Clara Longo de Freitas is a breaking news reporter. She has worked for the Baltimore Banner for more than two years, covering all things East Baltimore before joining the express desk. She also covered the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, youth gun violence and immigrant issues. A graduate of the University of Maryland, she spent most of her college years looking into workers’ conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Clara is also an illustrator and likes to paint in her free time. Originally from Brazil, she moved to the United States in 2016.
José Andrés, a James Beard award-winning chef with a Michelin-starred restaurant, floated the idea that he would challenge Maryland’s lone Republican congressman for his seat.
Testimony in Brian Delen’s murder trial in Harford County focused on forensic experts who questioned Delen’s claim that he shot Meghan Lewis in self-defense last December.
Temperatures in the Baltimore region will be in the mid- and upper-70s this week, and could reach 81 on Halloween, according to the National Weather Service.
A Baltimore horror movie club, with its screenings, trivia nights and potlucks, creates community and builds on the sense of safety the genre can provide.
Oct 18, 2024
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