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As more Marylanders grow older, a debilitating eye disease is gaining ground
Age-related macular degeneration is incurable, but Marylanders are getting better treatment for it now, physicians say.
Debra Grigsby, 70, retired nurse from Carroll County, receives a shot in her eye from Dr. Lisa Schocket of the University of Maryland for age-related macular degeneration. The injection will slow the progression of the eye condition. It’s especially prevalent in older adults and has no cure — it can only be slowed. More people are getting diagnosed with the disease as a consequence of living longer.
The Maryland light rail has resumed full service. Will ridership rebound?
Promoters of public transit say it’s possible that the state transit service has burned a bridge with those who rely on frequent light rail service.
A man runs to catch the light rail heading toward BWI Airport at Camden Station in Baltimore on August 11, 2022.
How to live rent-free in a historic Maryland home
In a unique partnership, Maryland lets residents stay in historic homes for free as long as they pay for the renovations.
Dani and Justin Ritthaler moved into a historic farmhouse in Howard County as apart of an interesting program with the state of Maryland. Their house is pictured here on June 9. 2023.
What it’s like living and working in haze-filled Baltimore
Canceled events, emergency messages and mask-clad pedestrians harked back on Thursday to the frenzy of uncertainty in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
Will Simmons walks his dog, Lulu, through Federal Hill Park, in Baltimore. Air quality in Baltimore remains at dangerous levels due to smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing the city on Thursday, June 8, 2023.
‘Unsafe’ and ‘neglected’: City tenants stuck in limbo with nonprofit housing provider that mishandled federal funds
Tenants at a HUD-backed property are stuck in limbo as federal and city officials deal with the fallout of a consequential housing provider.
Exterior of the Lakeview Avenue apartment building in West Baltimore, as seen on May 9, 2023, where tenants have complained about the state of the HUD-subsidized building.
‘Ridiculously inept’: Just how hard is it to get a permit in Baltimore?
The Banner reviewed nearly 1,000 responses to a city housing department survey that sought feedback about Baltimore’s online permitting system.
Photo collage shows contractor wearing hard hat scratching his head, standing in front of maze that separates him from a Baltimore City construction permit.
Mayor, Mosby call to ‘assess’ alternative arts partners after BOPA budget hearing
The city’s arts council, fresh off a budget hearing, finds itself in the center of unwanted attention again.
Council President Nick Mosby, left, and Mayor Brandon Scott listen during a Baltimore City Board of Estimates meeting inside City Hall on 10/5/22.
Disability rights group sues Maryland for housing foster kids in hospitals
Attorneys say state officials have “illegally and unconstitutionally” housed foster children in hospitals and restrictive institutions beyond medical necessity.
Silhouette of teen in front of office building and family house
New GBC leader plans to mobilize business community to tackle Baltimore’s vacant housing crisis
The pro-business group wants to lead the business community in solving the city’s vacant house crisis, which CEO Mark Anthony Thomas views as an existential threat to the region’s economic vitality.
Mark Anthony Thomas is an urbanist and economic development official, who began his career as a creative and poet.  Thomas hails from Pittsburgh with a mission of reshaping the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC), Baltimore's pro-business advocacy group.
Baltimore housing authority dismisses 200 eviction cases after tenants allege violations
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City dismissed dozens of cases Wednesday May 24, 2023 after tenants alleged mistreatment and violations during the eviction process.
Outside Baltimore City District Court, a small group of advocates urged the city’s housing authority to halt evictions against public housing tenants. A short while later, all the day’s cases were dismissed.
Maryland schools are teaching kids to talk through conflict. Does it work?
A reader asked The Baltimore Banner to investigative what techniques schools are using to diffuse violence.
Peer mediators act out a role play exercise at City Springs Elementary and Middle School in Baltimore, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
Baltimore isn’t accessible for people with disabilities. Fixing it would cost over $650 million.
The scope of the problem in Baltimore is enormous, city documents show.
Ross Dolloff poses for a portrait in the courtyard of his home in downtown Baltimore, Monday, May 1, 2023.
Change is coming to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. But when?
Harborplace has a new developer, but noticeable progress could be years away.
A view of Baltimore's Inner Harbor taken with a drone on Friday, March 17. Several property and business owners say they have concerns about the low levels of foot traffic in the district, which they need to stay in business.
High hopes as next phase of Perkins Homes redevelopment gets underway
The ambitious undertaking promises to replace a vestige of the city’s aging public housing infrastructure with over 2,000 new mixed-income housing units.
Mayor Brandon Scott controls an excavator during the demolition of one of the remaining former Perkins Homes buildings, paving the way to start the construction of Perkins Phase III, Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
University of Maryland Medical System nursing program ramps up to address labor shortage
The Academy of Clinical Essentials initiative, which started at the University of Maryland Medical System, could be adopted by health systems across the country.
Nursing student Katie Strine, left, reads a patient's chart with clinical instructor Kerstin Koorey in the Surgical Acute Care unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center. April 18, 2023
Beat down by crime, disinvestment and a pandemic, can downtown Baltimore recover?
Investors, residents and business owners say crime concerns and a lack of vision are hurting the Central Business District in the wake of the pandemic.
How is downtown Baltimore doing?
From plastic to paper: Is yard waste collection working in Baltimore County?
The volume of twigs, leaves and weeds collected has dropped since the county required them to be in paper bags. But the move away from plastic bags had other benefits, officials say.
Freshly screened composted soil sits in the Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility  plant in White Marsh, MD., April 14, 2023.
Archdiocese of Baltimore investigation reveals some new details
The filings kept on a handful of priests were known as “The Bad Boy Files,” 32 names were not to include on the church's credibly accused list, and colluding with the Archdiocese of Washington were revealed in the investigation.
The Attorney General’s office released the Catholic Church Investigation papers.  List of names.
Church report reveals new allegations against Father Maskell of ‘The Keepers’
Maskell is accused of abusing at least 39 people and doing nothing about colleagues who also abused children.
The Attorney General’s office released the Catholic Church Investigation papers.  Jean Hargadon (glasses) Teresa Lancaster,  holds a redacted copy of the release.
A day with Baltimore animal control — and how a change could affect its ability to help
“I don’t want to leave anybody behind," said Sharon Colburn, who directs animal services in Baltimore.
A tiny newborn puppy is handed off between two people.
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