There’s no formal agreement when somebody moves onto the block that they have to decorate in the winter. It’s just something that people come together to do.
Red Emma's recently purchased a building at 415 E. 32nd Street and a storefront at 3128 Greenmount Ave. and is renovating them to create a multilevel community coffeehouse, bookstore, and social center.
Homecoming at an HBCU represents an opportunity to see familiar faces and new ones and experience the promise of a safe space where Blackness is celebrated.
Baltimore City desperately needs teachers, but the hiring process is frustrating to prospective educators, some of whom say they are leaving the city for the county.
Each September, Baltimore Bird Club members watch as chimney swifts pour into the chimney at the former Hampden bookbindery on their annual journey from Canada to South America. However, the birds will soon likely no longer have a chimney in which to roost.
A Fund for Educational Excellence survey of more than 400 teachers shows about half of Baltimore City school teachers are satisfied with their jobs and are motivated to stay because of the obligation they feel for their students. On the other hand, nearly a quarter said they weren't sure they would return after this school year, and they cited paperwork and student behavior as two reasons.