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West Baltimore neighborhoods

    Tennyson Carter poses with his artwork.
    My great-grandfather’s paintings were exhibited in Baltimore’s top museums. I never knew.
    My grandfather Tennyson Carter spent his entire life in West Baltimore. We never met, but maybe his spirit is in me.
    Will Boston stands in the empty gym at Penn North after his early morning run. In recovery, Boston started a makeshift gym for others going through treatment.
    “Will B” knows he hurt his Baltimore neighborhood. Now all he wants is to give back.
    How a man uses fitness, friendship and faith to give back to a neighborhood he’s wronged before.
    A wellness suite at Basilica Place, a Catholic Charities Senior Community in Baltimore, where residents will soon be able to receive addiction treatment services from a nurse and peer recovery specialist.
    Baltimore seniors have died at shocking rates from drug overdoses. Help is on the way.
    Hundreds have died in Baltimore’s senior apartment buildings with little intervention. New efforts could stem the tide.
    Scenes from around the Poppleton neighborhood of Baltimore on February 26, 2025.
    Why Baltimore can’t shake its controversial Poppleton developer
    City housing cancelled New York-based La Cité’s development rights. Turns out, it didn’t really matter.
    The Baltimore City Fire Department responded to a 4-alarm fire in the 2200 block of North Fulton Avenue on Friday.
    West Baltimore fire contained after ripping through an entire block
    The Baltimore City Fire Department responded to a four-alarm fire at the 2200 block of North Fulton Avenue early Friday morning.
    Two stray pit bull terriers were roaming North Pulaski Street in West Baltimore around 9 p.m. on June 14, 2024 when they attacked three people. A 54-year-old woman died at the scene, according to police.
    Pet owner cited for ‘dangerous dogs’ before fatal mauling in West Baltimore last summer
    A month before the attack, animal control had deemed the two dogs dangerous and ordered the owner to keep them muzzled and securely fenced in.
    Equitea owner Quentin Vennie serves a matcha drink during the opening party for his month-long matcha shop pop up in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore.
    Gwyneth Paltrow is a fan. Now you, too, can try this Baltimore native’s drinks.
    Equitea founder and West Baltimore native Quentin Vennie is hosting a matcha pop-up, bringing his healthy beverages to his hometown.
    The U.S. and Maryland flags fly at half staff on Jan. 20, 2025, hours before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States, to honor Jimmy Carter, the 39th.
    Baltimore Dems tap Sean Stinnett, spouse of local party chair, for open delegate seat
    Sean Stinnett, a community leader who is married to the chair of Baltimore’s Democratic Party, has been nominated for an open seat in the House of Delegates.
    Attendees listen as the Joshua Espinoza Trio performs during a Union Square Soiree in Baltimore last month.
    In Union Square, people come for the soiree and stay for community
    How a salon concert series spotlights artists and creates intimate access to different genres of music.
    The Center\West apartment building in Poppleton was developed by La Cité as part of a broader but largely unrealized revitalization plan in West Baltimore.
    How a New York developer made millions off its struggling West Baltimore project
    Documents filed in a lawsuit show that New York developer La Cité has made millions of dollars from a struggling project in West Baltimore’s Poppleton neighborhood.
    The site of the Poppleton development in West Baltimore.
    Judge orders investor to take control of delayed Poppleton development
    La Cité has tried and failed for 20 years to revitalize a West Baltimore neighborhood.
    Baltimore native Mia Speight, a.k.a. contestant No. 952, competes on Amazon Prime Video's "Beast Games."
    Baltimore native wins private island, courtesy of MrBeast
    After winning a private island on "Beast Games," Baltimore native Mia Speight talks about her time on the controversial show hosted by MrBeast and what she plans to do next.
    Dr. Devesh Kanjarpane shows a room at Charm City Health Center in April 2024.
    West Baltimore methadone clinic opening soon despite lawsuit, owner says
    Dr. Devesh Kanjarpane has been trying for years to convert a former auto parts warehouse in West Baltimore into a health center that will also dispense methadone.
    PHA Healthcare's founder, Stephen Thomas, at his office in Baltimore, MD, December 13, 2024.
    PHA Healthcare owner says treatment services have ended
    The owner of PHA Healthcare said he has ended its treatment services, but clients are still living in the addiction treatment provider’s housing.
    Del. Dalya Attar has been nominated by Baltimore Democrats to fill a vacant seat in the Maryland Senate.
    Baltimore Democrats nominate Del. Dalya Attar to the state Senate
    Baltimore Democrats voted Tuesday to nominate Del. Dalya Attar as their choice to represent the city in the Maryland Senate.
    An apartment complex in West Baltimore that PHA Healthcare uses to house some clients in recovery in Baltimore on October 18, 2024.
    PHA Healthcare says it will still house patients after state order to stop addiction treatment
    PHA Healthcare has told some patients that they can continue to reside in its housing, according to Banner interviews with current clients.
    Kristina Page looks behind a gas station lot to see if anyone is in need of supplies, in Baltimore, Thursday, December 5, 2024.
    One woman’s crusade for the sex workers Baltimore ignores
    Kristina Page runs an outreach service for sex workers who often are shut out from help in Baltimore.
    Neighbors talk, paint and make cranberry garlands during the Winter Forest Garden Festival in the Collins Streamside Community of Baltimore, MD on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
    In Southwest Baltimore, this community shows how to prioritize being a good neighbor
    Residents of Baltimore’s Collins Streamside share dinners and offer goat walks in an effort to build a more connected community
    The 262-unit apartment complex is the only project La Cité completed in its plan to revitalize Poppleton. It is struggling to find renters.
    Poppleton apartment complex for sale as investor wants its money back
    Following a lawsuit filed this summer, an investor is forcing La Cite Development to sell a troubled apartment complex in West Baltimore, court records show.
    Person of interest identified following West Baltimore shooting, police say
    Police found a 29-year-old man dead from gunshot wounds in the 200 block of North Payson Street.
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