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A Live Baltimore survey found that people chose to live in Baltimore because they "just liked the city."
People buy homes in the city ‘just because they like it,’ survey finds
A recent Live Baltimore survey of more than 1,000 Baltimore City homebuyers revealed that the most important factors in purchasing a home in the city are simply just liking the city and working in the city.
Part of the existing barrier fence that surrounds most of Morgan State University.
After a series of shootings, Morgan State is striving for safety. It’s not alone
After shootings at Morgan State University and Bowie State University, campuses are adding safety measures. Shootings at HBCUs most often happen in October.
A helicopter searches the campus of Morgan State, where there was a shooting on Oct. 3, 2023.
Morgan State University to add fencing, be ‘less of an open campus’ following shooting that wounded 5
The announcement of a security barrier at Morgan State, which would enclose 90% of the campus, came one week after an alarming shooting that wounded five at the historically Black institution.
A traffic jam outside M&T Bank Stadium before the Billy Joel-Stevie Nicks concert.
Traffic has Joel, Nicks fans wishing they could go their own way
Many were standing outside the gates of M&T Bank Stadium after the concert started. And an interactive map from the Maryland Department of Transportation showed gridlock around the venue.
Orioles fan Merrill Heim (center), also known as "Fired Up Guy," poses for a selfie at a tailgate outside Camden Yards on Oct. 7, 2023.
Orioles fans flock downtown for team’s first home playoff game since 2014
Hours before first pitch, fans young and old danced to music, cracked open drinks and toasted to the Orioles.
A colorful hand drawn illustration shows Harborplace as imagined by a reader. There's an elevated walkway, a flower stand, water views and a bake shop.
What readers want Harborplace to look like
We commissioned artistic renderings of readers’ most popular design requests.
An Ikea store stands in Brooklyn, New York, on April 20, 2023.
Maryland will get two more IKEAs — but without the massive warehouse and Swedish meatballs
By the end of 2023, Annapolis and Gaithersburg will have IKEA stores, but they’re a little different from what customers are used to.
“The Guide,” a public art installation by sculptor Ayokunle Odeleye at Baltimore City College.
More than a dozen public art pieces have vanished. Not a single person can say why.
A Baltimore mystery has been unfolding for decades, unbeknownst to many: Since 1992, numerous works of public art commissioned by the city have seemingly disappeared without a trace.
Kristin Cousins, 38, enjoys time with friends at the grand opening of Ceylon House, Maryland's first cannabis lounge, on March 5, 2023.
Consuming cannabis? Don’t puff puff pass on this weed etiquette guide
Since recreational use of cannabis became legal just over a month ago, what is the polite way to partake when you live in an apartment or close quarters?
Flames from a wildfire burn in Kihei, Hawaii, on Wednesday.
Weinberg Foundation donates $850K to wildfire-ravaged Hawaii
One of the nation’s largest foundations, though headquartered in Baltimore, has strong Hawaii ties and gave away $850,000 in grants to communities across the state affected by the wildfires.
A dead eel floats by a bridge between Pier 4 and Pier 5 in the Inner Harbor.
You may see an increased number of dead fish in the Inner Harbor. Here’s why.
Experts explain the causes of this common summer phenomenon.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 12: A person with a National Transportation Safety Board vest photographs a section of bridge that collapsed on Interstate 95 after an oil tanker explosion on June 12, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Traffic was severely affected due to the closure of this primary north-to-south highway for East Coast travel.
Maryland drivers urged to plan ahead following I-95 closure in Philadelphia
Following Sunday’s bridge collapse on I-95 in Philadelphia, Maryland roadways are not immediately affected, but officials urge drivers to plan ahead when traveling north on I-95.
A vehicle sits overturned in a construction zone on the Baltimore Beltway on March 22, 2023. Six construction workers were killed in the crash.
Baltimore Beltway crash that killed 6 highway workers in March prompts national call to action
After the deadly crash in March that killed six highway workers on the Baltimore Beltway, new state and nationwide survey data on the dangers of highway work zones showed construction contractors and workers felt an increased risk working on highways compared to one year ago.
Steve Steurer is one of a group of Columbia, MD, residents who reported more than 30 koi fish had been stolen from their backyard ponds near the end of March. Steurer has had his pond for 25 years, and says nothing like this has ever happened before. He recently replaced his koi fish, and installed security cameras around his house. Neither residents nor pet store owners know if it was an animal or a human that stole them.
The mystery of the disappearing koi fish in Howard County
Multiple Columbia, Maryland, residents reported that their koi fish ponds, which had dozens of fish, were wiped clean of any aquatic life – something they all said has never happened their more than 20 years of owning koi fish. Residents think the fish were stolen, koi fish experts think predators ate the fish, and others aren’t so sure.
Mount Vernon Place Flower Mart in Baltimore, Maryland.
Baltimoreans welcome spring with lemon sticks at Flower Mart
On the first weekend that finally feels like spring, Baltimoreans went to Mount Vernon Place to enjoy the sun, listen to music and get their hands on a lemon stick.
Christopher Smith poses for a portrait inside of his home in Baltimore, Friday, April 28, 2023.
While many people leave Baltimore, these five people made it home. Here’s why.
After taking a look at the mass exodus of Black residents from Baltimore and why they’re leaving, The Banner spoke to five people who moved to the city. They came from surrounding counties and states and even from across the country.
Lamar Richards, a current resident of DC, poses for portraits near his childhood home in Baltimore, Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
Black residents are leaving Baltimore in large numbers, heading to suburbs
Once the most loyal segment of the city, Black residents still make up the majority of the population at 57% of all residents, but they are also moving out the fastest.
The exterior of the AMC movie theater at the Mall in Columbia on 2/13/23.
Mall in Columbia will require adult supervision on weekends
The Mall in Columbia will require anyone under 18 years old to be accompanied by an adult 21 years and older on Fridays and Saturdays after 4 p.m.
A vehicle sits overturned in a construction zone on the Baltimore Beltway on March 22, 2023. Six construction workers were killed in the crash.
Six highway workers killed on I-695 after driver loses control changing lanes
Investigators say the driver of a gray Acura hit another vehicle, lost control and entered a construction zone.
The Economic and Community Development Committee of the City Council held a hearing on legislation designation for two Baltimore City Landmarks. The hearing addressed one of the childhood homes of Cab Calloway, the Reed Calloway House, as well as the Engine 14 firehouse.
Council committee approves former Cab Calloway home and Baltimore’s oldest firehouse as historic landmarks
City council voted Tuesday afternoon on the status of making the Reed Calloway house and Engine Company 14 Firehouse, both located in West Baltimore, historical landmarks.
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