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Michael Lisicky runs up Dark Lane in downtown Baltimore on Feb. 12, 2024. For the last eight months, Lisicky has been working to complete his goal of running on every street in Baltimore.
End of the road: Runner finishes goal to trek every Baltimore street
A curious beginning meets a bittersweet end.
The Charles Village Festival is an annual, two day event that happens in early June.
Charles Village Festival ending after 25 years
Organizers are open to other ideas for a new neighborhood event.
The exterior of the renovated Hollins Market on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Baltimore.
Hollins Market begins to unveil its $2.1 million makeover
The market is holding an open house and tours Saturday to provide an early glimpse at the renovations.
Attendees of the inaugural Creatives in the Garden happy hour event enjoy drinks and conversation at the bar in Stem and Vine on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Baltimore.
Plant yourself at the bar: Stem and Vine takes root downtown
Follow the vines and the vino to a new wine and plant shop downtown.
Robert Lee Hardy, star of Marty and the Hands That Could, sits on the stage at Arena Players Incorporated, where the play is being shown, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. Arena Players Incorporated is the theater where Hardy took his first steps into acting before moving to Los Angeles.
From West Baltimore to L.A.: Actor returns to the home theater where he got his start
Theater is more than a hobby. It saved his life.
Julie Sharp, right, adds additional hairspray to Sydney Sharp’s hair at HONfest on Saturday, June 10, 2023.
Baltimore’s HONfest is coming to an end
The annual gathering is retiring after 30 years, according to an email shared Wednesday night by Wendy Sites, a HONfest vendor and logistics coordinator.
Abandoned cars and other illegal dumping continue to plague the lower portion of Herring Run Park in Northeast Baltimore.
Lower Herring Run Park: A dumping ground for abandoned cars
Abandoned cars and other illegal dumping continue to plague the park
Ravens fans at Mother’s Purple Patio celebrate the team's second touchdown during the AFC divisional playoff game Saturday.
Ravens fans flock to joy (and warmth) as team advances to AFC championship game
Ravens fans say it's about time.
Engraved portrait of author Edgar Allan Poe, circa 1830.
The Tell-Tale Edgar Allan Poe: Facts about the writer for his birthday
There’s no better day to dive into melancholy’s dear friend.
Travis Winstead Jr. smiles for a portrait in front of a stone archway that reads "The Baltimore City College."
From shooting hoops to shooting photos, City College sophomore follows his passion
How a student re-envisioned his involvement in sports
Any disagreement suddenly means you’re the enemy, with neighbors turning on neighbors.
Commentary: Nextdoor has been overrun with prejudice and misinformation
Toxicity has its grip on yet another online app.
Michael Lisicky stands on a section of Francis Street which he hasn’t yet run, on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Baltimore, MD. Lisicky has been on a mission to run on every street in Baltimore since the summer.
Later-in-life runner tightens laces to run every street in Baltimore
The New Jersey native heard about a man who ran all of Camden County to raise awareness for dementia. It got him to thinking whether he could do the same in Baltimore. And soon it became his goal.
Downtown Annapolis dresses up for the holidays, with Midnight Madness on Thursday a key event in he schedule.
Where to take friends in town for the holidays
Hosting this year? This list is for you.
Illustrations of six African Americans hopefuls for canonization are displayed at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Sunday, November 5, 2023.
The six Black candidates currently considered for Catholic sainthood
There has never been an African American saint.
Sister Magdala Gilbert, poses for a portrait at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent, Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
Baltimore’s long-shot push for America’s first Black saint
Six Black candidates are currently in the canonization process
Sister Mary Pauline Tamakloe celebrates down the aisle after taking her final profession at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent, in Arbutus, Monday, August 14, 2023.
For over 190 years, Oblate Sisters of Providence listened to Baltimore
The convent is the first religious order for women of color.
Santa’s making a list and creeping me out
For as long as I’ve been an adult, I’ve been petrified of costumed characters, including Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, mascots and Mickey Mouse and all his friends at Disneyland.
Poppy and Stella on Broadway Street on Dec. 7, 2023.
Poppy and Stella is closing, but owner sees new beginnings
When one shoebox closes, another opens.
Construction workers lay the wood flooring at P.S. 103, the new location of the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center, on Nov. 29. 2023.
Preserving the civil rights history of Old West Baltimore, one renovation at a time
As the former school of Justice Thurgood Marshall gets transformed, plans are announced to renovate the home of the late Baltimore congressman Parren Mitchell.
Haneef Hardy, founder of the Unlimited Potential nonprofit, is photographed next to his 9-year-old niece, Sky Jones, during an interview with The Baltimore Banner at the Robert C. Marshall Recreation Center on July 3, 2023.
Nonprofit helps West Baltimore kids shoot for ‘unlimited potential’
Ultimately, Hardy said the aim is to let kids be kids, however that manifests for each of them. It’s a luxury he wasn’t afforded.
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