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Streeter: I know exactly what to do with Baltimore’s Confederate monuments. Burn them.
COLUMN | When Baltimore’s Confederate monuments return to the city, there’s no clear plan for them. Anyone got a wood chipper?
BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 16:  The pedestal that was formerly the base for a statue of Roger B. Taney, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and majority author of the Dred Scott decision, stands empty after city workers removed the statue August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating confederate heroes from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Streeter: Maryland finally recognizes hip-hop lyrics are not proof of guilt
COLUMN | A new Maryland law stops artists — particularly those in hip-hop — from having their words held against them in a court of law. Because racism.
Rapper Mac Phipps, left, and Del. Marlon Amprey, after the signing of Maryland's Protecting Artists’ Creative Expression (PACE) Act on May 12.
Streeter: Maryland is trying to save us from our grocery store apps
COLUMN | Maryland’s new anti-predatory pricing bill seeks to protect residents from grocery stores using data to gouge us. We have to be more careful about what they know about us in the first place.
Streeter: Baltimore deserves better than better-than-nothing transit
COLUMN | Baltimore has been waiting a very long time for the Red Line train to come to fruition. It’s still on the table, but the city deserves more.
Visitors leave feedback during a Red Line open house session on Tuesday. Gov. Wes Moore’s transportation department is seeking public feedback on a potential pivot from an east-west light rail across Baltimore to a rapid bus line.
Streeter: Those ‘Baltimore: Actually, I like it’ stickers? Actually, I hate them.
The “Baltimore: Actually, I like it” bumper stickers are a winking nod to the city’s self-deprecation. But to me, qualifying one’s approval gives too much weight to the haters.
A Toyota Prius displays an assortment of Maryland-centric bumper stickers, including the “Baltimore: Actually, I like it” slogan.
Streeter: You might think Black and Baltimore proms are extra. You’re right.
COLUMN | Online trolls berate Black and urban kids for going all out for prom. Here in Baltimore, we just carry on and add more glitter.
Kashmere Oliver tries on a dress at Ransom’s Boutique located on the fourth floor of the Towson Town Center. Owner Byron Ransom gives his opinion on accessories.
Streeter: Why can’t outsiders see the charm in Baltimore?
COLUMN | Comedian Steve Hofstetter recently defended Baltimore because outsiders seem to believe we’re sitting here waiting to be murdered. What can we do about that?
A view of the "Visit Baltimore" sign by Inner Harbor.
Streeter: To some of us, the decline of Towson Town Center is personal
You might see Towson Town Center as an emptying mall, but those of us who grew up around here know we're losing something more than just stores.
The Towson Town Center mall earlier this month.
Streeter: Ravens fans are tempting fate and daring to hope this NFL draft
COLUMN | Baltimore Ravens fans are approaching the upcoming NFL Draft with something wonderful and fleeting: hope.
Ravens superfan Adrianna Ebon at Ravens Stadium.
Streeter: Dear new Baltimore schools CEO: Don’t let me down
COLUMN | New Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Jermaine Dawson comes with a lot of promise to lead kids who have similar backgrounds as his. Our expectations are high.
Jermaine Dawson, the incoming CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Streeter: Empty community fridges on Baltimore’s West Side need your help. Now.
COLUMN | The Bmore Community Fridge Network has refrigerators across the region, but empty units in food deserts on the West Side need your help.
Janet Bailey lives near and watches over the community fridge at 607 N. Ashburton St.
Streeter: Why this Baltimore church crowdfunded its high BGE bill
COLUMN | When Northwood-Appold United Methodist’s BGE bills totaled nearly $7,000 in January and February, the congregation banded together to take care of it.
Members of Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church banded together to help pay the church’s January and February Baltimore Gas and Electric bill. From left to right: Al Napper, Nancy Green, Mike Wells, Johanne White, Richard Perry
Streeter: In an act of artistic defiance, Baltimore Center Stage stays focused on DEI
Last year, Baltimore Center Stage refused to give up its DEI focus in the face of losing federal funding. They've tripled down.
Last year, Baltimore Center Stage refused to give up its DEI focus in the face of losing federal funding. They've tripled down.
Streeter: Where’s Marty Bass? Ending his TV career with a few more stories to tell.
COLUMN | WJZ’s Marty Bass is retiring at the end of May. But he’s still got a few more stories to tell.
Marty Bass, a WJZ reporter for 48 years poses for a portrait inside of the studio in Baltimore, Monday, April 6, 2026. Bass will be retiring in May.
Streeter: Free tampons would make life easier for people with periods. Why is this a question?
COLUMN | Tampons and menstrual products are essential to being able to participate in society for people with periods. A new bill would provide them for free in Maryland state buildings. There is some controversy about it, but I don't see why.
tampon flat lay - many tampons arrangement in rows - period or menstruation concept
Streeter: A reimagined Harborplace has to be for everyone
COLUMN | As Harborplace’s planned refurbishment continues to progress, it must remain a third space welcoming to all — or it won’t work.
A sparse number of pedestrians meander through Harborplace at lunchtime at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore on Wednesday.
Streeter: Why is it so hard to keep a trash can in Baltimore — and get a new one?
COLUMN | Baltimore City living has its highs and lows, like parking issues and potholes, but it shouldn’t have to mean that your trash can goes missing.
Garbage cans line an alley in Baltimore's Charles Village neighborhood.
Streeter: When a child goes missing, it should shake us all
COLUMN | Tristan King is not my kid, but his ordeal makes me, as the mother of a brown son who looks a little like him, wonder why the systems failed and how we can shore them up.
Streeter: Pastor Jamal Bryant apologized for implying the Target boycott was over. It never was.
OPINION | Baltimore native Pastor Jamal Bryant declared his part of the Target boycott over. We still aren’t going back.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 05: Dr. Jamal H. Bryant speaks onstage during WayMaker Men's Summit Presented By BET Experience – Day 1 on June 05, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Streeter: As a public-school parent, I thought kids had too much time off. Was I wrong?
It seems, as a parent, that Baltimore City Public School kids have too much time off. Some educators tried to set me straight.
Children sled down the hill at Wyman Park Dell on the morning after the first lasting snowfall of the winter, in Baltimore, MD on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
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