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The casket of Mathilda Lorenz departed in a pickup truck Thursday morning, a little over a week after it appeared.

The Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals voted last October to give Vaughn Greene Funeral Services permission to install a crematorium. Neighbors filed a petition in Baltimore City Circuit Court and now await a judge’s decision.

Even as things look bleak for democracy and for Baltimore, there’s something deeply moving about the scene at a local polling place.

Hosts for Humanity, a small nonprofit that assists people traveling to Baltimore for healthcare, is relaunching next month and broadening its scope to welcome those coming here for abortions. Already, 15 new families have signed up to be hosts.

Each election season people vote for candidates in races they know nothing about. This election is no different.

There are plenty of appetizing and affordable restaurants, bars and carryouts in this southwest Baltimore neighborhood.

Those unsolicited calls, texts and mailers to homeowners about buying their houses ASAP are rampant this summer, and I am wondering what to do about it.

The musician is collaborating with the aquarium on a program that's being described as a blend of biology lecture, animal sounds, vocalizations and pulsating images.

A collection of recipes to make use of your summer wineberry harvest.

Who was Mathilda Lorenz? An empty coffin found by the Stony Run in Wyman Park has residents and amateur genealogists trying to crack the case.

A poem about lives that aren't utopias and glamorized scenes in movies.

The auntie in me sees hardworking youths not much older than my son. But yesterday’s violence proves how complicated it is.

Ourisman Dodge, Jerry’s Subs & Pizza, Jiffy Lube, Len the Plumber are among the brands made recognizable by Art Ehrens' jingles.

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

Now teaching is a part of my identity.

The same strategy can be used to reshape Baltimore.

The philosopher’s agenda aims to reduce the hours that Marylanders spend working to foster “simpler lives with less stuff,” a culture that values community and environmental stewardship.

Democrat Ashwani Jain wants to become the country’s youngest governor.

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.