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Chef Cindy Wolf, right, and wine director Lindsay Willey at the bar at Charleston in Harbor East.
The Dish: Charleston’s James Beard Award was both long overdue and right on time
It's probably going to be harder to get a table at Charleston after its James Beard Award win. But that's a good thing.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 695 pounds of the psychedelic drug Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) on June 11, 2025, that was being shipped from Chiapas, Mexico to an address in Harford County, Md.
Baltimore border patrol officers seize 695 pounds of psychedelic drug bound for Harford County
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection recovered three shipments of dimethyltryptamine that were transported from Mexico.
Ramón Laureano celebrates with Gunnar Henderson after hitting a three-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Inside the Dugout: The numbers behind the Orioles’ turnaround
Tuesday marks a month since the day we can truly say the Orioles started to turn things around, perhaps for good — but not before sneaking in one more loss.
Members of the U.S. Navy perform flag duties during a press conference to announce Sail250, a celebration of America’s 250th birthday, on Tuesday.
Baltimore will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with ships, Blue Angels
A traveling flotilla of international tall ships, sailors and aviators will head to Baltimore next summer in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
Ben Jones sips a bottle of water inside the Zeta Center for Healthy and Active Aging, one of the Baltimore City Health Department’s cooling centers, in Northwest Baltimore on Monday.
Baltimore opens more cooling centers as heat dome scorches East Coast
As Baltimore temperatures swell under a heat dome scorching much of the East Coast, city officials opted to open more cooling centers Tuesday.
Gifts left on the stoop of Breaunna Cormley’s home, where the 12-year-old was killed last year.
Man receives life sentence for killing 12-year-old girl in Baltimore: ‘He deserves much worse’
Omar Passmore, 29, of Windsor Mill, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to first-degree murder and use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence.
From left, Brian Saval, Mike Pastore Sr. and Paul Saval in front of Pastore's.
Saval Foods acquires Pastore’s in local food service shakeup
The two distributors combined have about 220 years of experience in the Baltimore area.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 30: An Amtrak train moves through the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel before an event featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the site on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. The tunnel is 150 years old and is the biggest chokepoint in the rail system between New York City and Washington, DC and frequently causes delays of Amtrak, Maryland commuter trains and freight rail traffic. Biden is discussing how funding from the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will aim to rebuild and replace the tunnel.
Amtrak train evacuated after it malfunctions in Baltimore tunnel
An Amtrak train traveling between Wilmington, Delaware, and Boston malfunctioned in a tunnel north of Baltimore, forcing commuters to evacuate and delaying service for MARC Penn Line trains.
Nasa P-3 Orion returning to Wallops Flight Facility on 02/08/2024. The plane is large, with four propellers and a blue stripe.
Why you might see low-flying planes around Baltimore Tuesday
From 1-4 p.m. on Tuesday, NASA planes will be flying low over Baltimore to conduct atmospheric research, according to Rob Garner, a spokesperson for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
PHA Healthcare told state regulators it intended to send some patients to I'm Still Standing By Grace, whose owner also ran methadone clinic By Grace, which used to drop off medication at PHA Healthcare's apartments.
Maryland ended treatment at a troubled provider. For some, little has changed.
Patients of PHA Healthcare, a treatment program in Baltimore, were housed in drug-ridden buildings where many overdosed, an investigation reported last year. Some are still there.
Baltimore Police at the site of a shooting at Goldsmith Alley and McHenry Street in West Baltimore on Monday,  June 23, 2025.
Police investigating two quadruple shootings in Baltimore
The Baltimore Police Department is investigating after two quadruple shootings in the city.
Chorizo and carnitas tacos at Taqueria Los Perez Dos, a family-run in a strip mall near West Patapsco and Annapolis Road in Cherry Hill.
An unassuming taqueria is drawing a cult following in Southwest Baltimore
When 19-year-old Timya Green discovered Taqueria Los Perez in Southwest Baltimore, it sent her on a spiral into the world of tacos. And, honestly, same.
Police Commissioner Richard Worley described the fatal shooting as tragic, but praised responding officers for following their training.
Bodycam footage shows police chase, fatal shooting of arabber in West Baltimore
Police on Monday released video showing the fatal police shooting of Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, a beloved arabber in Baltimore.
Local residents relax inside the lobby of the Zeta Center for Healthy and Active Aging, one of the Baltimore City Health Department’s cooling centers, in northwest Baltimore on Monday.
A heat dome is bringing dangerous temps to Maryland. Here’s what to know.
A strong ridge of high pressure is creating “very warm” air mass over the region, a phenomenon known as a heat dome.
Baltimore city bus #54, the brown route, does a loop from downtown up to Hillendale and back again on June 4, 2025.
It’s not just late buses: Baltimore kids face serious safety risks
Baltimore students have been followed, harassed, assaulted and held up at gunpoint while crisscrossing the city on public transit to get to and from school.
During his first budget leading Baltimore's City Council, Council President Zeke Cohen tried to send a message: Council won't be steamrolled.
Baltimore’s budget disagreements were about more than money
The mayor and City Council were both trying to send a message
Levar Mullen calls out, “Fruit man, fruit man!” as he leads the funeral procession down Pennsylvania Avenue for Bilal “BJ” Abdullah.
Baltimore’s arabbers mourn a fellow fruit man — and their dying way of life
Arabbing — selling fruits and vegetables from a horse-drawn wagon — is a centuries-old profession that is hanging by a thread in Baltimore.
On Thursday, community members lift a sign over a main road in remembrance of a historic Black cemetery buried below the construction of a storage center in Bethesda.
Racism in life and death: Activists push to stop redevelopment of Black cemetery in Bethesda
The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition is continuing a years-long fight to preserve and memorialize what was once Moses Macedonia African Cemetery.
Amanda Leigh Burnham has larger unframed installations that use expressive lines in her work on display at the Sondheim Art Prize finalists' exhibit at the Walters Art Museum.
Sondheim finalists’ exhibits shine with art that melts, speaks and weaves
From bananas to comic books, materials become language in the 2025 exhibit of Sondheim Art Prize finalists at the Walters Art Museum, BmoreArt writes.
Community members march in honor of the recently-killed arabber, Bilal "BJ" Adbullah, on Friday, June 20, 2025.
‘Justice for the fruit man’: Hundreds rally for arabber fatally shot by Baltimore police
More than 300 people rallied in Upton on Friday evening to demand justice for Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, the well-known arabber fatally shot in Upton by police this week.
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