Though crime has dropped significantly in recent years, the Edmondson Village shopping center and some of the immediate areas around it have historically grappled with and complained about crime β and many say it is still problem.
The family of a teenager who died after he was shot alongside four other Baltimore students at a shopping center on the outskirts of town says they are heartbroken.
Resident leaders such as George McMechen, one of Baltimoreβs first Black lawyers, and Dr. Lillie Carroll Jackson, a 30-year president of the Baltimore branch of the NAACP, lived in or around the neighborhood.
Naomi Winston, a 22-year-old new to Baltimore, created a line of coloring books for Black and Brown kids, which she named The Creative Representation Empire.
βThatβs why I call her βMama,ββ one customer said. βEverybody loves βem because everybody knows βem. Sheβs been here for so long, itβs like sheβs family for real.β
The rapper's legal troubles underline a greater issue where artists are incentivized to make sure the Scarface-ified lifestyle in their music lines up perfectly with real life.
Colin Williams speaks out about leaving Druid Hill Park, a place he called home for over a year and where he built a collection of artwork known as the βsculpture garden.β
Developer Chicago TREND wants to purchase the shopping center and renovate, but itβs under the condition that certain parts of the covenant are amended.
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.