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    Hampden Family Center has closed down indefinitely.
    Hampden Family Center closes indefinitely with little notice, former director says
    The center acknowledged the impact the closure will have on its clients and staff and stressed that it’s working to resume operations.
    The arrival of new brunch spot Easy Like Sunday has sparked a resurgence in foot traffic at Cross Keys, a storied North Baltimore shopping center.
    The Dish: Brunch is leading the Cross Keys comeback
    Until recently, Cross Keys has felt more like a dying mall than a once-groundbreaking project. But that’s all changing now, thanks in large part to the arrival of Easy Like Sunday.
    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.
    Breaking News alert
    Contractor run over, killed by construction zone roller in Hampden
    The mayor’s office said the contractor was working on a water main replacement project when he was killed.
    A rendering of Atlas’ new Chinese restaurant at Cross Keys next year.
    Atlas Restaurant Group to open Chinese concept at Cross Keys
    The new Atlas Restaurant Group eatery will feature a mid-priced menu geared toward “everyday dining.”
    Scattered thunderstorms are possible in Baltimore Thursday.
    Baltimore, several counties under severe thunderstorm watch; ‘hazardous’ weather possible
    Much of Maryland is under a flood watch Sunday, according to the National Weather Service, and could see severe thunderstorms produce excessive rainfall and strong winds.
    The locked safe sits among books on the second floor of Red Emma's on July 6, 2023.
    Can you open this mysterious safe? Red Emma’s bookstore seeks safecrackers
    What lies inside the deep, dark safe on the second floor of Red Emma’s in Waverly? The bookstore’s worker-owners are inviting the public to try cracking the code.
    Co-owner Jeff Jetton used his background in marketing to design a series of billboards promoting Toki Underground. (Handout photo courtesy of Jeff Jetton)
    The Dish: ‘Goodbye crab cakes. Hello ramen’? Toki Underground has a Baltimore mission.
    Can an award-winning ramen spot be a catalyst for change on Greenmount Avenue? The owners of Toki Underground are betting on just that.
    Police respond to the scene of a shooting near the intersection of York Road and East Cold Spring Lane on June 16, 2023.
    Police: 6 people shot in North Baltimore, including two teens
    The six people who were wounded — five males and one female — are between the ages of 17 and 32.
    An artist’s rendering depicts the outdoor bar at Cece’s Roland Park, set to open next year.
    Cross Keys will open a new upscale restaurant in 2024
    Located in the east courtyard of Cross Keys, Cece’s Roland Park will include a wood-burning pizza oven and outdoor patio with fire pits, a bar and stage for live entertainment.
    PPE station at the Remote Area Medical dental clinic held June 10 and 11 in Northeast Baltimore.
    Why Marylanders slept in their cars for a chance at a free dentist or doctor visit
    Remote Area Medical’s free pop-up clinic in Northeast Baltimore drew hundreds of people who've fallen through the cracks of Maryland’s fragmented health insurance system.
    Scenes inside of the brand-new Baltimore Music Company  on May 2, 2023. Owner Steve Blake poses for a portrait.
    Baltimore Music Company is the city’s new six-string paradise
    Baltimore Music Company, new to the Hampden neighborhood, houses hundreds of guitars, amps and pedals; private rehearsal rooms; a stage for performances (or casual jam sessions); and a guitar repair shop with state-of-the-art tech.
    A man wears a T-shirt on Saturday supporting Planned Parenthood at HonFest 2023 in Hampden. Planned Parenthood of Maryland, a nonprofit organization that provides low-cost reproductive health care services, including abortions, last week announced that festival organizers had denied its application to be a vendor at the event, sparking a firestorm on social media. Event organizers backtracked and apologized.
    Vendors, businesses show support for Planned Parenthood at HonFest 2023
    The organizers of HonFest 2023 sparked a firestorm on social media after initially rejecting Planned Parenthood of Maryland as a vendor at the festival on West 36th Street — or The Avenue — in Hampden.
    Could HonFest use a makeover?
    Does Hampden’s HonFest need a makeover? After Planned Parenthood dust-up, some say yes.
    Hampden’s HonFest is a throwback to another era, but residents and business owners wonder if that’s a good thing.
    Remote Area Medical, nonprofit provider of free pop-up clinics, will offer medical and dental services in Baltimore June 10-11.
    Baltimore-area residents can get free medical and dental care this weekend, no ID required
    A pop-up clinic in Northeast Baltimore will offer free medical and dental services June 10-11, starting at 6 a.m.
    Breaking News alert
    Baltimore child who fell from balcony dies, manner of death ruled an accident
    Ziaullah Salarzai died May 26, just shy of his first birthday, days after falling from a third-story balcony, police said.
    Bar at Hotel Ulysses.
    Three Baltimore bars named to Esquire magazine’s list of the best in America
    Esquire ranked Baltimore’s Church, Ash Bar and Bloom’s among the top 33 bars nationwide.
    Deputy Mayor Letitia Dzirasa, Delegate Sandy Rosenberg, former executive director of Cylburn Arboretum Friends Patricia Foster, Councilwoman Sharon Middleton and Director of Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Reginald Moore celebrate a ribbon cutting for the Nature Education Center at Cylburn Arboretum.
    Cylburn Arboretum’s new Nature Education Center to teach kids about the outdoors
    The new Nature Education Center is meant to give visitors an experience beyond their limited encounters with urban trees.
    New NDMU grad Brenda Rivera hugs her Candy Figueroa.
    She thought she had lost her chance to go to college. Today, she graduated with honors.
    College was too expensive for Brenda Rivera, but she vowed her daughters would have the opportunity to go. Then she got the chance to go, too, graduating from Notre Dame of Maryland University.
    Preakness attendees pose outside life-sized sculpture of Secretariat on May 20, 2023.
    Exhibit, statue at Pimlico honor Secretariat on 50th anniversary of his historic Triple Crown
    The exhibit at Pimlico Race Course displays Secretariat's trophies from his Triple Crown wins in 1973.
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