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A house is for sale on Baltimore's famous 34th Street, home to the Christmas lights tradition where the entire block is lit up. Longtime resident Patsy Dailey passed away and a memorial sits on her porch of the home which is now for sale.
Rabbi on Hampden’s ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ reports antisemitic vandalism
Two rowhomes were vandalized with smashed watermelons, long considered a symbol of solidarity with Palestine.
Charmington’s in Remington announced it is closing after Dec. 23 in an email to customers this week.
Charmington’s in Remington to close by the end of the month
In a Friday morning email to customers, Charmington's did not provide an explanation for the closure after 13 years in business.
The Kirby-Mohler family visits their family home in Catonsville, Maryland, for the final time on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The family moved out of the house in 1973, but have many memories there.
50 years later, a family reunites at the former Catonsville home of their grandparents
How the 19 of them got there started with the family learning of Peggy’s cancer diagnosis. Distance and time had kept them from being ingrained in each other’s lives as they once were, but when Peggy needed her family, it was like no time had passed.
The Herring Run heritage trail is closed until further notice.
Herring Run Park trail to be closed until further notice due to erosion
Councilman Ryan Dorsey said he asked city officials to have a plan of action “within a month” and that he hopes they will implement it “before the end of the year.”
Screenshot of a WJZ segment about Lake Montebello.
What city emails reveal about Lake Montebello sinkhole
City officials said Wednesday they now expect a completion next spring.
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.
Baltimore Police respond to the scene of the shooting at Morgan State University on Tuesday.
More than a football game, this year’s Morgan State homecoming takes on new tone after shootings
Homecoming at a historically black college like Morgan State University is more than a football game. It represents an opportunity to see familiar faces and new ones.
Morgan State University, in Baltimore, Monday, October 17, 2022.
Morgan State University students grapple with campus shooting that injured five people
Students say they're still grappling with the events of Tuesday night.
An investigation published in 2019 found that as many as 10 Key School employees sexually exploited students in the 1970s.
Alumnae sue Key School in Annapolis over alleged child sexual abuse in 1970s
Minutes after the Child Victims Act went into effect on Sunday, ending the statute of limitations for civil cases involving child sexual abuse, two women filed lawsuits against the Key School, a private institution in Annapolis.
Rashid Maxwell Jr. was 15 years old when he died earlier this week. He would have turned 16 in October.
A joyous jokester: Family remembers 15-year-old who was shot near Gilmor Elementary
Rashid Maxwell Jr., known as “Ugg” to his loved ones, was a playful teen with a knack for fixing things, family members said.
A Native American student walks forward, holding two books, with two large floating hands pointing out the way. In the background are check marks and X marks, a star sticker, a sticker that says great job, a medicine wheel, a feather, and a beaded headband.
This program helped Native American students graduate. Its future is now uncertain.
This school year will be the first in decades where there will be no funding dedicated to Native American students.
U.S. Rep. David Trone, a Democrat from Montgomery County who is also running for an open seat in the U.S. Senate in 2024, speaks with a reporter at The Baltimore Banner office, Friday, June 30, 2023.
Trone urges feds to end immigration enforcement agreement with Frederick Co. sheriff
Trone, a Democrat who represents much of Western Maryland in Congress and is running for the U.S. Senate, echoed concerns detailed by the American Civil Rights Union in a complaint last July.
The Patterson Park Pagoda on June 27, 2023. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
What’s going on with Patterson Park’s Observatory? It’s been closed for months.
The historic landmark and tourist attraction, which is usually open from April through October, has as many as 14,000 visitors per year.
Screenshot of a WJZ segment about Lake Montebello.
Lake Montebello sinkhole is still not fixed. It’s unclear when it will be.
The Department of Public Works previously told The Banner the city was hoping to fix the sinkhole by April of this year.
BGE gas regulator
State board says BGE cannot require gas regulators outside homes
The Public Service Commission decided that residents could choose whether the regulators, which maintain a set pressure in a gas system, can be located outside or inside their homes.
Residents against the plan to install gas regulators on the outside of homes attend a news conference by attorney Thiru Vignarajah on June 15. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
Everything you need to know about the fight over external gas regulators
The issue can be complicated even for those following it closely.
Mayor Brandon Scott and Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley speak outside the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School football stadium.
12-year-old shot outside Dunbar High football home opener in ‘senseless’ act of gun violence
The young victim was taken to a hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening, police said.
Marijuana flower sits on a blue tray that says "keep rolling." Additional flower sits next to the tray on a table.
Under new law, state can’t take kids away solely for parental cannabis use
Advocates say it’s a step in the right direction, but more work is needed. Nine percent of all newborns exposed to alcohol or drugs were removed from their parents in 2020, compared to 6% in 2022.
Thirty people were shot — two of them fatally — on July 2 in Brooklyn. Baltimore Police later arrested Tristan Jackson, 18, of Hillen, on seven counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses. Kylis Fagbemi, 20, and Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, pictured above, were killed.
Man charged in connection to Brooklyn Homes mass shooting to be held without bail, judge rules
Tristan Jackson, 18, of Hillen, is charged with seven counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.
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