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Violence hit these Baltimore businesses after Freddie Gray’s death. Few have stuck around.
What happened to the Baltimore business owners who sued the city in 2017 after the unrest following Freddie Gray's death.
EN5RAD Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 28th Apr, 2015. Area residents gather at the site of a senior home and community center under construction burned by Baltimore rioters. The project was to be a 60-unit affordable housing project that reportedly cost $16 million and was due to be completed in December. A pastor and members of the South Baptist Church that sponsored the project vowed to rebuild it.
At Baltimore bookstore Everyone’s Place, a generation of memories
How a bookstore and African cultural center has kept its footprint on North Avenue for decades.
Mother and daughter duo of Everyone's place, Tabia Kamau-Nataki, right, and daughter Olakekan Kamau-Nataki, left, in the shop on December 4, 2025.
Mount Vernon’s big green church is opening up this holiday season
The 150-year-old Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church has new owners and is hosting holiday events in Baltimore this season.
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
Brooklyn will soon lose its last bank branch
Residents are grappling with losing Brooklyn's only full-service bank in the coming months.
Arundel Federal Savings Bank is set to close their Brooklyn branch this February.
City Council wants more rules on Baltimore Children and Youth Fund spending
Baltimore's BCYF leaders say the changes would limit mission-critical programs, including travel and training.
Mikhayla Harrell, facilitator from the New Orleans Youth Alliance, leads an exercise in communication.
Thanksgiving on Kenwood: A 70-year tradition baked into one Baltimore kitchen
One family claimed and sustained their hallmark holiday of Thanksgiving for seven decades in a house near Patterson Park.
Beth Rannie, center, bakes pizelles with her daughter, Mattie Yoncha-Wawrzyniak, right, and granddaughter, Micah Walker.
East Baltimore nonprofit closes 2 weeks after separation with Johns Hopkins
Founded in 1994, the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition offers educational programs, emergency shelter, community beautification and other services.
The Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition has been operating for 31 years.
North Baltimore residents won their fight against a locked treatment facility for youths
Residents of the Woodbourne-McCabe neighborhood in North Baltimore objected to plans to redevelop the Maryland Youth Residence Center into a secure treatment facility.
The Department of Juvenile Services has proposed a plan to convert the Maryland Youth Residence Center on Woodbourne Avenue in North Baltimore into a 24-bed residential treatment center, a locked facility that's supposed to be enclosed by a security fence. Some nearby residents are at odds with this plan mostly noting concerns with safety.
‘We keep waiting.’ The long struggle of the Superblock’s dwindling business district.
Businesses have come and gone, but owners of those that stayed said they feel disillusioned by the politicians — seven mayors and counting — and developers who have made promise after promise about what the area could become.
Maxine Sisserman, wife of the late Larry Sisserman who was the founder of the Baltimore Studio of Hair Design, stands in the main classroom at the school.
I tried a meal delivery service for a week and I understand the hype ... and hesitation
Many meal delivery options have popped up over the years, often with opportunities to tailor the service to your household needs.
This nail tech’s creepy hobby is a nod to your nightmares
Lani Moore’s horror dolls wouldn’t play well with Barbie.
Lani Moore uses a ring light and poses two of her custom made horror dolls for a photoshoot inside her home in Middle River, Md., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.
Baltimore lights landmarks pink and blue in memory of pregnancy and infant loss
Baltimore City landmarks will be awash in pink and blue to honor Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
Sarah Ernst, a senior research specialist who helped organize an effort to illuminate the dome at the top of Johns Hopkins' Billings Building in pink and blue for a second year.
Ravens help bring new life to long-closed Hilton Rec Center
The Hilton Recreation Center is on to its next chapter.
The new indoor basketball gym at the Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club at the Hilton Recreation Center in Baltimore.
Longtime OB-GYN was a thoughtful, kind listener
Deborah Hebb, a career OB-GYN who exemplified Smalltimore, died on Sept. 28 after a battle with ALS.
Debbie Hebb holding twins she delivered.
This Baltimore man earned a diploma while juggling work and family. But he’s not done.
After 15 years away from the classroom, a Baltimore man on Friday achieved his goal, joining more than 50 graduates from the Excel Center, a free adult high school for Maryland students.
Antonio Pennix holding his son Avion Pennix and Avi Pennix for a portrait after his commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Pennix was among 50 graduates from the Excel Center — a free high school for adult learners in Maryland — there to receive their diplomas.
9/11 changed the way we fly. I don’t want to go back.
Since 9/11, it's difficult not to consider how much airports have changed, Baltimore Banner reporter Jasmine Vaughn-Hall.
People (silhouettes) entering airplane at gate of Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
Rent is guzzling Baltimore paychecks. The poorest feel it the most.
Last year, 4 of 10 households renting in Baltimore spent 35% or more of their income on rent, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
West Baltimore intergenerational project to honor community advocate
Catholic Charities has big plans to renovate a nearly 55,000 square foot building into a center useful to all ages.
The upcoming Carolyn Fugett Intergenerational Center will house Catholic Charities’s first Early Head Start program in the city.
How a Baltimore artist uses painting in the outdoors to connect with communities
Outdoor painting is centuries old, and artists in Maryland are still up for the challenge. Baltimore artist Justin Witte is an example.
Plein air artist Jason Witte stands with his nearly finished painting near Hillen Road in Baltimore.
Park Heights’ library disappeared 20 years ago. Here’s how it’s coming back.
Park Heights is turning the page to a new library.
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, center, and other elected officials toss dirt with shovels at the groundbreaking event for a new library in Park Heights on Wednesday.
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