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West Baltimore neighborhoods

    An Amtrak train arrives train going to Boston arrives at Penn Station on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    Amtrak cutting 450 jobs, but work on future West Baltimore tunnel continues
    The cuts and “other recent cost-saving actions” will save roughly $100 million annually, according to an Amtrak statement.
    Developer David Bramble at a press conference announcing a Streets Market coming to the new Reservoir Square.
    New grocery store planned for West Baltimore development
    Streets Market, a grocery store chain with locations in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, plans to anchor the redevelopment of a vacant building at 600 W. North Ave.
    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.
    Freddie Gray’s death rocked Baltimore a decade ago. It also helped shape a generation.
    Young people from the city are now grown up and reflecting on how Gray’s tragic death in police custody, the weeks of protests and unrest that followed, and the intervening years of struggle and success for their city changed their lives.
    Commentary: Freddie Gray’s tragic death exposed inequities, sparked change
    The senior center at Pastor Donté Hickman's church was set ablaze after Freddie Gray’s death, but he says the young man's lost life became a seed that started to germinate into a harvest.

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    Fredricka Gray, twin sister of Freddie Gray, in front of a mural of her brother on April 7, 2025.
    It’s been a decade since Freddie Gray died. His twin reflects on her brother, not a martyr.
    Ten years ago, Freddie Gray died at the hands of Baltimore Police. Now, his twin sister, Fredricka Gray, talks about his death.
    The Center\West apartment complex in Poppleton, developed by La Cité, has unpaid water bills. The city is now suing.
    Baltimore sues Poppleton developer over unpaid water bills
    The city of Baltimore is suing La Cité Development over an unpaid water bill of $478,051.
    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.

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    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.

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    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.
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