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Baltimore requests $100M to start reforming the ‘Highway to Nowhere’
The U.S. 40 Highway to Nowhere has scarred West Baltimore for decades. Baltimore’s new plan won’t remove it, but will try to transform the area around it.
Cars travel down U.S. Route 40 in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Not in my neighborhood: Baltimore residents say no to youth treatment center
Many of the state’s treatment centers for young people are in western Maryland.
Juvenile Services Maryland You Residence CTR building, in Baltimore, Thursday, November 7, 2024.
6 self-care and beauty gift ideas for a 2025 fresh start
For the person who deserves to be a pampered priority.
Camay Calloway Murphy, daughter of Cab Calloway, dies
Camay Calloway Murphy spent much of her life as an educator and advocating for arts, culture and social justice.
Camay Calloway Murphy's style resonated with loved ones as much as her kindness, dedication and generosity.
Commentary: Breastfeeding is a personal choice, not a public debate
The expectation of breastfeeding can be debilitating, persistent and intimidating for a new mom.
Jasmine Vaughn-Hall holds her son for a portrait inside of their home in Baltimore, Monday, October 28, 2024.
The best Election Day discounts with your ‘I Voted’ sticker
Your “I Voted” sticker is your pass to free or discounted stuff around the Baltimore region.
Use that “I Voted” sticker for freebies and discounts around the Baltimore region.
Hank the Goat is Southwest Baltimore’s headstrong, fedora-wearing mascot
Hank the goat, sometimes wearing his trademark fedora, has become a neighborhood sensation.
Todd “Gready” Cornish gets his goat, Hank, ready for a walk, in Baltimore, June 18, 2024.
Black Catholics are still trying to process looming church closures
The finalized plan by the Archdiocese of Baltimore affects many of Baltimore’s predominantly Black churches.
St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary, is seen on Sunday, June 16, 2024 in Baltimore. St. Gregory is among nearly a dozen predominantly Black churches set to close under an Archdiocese of Baltimore reorganization plan.
A green goodbye: More funeral homes could soon offer eco-friendly ‘water cremation’
Joseph H. Brown Jr. Funeral Home is already gearing up for what he likens to a “death care spa” to his West Baltimore location.
Joseph H. Brown Funeral Home in West Baltimore has long been a staple in the community and now they’re hoping to expand their after-death offerings by gearing up for water cremations. Gov. Wes Moore recently signed a house bill designating two state agencies to oversee and regulate the service. Brown is pictured at the funeral home.
5 takeaways from the latest Highway to Nowhere update
West Baltimore United is ready share what came of community workshops held at the beginning of the year.
Cars travel down U.S. Route 40 in Baltimore, Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
The B&O Railroad Museum doesn’t want to be just for tourists
The B&O Railroad Museum has a few years before the bicentennial celebration of railroading, but they aren’t wasting any time sprucing up the Southwest Baltimore institution.
The B&O Railroad Museum is gearing up for a bicentennial celebration in 2027.
Sprinters chase Olympic finish line on Coppin State track
Two Ghanaian teammates and friends are sharpening their skills to represent their country in Paris.
Coppin State University alumni Joseph Amoah (left) and Martin Owusu-Antwi run 200 meters as part of their speed endurance training to qualify for the Olympics at the school’s track.
Baltimore youths say a redeveloped Harborplace should be cleaner and drama-free
Harborplace has a history, and young people are OK with writing a new one.
Harborplace was an instantly popular destination after it opened in 1980.
Key Bridge collapse sends oysters to a new home
Since 1995, an oyster reef has existed at Fort Carroll, an uninhabited island in the Patapsco River near the Key Bridge.
A collection of buckets full of spat- or baby oysters- sits on the edge of the Port Covington Marina during a volunteer event with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Friday, May 10, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. (Wesley Lapointe / for The Baltimore Banner)
As funds run dry, a program for young storytellers enters its final chapter
Through film, animation, photography and writing, young people were given the tools to tell their stories at Baltimore Youth Film Arts.
Through Baltimore Youth Film Arts, young people learned the ins and outs of producing films and other art forms.
Commentary: Shopping for clothes is hard. When you’re pregnant, it’s even worse.
Affordability, comfort and good quality hardly seem to coexist in clothes for pregnant bodies.
Illustration of pregnant Black woman standing on a tiny island with a shopping basket, looking through binoculars at clothing racks on islands that surround her.
Baltimore’s oddest island: Key Bridge shines new light on abandoned fort
From the Key Bridge or out in the Patapsco River, many people spotted the fort and let their imaginations unfold.
Ft. Carroll as seen during a CBF Tour of the EPA Superfund Site on 3/25/24 in Baltimore, MD.
A new use for a closed school in West Baltimore
Catholic Charities unveiled plans Thursday for a resource center at a shuttered school in the Franklintown Road neighborhood.
Catholic Charities is opening an Intergenerational Center in West Baltimore.
Baltimore again cracking down on dirt bikes, causing a stir
Because of fines, enforcement and accountability, people are definitely talking about dirt bikes in Baltimore.
Baltimore Police and the State's Attorney's office have announced a crackdown on riding dirt bikes on city streets.
A youth-run juice bar from Cherry Hill is coming to Harborplace
RICH Juice Bar is opening its second location less than a year after their first grand opening.
Dani and Michael Battle, owners of RICH Juice Bar, show off their company shirts inside their new location in the Light Street Pavilion, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
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