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NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - MAY 30: Speller Luke Brown of Naples, Florida, participates in rounds 1 and 2 of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on May 30, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. The 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee begins today through Thursday with 230 students competing for the spelling top honor.
The 7 words that knocked Maryland kids from Scripps National Spelling Bee
More than 230 contestants from all 50 states, plus Ghana, Guam, Germany and elsewhere, competed at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center this week.
Lead art from three of my favorite Baltimore Banner stories.
Three of my favorite Baltimore Banner stories
The Banner’s TikTok anchor picks three pieces that deserve another look.
A kemp's ridley sea turtle undergoing rehabilitation at the National Aquarium.
The frigid tale of Glockenspiel, the cold-stunned sea turtle rescued by the National Aquarium
Climate change is luring sea turtles farther north — but some get trapped in frigid waters.
Zena Lichter takes a customer's order at Pillion Tea in the Midtown neighborhood on March 7, 2023.
What’s brewing in Baltimore’s quietly thriving tea scene
From a motorcycle punk tea house to a proper British experience, Baltimore's tea scene is unique and exciting.
Female North American river otters are induced ovulators, which means they only ovulate after having sex, rather than having regular cycles like humans.
Sex at the Maryland Zoo: Bizarre animal facts to wow (or terrify) your Valentine’s date
Did you know that hyenas give birth through their half-foot long clitoris, or that squirrels have a bone in their phallus? All this and more at The Maryland Zoo.
Illustration showing woman in extreme foreground, bending at waist, clutching herself, with radiating jagged lines showing her pain. In background, waiting room chairs and double doors to emergency room.
228 minutes: What it feels like to suffer Maryland’s long ER waits, the worst in the nation
Maryland has the longest emergency room wait times in the nation. Patients say it can be a painful and perplexing experience to wait so long for care.
Terry "TSU Terry" Wedington performs three classic Baltimore dance moves.
How to do three classic Baltimore dances: The Spongebob, crazy legs, Cherry Hill
Choreographer TSU Terry explains how to pull off three classic dances tied to Baltimore: the Spongebob, crazy legs, and the Cherry Hill.
A photo illustration of Taylor Villages properties and a housing contract that prohibits residents from speaking out against future development.
Flood of controversy: Will proposed Ellicott City development mean more rising water?
The Taylor family is facing fierce opposition from residents wary of a development project after flooding in downtown Ellicott City that shuttered businesses and threatened people’s livelihoods. A 2017 hydrological study showed that development partially exacerbated the devastation.
Baltimore harbor and gloved hands holding water sample
Baltimore harbor water continues to become safer (mostly), as Mr. Trash Wheel goes international
While the harbor is still not safe to swim in, it is markedly cleaner than it was 10 years ago.
Photo collage for Baby Shark
A mysterious speaker blasted ‘Baby Shark’ on repeat near Baltimore’s harbor. Was it to keep a homeless man away?
A speaker mounted on an East Pratt Street light pole repeatedly played the song 'Baby Shark' at pedestrians last week, possibly to shoo away an unsheltered man from sleeping on the street.
Bob Jacobson poses for a portrait
Baltimore street entertainers say they’re being shortchanged by the city
Baltimore’s street performers say they’re frustrated by the city’s treatment of their art.
A pistachio tide at Fells.
Why is the Inner Harbor that weird color? Green sulfur bacteria are creating a ‘pistachio tide’
We investigated a reader's question about the harbor’s odd color.
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