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    Scenes of the community garden located next to Under Armour in Locust Point.
    Under Armour plans to sell a community garden in Locust Point. Over 1,300 people are asking them to save it.
    The garden is a cherished green space and community hub, neighbors said, and they don’t want to lose it.
    The Jewish Museum of Maryland, at Loyd St. and Watson St. on March 2, 2023.
    A new team at the Jewish Museum of Maryland looks beyond history for inspiration
    “Being a history museum is more of a choice, not really a necessity,” executive director Sol Davis said of the institution’s turn toward contemporary art.
    Several blooming cherry blossoms are visible along the water at Fort McHenry in Baltimore.
    D.C. who? Baltimore has its own historic cherry trees along the water.
    Did you know Fort McHenry has two groves of cherry trees, identical to the ones in Washington, D.C.? Find out the best time to view them.
    Scenes from the aftermath of a shooting at a playground adjacent to Patterson High School on March 6, 2023.
    Community advocates seek ways to slow gun violence among Baltimore youth
    Community advocates are outraged over yet another teen who has been murdered in Baltimore.
    Joe Carlson, operations manager of Charm City Books, reads a children’s book for the 3rd annual Pigtown celebration of National Pig Day in Swill Apothecafe, Washington Village, March 4, 2023.
    Pigtown’s third annual National Pig Day celebration
    Photos from the third annual National Pig Day celebration in Pigtown/Washington Village.
    A mural in Baltimore that used to read "THIS MUST BE THE PLACE" was painted by Stephen Powers, known as ESPO. The new tenants of the building have painted over it.
    This was the place: How Baltimore gained — and lost — a beloved mural
    Why was the mural that said “HOME THIS MUST BE THE PLACE” in South Baltimore painted over?
    A bus outside Charles Center Station drives along its path on 8/11/22.
    Why don’t Baltimore City Schools have school buses? | The Maryland Curiosity Bureau
    Ask MTA administrators and transit activists, and you’ll get the same answer: No idea. It’s just been that way forever.
    There has been a rise in gunshot violence with youth in Baltimore.
    Nearly one in three people shot in 2023 were 18 or under as gun violence flares near schools
    A spike in youth gunshot victims is worsening even as nonfatal shootings and homicides are down.
    Bank of America donated its former Brooklyn branch building to the Greater Baybrook Alliance during a small ceremony on February 6.
    Bank of America donates former Brooklyn branch building to community
    The Greater Baybrook Alliance hopes to “show off a gem of Brooklyn” after renovating the donated building.
    Donald Davis is the new football coach at Mount St. Joseph. Davis, who spent 13 seasons at Calvert Hall, recently was football coach at Sidwell Friends in the District.
    Davis selected new football coach at Mount St. Joseph
    Former Calvert Hall head returning to MIAA A
    Marvin "Doc" Cheatham of the Matthew A. Henson Neighborhood Association speaks out against food deserts at a rally outside City Hall on Monday, January 16th. A group of organizers from the Peoples Power Assembly, the Matthew A. Henson Neighborhood Association, and the Unemployed Workers Union held the rally to draw awareness to the increasing number of food deserts in Baltimore City.
    Deserted: City’s Pigtown neighborhood mourns, mobilizes after losing its only supermarket
    When PriceRite closed, Pigtown leaders feared the neighborhood would become a new food ‘desert.’
    M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD, Friday, October 14, 2022.
    There’s a ‘major announcement’ from the Ravens and Live Nation. Who do you think is coming to Baltimore?
    OK, it’s probably Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks.
    Liz Murphy and Linda Malat Tiburzi have been seeking justice for almost 30 years. The women were children when they were molested by John Merzbacher, a former teacher at Catholic Community School of Baltimore, who is serving four life sentences.
    Liz and Linda’s wait for justice: A 50-year fight against a child rapist and the nun they say enabled him
    It's been a half century since Liz Murphy and Linda Malat Tiburzi were raped and tortured by their teacher at the Catholic Community Middle School in South Baltimore. Yet their quest for justice is not over.
    Shooting at Benjamin Franklin High School is the second school shooting during the first week of 2023.
    Two students shot near Benjamin Franklin High School
    Two people were shot near Benjamin Franklin High School in Curtis Bay
    Tiffany Thompson sits on a bench amongst the remnants of a community lot where neighbors encouraged each other to reduce, reuse and recycle in Curtis Bay.
    One year later: A South Baltimore community’s quest for ‘no more coal’
    Residents on CSX coal explosion and how it impacted the Curtis Bay neighborhood.
    The four-bedroom, 7-bathroom house at 1015 Binney St. in Canton is listed for sale at $1.1 million dollars. It has an extra kitchen, marble detail throughout, two roof decks and a large, ocular window above a jacuzzi.
    This Canton home ‘defied the laws of physics’ and can be yours for about $1 million
    This three-story home ”defies the law of physics,” according to its listing.
    The CSX coal facility in Curtis Bay on August 11, 2022.
    CSX and Maryland Department of the Environment reach settlement on Curtis Bay explosion
    The South Baltimore Community Land Trust will receive $100,000 to turn a vacant building into a community center for environmental education, research and training.
    Every weekend from Thanksgiving to Christmas, Todd Coleman and Mike Santoro dress as Santa, strap Christmas Trees on their bikes, fill their backpacks with pulled pork sandwiches and deliver them to various neighborhoods.
    Baltimore natives make Christmas tree delivery a Pork ’N Pine treat
    Pork ‘N Pine is the business of Todd Coleman and Mike Santoro, two Baltimore natives who dress up as Santa Claus and deliver slow-cooked pulled pork sandwiches from HarborQue to neighbors within city limits.
    Flooding on Frederick Road in 2018 prompted Pastor Michael Martin to work on a resilience plan.
    Where was everyone when Southwest Baltimore flooded?
    Ellicott City got much of the attention for flooding in recent years, while Black communities in Southwest Baltimore were left to fend largely for themselves.
    Close up of ice and rain on the windshield of a car with bare winter trees beyond.
    Is it going to snow in Baltimore tonight? Here’s what to expect.
    The weather forecast in Baltimore calls for freezing rain, but no snow. Freezing rain can make for a dangerous morning commute, as roads and sidewalks could be slippery.
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