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West Baltimore neighborhoods

    Why hasn’t the city refilled the Lake Ashburton Reservoir?
    Gentrification? A football field? Residents can't see to get a straight answer on when the reservoir will hold water again.
    Illustration of E.R. Shipp, Creative in Residence for The Baltimore Banner.
    Letters: Mayor must fix ‘deplorable’ conditions at DPW
    A reader says the mayor must fix the “deplorable, inhumane” working conditions at the Department of Public Works sanitation yards after a worker died while on his route.
    A sanitation truck offloads waste for Baltimore’s Department of Public Works. A solid waste laborer died while working a sanitation route in Northeast Baltimore’s Barclay neighborhood on Friday, according to an official statement from the city.
    Police shooting of Baltimore teen prompts outrage among residents
    Authorities have released few details about the Monday night shooting, which follows two others that unfolded under similar circumstances last year in Baltimore. All three encounters escalated quickly, starting when officers saw someone on the street and believed they could be armed.
    Myreshia Macon, the mother of a 17-year-old who was shot and killed by Baltimore police officers, right, visits a memorial for her son near the scene of the shooting in Baltimore, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.
    More than 100 West Baltimore homes are still without gas after water issue, BGE says
    The Department of Public Works is investigating how water got into the gas lines, prompting the company to shut off service in the area for multiple days.
    Planned Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. rate hikes are coming in January 2025.
    As Jumbo Fresh opens in Southwest Baltimore, a sense of excitement — and fear of failure
    More than a year and a half of waiting after Price Rite closed, grocery store Jumbo Fresh opened in Mount Clare Junction.
    The new Jumbo Fresh grocery store located in Mount Clare Junction.
    University of Maryland doctors to move into former Target space at Mondawmin in 2025
    University of Maryland Faculty Physicians plans to open a doctors’ office at Mondawmin Mall, aiming to fulfill a community need.
    University of Maryland doctors will move into a space that was left empty when Target left Mondawmin Mall.
    Fatal fire in Gwynn Oak caused by improperly discarded smoking materials
    According to the Baltimore County Fire Department, just after 11:36 a.m. Wednesday, responders were called to the 1500 block of Langford Road after neighbors saw flames and smelled smoke coming from the second floor of a home.
    Baltimore County Fire Department truck
    In lawsuit, West Baltimore community association alleges city’s tax sale system is unconstitutional
    The Edmondson Community Organization filed the case on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.
    Somil Trivedi, chief legal and advocacy director at Maryland Legal Aid, speaks at a news conference outside the Edmondson Community Center in West Baltimore shortly after a lawsuit challenging city tax sales was filed in court on July 2, 2024.
    Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg know who he is. So why is D.King the best-kept secret in Baltimore hip-hop?
    D.King has impressed superstars like Jay-Z and has recorded with Snoop Dogg and Kanye West, but between bad timing and a busy life full of personal setbacks, he’s spent the last couple decades out of the spotlight, getting ready.
    D.King at the studio.
    Hank the Goat is Southwest Baltimore’s headstrong, fedora-wearing mascot
    Hank the goat, sometimes wearing his trademark fedora, has become a neighborhood sensation.
    Todd “Gready” Cornish gets his goat, Hank, ready for a walk, in Baltimore, June 18, 2024.
    After renovations, Pratt branch library reopens and welcomes community
    New furniture and a coat of paint made the inside look refreshed, and this was combined with trenching the floors to add electricity so an individual workspace could be created rather than a long computer bank.
    The Walbrook Branch of the Enoch Pratt Library reopened on June 24, 2024 after months of renovations.
    Light rail or bus rapid transit? Officials near announcement on mode of future Red Line.
    State and city officials are gearing up to make a major announcement regarding the planned Red Line transit project in the coming days. A key question is whether the project will be light rail or bus rapid transit.
    State officials have said an announcement on whether Baltimore will get roughly 14 miles of new light rail track or dedicated rapid bus lanes will be made before the end of June.
    A West Baltimore man tried to help a neighbor as stray pit bulls attacked. Then he feared for his life.
    A West Baltimore man said he feared for his life when he tried to help a 67-year-old woman being attacked by pit bulls and the dogs turned on him. Police say one woman was killed and two people were injured when stray pit bulls attacked people last weekend.
    Two stray pit bull terriers were roaming North Pulaski Street around 9 p.m. on June 14, 2024 when they mauled three people. A 54-year-old woman died at the scene, according to police.
    Police identify woman who died after stray dog attack in West Baltimore
    Authorities said Shelia Jones, 54, died following a stray dog attack in West Baltimore on Friday. Police said three people were attacked by two pit bull terriers.
    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.
    West Baltimore residents left with questions, concerns after stray dogs kill woman
    Residents in a West Baltimore neighborhood still have questions and concerns after a woman was attacked and killed by two stray pit bulls Friday evening.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    Person dies after being attacked by group of stray dogs in West Baltimore
    Officers responded to the 2000 block of North Pulaski Street for a dog bite. When they arrived, they learned that the stray dogs had attacked a woman, who died as a result of her injuries.
    Crime scene tape across a street.
    A green goodbye: More funeral homes could soon offer eco-friendly ‘water cremation’
    Joseph H. Brown Jr. Funeral Home is already gearing up for what he likens to a “death care spa” to his West Baltimore location.
    Joseph H. Brown Funeral Home in West Baltimore has long been a staple in the community and now they’re hoping to expand their after-death offerings by gearing up for water cremations. Gov. Wes Moore recently signed a house bill designating two state agencies to oversee and regulate the service. Brown is pictured at the funeral home.
    5 takeaways from the latest Highway to Nowhere update
    West Baltimore United is ready share what came of community workshops held at the beginning of the year.
    Cars travel down U.S. Route 40 in Baltimore, Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
    High school student charged after police say they found a gun on him on campus
    Police say the school resource officer at Franklin High School responded to a call about a suspicious person on campus at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    As Baltimore ends deal with Poppleton developer, the community wants a say on what’s next
    West Baltimore residents talk about what they’d like to see in Poppleton, now that the city is terminating its agreement with a New York developer that has struggled to build there.
    A mural on the side of a home in Poppleton reads: “SAVE OUR BLOCK. Black Neighborhoods Matter. ‘Losing my home is like a death to me. Eminent Domain law is violent.’ -Sonia Eaddy.”
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