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Mentors for young Baltimore storytellers pivot after funding loss
After funding loss, the Baltimore Youth Film Arts program is sunsetting, but a new idea is rising.
Robert Shearin is interviewed about Benjamin Banneker during the final Baltimore Youth Film Arts workshop at the Patterson Park branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library this month.
Poppleton Recreation Center gets fresh start inspired by old memories
Dormant for decades, Poppleton Recreation Center, the West Baltimore neighborhood hub reopens Thursday.
Sonia Eaddy, center, conducts a ribbon cutting during the reopening of The Poppleton Recreation Center on Thursday afternoon.
Beating the odds: 60 years of friendship bound by sticky buns and Baltimore memories
A group of 1965 Forest Park High School graduates is happy to dish on the secret to their remarkable, long-lasting connection.
Back row, left, Emory Bernard Woods and right, Paul King. Front row from left, Patricia Waddy,  Marsha “Bubbles” Logan, Cynthia Lambirth, Fredricka Williams, Joyce L. Gillard, and Denise Chappell pose for a portrait at Kelsey's Restaurant Irish Pub in Ellicott City, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
Druid Hill Park’s walking loop is finally back, but construction isn’t over
Walking routines, workout momentums and impromptu daylight getaways are back since the walking loop reopened.
The Druid Hill Park walking loop in Baltimore was recently reopened.
Hank is dead. Long live the GOAT.
“I’m gonna miss that goddamn goat,” said Cornish, “He done travelled the whole Baltimore city with me.”
Todd “Gready” Cornish walks with his goat, Hank, in 2024.
The old Frederick Douglass High School held a secret. Here’s what was found behind the safe door.
Unbeknownst to school staff, they were leaving something behind in the century-old building.
Frederick Douglass High School, established in 1883, is the second oldest high school created specifically for African American students.
A new pair of baby shoes, old traditions and a mom’s plea for slower times
As a new parent, time can seem like such a thef.
Jasmine Vaughn-Hall bought her son his first pair of shoes from the same Baltimore shop where her parents bought her first pair years ago.
‘Exactly what our church needs’: Marylanders react to Pope Leo XIV becoming 1st American pontiff
After the white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the world learned that Pope Leo XIV would lead the church, Catholics across the world and Maryland were quick to celebrate.
Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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.
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