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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 is closing, but owner sees new beginnings
When one shoebox closes, another opens.
Poppy and Stella on Broadway Street on Dec. 7, 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.
Construction workers lay the wood flooring at P.S. 103, the new location of the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center, on Nov. 29. 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.
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.
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.
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.
New grocery store to fill void left by Price Rite closure in Southwest Baltimore
For nearly a year, the building’s been vacant.
JumboFresh Supermarket is expected to replace the former Price Rite store which closed in December of 2022.
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.
The street outside Carver Vocational-Technical High School with police tape in front.
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.
Views of CSX facilities scene from the Curtis Bay neighborhood in Baltimore, Thursday, August 3, 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.
Eddie’s of Roland Park hosts their renovation celebration on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
Once-segregated tennis courts now serve Black friendships and rivalries
Why some memories are best served on each side of the net.
Ronnie Diggs plays tennis at Druid Hill Park, in Baltimore, Friday, October 6, 2023.
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.
Barboursville Vineyards is on the Monticello Wine Trail in Virginia.
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.
The Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center is a development project in Broadway East expected to break ground in spring 2024.
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.
Jerome Aiken smiles and reaches out to hold Somethingwonderful.
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.
Engraved portrait of author Edgar Allan Poe, circa 1830.
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.
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.
Domino Sugar sign’s new look to support Orioles
It’s starting to smell like team spirit.
The Domino Sugar sign with only two letter Os and two letter Ss illuminated.
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.
A woman fills a glass with water from the tap of a kitchen sink.
$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.
Kelly Cross and his husband Mateusz Rozanski pose for a portrait in their neighborhood, in Baltimore on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.
Salvation Army Central Maryland plans to move headquarters to Sandtown-Winchester
For some, it’s a sign of much-needed investment in the neighborhood
The Salvation Army Central Area Command plans to move its headquarters to Sandtown-Winchester in the former William Pinderhughes Elementary School building.
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
Edna Manns-Lake poses for a portrait in front of framed photos in her office.
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