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Why summer vacation is a necessity â and not a luxury â for teachers
Teaching is an exhausting honor. Summers off ensure I can do it over and over again.
Right now is not forever: What my motherâs addiction taught me about hope and grace
Baltimore poet Kondwani Fidel shares a deeply personal essay about his mother and the highs and lows of battling drug addiction.
Finding Baltimore's history in unexpected places
Way down in the hole: Evan Woodard digs up Baltimore history in unexpected places Evan Woodard and friends spend their weekends digging up Baltimore history in unexpected places: abandoned privy holes, which are scattered all over the city.
Itâs time the Catholic church recognized Black American saints
"We know there are many more African American people who have done saintly things for the Church in spite of what the Church has done to them.â
That strange new bug youâre seeing? Kill it
Four years after spotted lanternflies, an invasive insect originally from China, first arrived in Maryland, their population is soaring â and they have stormed into the Baltimore area.
New director, new direction at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum has struggled with establishing its identity for the bulk of its existence. New Executive Director Terri Lee Freeman is pushing to get the institution to its full potential.
Charm City Tableâs restaurant picks in Belvedere and Mid-Govans
A brewery, food hall, Senegalese restaurant and smokehouse make up the eclectic mix of food options in these neighborhoods.
I donât like to cry in front of students. But Iâm not just a teacher, Iâm human.
Sometimes, life hurts, whether or not the bell is about to ring.
A former Miss Oriole and proud daughter writes of her motherâs witty wisdom and her hometown
Author Bonnie Habyan â the former Miss Oriole 1987, and wife of former Orioles pitcher John Habyan â is in town to promote the book she wrote about her mother.
Five Baltimore City basketball courts where I learned life lessons
Poet Wallace Lane shares the basketball courts that helped him build his confidence.
Way to go, Mom! Why itâs better to encourage those parenting through a public meltdown
Parenting is an emotionally unpredictable enterprise. Doing it in public ratchets up the unpredictability â donât make it worse by staring or scolding.
Charm City Table on crab cakes, farm-to-table and other great restaurants in Hamilton-Lauraville
Hamilton and Lauraville is home to some of the city's best restaurant fare, from crab cakes to vegan donuts.
A Baltimore village helped get this singer to the Metropolitan Opera
When a Daniel Rich moves into his purpose, it is a triumph for the village.
No exaggeration, deer are everywhere in the Baltimore area
As part our âBetter Baltimoreâ series, we explored Marylandâs relationship with its deer populations and the complexities involved in curbing their numbers.
Teaching is hard. Moments like these keep me going.
High school english teacher Kerry Graham, a creative in residence for The Banner, writes about the ups and downs of being an educator in Baltimore City Schools.
Summer travel is a heated proposition this year
A local travel coordinator gives advice about how to navigate the slog of summer air travel.
Baltimoreâs cities of the dead
Baltimore cemeteries are more than just where people are buried, they are scenic and historic as well.
âTimes they are a-changinââ: Baltimore-area radio icon Weasel finds himself off-air
For a decade, the legendary DJ guided Baltimore through the history of music. His cult following grew alarmed when his radio show didnât air on WTMD.
