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The high price of everything closed this Baltimore chocolate shop
High rent, increasing food and product costs, fewer customers. It’s a trifecta of business killers that has hit local eateries hard in recent months. Now it has come for Charm City Chocolate.
Charm City Chocolate, located at 809 W. 36th St. in Hampden, has closed.
Large group of Orioles travel to Yankees’ spring stadium, the eventual regular season home of the Rays
“I brought more guys here than I normally would because of it,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “This is Yankee Stadium, plus a jet stream out to right field."
George M. Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the New York Yankees, seen here in 2022, will serve as the home of the Tampa Bay Rays during the season.
Inside the Dugout: Revisiting the Orioles’ starting rotation
There‘s a lot to consider as the Orioles prepare to open the season without Grayson Rodriguez.
Grayson Rodriguez throws a bullpen session during Spring Training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida.
City Council pressures police, mayor for a plan to address open-air drug markets
Baltimore is shifting its approach to fighting a burgeoning illicit drug trade, and the City Council is pressing police and Mayor Brandon Scott for a plan.
Baltimore City Council members ask leaders from the mayor's office and the police department for their plans to fight open-air drug trafficking in city neighborhoods during a public safety committee hearing on March 11, 2025.
MS-13 gang behind disappearance of Annapolis teen in 2017, feds say
At least three members of the violent MS-13 gang kidnapped and killed an Annapolis teen who went missing in 2017, according to federal authorities.
Two men allegedly associated with MS-13 have been charged federally with the disappearance of an Annapolis teen in 2017. The case would be heard at Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore.
Who replaces Grayson Rodriguez in the Orioles rotation? | Banner Baseball Show
Banner Baseball Show co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jon Meoli discuss how Baltimore will handle injuries to Gunnar Henderson, Andrew Kittredge and Grayson Rodriguez.
Maryland basketball’s Derik Queen, a Baltimore native, named Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Queen is averaging a team-high 15.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and two assists per game on 52.6% shooting for the Terps.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - FEBRUARY 26: Derik Queen #25 of the Maryland Terrapins grabs a rebound in the first half against Szymon Zapala #10 of the Michigan State Spartans at Xfinity Center on February 26, 2025 in College Park, Maryland.
Bags no longer fly free with Southwest Airlines
Southwest is ditching its longstanding policy of allowing all customers to check bags for free.
Flights booked on or after May 28, 2025, will no longer include free baggage for all Southwest Airlines customers.
After shaky season, Ravens have a surprising need: Special teams help. A lot of it.
The Ravens’ special teams renovation won’t be an easy fix. They finished last season ranked 23rd in overall efficiency, according to FTN.
Special Teams Coordinator Chris Horton gives instructions to players running drills during the Baltimore Ravens’ organized team activities at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on June 4, 2024.
Feds threaten Hopkins, other colleges with funding cuts over antisemitism claims
Like many other colleges last spring, Hopkins grappled with balancing free speech and campus safety after students organized a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
Last spring, protestors created an encampment at Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus at a grassy area called “The Beach.” They pitched tents and created signs in honor of Palestine.
Who’s up? Tomoyuki Sugano, Liván Soto and other Orioles impressing at spring training
In less than two weeks, the Orioles will be playing their final exhibition game ahead of the regular season at Nationals Park. Here’s who looks good in Sarasota, Florida.
Tomoyuki Sugano (19) delivers a pitch in the first inning of a Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates last month.
A woman stole from Maryland’s system to treat poor patients — again. This time, it was millions.
A Maryland woman pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of millions for mental health services she never provided.
Maryland Health Department, in Baltimore, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
Bryan Baker accidentally found a new changeup grip, and the Orioles might really need it
Baker spent his offseason trying to make his changeup, which has held him back the last two seasons, a more consistent pitch in the strike zone.
Orioles pitcher Bryan Baker, pictured warming up during a spring training game, had a 5.01 ERA in 23 1/3 innings last season.
How do Baltimoreans feel about Artscape’s move downtown? It’s complicated
The mayor’s decision to relocate Artscape from the Station North Arts District to downtown has been met with a wide range of reactions from artists, from concern to optimism.
Crowds visit Artscape in 2024.
Why Baltimore can’t shake its controversial Poppleton developer
City housing cancelled New York-based La Cité’s development rights. Turns out, it didn’t really matter.
Scenes from around the Poppleton neighborhood of Baltimore on February 26, 2025.
COVID broke America. We’re still putting the pieces back together.
At the five-year mark, it seems like the right moment to reflect on the pandemic and ask whether we learned anything from it.
No, you're not allowed to take pictures. That's what they told me, anyway, when my wife, son and I went to get our first vaccine shots in Waldorf on March 20, 2021.
Orioles notebook: Jackson Holliday at short, Félix Bautista’s new pitch and Samuel Basallo’s power
It’s not ideal for Hyde or the Orioles, considering all that has gone into making Holliday a strong second baseman. But it’s a contingency plan with Gunnar Henderson’s status for opening day uncertain.
Jackson Holliday (7) takes the field ahead of a Grapefruit League game against the Detroit Tigers last month.
JCPenney closing Annapolis Mall store in May
About 74 employees will be affected by the closure, according to a notice filed with the state.
A JCPenney sign is displayed at one of the company's department store locations. The sign is plain white lettering against a brick wall.
Diverse General Assembly caucuses declare: ‘We are Maryland’
The Maryland General Assembly’s six “ethnic and intersectional” caucuses joined forces on Monday to decry federal attacks on diversity and urge their colleagues to pass state legislation protecting civil rights and diversity in the state.
Members of six different "ethnic and intersectional" caucuses in the General Assembly applaud Del. Jheanelle Wilkins, chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, during a press conference in Annapolis on Monday, March 10, 2025. For the first time, the caucuses joined together to decry attacks on diversity and push to get their priority bills passed.
Officials investigating presence of possible ‘squatter’ in 4-alarm West Baltimore fire
The fire, which grew into a four-alarm conflagration, required support from more than 100 first responders.
The fire began just before 4 a.m. Friday, and was under control by 6:45 a.m.
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