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    Morgan Sloan (left) and Zack Yeatman ride a boat in a flooded area near the City Dock in Annapolis on Aug. 9, 2024. A judge ruled that plans to overhaul City Dock and make it more flood resistant may go forward.
    Annapolis City Dock restoration project can go forward, Anne Arundel judge rules
    In an opinion docketed Sunday, Circuit Judge Michael Malone ruled in favor of the Historic Preservation Commission of Annapolis.
    Mayor Brandon Scott has chosen Calvin Young III to be his fourth chief of staff.
    Mayor Brandon Scott taps longtime friend Calvin Young as chief of staff
    Calvin Young III will replace Marvin James, Scott’s chief of staff of two years, who is stepping down next month
    FEMA’s National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg on March 10, 2025.
    Trump-voting town alarmed by FEMA cuts to National Fire Academy
    Emmitsburg, Maryland fears the Trump administration’s suspension of the National Fire Academy classes will harm the economy. And emergency workers say the public will be less safe without this training resource.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson moderates floor debate during crossover day at the Maryland State House in Annapolis earlier this month.
    Letter: Bill Ferguson should allow vote on bill prohibiting automatically charging youths as adults
    Two members of Jews United for Justice urge Senate President Bill Ferguson to agree to put SB422, which would stop youths from automatically being charged as adults for crimes, to a vote in the state Senate.
    Steven Schupak has been named as the incoming chief executive officer and president of Maryland Public Television.
    MPT’s incoming CEO wants to meet viewers where they are
    Steven Schupak, the incoming CEO of Maryland Public Television, recently spoke with the Banner about the challenges facing public media and what MPT is doing to meet viewers where they are.
    The owners of the Harborview Marina, slated to close Monday, are locked in a long-term legal battle.
    A power struggle between two rich owners looms over a Baltimore marina’s closure
    Harborview Marina’s floating neighborhood of 278 slips is set to meet an abrupt end on Monday, and the sailors wonder if the owners' legal fight is playing a role.
    The Orioles’ mascot poses with fans during the team’s Eutaw Street Block Party on Saturday.
    A celebration beyond baseball: How the Orioles block party unites Baltimore
    Hundreds of Orioles fans — kids on shoulders, old-timers in throwback jerseys — streamed into the stadium. They made beelines for the petting zoo, the 1983 World Series trophy, the dugout tours and the prospect interviews.
    Quadruple shooting in Baltimore leaves 3 men, woman injured, police say
    The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting that left four people injured Saturday afternoon in the city’s Northern District.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09: Dominique Dawes listens during an event to celebrate Citi’s Team USA sponsorship and mark its 200th anniversary at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on May 9, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
    Maryland’s own Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes heading to Baltimore for women’s festival
    Dominique Dawes, the Maryland native who became the first Black American gymnast to win an individual medal in the Olympics, is headed to Baltimore for a women’s festival next weekend.
    Dan’s Mountain Wildlife Management Area
    Letter: Power line bill could open path for environmental exploitation
    A reader says a proposed power transmission line that crossed three protected Maryland wildlands will not benefit our state and would encourage future environmental exploitation.
    Norman Fogle navigates the live camera operated by the Baltimore & Chesapeake Bay Ship Watchers group to see different views of the Patapsco River from his home in Beltsville.
    They watched the Key Bridge fall. Now they can’t take their eyes off the Dali.
    Mike Singer’s livestream riveted the world last year. He and thousands of others are dedicated ship watchers — specifically keeping tabs on the Dali.
    Banner quiz: How closely did you follow the news this week?
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    A silhouetted man walks along the harbor with nobody else in sight. Street lights divide the photo in half between the water and the walkway.
    Temperatures expected to hit 83 degrees this weekend before storms roll into Baltimore
    Temperatures could reach 83 degrees on Saturday, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington office.
    Jason Steer, Executive Director of Creative Alliance, sits in front of a piece titled “Land of the Free….” created by artist Ajee Hassan.
    Baltimore arts and culture communities chart new paths after Trump diversity bans
    The arts have become the latest battleground over efforts to address gender, racial discrimination and inequity.
    Katie Humphrey grins after completing her 24-mile journey at the Inner Harbor last year.
    Katie Pumphrey is planning a second Bay Bridge to Inner Harbor swim
    Katie Pumphrey, an artist and athlete who last year completed a historic swim from the Chesapeake Bay to the Inner Harbor, is planning to do it again.
    Brigitta Warren, top center, village manager of the Oakland Mills Village Center, and other advocates for the Columbia village centers stand during testimony at Thursday night’s meeting at the Columbia Association.
    Residents to Columbia Association board: Leave our village facilities alone
    Many Columbia residents and leaders are pushing back against proposals to turn over management of the village community association buildings and neighborhood centers to the Columbia Association.
    The George H. Fallon Federal Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore, which houses the Baltimore Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Interim Maryland ICE director steps in amid Trump immigration crackdown
    The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has new local leadership after the previous director was promoted, an ICE spokesperson said Friday.
    Baltimore City firefighters help evacuate residents from the 222 Saratoga apartment building in downtown on Thursday.
    Baltimore firefighters rescue trapped residents from burning apartment building
    Baltimore firefighters scaled towering ladders to rescue two residents trapped on a burning patio as flames engulfed the eighth floor of a high-rise apartment building in downtown Thursday evening, officials said.
    Baltimore residents, Emmanuel Stewart and Isaac Stewart, view the eclipse at its peak from Patterson Park in Baltimore, MD on 4.8.2024.
    Solar eclipse this weekend: How much is visible in Maryland?
    A partial solar eclipse will be visible March 29 from the East Coast.
    Kim Domanski.
    ‘Cool aunt’ Kim Domanski helped organize Artscape, boost Baltimore’s art community
    Kim Domanski, a staple of the Baltimore arts community who worked for the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts and later at The Peale museum, died March 7 of a heart attack. She was 52.
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