howard County celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the third annual AAPI festival at Merriweather Park.

Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, the crew of the survey vessel Catlett have been looking for debris.

The Baltimore Banner boarded the debris removal vessel, the Reynolds, on Thursday with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Estee S. Pinchasin, to get an updated closer look.

Sonar images help divers navigate the murky waters of the Patapsco River.

Parks & People celebrated its 40th anniversary with its annual Easter egg hunt.

Scenes from Camden Yards as the Orioles beat the Angels 11-3 to start the season.

Eight members of a construction crew repairing potholes on the bridge deck were believed to have fallen into the water, two of whom were rescued.

For three generations, the Yau/Lam family has brought good fortune to Baltimore and the surrounding areas through lion dancing. At U.S. Jow Ga Martial Arts in Columbia, they have found more family.