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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.
Pigtown Climbs is raising money to build a climbing gym and community space in Southwest Baltimore.
Ain’t no mountain high enough: Pigtown Climbs raising money for climbing gym, community space
The nonprofit wants to connect Southwest Baltimore communities to the outdoors through rock climbing.
The Edmondson Village Shopping Center first opened in 1947 and now has a chance to be completely developed.
Relaxed covenant greenlights Edmondson Village Shopping Center redevelopment
Unbeknownst to many, the covenant has been in place since 1945.
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
Thunderstorms, damaging winds lead to power outages, downed trees in Baltimore area
A line of powerful thunderstorms roared through the Baltimore region on Monday evening, downing trees and leaving thousands of customers without power.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
YouthWorks ends partnership with Irvington nonprofit after assault accusation
Johnny Martin Jr., founder of the nonprofit, said the teen started destroying property at the nonprofit’s temporary headquarters and attacked three staff members.
Coppin State University captured drone footage of target and buffer areas at the center of revitalization plans.
A big plan to revitalize West North Avenue just got a jumpstart
Don’t call it a comeback. West North Avenue has been here for years.
“The people of the Brooklyn neighborhood have felt cut off geographically, culturally and psychologically for 100 years,” Del. Robbyn Lewis said.
Brooklyn needed help before the mass shooting. Here’s what residents say.
Why some residents feel out of sight and out of mind in this South Baltimore neighborhood.
Residents wants to see the Lillian S. Jones Recreation Center reopened for neighborhood kids. Meanwhile, the building sits closed and unoccupied on June 27, 2023. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
Sandtown residents, organizations unify to try to get recreation center reopened
The Lillian Jones Recreation Center closed in recent years after two break-ins left electrical wiring cut and copper piping stolen, causing millions of dollars in damages.
A decorative bike in a backyard on Dennlyn Road in Ashburton on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
Legacy of gardening is still planted in Ashburton
How African Americans used gardening to beautify demographically shifting neighborhoods.
Larry Little and Zulema Caldwell, steadfast members of Bethel AME Church, stand outside its historic location on Druid Hill Avenue on Sunday, June 18, 2023.
Bethel AME Church wants its members’ stories
Former and current members have a chance to contribute their personal stories about the church, which is recording its rich history.
Idelia Brooks and Lois Cannon hold hands while walking off stage after performing at PoleCon International, at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, Saturday, June 17, 2023.
Age is not a barrier for these pole-dancing grannies
How members of a senior center honored an instructor’s late grandma through pole-dancing.
Mary Elizabeth Lange was a Black Catholic religious sister who founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first African American religious congregation. She was also, via the Oblates, the first-ever African American mother superior.
Mother Mary Lange advances in process of sainthood
Lange founded the country’s first African American religious order in Baltimore.
Michael Battle Jr. and Dani Battle, founders of the RICH Program, stand in the RICH Juice Bar on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
Where teens pour the drinks: New Cherry Hill juice bar to open with community in mind
Juice bar organizers want to promote entrepreneurship and healthiness one sip at a time.
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