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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.
Photo illustration of apartment complex with cars parked in front against a dark purple background; two cars are removed from the image, showing teal color in the cut out areas.
Car theft rates have tripled in Baltimore. We visited the hardest-hit neighborhood.
More than 1,000 cars have been stolen in Baltimore every month since June.
JumboFresh Supermarket is expected to replace the former Price Rite store which closed in December of 2022.
New grocery store to fill void left by Price Rite closure in Southwest Baltimore
For nearly a year, the building’s been vacant.
The street outside Carver Vocational-Technical High School with police tape in front.
Five detained in connection with shooting outside Baltimore’s Carver Vo-Tech High School
School system confirms the victims were students and their families had been notified.
Views of CSX facilities scene from the Curtis Bay neighborhood in Baltimore, Thursday, August 3, 2023.
In what could be a Baltimore first, communities and developer are partnering in South Baltimore
With a historic investment, SB7 is tasked with something both novel and daunting: using money from developers to fill in the gaps left behind by generations of neglect.
Eddie’s of Roland Park hosts their renovation celebration on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
Eddie’s of Roland Park thrives as a family business even as other grocers close
Since 1944, a generational ideology has inspired the local grocer. They’ve invested and renovated as other grocers have closed.
Ronnie Diggs plays tennis at Druid Hill Park, in Baltimore, Friday, October 6, 2023.
Once-segregated tennis courts now serve Black friendships and rivalries
Why some memories are best served on each side of the net.
Barboursville Vineyards is on the Monticello Wine Trail in Virginia.
A solo trip for the boozy books: Discover Virginia wine country in a weekend
No Napa? No problem. Virginia's Monticello Wine Trail, which is advertised as the “birthplace of American Wine” and has at least 40 wineries, had plenty to choose from for a solo trip from Baltimore during the first weekend of fall.
The Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center is a development project in Broadway East expected to break ground in spring 2024.
Training the health care workers of the future in East Baltimore
Dwyer Workforce Development, a nonprofit and health care career training program, is partnering with Southern Baptist Church to put a resource center in East Baltimore that will train health care workers.
Jerome Aiken smiles and reaches out to hold Somethingwonderful.
A childhood by Pimlico Race Course etched his path in horse racing industry
Aiken, who is Black, said when he was getting started, he didn’t see many Black horse owners. But he believes that’s starting to change.
Engraved portrait of author Edgar Allan Poe, circa 1830.
How did Edgar Allan Poe die? Film probes mystery of his death
The film will kick off this weekend’s International Edgar Allan Poe Festival, which takes place 174 years after the famed author’s death.
A woman comforts a student after she is released from lockdown at Morgan State University following a shooting on Oct. 3, 2023 that rocked the historically Black campus. Five people were wounded, including four students.
A beautiful evening broken by gunfire; five wounded after Morgan State coronation
One or more shooters opened fire on the campus of Morgan State University Tuesday night, wounding five people and sending students running for cover during what is traditionally a celebratory homecoming week at the HBCU.
The Domino Sugar sign with only two letter Os and two letter Ss illuminated.
Domino Sugar sign’s new look to support Orioles
It’s starting to smell like team spirit.
A woman fills a glass with water from the tap of a kitchen sink.
Parasite in Baltimore-area drinking water may harm elderly, children, immunocompromised
Portions of Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Howard County are affected, and those with compromised immune systems should filter or boil water before drinking, officials said.
Kelly Cross and his husband Mateusz Rozanski pose for a portrait in their neighborhood, in Baltimore on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.
$25 million to improve climate conditions in Baltimore
Weather stations will be used to track wind, radiation, humidity, precipitation, surface pressure, temperature and other data that can be used to develop climate solutions.
The Salvation Army Central Area Command plans to move its headquarters to Sandtown-Winchester in the former William Pinderhughes Elementary School building.
Salvation Army Central Maryland plans to move headquarters to Sandtown-Winchester
For some, it’s a sign of much-needed investment in the neighborhood
Edna Manns-Lake poses for a portrait in front of framed photos in her office.
Nonprofit founder still standing 30 years after Elijah Cummings asked her to step up
Fayette Street Outreach began with a woman’s call to leadership
Eri Whitney Young, left, and Tracey Malone pose for a portrait.
After organizing to reopen a rec center, Sandtown group now has access to funding to do more
Here’s how a new partnership may get the group closer to its goals.
A pop-up Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy is coming to Baltimore with performances and cocktail pairings.
For the other Raven fans: Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy coming to Baltimore
Four themed cocktails. One weekend. Nevermore ... sort of
Elizabeth Johnson has been doing hair in Baltimore since the late 1950s. Her beauty salon is considered one of the oldest Black owned businesses on Pennsylvania Avenue.
For over 60 years, she’s beautified Baltimore one head at a time
Liz’s Place has been on Pennsylvania Avenue since the 1970s.
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