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The beat goes on: After a long hiatus, Baltimore’s MLK Day Parade returns
The parade's return followed a weeklong spat between city officials and Baltimore's arts council, culminating with the mayor's office staging the event with days to spare.
Young people perform during Baltimore’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, which returned on Jan. 16, 2023 for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Hallie Miller)
Do Baltimore’s I-83 speed cameras actually work? City transportation officials say yes
Baltimore transportation officials say the city’s Interstate 83 speed camera program might offer a blueprint for curbing high speeds, reducing crash severity and incentivizing vehicular decorum.
Crews work on installing speed Cameras On I-83 In Baltimore.
BOPA head Donna Drew Sawyer resigns amid fallout over MLK parade cancellation
Donna Drew Sawyer, who led the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, will no longer lead the department, president of BOPA’s board of directors Brian D. Lyles said in a statement Tuesday night.
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Mayor appoints new senior arts and culture adviser, poaching staffer from BOPA
Citing the ongoing tension with the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Scott said the appointment of Tonya Miller Hall will provide a bridge back to stability between City Hall and city arts.
6/8/22—Exterior of the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower.
Maryland government executive charged with domestic battery in Las Vegas
Chad Williams, executive director of the West North Avenue Development Authority, remains in his position after being charged in his native Nevada with domestic battery earlier this month.
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The show must go on: Baltimore Mayor Scott says MLK Day parade is back on, but how feasible is it?
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said the city will see a parade on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But staging a last-minute parade is no easy feat.
Scenes from Hampden's Annual Holiday Parade on December 4, 2022.
After BOPA faces criticism, Mayor Scott demands CEO’s resignation
In a "clarifying statement" released Friday afternoon, BOPA aid it did not have the authority to make "unilateral" decisions about canceling mayoral events.
6/8/22—Exterior of the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower.
Maryland property values up 20% since 2020, state finds
The statewide residential and commercial combined assessment increase beat 2022’s overall jump of 12% and is the highest year-over-year value hike in several years.
colorful row-homes
The Baltimore plumber who saved Christmas
Two immigrant families were staring down a Christmas without running water. Then Danni Donovan, of Baltimore’s Donovan WaterWorks, showed up.
Danni Donovan of Donovan WaterWorks.
Maryland Transit Administration subway car derails in Northwest Baltimore Monday night
A Maryland Transit Authority subway partially derailed above ground Monday evening, according to Baltimore fire officials.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Chris Rock to stream live Netflix special from Baltimore at yet-to-be-revealed venue
The comedian, in a first-ever feat for Netflix, will stream a live stand-up special from Baltimore March 4, the company announced Sunday. The location of the event was not immediately announced.
Comedian Chris Rock holds a microphone while performing. He's wearing glasses, a dark jacket and blue shirt.
‘You got to go’: Hearty Ravens fans brave freezing Falcons game
The frigid temperatures didn’t stop several hundred members of the Ravens Flock from hitting the concrete early Saturday as the Ravens prepared to take on the Atlanta Falcons.
Ravens fans bundle up in purple garb and Christmas costumes ahead of the 1 p.m. game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Baltimore promised hotels for homeless housing. There’s little progress as winter arrives again.
20 months after Mayor Brandon Scott first announced the city’s intent to buy two hotels to provide permanent and temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness — a flagship piece of the homeless services strategy — city officials say they have yet to close the deal.
Mark Council, right, is accompanied by an ASL interpreter as he welcomes attendees to the 2nd annual Homeless Persons' Memorial Day service at McKeldin Square in Downtown Baltimore. Council is on the Healthcare for the Homeless board of directors.
Pandora to relocate headquarters from Baltimore to New York City
The move, though long anticipated, is a gut punch for Downtown Baltimore, which has been home to the Danish jewelry company’s regional head office for Pandora Americas since 2015.
Pandora a jewelry chain has its corporate headquarter building in Baltimore, Md.
Baltimore County’s Charm City Ballet finds footing again with ‘A Christmas Carol’
While most ballet companies opt for “The Nutcracker” around this time of year, the all-ages inclusive Charm City Ballet has made “A Christmas Carol” a winter tradition.
Angela Stein, practices her routine during rehearsal for  "A Christmas Carol." at Charm City Ballet in Cockeysville, Sunday, December 11, 2022.
In Baltimore, a once active animal welfare network is now all but defunct
Animal welfare experts in Baltimore say the link between these cases and other forms of violence is real and should not be ignored.
Illustration of cowering dog standing in front of row houses, framed by a hole in a chain link fence.
How Maryland failed families and children with complex needs
Caring for children with highly complex emotional and behavioral needs is a challenge that exists across the country. But in Maryland, the problem has worsened over the last decade — and many blame outgoing Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
Danielle Leclair is mom to Patience, a 14-year-old girl she adopted from Delaware. Patience has PTSD and other mood disorders likely as a result of fetal alcohol syndrome and childhood abuse and neglect. Leclair has sought help for Patience since adopting her in 2017 but has been failed by the state's child services system.
How Baltimore’s MOMCares is working to close the gaps in Black parental health
MOMCares, a Baltimore organization that specializes in maternal health, is seeing spiking demand for doula trainings, which founder Ana Rodney attributes to the changes in access to reproductive health services across the country.
Ana Rodney, pictured with son Asher, is the founder and director of MOMCares. MOMCares. MOMCares is a postpartem doula service specifically for Black and low-income parents in Baltimore
Method for dealing with cat overpopulation raises concerns among some
The city is hailed as a model for its trap-neuter-release program, but even as it becomes more mainstream, some consider the practice unethical.
Illustration of cat mom with kittens on left side, three adult cats who have been neutered on right side, with row homes in background
Baltimore’s newest push to reduce vacant housing gets off to rocky start
Officials remain confident that the process will live up to their expectations of moving several hundred vacant homes out of absentee ownership per year.
7/12/22—Vacant homes sit along W. North Ave.
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