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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.
Cylburn Arboretum’s new Nature Education Center to teach kids about the outdoors
The new Nature Education Center is meant to give visitors an experience beyond their limited encounters with urban trees.
Deputy Mayor Letitia Dzirasa, Delegate Sandy Rosenberg, former executive director of Cylburn Arboretum Friends Patricia Foster, Councilwoman Sharon Middleton and Director of Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Reginald Moore celebrate a ribbon cutting for the Nature Education Center at Cylburn Arboretum.
Is the seven-year itch a real thing? Guess I’ll find out soon
As if marriage isn’t enough work, cultural myths try and stir the pot.
Reporter Jasmine Vaughn-Hall and her husband got married in May 2015.
Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures rededicates itself to community
The museum recently hosted a grand reopening to reaffirm they’re still around.
Inside of Sankofa Children's Museum of African Culture, Friday, May 12, 2023.
Judge upholds zoning board’s approval of crematorium in North Baltimore
A funeral home and residents opposed to the crematorium have waited nearly a year for a decision.
Residents have banded together to oppose a human crematorium at Vaughn Greene Funeral Services on York Road.
Firearms instructor takes a shot at changing stigma about guns
How one woman redirected her fear to knowledge and understanding about handling a gun, and teaching others to own firearms safely.
Quiana Roberts, a federal law enforcement agent and firearms instuctor, teaches students how to be safe and responsible gun owners during a class on May 8, 2023.
Druid Hill Park artist is on to next project — turning a house into a home
Colin Williams, the self-appointed artist in residence at Druid Hill Park, is getting settled into his housing and there’s an awesome catch — he’s right next to the park where he poured into his artwork and was flooded with friendships and connections.
Artist Colin Williams, who formerly lived in Druid Hill Park, has obtained housing through the city and now lives in a home across the street from his previous park dwelling.
I need grind culture to leave my grandma alone for good
The intersectionality of race and gender can have a role in how labor’s perceived and pursued.
Grandma had a great time at Friends Grille in Pigtown to celebrate her 78 birthday in February.
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