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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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