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    Dr. Devesh Kanjarpane shows a room at Charm City Health Center in April 2024.
    West Baltimore methadone clinic opening soon despite lawsuit, owner says
    Dr. Devesh Kanjarpane has been trying for years to convert a former auto parts warehouse in West Baltimore into a health center that will also dispense methadone.
    PHA Healthcare's founder, Stephen Thomas, at his office in Baltimore, MD, December 13, 2024.
    PHA Healthcare owner says treatment services have ended
    The owner of PHA Healthcare said he has ended its treatment services, but clients are still living in the addiction treatment provider’s housing.
    Del. Dalya Attar has been nominated by Baltimore Democrats to fill a vacant seat in the Maryland Senate.
    Baltimore Democrats nominate Del. Dalya Attar to the state Senate
    Baltimore Democrats voted Tuesday to nominate Del. Dalya Attar as their choice to represent the city in the Maryland Senate.
    An apartment complex in West Baltimore that PHA Healthcare uses to house some clients in recovery in Baltimore on October 18, 2024.
    PHA Healthcare says it will still house patients after state order to stop addiction treatment
    PHA Healthcare has told some patients that they can continue to reside in its housing, according to Banner interviews with current clients.
    Kristina Page looks behind a gas station lot to see if anyone is in need of supplies, in Baltimore, Thursday, December 5, 2024.
    One woman’s crusade for the sex workers Baltimore ignores
    Kristina Page runs an outreach service for sex workers who often are shut out from help in Baltimore.

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    Neighbors talk, paint and make cranberry garlands during the Winter Forest Garden Festival in the Collins Streamside Community of Baltimore, MD on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
    In Southwest Baltimore, this community shows how to prioritize being a good neighbor
    Residents of Baltimore’s Collins Streamside share dinners and offer goat walks in an effort to build a more connected community
    The 262-unit apartment complex is the only project La Cité completed in its plan to revitalize Poppleton. It is struggling to find renters.
    Poppleton apartment complex for sale as investor wants its money back
    Following a lawsuit filed this summer, an investor is forcing La Cite Development to sell a troubled apartment complex in West Baltimore, court records show.
    Person of interest identified following West Baltimore shooting, police say
    Police found a 29-year-old man dead from gunshot wounds in the 200 block of North Payson Street.
    Planners are hoping to install “smart” systems at intersections along North Avenue, including this one at Bloomingdale Road.
    5 intersections in West Baltimore are about to get ‘smarter’
    Planners will install LiDAR systems at five intersections along West North Avenue to understand how cars and pedestrians interact.
    Southwest Baltimore Charter School was recommended for closure next summer, which would displace more than 300 students.
    A Baltimore community stands to lose its second school in two years
    Despite the charter's low test scores, parents say the school and its community is so much more than its academic reputation.

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    BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 8, 2024: Melinda Mele welcomes visitors in her home during the Annual Union Square Cookie Tour in Baltimore, Maryland on December 8, 2024.
    Union Square Cookie Tour of Historic Homes is baked into community tradition
    Union Square’s Cookie Tour of Historic Homes has taken place for 39 years. It’s a chance not only to bite into a treat but also to hear the backstories of homes and the people who chose to live in them.
    Mass is held on December 1st, 2024 at St. Bernardine Roman Catholic Church in Baltimore, MD following the combination of parishes around the city.
    As Catholic churches merge, pews are full, but a sense of loss remains
    This mass was six months in the making, marking the merger of five parishes into one congregation.
    JoAnn Dowery walks the final mail route of her 32-year career, around the Ten Hills neighborhood on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    She delivered mail to Baltimore for decades. Upon her retirement, a heartfelt surprise.
    A heartfelt surprise by neighbors in West Baltimore to their longtime mail carrier.
    For nearly 40 years, generations of kids and families made their way to Mondawmin Mall to see Santa Luke.
    Mondawmin Mall’s beloved Santa Luke will miss Christmas this year
    Santa Luke suffered an injury at the North Pole, says the Mondawmin Mall manager.
    At a community meeting to discuss a potential school closure, Edgewood Elementary parents and grandparents questioned why their small school may be shuttered despite their students performing well.
    Parents are ready to defend Baltimore’s smallest elementary school from closure
    Edgewood Elementary’s small size has landed it on the chopping block despite students performing relatively well on state testing.

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    City leaders have touted plans for years to redevelop an area of Baltimore west of downtown dubbed the Superblock.
    Baltimore’s latest plans for the Superblock go super-bust
    The Baltimore Development Corp. canceled its contract with Westside Partners after the group couldn’t show it had obtained financing for a mixed-use development.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Officials identify man killed, three officers involved in shooting
    The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General said Friday that Robert Phillip Nedd Jr. of Baltimore died Wednesday in the fatal shooting involving police officers.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    Three officers on leave after fatal police shooting in West Baltimore
    Baltimore police officers shot and killed a man following a pursuit in the Upton neighborhood Wednesday night, the department said.
    Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said one of the best parts of the event at the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center was talking with young students from area law schools.
    At new Baltimore community center, Eric Holder says Justice Thurgood Marshall’s work is unfinished
    Eric Holder, the former U.S. Attorney General and renowned civil rights leader, delivered an inaugural speech in a lecture series created to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
    Baltimore City Hall.
    Letters: Ballot measure to cut City Council size will hurt Black participation
    A reader says the ballot measure to cut the size of the Baltimore City Council will diminish the political participation of Black citizens.
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