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    A Native American student walks forward, holding two books, with two large floating hands pointing out the way. In the background are check marks and X marks, a star sticker, a sticker that says great job, a medicine wheel, a feather, and a beaded headband.
    This program helped Native American students graduate. Its future is now uncertain.
    This school year will be the first in decades where there will be no funding dedicated to Native American students.
    Little Amal, a twelve-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, visits City Hall to meet Mayor Brandon Scott and the children of Baltimore on September 15, 2023.
    Little Amal brings joy, hopeful message during stop in Baltimore
    The puppet brings people together through cultural celebrations in neighborhoods where refugees have built communities.
    Michael Washington, Taavon Griffin, Donteze Branch, Reggie Gornish, and Yoni Portillo, all socialize outside of  Mimi DiPietro Family Skating Center after a game, in Baltimore, February 19, 2023.
    Photos: East Baltimore hockey club offers lessons for a lifetime
    Baltimore Banners, a volunteer-run ice hockey team, was founded in 2003 and aims to teach on- and off-ice skills to at-risk youth in East Baltimore.
    Since 1986, Bob Creager has run Chaps Pit Beef out of a ramshackle structure on the Pulaski Highway. “This is like 11 buildings stuck together,” he said.
    The Dish: Chaps Pit Beef is getting a new space. Don’t tell Guy Fieri.
    You can take Chaps Pit Beef out of the dive, but you can’t take the “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” out of Chaps Pit Beef.
    U.S. Rep. David Trone, a Democrat from Montgomery County who is also running for an open seat in the U.S. Senate in 2024, speaks with a reporter at The Baltimore Banner office, Friday, June 30, 2023.
    Trone urges feds to end immigration enforcement agreement with Frederick Co. sheriff
    Trone, a Democrat who represents much of Western Maryland in Congress and is running for the U.S. Senate, echoed concerns detailed by the American Civil Rights Union in a complaint last July.
    The Patterson Park Pagoda on June 27, 2023. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
    What’s going on with Patterson Park’s Observatory? It’s been closed for months.
    The historic landmark and tourist attraction, which is usually open from April through October, has as many as 14,000 visitors per year.
    Screenshot of a WJZ segment about Lake Montebello.
    Lake Montebello sinkhole is still not fixed. It’s unclear when it will be.
    The Department of Public Works previously told The Banner the city was hoping to fix the sinkhole by April of this year.
    A firefighter stands on the roof of a burned rowhome. A burned deck and staircase are visible. In the foreground is a Baltimore Fire Department truck.
    Fire damages six rowhomes near Patterson Park
    No injuries were reported, but residents say the blaze moved quickly.
    Residents against the plan to install gas regulators on the outside of homes attend a news conference by attorney Thiru Vignarajah on June 15. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
    Everything you need to know about the fight over external gas regulators
    The issue can be complicated even for those following it closely.
    Family and loved ones gather Friday for memorial services for Bryson Hudson, 16, who was shot and killed in August.
    ‘I just can’t take it’: Family, friends mourn charismatic East Baltimore teen killed by gun violence
    Bryson Hudson is among a growing number of young people killed by gun violence in Baltimore this year.
    The sheriff’s office has received more than 300 tips about the Rachel Morin case, a spokeswoman said. Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Morin’s killer.
    ‘Crying in our hearts’: Rachel Morin remembered in Sunday service
    Family, friends and church members remembered Rachel Morin, the Bel Air woman slain this month, at a service Sunday at Greater Grace Church in East Baltimore.
    Police lights
    Man fatally shot while trying to prevent robbery of a relative in Canton
    Benner’s nephew, 30-year-old Jeffrey Tyree, told The Banner the robbers took his phone, wallet and his red Dodge Charger with Maryland tag 3FL1240.
    A new Federal Hill restaurant will bring wood-fired pizza to Cross Street.
    Fed Hill pizza spot Locals Only opens this month in former PALM
    A new spot, Locals Only, will open at the former PALM restaurant later this month.
    Artist Liz Miller created saltbox art based on “Enter the Dru,” an album by R&B group Dru Hill. The saltbox is located at the Latrobe Pavilion in Druid Hill Park.
    The best parks in Baltimore for relaxing
    Baltimore has 20 city parks, each with their own personalities and histories. Here are some of my favorites.
    The community organization has donated almost 2 million pounds of food since the beginning of this year.
    Someone destroyed an activist’s food truck. Now he’s back feeding the hungry.
    J.C. Faulk has a goal for his nonprofit Bmore Community Food on a whiteboard in his conference room: 10 million pounds of food distributed in 2025.
    The Baltimore Tree Trust plants trees in underserviced neighborhoods. Here, trees line the streets along North Milton Avenue in the Broadway East neighborhood.
    Tree canopies can bring relief to Baltimore neighborhoods heating up with climate change
    Nationally and in Baltimore, low-income areas have disproportionately less leafy tree canopy than wealthier ones.
    Breaking News alert
    Pedestrian killed in I-95 crash near O’Donnell Street early Monday
    The Maryland Transportation Authority’s collision reconstruction unit is investigating the cause of the crash. Officials said the driver of the vehicle that struck the man remained at the scene.
    Photo collage of grainy image of woman’s eyes, close up and closed, with excerpts from court documents including text “Final Protective Order” and the dates June 24, 2023 and July 12, 2023.
    While police stalled in serving a warrant, a victim of abuse was killed
    Experts say the case exposes deep flaws in a system that places undue burden on those subjected to abuse to stay safe.
    Paul Milewski of Wisconsin,  Robert Koontz, 79, of Waldorf MD, and William Bach of South Carolina, compete in the 100-meter at South Fayette High School, in McDonald, PA, during the National Senior Games, Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
    Too old for gold? Not these senior athletes.
    More than 1,000 medal events took place over twelve 12 days in 21 different, sports including basketball, swimming, table tennis, track and field, and badminton.
    In an email to The Baltimore Banner on Thursday, Kevin Nash, a spokesman for the city’s Department of Recreation & Parks, wrote the city expects the Clifton Park pool to be operational Friday. (CBS News Baltimore)
    Clifton Park pool on track to open Friday
    Contractors repaired the pool’s pump, clearing the way for the pool in northeast Baltimore to open.
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