East Baltimore neighborhoods

    Church breaks ground on $32M facility to expand health care access in East Baltimore
    Bishop Donte Hickman, head of Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore, held a celebratory ground breaking ceremony for the new Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center expected to open in 2027.
    Church leaders, elected officials and private partners celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center.
    Chunk of crumbling railroad bridge injures driver in East Baltimore
    Photos of the scene show a mangled dark Ford SUV with a shattered windshield.
    Baltimore City Fire Service Vehicle
    Baltimore firefighters install dozens of smoke alarms after fatal Greektown fire
    Baltimore City firefighters went to door to door, changing batteries and installing new fire alarms in homes in Greektown after a three-alarm fire left one woman dead on Nov. 25.
    A Baltimore City firefighter on the scene of a fire in Downtown Baltimore on Sept. 22, 2024.
    St. Ann’s closure makes one Black Catholic reexamine ties to lifelong faith
    The closure of St. Ann’s Catholic Church has hit members of the predominantly Black congregation hard, including Ralph Moore, who is ready to leave the church altogether.
    Harriette Lowery hugs Ralph Moore before mass at St. Ann’s Church in Baltimore, Sunday, November 24, 2024.
    1 injured in Baltimore asphalt plant fire
    One person was taken to the hospital Saturday following a two-alarm fire at an asphalt processing plant in East Baltimore, fire officials said.
    One person was injured in a two alarm fire at 1500 Ponca St. on Saturday. Andrew Doyle
    Essex boardinghouse is illegal and should be closed, zoning appeals board rules
    An Essex boardinghouse faces likely closure after a local zoning appeals board found that it hadn’t met the requirements to stay open despite being out of compliance with the zoning code.
    Holly Neck Boardinghouse in Essex, Thursday, October 31, 2024.
    Not in my neighborhood: Baltimore residents say no to youth treatment center
    Many of the state’s treatment centers for young people are in western Maryland.
    Juvenile Services Maryland You Residence CTR building, in Baltimore, Thursday, November 7, 2024.
    14-year-old turns himself in, charged in connection with Dunbar student’s shooting
    Baltimore Police officers said the 14-year-old suspect was charged as an adult with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of a Dunbar High School student.
    A Baltimore City Police car sits parked on North Calvert St.
    As historic Car Barn awaits next phase of renovation, community is cautiously optimistic
    The long-vacant Baltimore Traction Co. Car Barn has been cleared and is awaiting its next phase. Developers aim to transform the 43,000-square-foot space to offer improved access to amenities and bring jobs to nearby neighborhoods.
    The historic Baltimore Traction Co. Car Barn at the corner of Central Avenue and East Pratt Street in Jonestown.
    From ‘studio-to-street,’ Alo opens new activewear store in Harbor East
    Harbor East added luxury activewear Alo to its long list of 12 blocks of shopping retailers and dining options on Nov. 15, 2024.
    This new Alo store is the latest high-end addition to Harbor East. Though they have a  location in Washington, D.C., this is their only Maryland store.
    Baltimore state’s attorney won’t release records on child who starved to death
    Despite pressure from lawmakers, the Byrd family’s interactions with Child Protective Services remain confidential.
    Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates on October 17, 2024.
    Person of interest sought in shooting of 15-year-old Dunbar High student
    “Turn yourself in. We’re going to find you,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said.
    Voting poll at Paul Laurence Dunbar Community High School
    A little girl starved to death in Baltimore. Why did no one help her?
    Five-year-old Zona Byrd’s parents face first-degree murder and child abuse charges.
    Zona Byrd
    Teen ‘fighting for his life’ after Monday shooting near Dunbar High School
    A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot near Dunbar High School Monday afternoon, according to Baltimore Police.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Tiny houses in East Baltimore create new community for unhoused families
    Thirteen families have secured housing through newly built, 400-square-foot homes built in an alleyway. The project, called Hope Village, offers affordable homeownership in East Baltimore’s Oliver community.
    Residents check out there new homes at Hope Village during the opening ceremony in East Baltimore, Md. on Nov. 4, 2024.
    Fire causes three rowhomes to collapse in Ellwood Park-Monument neighborhood
    Three rowhomes caught on fire in the 300 block of Loneys Lane in Ellwood Park-Monument on Monday afternoon.
    Baltimore City Fire attempt to put out a fire on Loneys Lane near the Pulaski Highway on Monday.
    Parents charged with child abuse after 5-year-old dies in East Baltimore
    The parents of a 5-year-old girl who died in East Baltimore Monday afternoon have been arrested and charged with first-degree child abuse.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Man charged in deadly shooting near East Baltimore motorcycle club
    Tensions had escalated between neighbors in the Oliver community and the bikers who rode in to the old brick warehouse.
    An East Baltimore motorcycle club was burned down after a deadly shooting occurred nearby in August.
    Greater Grace leaders name organization to lead sex abuse investigation
    Greater Grace officials announced that they had selected an evangelical nonprofit, GRACE, to lead an independent investigation of sexual abuse in the church.
    Photograph of long low building with unconventional church spire and cross, with empty parking lot in front. Outside of building is labeled "Greater Grace Church."
    Ex-Greater Grace members describe despair, isolation, then healing
    Former members of Greater Grace World Outreach were shunned after leaving the controversial megachurch. For many, it took decades to build a new life outside.
    Alissa Byrne Scibelli made the difficult decision to leave Greater Grace World Outreach. “It was extremely isolating,” she said.
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