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Nina Giraldo

Nina

Nina Giraldo is a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, where she studied international affairs and anthropology. Originally from Sarasota, Florida, she served as editor-in-chief of the university’s student newspaper and reported for a variety of local St. Louis papers, covering everything from social justice movements to the city’s music scene. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, dancing salsa, and cooking with friends and family. She will work as a general assignment reporter on The Banner’s news desk.

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‘Let’s be nice, please’: Debate over sidewalks gets testy amid safety concerns
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation wants to add sidewalks in Kensington. Neighbors are turning on those who welcome the change.
Many residents on Clearbrook Lane and Dresden Street in Kensington believe that their neighborhood is safe for pedestrians and doesn't require sidewalks. The county installed this caution sign there more than a decade ago.
‘Who would take the time to care enough?’: A bus driver helped a missing woman with dementia get home safe
A bus driver realized that a missing woman with dementia was her passenger — and helped her get home safe.
Ride On Montgomery County Transit driver Tillwonna Gollman-Stevenson is being commended for her actions in identifying a missing senior with dementia and facilitating her safe return earlier this month.
Woman killed by hit-and-run driver in Wheaton
It was the second pedestrian traffic death in Montgomery County in three days.
Marc Elrich promised to shutter the county’s waste incinerator. This is his last chance.
Despite extending the contract for the Dickerson incinerator through 2031, the county executive is pushing for alternatives before his term ends.
Despite extending the contract for the Dickerson incinerator through 2031, the county executive is pushing for alternatives before his term ends.
Locust Point residents cheered when noisy military ships left. Then one came back.
Locust Point residents thought their wishes had been granted Wednesday when two massive and noisy military cargo ships left the spot where they’d been berthed since June. But then one returned.
The spot where two massive military cargo ships were berthed in Locust Point was empty Wednesday morning.
Trump’s crackdown on homelessness in DC seeds distrust in Montgomery County
Montgomery County shelter providers expected a significant increase in unhoused residents after the president ordered encampments in D.C. to be cleared.
The Interfaith Works Drop-In Shelter at Progress Place in Silver Spring.
Montgomery County officials say they get that anxiety over the cost-of-living is spiking
Almost 60% of poll respondents ranked the county’s inflation and cost of living as a “very serious problem,” and county council members say the status quo isn’t working.
The can’t-miss arts events this fall, from Leon Thomas to ‘Nosferatu’
More than 4,000 applications were submitted for a DMV-focused arts gallery, a figure its curator attributes to the lack of arts spaces not only for local artists but for women.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Leon Thomas III performs onstage at the VVIP Superlounge Experience during Day 2 of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on July 05, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Salisbury couple killed in early morning house fire
Fire officials are investigating the cause of an early morning house fire that killed two people in Salisbury.
The scene of a fatal house fire in Salisbury on Friday. Sept. 5, 2025. The cause remains under investigation.
Just how loud are those Locust Point ships? We visited some other noisy spots to find out.
The plight of Locust Point residents who must live with constant noise from two military cargo ships got us wondering: How does the racket there compare to other noisy spots?
A pair of huge Navy ships, the USNS Charlton, left, and the USNS Pomeroy, docked near residential homes at North Locust Point on June 5. Since then, residents say that the ships have never turned off the engines -- meaning that they are always making tons of noise, shining bright lights into people's windows, and making the air all smelly with diesel.
Many college students turn to ChatGPT for therapy. Is that OK?
Generative AI, which includes chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot, are large Internet-based systems trained by conversations with their users.
David Herman, an artist and connector, inspired passion in others
Baltimore artist David Herman died last month. His Grey Matter Art Space in the Cork Factory of Station North was a gathering place for friends and artists.
A self portrait of David Herman stands next to a table of mementos from friends, including his favorite snack of cheese and crackers, flowers, and a can of LaCroix sparkling water.
Van Hollen urges feds to address 24/7 noise from massive military ships in Locust Point
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is pressing federal officials to address Locust Point and Fells Point residents’ complaints over noise, fumes and lights from two docked military ships.
A pair of huge Navy ships, the USNS Charlton, left, and the USNS Pomeroy, docked near residential homes at North Locust Point on June 5. Since then, residents say that the ships have never turned off the engines -- meaning that they are always making tons of noise, shining bright lights into people's windows, and making the air all smelly with diesel.
Baltimore County teen writes children’s book inspired by sister with Down syndrome
‘One in a Millieon’ helps fill the gap in research on siblings of people with disabilities
Ava (left) and Millie Perlin (right) on a family vacation to Miami last year.
National parks offer free entry on Monday. Here’s what you should know.
Here are some of the national parks and sites in our region that’ll be waiving entrance fees for Great American Outdoors Day.
Visitors take in the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.
Men outnumber women in firefighting. Camp Spark wants to change that.
The Baltimore City Fire Department hosts a two-day camp where young women ages 12 through 16 learn firefighting and emergency medical skills.
Recruits Olayemi Harleston, left, and Helen Odenwald perform a CPR training exercise at the BCFD Fire Academy on Friday.
Baltimore adds new speed cameras in school zones
Starting in August, new speed cameras in Baltimore school zones and a vehicle height-monitoring system will be activated.
A rectangular grey box that houses an automated traffic camera stands on a city sidewalk as a blurred black SUV drives by.
Baltimore metalheads celebrate the legacy of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne
Metalheads from across the Baltimore region gathered at Ottobar’s weekly Metal Monday — this time to pay tribute to the rock icon, who died at age 76 last week in the UK while surrounded by family.
Jeremy, left, lifts his friend as others cheer during this week’s Ozzy Osbourne-themed Metal Monday at the Ottobar.
This tick detective is excited to get your parasites in the mail
Emergency room visits in Maryland from tick bites have reached an all-time high because of climate change and urbanization.
A mail-in specimen of an adult female Dog Tick sits under a microscope on July 23, 2025. After identification it will get sent off to the State Department.
The cure for your body aches is... cherry pits?
Claudia Phillips makes therapeutic pillows filled with cherry pits, running her small business Cherapy from her Columbia apartment.
Claudia Phillips, the owner of Cherapy, carries a bag of cherry pits at her home in Columbia.
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