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    Poe House stewards ask for help preserving landmark amid surrounding demolition
    The historic Edgar Allan Poe House is in trouble. Its caretakers are asking the community for help raising $50,000 for an emergency preservation effort as debris and security issues arise from a neighboring city construction project.
    The Edgar Allan Poe House, where the author lived in the 1830s, is surrounded by construction in Baltimore.
    Baltimore ending ID checkpoints in Fells Point after Labor Day
    The ID checkpoints established in July for Baltimore’s Fells Point entertainment district are set to end after Labor Day weekend, Mayor Brandon Scott’s office said Monday.
    A Baltimore Police car and crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    The fight to save one of Baltimore’s last gay bars
    Many in the queer community have been rallying for the reopening of the shuttered bar Leon’s, fearful of losing a living link to Baltimore’s LGBTQIA+ history. Dozens of queer-centered bars and nightclubs have closed in the city in recent decades, part of a national trend fueled in part by greater acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people and the rise of dating apps.
    Leon’s opened in Mount Vernon in the 1950s and bore witness to many eras of the city’s evolving queer culture. From left, Leon’s staffers Stacey Antoine, Karen O’Donnell, Joseph Leloudis, Damon Wallace, Brandon Gruszczynski, Tina Wallace, Sanchez Sanders, Cade Granger, Adam David Bencomo, and Sam Smith.
    Café Dear Leon owners to open bagel shop in Patterson Park neighborhood
    Café Dear Leon co-owners Cheolsoo “Charles” Lee and Min Kim and their new partner, Byung Kang, will open Little Ian’s Bagels in the fall.
    August 21, 2026 - The former location of Pie Time at the intersection of East Baltimore Street and North Ellwood Avenue. The space is set to reopen as a new business under the owners of Cafe Dear Leon.
    Charcoal Korean BBQ is back as Jong Kak reopens after a year and $200,000 in upgrades
    Last weekend, customers were finally able to return to Jong Kak, which frequently comes up in conversations about the best Korean barbecue around.
    Jong Kak has reopened at 18 W. 20th St. after nearly a year closed as it updated its fire suppression system.
    Hutzell: Baltimore has a poop-in-the-pool problem. And pee in the stadium, too
    COLUMN | I promise, I won’t be juvenile about this. Baltimore has a serial pooper on the loose. It’s a serious serial problem, and it’s a journalist’s duty to expose the truth. Ha ha. Duty.
    Patterson Park was No. 1 in the campaign of No. 2s polluting Baltimore City pools this summer
    Steph Curry’s gone, but Under Armour isn’t done with basketball
    Coached by NBA players De’Aaron Fox and Derik Queen, top high school players put on a show in the City Classic.
    The nation’s top high school players put on a show Saturday at the Under Armour City Classic at Saint Frances Academy.
    Community rallies around Mount Vernon Records as owner fights to stay open
    When William Hicks made a plea to help keep his record store from closing Friday, the outpouring of support was immediate.
    William Hicks, owner of Mount Vernon Records, can usually be found sitting on a stool in front of his store talking to passersby as he was on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.
    Train lovers have something to say about the B&O museum’s name change
    The B&O Railroad Museum changed its name to the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation, and railroad fans are not pleased.
    The B&O Railroad Museum on West Pratt Street has recently been rebranded as the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation.
    Captain James Crab House closes for the season following fire
    Captain James Crab House, the popular waterfront seafood restaurant in Fells Point, will close for the rest of the season due to damage from an overnight fire.
    Interior damage to Captain James Crabhouse following a fire on Sunday night.
    How Baltimore’s Jollof Bowl went from viral videos to a Food Network show
    Season 19 of Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race” features Jollof Bowl, a viral Baltimore concept that has been called “the African Chipotle.”
    Jollof Bowl team from left, Lekan Oketunji, Andrea Kamara-Oketunji and Ethel Kamara on Season 19 of Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race."
    Baltimore Museum of Industry leader to retire
    Anita Kassof, exiting executive director of the Baltimore Museum of Industry, said the role “has been one of the great privileges of my career.”
    Baltimore Museum of Industry Executive Director Anita Kassof will retire in early 2027.
    Police seek public’s help finding people who shot 11-year-old in Upton
    Baltimore Police released surveillance footage after an 11-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were shot in Upton on Wednesday.
    A still from surveillance video released by the Baltimore Police Department on Friday in an attempt to identify people in connection with a drive-by shooting on Wednesday in Baltimore's Upton neighborhood that injured an 11-year-old boy and a man.
    The bold, brilliant and bizarre writers that make Baltimore a literary town
    Baltimore’s complex history, moody weather and idiosyncratic residents have been inspiring writers for hundreds of years.
    A ghost sign is seen at the top of the former Stafford Hotel, now The Stafford Apartments. When the building was  constructed in 1894, it was the tallest building on Mount Vernon Place.
    Who took the tiger’s head from the Maryland Club?
    A 100-year-old tiger's head disappeared from the Maryland Club in December.
    Mark Letzer is looking for his taxidermy tiger's head, which he says was stolen from the Maryland Club on December 12.
    Mount Vernon’s long wait for a revived Eddie’s grocery store continues
    The Mount Vernon-Belvedere Association and Jubilee Baltimore announced that even though Eddie’s, under redevelopment for two years, is “fully ready for grocery use,” it now needs a new operator.
    Eddie's of Mount Vernon, which was expected to open in July 2024, remains under renovations.
    Underground Charles Street fire caused by gas buildup in crowded conduit, report finds
    The report listed a slew of recommendations to prevent future explosions and fires in the city’s underground conduits.
    BGE workers continue working on North Charles St., in Baltimore, Monday, September 30, 2024.
    Car hits 5 people in downtown Baltimore
    Police said the victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    BikramYogaWorks closes yoga studio in Mount Vernon
    The owners of BikramYogaWorks, the yoga studio known for its hot yoga and pilates, have decided to shutter its Mount Vernon location. A new location in Fells Point is underway.
    BikramYogaWorks, a yoga and wellness studio, shuttered its Mount Vernon location last week after years of challenges.
    Ticket to Pride: Event honors Buster Hughes, gay rights activist and streetcar enthusiast
    On Friday, two of the most important parts of the life of the late Buster Hughes will come together as the Baltimore Streetcar Museum hosts its first Pride party.
    A photo of Buster Hughes is kept on the door of his workshop by Christopher McNally, who knew him for more than 20 years. June 11, 2025
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