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    Baltimore Banner reporter Cody Boteler plays Pokémon Go on The Avenue in Hampden on 8/19/22. The mobile game has been popular since its launch in 2016.
    Where to play Pokémon Go in Baltimore
    The augmented-reality mobile game launched in 2016 and millions of people are still playing.
    People enjoy themselves at the Maryland State Fair on opening night in Timonium, MD on August 25, 2022.
    EatMoreBeMore’s 11 bites that you just can’t miss at the Maryland State Fair
    There’s still plenty of time to indulge in all of the deliciousness that makes up the menu at the state fair.
    Rocky Point Beach and Park in Essex is open year-round for fishing, boating, and picnicking. Located on 375-acres at the mouth of the Back and Middle Rivers, Rocky Point offers stunning views of the Chesapeake Bay,  Tom Schiller, pastor of the Greater Grace Church  was out wind surfing with the help of Daniel LaRose ( Blue shirt).
    The best places in Baltimore to get out on the water
    The perfect waterside location is just a short drive from home.
    Alivia Blum shows off her goat, Miss Kitty, at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium, MD on August 25, 2022.
    Maryland State Fair means competition — and the circle of life — for young farmers
    “Nobody comes into the crazy game of showing livestock not to win."
    Staycation , or holistay, is a period in which an individual or family stays home and participates in leisure activities.  A family visits the National Aquarium in Baltimore's Inner Harbor and  examine the jelly fish in the tanks.
    Need a break but can’t get away? Tips on an end-of-summer Baltimore staycation
    Spend the end of summer spending time in our hometown.
    Brooklyn Heights will be the host of Baltimore's 2022 Drag Awards.
    Drag queen Brooklyn Heights discusses upcoming Baltimore Drag Awards
    The Baltimore Drag Awards were launched in 2018 by Ryan Butler, who is known by his drag queen name Brooklyn Heights, and another drag queen, Betty Ohellno, at the Creative Alliance.
    Old Catonsville High School.
    Historical events in Baltimore County that shaped America
    Baltimore County was a steppingstone for people like Thurgood Marshall, who tried integrating a Black student to the then-all-white Catonsville High School before the famous Brown v. Board of Education case; pitstops for presidents Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy before they took over The White House; and the birthplace of Benjamin Banneker.
    8/13/22 – Baltimore native and professional skateboarder Joey Jett (right) helps teaches Leah Cross, 8, Jeryl Cole, and Hugo Zawaki, 10, how to drop-in on their skateboards. Cross' parents brought her to the park to learn skateboarding from an instructor following numerous driveway crashes from learning on her own. Jett taught the free skateboarding workshop at Rash Field Park on Saturday, August 13th, in collaboration with the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.  (Julia Reihs for the Baltimore Banner)
    Joey Jett teaches young skateboarders new skills
    At Boards and Breakfast at Rash Field Park, kids 12 and under learned from the professional skateboarder and Baltimore native.
    An angel statue at Woodlawn Cemetery
    Baltimore’s cities of the dead
    Baltimore cemeteries are more than just where people are buried, they are scenic and historic as well.
    Jacob Gerth skates back and forth on a mini-half pipe at Sandy Hills Skate Park.
    The best skate parks in the Baltimore area
    I am extremely afraid when I strap on my skates, but will still find myself at a skate park gathering the courage to go down one teeny-tiny ramp.
    Kenley John of Shortmus Productions, making costumes for the annual Baltimore Caribbean Carnival
    Bands prepare to hit the road for the return of Baltimore Carnival
    After two years of cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean carnival is set to return to Baltimore at Lake Clifton Park. The two-day festival will include a parade, live music, food and much more family-friendly entertainment.
    A selection of comics and books inside Dreamers & Make Believers in Highlandtown.
    The best comic book stores in the Baltimore area
    Skip the big chains if you want an authentic comic book experience and visit these independent retailers instead.
    Nazaahah Amin practices the dancer pose in Ama Wellness Yoga.
    How to find the right yoga studio for newcomers in Baltimore
    A reporter new to Baltimore is looking for a studio where she can practice yoga. Can you help her find the right one?
    Flowers at Sherwood Gardens in Northern Baltimore.
    The best gardens in Baltimore
    Even as Liz Bowie works patiently and waits for plants to grow in her home garden, she visits other gardens that fill her with ideas and joy
    Hey Baltimore!  It’s Taco Tuesday somewhere! The phrases seems like it's been around forever.  We look at a few locations around town …The birria tacos are from Cocina Luchadoras and the other taco was from El Mixteco.  What’s you favorite taco spot?
    Where to find the best tacos in Baltimore
    The city has a taco scene worth doting on.
    Camden Yards home of teh Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
    One reporter’s favorite Baltimore sites featured in TV, movies
    Baltimore is home to notable landmarks, from TV to the big screen, with a little R&B thrown in for good measure.
    Fireworks prices at a TNT Fireworks stand in a Walmart parking lot in Catonsville, MD.
    4th of July returns in person, but only for some
    Supply issues, labor shortages and inflation have caused some places to cancel shows.
    The Enoch Pratt Library branch in Hamilton.
    A lifelong reader’s favorite library branches in Baltimore
    I’m an outspoken advocate for Baltimore, in part because of our historic library system. Enoch Pratt provides for all of our city’s residents.
    6/22/22—Exterior of the Towson branch of the Baltimore County Library.
    How Baltimore shaped a love of art
    At the Banner, I hope to show that Baltimore is a creative powerhouse and how dance, music and visual art are a part of the city’s rich cultural history.
    Reporter Tim Prudente applies finish on the wood floors of his Baltimore rowhome.
    A man took poison here: Tales in restoring a century-old Baltimore rowhouse
    Our lives are forever marked by the pandemic years. We are different people than before. We saw death, yet life went on. I restored a broken-down rowhouse in Baltimore.
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