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Baltimore woman joyfully haunted by hunt for ‘ghost signs’
Ghost signs are the faded, hand-painted signs of the past. Once one sign is found, others seem to follow for Lashelle Bynum.
For 20 years, Lashelle Bynum has photographed Baltimore’s ghost signs.
Check out these favorites from Baltimore’s premier ghost-sign hunter
The city’s fading collection of commercial signs painted on buildings can be found all over Charm City.
A ghost sign is seen at the top of the former Stafford Hotel, now The Stafford Apartments. When the building was constructed in 1894, it was the tallest building on Mount Vernon Place.
Freddie Gray’s death rocked Baltimore a decade ago. It also helped shape a generation.
Young people from the city are now grown up and reflecting on how Gray’s tragic death in police custody, the weeks of protests and unrest that followed, and the intervening years of struggle and success for their city changed their lives.
It’s been a decade since Freddie Gray died. His twin reflects on her brother, not a martyr.
Ten years ago, Freddie Gray died at the hands of Baltimore Police. Now, his twin sister, Fredricka Gray, talks about his death.
Fredricka Gray, twin sister of Freddie Gray, in front of a mural of her brother on April 7, 2025.
Armstead Jones, Baltimore’s longtime election director, dies hours after announcing retirement
Within hours of announcing his retirement, Armstead Jones died at the age of 71.
Armstead Jones, Baltimore City's elections director, speaks at the start of the canvass of mail ballots in the 2022 primary election at the city's elections warehouse.
Boat fire at marina, sends black smoke billowing over Fells Point
A boat fire broke out Saturday morning at Henderson’s Wharf Marina, sending thick black smoke billowing over the Fells Point waterfront.
Smoke rises from a boat fire at Henderson’s Wharf Marina in Fells Point on Saturday.
“Will B” knows he hurt his Baltimore neighborhood. Now all he wants is to give back.
How a man uses fitness, friendship and faith to give back to a neighborhood he’s wronged before.
Will Boston stands in the empty gym at Penn North after his early morning run. In recovery, Boston started a makeshift gym for others going through treatment.
NTSB slams MDTA and urges assessment of Chesapeake Bay Bridge: ‘We need action’
The Francis Scott Key Bridge was 30 times more susceptible to ship strikes than it should have been, a federal official said Thursday.
The bulk carrier Golden John passes under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after leaving the Port of Baltimore.
I will have 1 child and there is no shame in my game
Despite what many assume, research suggests only children have “pretty normal” life outcomes compared to those with siblings.
Ready but unable to open: New treatment providers face hurdles in Maryland
The operators of The Reprieve are among many addiction and mental health treatment providers — both prospective and established — who have said delays in the state’s bureaucratic machinery are hindering their ability to help Marylanders in the midst of an overdose crisis.
Melissa McCarthy at The Reprieve, a residential treatment center in Carroll County that she and her business partner have been unable to open due to delays with the Maryland Department of Health.
Where to reel in Baltimore’s delicious fish sandwiches
As a seafood city, it’s only right that Baltimore has some fish sandwich gems.
Home BBQ and Fish has a stall in Northeast Market and can get quite busy during a lunch rush.
In Union Square, people come for the soiree and stay for community
How a salon concert series spotlights artists and creates intimate access to different genres of music.
Attendees listen as the Joshua Espinoza Trio performs during a Union Square Soiree in Baltimore last month.
Another Baltimore-based global aid group faces cuts: Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services may be the next Baltimore-based humanitarian aid group to face major cuts as the Trump administration’s DOGE slashes USAID funding.
The Catholic Relief Services headquarters in Baltimore on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
Elon Musk’s gutting of USAID rips through Baltimore humanitarian groups
Johns Hopkins University-affiliated Jhpiego and Center for Communication Programs have received stop-work orders, affecting at least 4,400 employees worldwide.
Jhpiego, headquartered in Fells Point, is in turmoil over the Trump administration’s move to gut a funding source: USAID.
There’s room but no refugees: How Trump has upended Maryland’s resettlement system
President Donald Trump’s freeze on new refugees entering the country has left one Afghan family in Baltimore divided between two lands.
One Afghan family in Baltimore — a 53-year-old father, photographed here, and his wife and daughter — were relocated to Baltimore, but with President Trump’s freeze on new refugees entering the country, the family’s 20-year-old son remains stuck in Afghanistan.
Did the BSO just find its groove? Look at ticket sales.
There’s a reason you may not have received a program book at a recent Baltimore Symphony Orchestra show.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra audience watches a movie accompanied by a live musical performance on January 5, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
In Southwest Baltimore, this community shows how to prioritize being a good neighbor
Residents of Baltimore’s Collins Streamside share dinners and offer goat walks in an effort to build a more connected community
Neighbors talk, paint and make cranberry garlands during the Winter Forest Garden Festival in the Collins Streamside Community of Baltimore, MD on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
What to do this weekend, from square dancing to a nonalcoholic beer festival
Whether you want to sample nonalcoholic beers for free, listen to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra score “The Princess Bride’ or go ice skating, we’ve got you covered.
The flyer for this weekend's Damn Near Beer Fest at True Chesapeake.
Lawsuit filed in fatal Edmondson Village Shopping Center shooting
Deanta Dorsey was an Edmondson-Westside High School sophomore when he was killed in the shooting.
The 2023 shooting spurred outrage and reignited long–voiced concerns about the overall safety of the shopping center.
Dave Portnoy visited Baltimore pizza shops. Now we wait for his reviews.
Portnoy’s highly anticipated ratings of local pizza shops hang in the cheesy balance.
Dave Portnoy, an avid pizza reviewer and founder of Barstool Sports, visited Angeli's Pizzeria in Little Italy on Friday, Dec. 13.
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