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Dr. Tammira Lucas poses for a portrait in the co-working space she founded called “The Cube” on May 25, 2023.
An extension of community: This coworking space is helping working parents
This coworking space provides on-site babysitting services and other features to cater to working parents.
Mayor Scott speaks to the press with partners from the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) and representatives from Catholic Charities, Lifebridge Health Center for Hope, and various Safe Streets sites to kick off the 3rd Annual Safe Summer Program on May 27, 2023.
Mayor Scott, Safe Streets program kick off Safe Summer series
Safe Streets centers will hold events at least once a month through September, hosting cookouts, giveaways and concerts that are free to the public.
New NDMU grad Brenda Rivera hugs her Candy Figueroa.
She thought she had lost her chance to go to college. Today, she graduated with honors.
College was too expensive for Brenda Rivera, but she vowed her daughters would have the opportunity to go. Then she got the chance to go, too, graduating from Notre Dame of Maryland University.
A view of some of the construction signs leading up to the Route 1 bridge that crosses over the CSX Transportation rail line in Halethorpe, as seen on Monday, May 22, 2023.
Washington Boulevard bridge opening delayed because it’s not tall enough
The state began repairing the Washington Boulevard bridge over a rail line in Halethorpe in 2018. It was then slated to be completed by the summer of 2021 and now will be delayed even longer.
Sean Rice, 19, sits inside of his grandmother's home on May 14, 2023.
‘This is our issue’: Baltimore teens ask to be heard in discussions about gun violence
Teens are being shot in record numbers, even as nonfatal shootings and homicides are down. Here’s what they have to say about it.
After someone removed the LGBTQ pride flag from the church, the congregation changed the message on the signboard.
Police investigating stolen LGBTQ flag from Station North church
The incident happened almost two weeks after an LGBTQ flag was torn down at a Federal Hill church.
Sunrise training at Fair Hill.
A jockey and a dream: One man’s quest from Puerto Rico stables to Maryland tracks
Axel Concepción has won his first leading rider title, a feat that Irad Ortiz Jr., an esteemed Boricua jockey, did not meet until he was in his 20s.
Historic homes in Ann Street in Fells Point.
Fells Point, Federal Hill residents sound alarms over BGE project
Community residents say they are fed up with lack of transparency and communication.
Atiya Wells, manager of the park and trails at Backyard Basecamp, stands among trees many of which have fallen down, on May 11, 2023.
Why are so many trees falling in this East Baltimore forest?
“We’re hitting peak die out of our ash trees,” Dan Coy, chief of forestry for the city’s Department of Recreation and Parks, said. “Meaning like our large mature ash trees that are untreated, are going to be dying pretty rapidly.”
Carol Jarvis holds a jar with piece of red paint. She has been collecting them to test for lead.
Residents file class-action lawsuit over lead paint chips from TV Hill tower
The plaintiffs are seeking $75,000 each in compensatory damages for “diminution of property value, loss of property appreciation, and lead paint chip and lead dust abatement.”
Carol Jarvis holds a jar with piece of red paint. She has been collecting them to test for lead.
State sues stations, contractor over lead paint chips falling from TV Hill tower
Woodberry residents raised alarms over possible lead paint chips falling from the red television tower that stands high above their neighborhood nearly a year ago.
Joe Benny’s chef and owner Joseph Gardella stands behind the bar.
Joe Benny’s to shut down in Little Italy: ‘I’m a wreck, y’all’
Just weeks after Baltimore Banner readers voted for Joe Benny’s as the best pizza in town, owner Joseph Gardella announced that he “can't push anymore” and the shop will close.
A sign informs customers that a pharmacy and convenience store is closing shortly on October 26, 2021 With empty shelves, regionally closed stores and increased security have greeted shoppers at many stores.
Pharmacy deserts pose challenges for residents of some Baltimore neighborhoods
Nationwide, there were disproportionately more pharmacy deserts in Black and Latino communities than in white or diverse neighborhoods, according to a 2021 study.
Scenes of the now emptied out Museum on the 16-acre land that the Cedarville Band of Piscataway has been on for almost forty years on April 24, 2023.
Cedarville Band of Piscataway seeks eviction reprieve from Charles County land
Charles County commissioners will decide on Tuesday whether they will move forward with the eviction in civil court or pause the process at the plea of the Cedarville Band.
The exterior of the Archdiocese of Baltimore building as seen on Monday, March 13.
Abusive priests were once seen as moral failures. Now they get psychiatric treatment.
For decades, priests accused of abuse were sent for treatment that was ineffective or not medically based, and then returned to service, often in different states. Many went on to reoffend.
Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien, reads scripture with the congregation at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, in Baltimore, MD., on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023.
Revelations of decades-long sexual abuse hang over Easter celebrations in Archdiocese of Baltimore
Archbishop William Lori's homily at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen came just four days after the release of the Attorney General's years-long investigation into sexual abuse and cover-up in Maryland churches.
Frank and Betsy Schindler stand in support of Catholic school abuse victims at a press conference in front of the Archdiocese of Baltimore on April 7, 2023.
Survivors of abuse call the Archdiocese of Baltimore to release redacted names
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General released a report Wednesday, which details decades of child sexual abuse and said more than 100 priests or other archdiocesan personnel were accused abusers, but many names of alleged abusers were redacted.
Layne Bosserman, a librarian with Pratt, worked as a waitress for the Women’s Industrial Exchange back in the 1990s. She is volunteering with the MWHC to help with the research and oral history. She is pictured outside the historic building on March 29, 2023.
Stories left behind: Who were the women behind the Woman’s Industrial Exchange?
Women who worked there made the industrial exchange an institution in Baltimore — but not much is known about them. The Maryland’s Women’s Heritage Center is trying to change that and make sure the memory of the institution is preserved.
Generations enjoy Slim's bench.
How memories of East Baltimore’s Lumbee ‘reservation’ live on in Slim’s bench
The bench became particularly special after upward mobility, a city-backed revitalization effort, and gentrification in the ’70s began transforming the neighborhood, which had grown into the heart of Baltimore’s Native American community, mostly populated by Lumbee.
Adolfo Martinez is a junior at Loyola poses for a portrait on campus, in Baltimore, Monday, March 6, 2023.
‘Caught in the riptide’: a Baltimore college student brought here at age 1 could be deported
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