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    Illustration for The Baltimore Banner's gift guide
    The best Maryland gifts to ship and share
    A collection of the best Baltimore and Maryland-themed stuff to share with your loved ones who don't live nearby.
    Colin Williams lives in Druid Hill Park and creates a sculpture garden out of a variety of tossed objects he finds such as TVs, glass, wood, mannequins and fabric. Every week he deconstructs his sculptures and creates new ones from the same materials, so the garden is always different. His favorite pieces are made of TV screens and spraypainted;these pieces come to life when the sun shines through them.
    Unofficial artist-in-residence at Druid Hill Park has found a simple life and freedom
    Colin Williams doesn't have a car, a phone or a house, but if you ask him, he's living a fairy tale.
    Illustration of laptop, tablet, and phone with ads of Baltimore row homes on their screens, with map of Baltimore and map of Turkey in background.
    Baltimore homes find investors more than 5,000 miles away in Turkey
    A Miami-based company is finding a niche marketing homes in distressed Baltimore neighborhoods to investors in Turkey.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    Man remains in grave condition after being shot by security guard at Royal Farms
    Security guards on patrol have shot victims on two separate occasions in less than two weeks at storefronts in Baltimore.
    The Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail wants to bring a Superconducting Maglev to the Northeast, connecting Baltimore to Washington D.C. and eventually New York.
    South Baltimore neighborhood coalition rescinds maglev train support
    The South Baltimore 7 Coalition has withdrawn its support of a proposed $10 billion maglev high-speed train after formerly backing the project in September.
    Blaq Equity Baltimore envisions a society where all Black LGBTQ people thrive and feel safe, supported, and whole.
    Blaq Pride is celebrating 20 years: Here are some events to check out
    Baltimore's Blaq Pride is celebrating 20 years during the whole month of October.
    Edmondson Village Shopping Center in Baltimore, Monday, October 17, 2022.
    Residents want a better Edmondson Village Shopping Center, but will dated covenants stand in the way?
    The Edmondson Village Shopping Center could see some changes, but there's a decades-old catch.
    Atman Smith, left, and his brother Ali Smith, two of the authors of Let Your Light Shine, stand in front of their Baltimore office. The book comes out Tuesday, October 18.
    Baltimore trio stresses value of yoga, meditation in new book
    The trio launched their company Holistic Life Foundation in 2001 after meeting at College Park. Since then, they have taught the benefits of yoga and meditation to more than 50,000 people.
    A rendering created as part of The Druid Lake Vision Plan includes new amenities which compliment recreational water access.
    What is the future of Druid Hill Park, and will new designs be inclusive of all residents?
    Plans for renovations at Druid Hill Park call for a bridge across the water, a fishing pier, shorelines, an amphitheater, a swimming area, cafe and a boathouse. It’s the first major redesign of Druid Hill Park in many years. But what do residents want?
    The Latrobe Pavillion was built in 1860 and overlooks the water at Druid Hill Park. Druid Hill Park is a 745 acre urban park situated in Northwest Baltimore City, it borders up against the JFX and I-83.
    One Baltimore resident’s love for Druid Hill Park, flaws and all
    Druid Hill Park is perfect — if you’ll allow that perfect, here in Baltimore, does not mean without flaw.
    A map from the U.S. Geological Survey that shows the epicenter of the Oct. 11 earthquake in the southeast part of Carroll County. The epicenter is represented with a star.
    An ancient fault line caused an earthquake in Maryland, but you probably didn’t feel it
    The quake, centered in the southeastern corner of Carroll County, happened just before 11:50 p.m. Tuesday.
    Yesh Hummus, 607 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville
    EatMoreBeMore’s Beltway series: Where to eat off the Northwest loop of 695
    In the Northwest corridor of Baltimore's I-695 loop, you can find fast casual, fine dining, and everything in between.
    A student raises her hand to get the teacher’s attention inside Hampstead Hill Academy on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
    Baltimore City teachers, prospects say hiring and certification processes make it difficult to get hired
    Baltimore City desperately needs teachers, but the hiring process is frustrating to prospective educators, some of whom say they are leaving the city for the county.
    From left: Sade Newson, 32, Noah Newson, 6, Leland Melvin, 58, Aden Newson, 3, pose for a quick photo after opening remarks at the DART Impact Event held at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, in Laurel, MD. Noah, an aspiring scientist, is shy meeting Leland Melvin the engineer, and retired NASA astronaut.
    NASA makes deep impact on Baltimore brothers as lab invites them to crash party
    Baltimore brothers follow their out-of-this-world dreams from a cardboard spaceship to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
    Baltimore Banner news quiz
    Weekend news quiz — how closely did you follow the news this week?
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    Pillar Design Studios initially provided design illustrations for a proposed skatepark at Easterwood Park.
    Not everyone thinks it’s the right time for a skate park at Easterwood Park
    Nonprofit that manages the Easterwood favors other improvements over skate park.
    DPW Director Jason Mitchell speaks at a press conference out front of the Office of Emergency Management addressing the concerns about the e.coli outbreak in West Baltimore.
    Under fire from ‘disgusted’ council, Baltimore public works officials concede missteps in E. coli water response
    The city's top public works official told council members that there were many "lessons learned" in last week's response to bacteria contamination in the Baltimore water system.
    Pillar Design Studios provided design presentations for the proposed skatepark at Easterwood Park.
    Improvements to Easterwood Park no longer include long-sought skate park
    Will Easterwood ever get a skate park? The answer’s unclear.
    Work colleagues Uhmar Alston and Brenda Wintrode discovered they both love treasure hunting at thrift stores. Alston, an executive assistant, and Wintrode, a state government reporter at The Baltimore Banner are pictured here with their purchases at the Goodwill Retail Store at 6999 Reisterstown Rd. in Baltimore on August 26, 2022.
    How to properly thrift shop in Baltimore
    Two Banner employees who bonded over a love of secondhand stores share their best tips for thrifting success.
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