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The Mill on North, a new food hall in West Baltimore, features seven food vendors and a cozy atmosphere convenient to Coppin State University.
How a West Baltimore food hall is bringing community back to North Avenue
West Baltimore food hall The Mill on North promises to bring traffic, meal options and a sense of community back to neighborhoods along North Avenue.
Creative cupcakes from Cakes by Cynthia.
Black-owned businesses are essential to Baltimore. Here are some of our favorites.
If you’re looking for places to eat, shop and visit, follow this guide to some favorite Black-owned businesses in Baltimore.
Gov. Wes Moore, right, during the first day of Maryland’s legislative session in January.
How a Maryland voter priority was left behind in a busy legislative session
The Wes Moore administration struggled to repeat its success with housing policy in 2025.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 30: Ryan Fitzgerald #88 of the Florida State Seminoles kicks a field goal in the second quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs during the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2023 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
What the Ravens should look for if they decide to draft Justin Tucker’s replacement
At least one kicker has been drafted every year since 2012, except in 2015.
Baltimore is suing Ahavas Chaim, a group that helps Jewish teens. They received $500,000 in ARPA money, but spent $230,000 of it buying the property next to theirs at the corner of Park Heights Avenue and Seven Mile Lane.
The COVID grant was supposed to help the community. Instead they bought property.
Baltimore City is suing Ahavas Chaim after the group used federal COVID-19 aid intended for rental assistance to buy property instead.
Tavish Forsyth, a queer artist and educator, posted a nude video on YouTube in protest of the Trump administration’s takeover of the Kennedy Center earlier this year.
A queer artist’s nude protest of Trump went viral. It turned their life upside-down.
After creating a nude protest video against the Trump administration, Tavish Forsyth of Baltimore lost their jobs at Johns Hopkins and the Kennedy Center. They regret nothing.
A boater passes under the Amtrak bridge over the Susquehanna River, downriver from where AquaCon plans to build an indoor salmon farm in Cecil County.
Norwegian company’s second try at indoor salmon farm draws more environmental blowback
Environmentalists blocked AquaCon’s plans for an Eastern Shore salmon farm, but the company is trying again on the Susquehanna River.
Kamau Campbell.
Kamau Campbell, teen shot near Lansdowne High, ‘would make a rainy day seem sunny’
Kamau Campbell, the 16-year-old shot near Lansdowne High School last month, is remembered as a fun-loving son and brother who stood up for what was right.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Nancy V. Alquist on Thursday granted a petition from creditors to force the construction arm of the Baltimore real estate development firm Chasen Cos. into Chapter 11 involuntary bankruptcy.
Judge forces construction arm of Baltimore real estate firm Chasen Cos. into bankruptcy
Neither Chasen Construction LLC nor its namesake founder, Brandon Chasen, responded to the legal action.
A protest outside the Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn earlier this month, as many express concerns about deep cuts to the federal workforce.
Social Security could lose some 7,000 employees under Trump’s worker reclassification
The Social Security Administration could lose thousands of employees under President Donald Trump's revived reclassification policy.
New Mitsubishis are parked at the Port of Baltimore’s Dundalk Marine Terminal on Tuesday.
Port of Baltimore becomes car purgatory amid Trump’s tariff turmoil
To avoid President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imported cars, some manufacturers are stockpiling inventory at ports.
The Hampden neighbors of Brick Bistro, 4001 Falls Road, will put a rarely-used law to the test in April.
Hampden residents win in messy liquor board dispute as owner alleges racism
The board's ruling is likely not the last word on a saga nearly four years in the making.
Martin State Airport is seen with a coating of snow after a winter storm.
Groups drop suit over pollution worries at redevelopment of WWII bomber plant in Middle River
A dispute over pollution concerns from construction work at the site of a World War II-era manufacturing plant in Eastern Baltimore County has fizzled quickly.
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: Two men argue opposing views as a CVS pharmacy burns at the corner of Pennsylvania and North avenues during violent protests following the funeral of Freddie Gray April 27, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Gray, 25, who was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Homes housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody.
I wrote about Baltimore’s unrest from far away. I didn’t get it quite right.
Ten years ago, I wrote a column for a Florida paper about what I was seeing during the Freddie Gray uprising. I didn’t get it all right.
A woman who alleges she was assaulted by a Greater Grace pastor as a child protests outside the church in 2024 alongside relatives, friends and supporters.
Greater Grace megachurch expels two pastors accused of sexual misconduct
The Banner exposed the pastors’ misconduct in a series last year about decades of child sexual abuse and coverup within the evangelical church.
Nikki Glaser, pictured in February 2023 in Las Vegas, brings her “Alive and Unwell Tour” to the Lyric for three shows this weekend.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from a jazz festival to Nikki Glaser live
Whether you want to experience a hot jazz festival, see the popular stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser or run a 5K for charity, we’ve got you covered.
Detective who helped label Kilmar Abrego Garcia a gang member had trouble of his own
Former Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Ivan Mendez, who interviewed Kilmar Abrego Garcia and helped label him as a gang member, later pleaded guilty to misconduct.
Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2025 State of the City address on Monday.
Scott launches Baltimore arts office — BOPA to operate separately
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says the city’s new office of arts, culture and entertainment will take cues from cultural hotspots like Atlanta, Chicago and Austin.
The curious and hungry, both turned out in strong numbers at the opening of the new Lexington Market. While much of the market was still under construction a couple of vendors were able to accept customers.
Hey, downtown restaurants: Baltimore wants to give you $200,000
Baltimore will offer grants of up to $200,000 to downtown restaurants as part of its bid to uplift the struggling commercial district.
Frederick Douglass High School, established in 1883, is the second oldest high school created specifically for African American students.
Commentary: What being principal at Frederick Douglass H.S. during Freddie Gray unrest taught me
There’s a simple but powerful idea that often gets lost in our polarized conversations: two things can be true at the same time.
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