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Quintin and Meghan Lathan married owners of Beauty Plus poses for a portrait inside of the shop in Baltimore, Friday, February 24, 2023.
Beauty stores are seldom Black-owned. This couple opened their second one.
The couple opened the store in the Northwood Commons shopping center in February. Their other location is in the Charles North area.
Creating a more attractive and safer York Road with a business improvement district
Parts of the York Road corridor are now under a business improvement district, a move proponents hope will lead to revitalization of the corridor.
Snow shovels at Ace Hardware in Waverly on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.
Where’s all the snow? Weak winter wreaks havoc on some businesses, creates opportunity for others
The region has seen a gray, dreary, mostly snow-free winter, with the first measurable snowfall just a few weeks ago.
Photo collage showing silhouettes of two adults and a child walking over prairie landscape, with excerpts from 1997 letter from Maryland Historical Society to the Pawnee Nation.
At long last, Pawnee Nation ancestral remains are returned from a Baltimore museum
The Baltimore Banner used a database created by the investigative news site ProPublica that tracks roughly 600 federally-funded institutions — which includes museums and universities — around the country that still hold ancestral remains. One of the institutions is in Baltimore.
Volunteers and rescue teams search a destroyed building on February 12, 2023 in Adiyaman, Turkey.
How to support victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
As the death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria surpasses 21,000 people, Baltimore area nonprofits, charities and businesses are looking for ways to support victims.
Illustration. Original photos by Getty Images and Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
Disconnected: Baltimore Latinos tell City Council about the need for more interpreters
Leading community advocates are pushing the city to hire more bilingual employees rather than rely on an interpretation service or staff who don’t speak other languages.
Screenshot of a WJZ segment about Lake Montebello.
City says it will repair Lake Montebello sinkhole by early spring
City officials still don’t know the cause of the sinkhole.
The Roland Park Community Foundation has started raising funds to help create a 20 acre public park in Roland Park, Md., on January 20, 2023.
Roland Park Community Foundation wants to open a park for everyone
The foundation is $1 million away from ownership.
A bench boasting the city slogan "Baltimore - The Greatest City in America."
What’s with those ‘The Greatest City In America’ benches? | The Maryland Curiosity Bureau
Why do the city’s benches proclaim, “Baltimore – The Greatest City In America”?
Baltimore has had many slogans and taglines.
Remember ‘The City That Reads’? What story does Baltimore want to tell with its city slogans?
Slogans have become a part of Baltimore’s constant struggle to earn respect. And they’ve often proven short-lived.
Julian Alvarez celebrates with Lionel Messi of Argentina after scoring the team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 semi final match between Argentina and Croatia at Lusail Stadium on December 13, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.
The world’s game is also Highlandtown’s game
Every four years, Baltimore’s soccer fans — from around the globe — show up at local establishments to watch the World Cup.
Jaz Erenberg poses for a photo outside of her rowhome that she recently painted.
Baltimore muralist’s home the culmination of a life lived in art
Upper Fells Point-based artist and muralist Jaz Erenberg went viral on social media after she posted a video of the artwork she painted on her rowhome.
The Academy for College and Career Exploration in Hampden.
CAIR asks feds to investigate alleged bullying of Afghan sisters at Baltimore high school
”We have given Baltimore City Public Schools a chance to do right by this family, and they have not,” said Gadeir Abbas, a senior litigation attorney at CAIR.
From left: Allison Duggan, Cynthia Gross, Shaerrod Wood, Donald Gresham and Francine Wilks stand for a portrait in front of 814 N. Collington Ave. on 11/19/22. The 814 Coalition is a group of community members trying to keep the MICA Place building available for community members’ use.
The building used to be a place for community. Now, an East Baltimore nonprofit plans to sell.
The former school has hosted a film festival, art shows and photography by neighborhood kids.
Brandon Torrento and Suzanne Sauter peer into the windows of Patterson Bowling Center after showing up and realizing the doors were locked and the lights were off.
Patterson Bowling Center owner trying to figure out a way to reoopen
The bowling center abruptly closed over the weekend.
Joseph Bartenfelder serve as Secretary of Agriculture
Maryland agriculture secretary charged with illegal bird hunting
Police charged Joseph Bartenfelder for hunting wetland or upland game birds “with the aid of bait or on or over any baited area,” which carries a minimum $500 fine and a maximum of $1500 for a first offense.
A screenshot of WJZ's coverage of the issues surrounding the 49th annual Mayor's Christmas Parade.
Organizers say Hampden Christmas parade will proceed as scheduled
The 49th annual Mayor’s Christmas Parade is scheduled for the same time as the Ravens-Broncos game at M&T Bank Stadium, and city officials are concerned about having enough police officers to cover both events. But organizers say they've received assurances a solution will be found.
MO's Seafood at 219 S. President St., BAltimore, Md., on November 18, 2022.
Can Mo’s Seafood and Little Italy coexist?
The Baltimore liquor board ordered community agreement between the community groups, but negotiations took an unexpected turn.
Poster for the 2023 Lunar Night Cultural Festival
Howard County Asia night market was a disaster to some, but organizers will try again in Baltimore
The Lunar Cultural Festival will be held at West Shore Park in Baltimore at the Inner Harbor Jan. 21 and 22 in conjunction with Waterfront Partnership.
Miranda Nordell owner, Head Dreamer at Dreamers & Make-Believers and Sam Bolenbaugh, Head Make-Believer at Dreamers & Make-Believers poses for a portrait inside of their store, Dreamers and Make-Believers, Friday, November 11, 2022.
Highlandtown’s new bookstore wants to amplify underrepresented voices in comics
Dreamers & Make-Believers is believed to be the first bookstore in the neighborhood in at least 10 years.
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