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What to do in Baltimore this weekend, including a decades-old Fells Point festival
Whether you want to explore the Fells Point’s annual festival, celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Motor House or sample beers at the Maryland Zoo, we’ve got you covered.
Attendees enjoy live music at the Fell's Point Fun Festival, which returns this weekend for its 59th year.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Spanish guitarist opens Annapolis Symphony Orchestra season
Spanish guitarist Pablo Sainz-Villegas joins the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for its season-opening concerts, “A New World.” Along with the Annapolis Sailboat Show, it’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week.
Pablo Sainz-Villegas joins the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for “Mistico y Profano,” a concerto written for him by composer Arturo Márquez.
7 things to do in Howard County, from trick or treat to banned books story time
Here are seven things to do in Howard County from Oct. 9-15, from a banned books story time to a firefighter obstacle course.
Kids will get a chance to use a real fire hose, like the one pictured here at a Clarksville Volunteer Fire Station open house, during the upcoming community day on Oct. 12.
Syphilis cases in Baltimore infants nearly quadruple the national rate
Syphilis has long been a problem in Baltimore, but now cases of the potentially severe bacterial infections are showing up in newborns. Officials are working to get pregnant women tested.
Baltimore city health officials tapped state funding to create a Johns Hopkins-designed public communications plan to encourage more pregnant women to get tested for syphilis.
Maryland Swifties on the highs, lows and oh-nos of ‘Life of a Showgirl’
Local Taylor Swift fans discuss the highs, lows and “what you talkin’ about, Swift?” moments on “The Life of a Showgirl.”
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour June 21, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
Can a video game help solve public transit in Baltimore?
‘Subway Builder’ lets transit nerds build their dream subway system. Can it fix Baltimore's public transit issues?
A simulation of potential subway lines in Baltimore, as imagined by Banner reporter Daniel Zawodny, using Colin Miller's Subway Builder.
Now legal, water cremation is coming to Montgomery County
Two entrepreneurs are taking advantage of a new law and plan to offer water cremation in Montgomery County.
Business partners Lily Buerkle, right, and Adrian Gardner are launching their own green funeral business, Willow Green Funerals, after working to make water cremation legal statewide and in Montgomery County.
7 things to do in Montgomery County, from pumpkin carving to square dancing
Pumpkin carving, a noir film festival, square dancing lessons and more things to do in Montgomery County this week.
Contestants in 7 Locks Brewing's stein-hoisting competition at an Oktoberfest celebration in 2024.
The problem with Columbia’s aging cluster mailboxes
Columbia’s cluster mailboxes are among the oldest in the country and the subject of a yearslong dispute between federal and local authorities over maintenance responsibilities.
One of Columbia's aging cluster mailboxes is seen on Manor Hill Lane.
The Baltimore gang leader who quietly became a star informant
Former Black Guerrilla Family leader Ricky Evans has been waiting seven years to be sentenced. That's because he's spent that time helping authorities make other cases.
Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says
Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza and release at least some hostages and prisoners in an agreement that was put forward by the Trump administration.
Smoke rises following an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Kyle Hamilton and Ronnie Stanley return to Ravens practice, but Lamar Jackson still sidelined
Lamar Jackson hasn’t practiced since leaving the Ravens’ Week 4 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with a hamstring injury.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2025 - Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton reacts from the sideline in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
Pikesville double stabbing leads to hourslong barricade amid a husband’s mental health crisis
A stabbing at a Pikesville home Tuesday morning turned into a barricade situation, leaving two adults hospitalized and drawing a heavy police presence to the normally quiet suburb.
Baltimore County police at the intersection of Middle River Road and Bird River Road after a suspicious package was reported at Freedom Church Middle River on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Police respond to 11 overdoses in Penn North; no fatalities reported
Eleven people overdosed in Baltimore’s Penn North neighborhood on Wednesday, just over two months after a “bad batch” of drugs hospitalized more than two dozen people.
Seven people — six men and one woman, ages 30 to 60 — were taken to hospitals, and four others refused treatment shortly after 11:30 a.m., Baltimore Police said.
Worlds collide as Ravens trade brings Alohi Gilman back to Maryland and Kyle Hamilton
Gilman, who hails from Laie, Hawaii, briefly lived in Annapolis when he played for the Naval Academy in 2016, his first year of college.
Safety Alohi Gilman looks on before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.
Moore says fixes needed for foster care system after teen’s death
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he was making a “firm commitment” and placing “firm accountability on all of our people” to make sure they use the rest of his time in office to “fix this.”
Gov. Wes Moore listens as Attorney General Anthony Brown gives remarks on Maryland’s sweeping audit of police-custody deaths during a news conference at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
Baltimore home inspector pleads guilty to falsified lead-free certificates
The guilty plea comes around two months after Maryland environmental regulators voided hundreds of lead-free certificates issued by Green Environmental in Baltimore and around the state.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 — The unit block of North Eutaw Street.
Courthouse to close doors on East Fayette Street, move to new $72M location in Mount Vernon
The District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City at 501 E. Fayette St. in downtown Baltimore is relocating to 500 N. Calvert St. in Mount Vernon.
Baltimore City District (People's) Courthouse at 501 E. Fayette Street
Why are Montgomery County high schools holding graduations at UMBC?
Montgomery County public high schools will hold graduation ceremonies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s campus in May and June of the coming year, the school system announced.
Montgomery County public high schools will hold graduation ceremonies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s campus.
Anne Arundel County will formally apologize for its role in slavery on Nov. 22
Anne Arundel County will issue a public apology for its role in instituting and supporting slavery. For the county executive, the direct descendant of people who enslaved others, it’s personal.
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman speaks to the Anne Arundel County Council earlier this year in Annapolis.
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