Judge blocks Trump cuts to Maryland teacher recruitment efforts
The initial victory comes the same day the Department of Education said it would lay off more than 1,300 employees.
Pocomoke High School math teacher La'Tier Evans helps a student with an algebra assignment in her classroom on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 in Pocomoke City, MD. Evans was inspired to teach after having a Black teacher in the eighth grade, and is now Worcester County’s only Black secondary math teacher.
Federal Hill restaurants shuffle as Ditos closes, GameOn moves and Mother’s is renamed
Ditos is moving out of Federal Hill to make way for an arcade bar and the former Mother's Federal Hill Grille space is getting a new name.
Ditos in Federal Hill will close March 16. GameOn Bar+Arcade will move in to the space shortly after.
Baltimoreans like benefit districts. Why is the Midtown one in trouble?
A bill introduced last year to speedily renew the district became mired in the City Council, received no hearing and ultimately died at the end of the session.
Jalen Blackston, a Midtown Community Benefits District crew member, sweeps the street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore.
Trump’s DOGE came for NOAA. Fired staff fear the worst is still to come.
More than 800 NOAA staffers fired last month as the Trump administration pushes aggressive tactics to winnow the federal workforce.
Jake Shaner, a recently terminated NOAA environmental scientist, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Man dies after being struck by MTA bus in downtown Baltimore
A 36-year-old man died after being struck by a public bus downtown Tuesday afternoon, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
Former Duck Duck Goose chef Ashish Alfred files for bankruptcy
Several months after closing his Fells Point restaurants Duck Duck Goose, Osteria Pirata and the Anchor Tavern, chef Ashish Alfred filed for personal bankruptcy.
Duck Duck Goose, one of Ashish Alfred's restaurants, was formerly located at 814 S. Broadway in Fells Point.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Man sentenced to life in murder of would-be Facebook Marketplace buyer in Baltimore
Marques Harris, 19, of Mount Winans, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related crimes in the fatal shooting of Carlos Carrazana Ricardo, 18, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
A coalition is trying to get Baltimore’s biggest nonprofits to pay the city more
Advocates are backing a City Council bill that would create a task force to help renegotiate Baltimore's PILOT with nonprofits.
1199SEIU Senior Policy Analyst Loraine Arikat speaks during a 2023 kickoff event for With Us for Us, a coalition seeking to increase what nonprofits pay the city each year for services.
Baltimore singer Gabby Samone breaks through with ‘American Idol’ audition
Baltimore native Gabby Samone discusses her ”American Idol” audition, impressing judge Lionel Richie and more.
Baltimore native Gabby Samone earned a ticket to the next round of auditions following her performance in New York on the season premiere of “American Idol.”
Spirit Airlines adds two new flights to BWI
The budget airline Spirit is adding two new destinations and resuming six flights from BWI, the company announced Monday.
A Spirit airlines plane takes off from Miami International Airport on July 27, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Spirit Airlines Inc. shareholders are voting whether to merge with Frontier Airlines or JetBlue Airways Corp.
Enjoy the spring-like weather. Wind and rain could follow.
Temperatures on Tuesday could reach into the upper 60s and even low 70s in some locations.
The weather was warm and sunny on February 23, 2023 with a high of seventy-two degrees
The female body has been ignored by science. ‘Eve’ shows why it shouldn’t be.
Author and researcher Cat Bohannon will be in Baltimore to discuss “Eve,” her nonfiction book on the intricate history of the importance of the female body in human evolution.
Cat Bohannon is the author of "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution."
Jon Meoli: Dean Kremer knows what he brings to the Orioles’ rotation. And they’re going to need it.
It shouldn’t take a crisis, real or perceived, for the value of someone like Kremer to be apparent.
Pitcher Dean Kremer was one of the key players the Orioles received in the trade for Manny Machado that signaled the start of the team's rebuilding process.
Meet the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star who’s actually from Baltimore
Kelli Ferrell, a newbie on this season of Bravo's “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” says she isn't intimidated by her cast members. “Girl, I'm from Baltimore.”
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA -- Pictured: Kelli Ferrell -- (Photo by: Derek White/Bravo)
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