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    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.
    A deer in the grounds of Lake Roland Park in Baltimore County.
    No exaggeration, deer are everywhere in the Baltimore area
    As part our “Better Baltimore” series, we explored Maryland’s relationship with its deer populations and the complexities involved in curbing their numbers.
    School Hallway
    Unlike surrounding areas, Baltimore City doesn’t have a nurse in every school
    Baltimore City's health department is struggling to provide a nurse for every city public school.
    A man and his young helper put on a show for kids at a Pigtown school sometime between the 1920s and '30s.
    How to fall in love with Baltimore’s past through archival video
    A list of arts and culture editor Lawrence Burney’s favorite throwback Baltimore-related YouTube discoveries.
    An angel statue at Woodlawn Cemetery
    Baltimore’s cities of the dead
    Baltimore cemeteries are more than just where people are buried, they are scenic and historic as well.
    Dan Cox, a candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, greets supporters during a primary election night event on July 19, 2022 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Voters will choose candidates during the primary for governor and seats in the House of Representatives in the upcoming November election.
    Cox victorious in Republican primary for governor; Democratic contest unclear with Moore leading early
    Hundreds of thousands of election day and mail-in ballots were yet to be counted.
    Scene of a garage collapse at 1 E. Pratt St. No injuries were reported.
    Downtown Baltimore parking garage partially collapses Friday morning
    Attorney Warren Brown and (r) J. Wyndal Gordon represent the squeegee worker accused of fatally shoot a motorist.
    Attorneys defend 15-year-old squeegee worker: ‘A case of perfect self-defense’
    The teenager was arrested Thursday and charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the killing of 48-year-old Timothy Reynolds.
    Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
    Why did BSO cut shows? Subscribers worry, but expert sees a bright side.
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra subscribers are concerned about the changes to the season offerings.
    Screenshot from a driver’s dashcam footage.  The shooting occurred near the blue Interstate 95/395 sign.
    Dashcam video shows final seconds of Timothy Reynolds’ fatal encounter with squeegee workers, but questions remain
    Anthony Barksdale, a former acting Baltimore police commissioner (who directed operations for the Police Department from 2007 to 2012) and often vocal critic of the Baltimore Police Department, has been named deputy mayor for public safety, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Friday 7/8/2022.
    Mayor Scott announces enhanced police patrols, more youth outreach after fatal shooting involving squeegee worker and driver
    Baltimore Police to increase presence after fatal encounter between squeegee workers and a bat-wielding driver.
    Kenley John of Shortmus Productions, making costumes for the annual Baltimore Caribbean Carnival
    Bands prepare to hit the road for the return of Baltimore Carnival
    After two years of cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean carnival is set to return to Baltimore at Lake Clifton Park. The two-day festival will include a parade, live music, food and much more family-friendly entertainment.
    Donte Johnson is the general manager of Revival Baltimore.
    Opinion: ‘Squeegee kids’ are Baltimore. They are OUR young people. And we have failed them.
    A hotel general manager who employs ‘squeegee kids’ through a city program says a better environment must be created for them.
    Version for Pride
    Queer dance party, Version, returns for Pride
    Photographer Sydney Allen captures the beauty of queer dance party Version, with DJ Trillnatured and Kotic Couture during their Pride 2022 return.
    Rehearsal and actors at Everyman Theatre
    As audiences head back for live shows, theaters look for ways to evolve post-pandemic
    Theaters around the city are having to make unprecedented production changes due to the constant threat of COVID.
    Volunteers pull the tape up from the crosswalk after the paint dried.
    Community shows pride after fire that residents suspect was a hate crime
    Volunteers work together to decorate a crosswalk with a painted pride flag.
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