East Baltimore neighborhoods

In the two weeks since 14-year-old Cortez Lemon Jr. was fatally stabbed on an MTA bus in Baltimore July 10, multiple vigils have been held to remember the young man they called “Bubbles.”

“She didn’t bother nobody. She was sweet, quiet and respectful,” her grandmother said after a vigil Monday evening. “My heart hurts so bad for her.”

A Baltimore Police Department spokesperson said in an email a child was shot in the 500 block of North Kenwood Avenue.

A new, brightly colored, floral mural was unveiled in Fort Worthington by Maryland State Sen. Cory V. McCray and Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.

Auto thefts have dropped almost as dramatically as they had spiked last summer, a Baltimore Banner data analysis found.

William Raynard Herold, 22, escaped near Route 50 and Bestgate Road in the Annapolis Exchange area.

The city now hopes to expand the whole-block model used in the tiny East Baltimore neighborhood to more parts of the city, perhaps using financing methods usually reserved for commercial developments.

Hoau-Yan Wang is accused of fabricating aspects of his research on a drug treatment for Alzheimer’s disease when applying for federal grants, including making false or misleading statements to “enrich himself.”

The East Baltimore-based church expects to select a firm in the next few weeks and anticipates the work could take up to six months. Pastor Robert Colban's empathetic tone Sunday marked a departure from the more defensive sermons delivered by another pastor in response to a Baltimore Banner series of articles.

Police said a 15-year-old boy who was shot in East Baltimore on Sunday afternoon was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening wounds.

Many former members of Greater Grace World Outreach flocked to the East Baltimore church Friday evening to protest leaders’ handling of allegations of child sex abuse — the subject of a Baltimore Banner investigation.

We had a lot of questions for her: did she see any wildlife? What did she eat leading up to the swim? Did she pee in the water?

An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for 22-year-old Amin Timovich Stigal, who is charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and damage.

Katie Pumphrey completed a more than 24-mile swim from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the Harborplace Amphitheater in the Inner Harbor.

Marquis Whitfield, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene after the city’s dive team pulled him to the shore, according to Baltimore Police.

State and city officials are gearing up to make a major announcement regarding the planned Red Line transit project in the coming days. A key question is whether the project will be light rail or bus rapid transit.

The exhibit, including the walkable floating dock, spans to 10,000 feet. Admission will be free, and it will operate the same hours as the aquarium, which is open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday and until 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Out with the crushed ice and Koldkiss, in with the shaved ice and French syrups: The Peggy at Walther Gardens, the oldest snowball stand in the country, looks to redefine the sweet treat.

Sport Squad, Inc., which does business as JOOLA, is seeking $100 million in damages. JOOLA, based in Rockville, is also seeking an injunction requiring the USA Pickleball Association to approve the nine pickleball paddles it rejected and make them eligible for use in competition.

Baltimore's Holy Rosary Catholic Church was long a beacon for Polish families. Its parish will soon merge with a Latino one.