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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.
Eri Whitney Young, left, and Tracey Malone pose for a portrait.
For the other Raven fans: Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy coming to Baltimore
Four themed cocktails. One weekend. Nevermore ... sort of
A pop-up Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy is coming to Baltimore with performances and cocktail pairings.
For over 60 years, she’s beautified Baltimore one head at a time
Liz’s Place has been on Pennsylvania Avenue since the 1970s.
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.
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.
Pigtown Climbs is raising money to build a climbing gym and community space in Southwest Baltimore.
Relaxed covenant greenlights Edmondson Village Shopping Center redevelopment
Unbeknownst to many, the covenant has been in place since 1945.
The Edmondson Village Shopping Center first opened in 1947 and now has a chance to be completely developed.
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.
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
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.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
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.
Coppin State University captured drone footage of target and buffer areas at the center of revitalization plans.
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.
“The people of the Brooklyn neighborhood have felt cut off geographically, culturally and psychologically for 100 years,” Del. Robbyn Lewis said.
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.
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)
Legacy of gardening is still planted in Ashburton
How African Americans used gardening to beautify demographically shifting neighborhoods.
A decorative bike in a backyard on Dennlyn Road in Ashburton on Saturday, June 24, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Mother Mary Lange advances in process of sainthood
Lange founded the country’s first African American religious order in Baltimore.
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.
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.
Michael Battle Jr. and Dani Battle, founders of the RICH Program, stand in the RICH Juice Bar on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
Housing startup to unveil first renovated homes in Harlem Park
The completed houses are part of a goal to rehabilitate 96 homes in the West Baltimore neighborhood.
Parity, an equitable housing startup, unveiled two rehabilitated homes in Harlem Park. They plan to redevelop nearly 100 more.
Coppin State University joins efforts to address food insecurity among students
The university’s new Coppin Corner offers a supermarket-style setup filled with nonperishable foods, snacks, cleaning products and more.
Christopher Thomas, Assistant Director, Center for Counseling and Student Development, restocks Pringles chips inside Coppin State’s brand new “Coppin Corner” resource center on May 31, 2023. To help students facing food insecurities, Coppin State University just recently launched the Coppin Corner, a food resource center that carries non-perishable food items, frozen foods, personal hygiene products and cleaning supplies
‘Healthcare village’ to bloom in Sandtown-Winchester
Dwyer Workforce Development is now a partner of the Resurrection Sandtown project.
The sun sets on Ames Memorial United Methodist Church on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
Stay, leave or convert: Some Catholics at a crossroads about religion amid sexual abuse allegations against priests
People are leaving Catholicism because of the church abuse scandal among other reasons. But there are also people who chose to stay.
Mary Jo Rogers pictured in her home on May 23, 2023 with her religious artifacts many of which are family heirlooms. Rogers says she feels betrayed by the church and can't go back. She still has her Catholic faith but it is seperate from the insitution.
Pigtown bar with beloved bell-ringing tradition closes
Friends Grille in Pigtown tried to create an environment where people come as strangers and leave as friends.
Friends Grille co-owner D. Greene looks out the front door of the Pigtown pub.
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