What to do this weekend, from Chris Brown to a mac & cheese festival
Whether you want to see Chris Brown perform, taste different types of mac and cheese or watch a live musical performance of Beetlejuice, we’ve got you covered.
Mac and cheese lovers, this is for you.
Q&A with Katie Pumphrey: ‘I absolutely want to celebrate this for a long time’
We had a lot of questions for her: did she see any wildlife? What did she eat leading up to the swim? Did she pee in the water?
Distance swimmer Katie Pumphrey completed a historic swim in which she swam 24 miles from Sandy Point State Park at the foot of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Baltimore's Inner Harbor on June 25, 2024.
ICYMI: Katie Pumphrey’s historic swim, captured in photos
Katie Pumphrey completed a 24-mile swim from the Bay Bridge to the Inner Harbor on Tuesday. Photographers from The Baltimore Banner were along for the ride (in a support boat).
Distance swimmer Katie Pumphrey completed a historical swim in which she swam 24 miles from Sandy Point State Park at the foot of the Bay Bridge to Baltimore's Inner Harbor on June 25, 2024. The swim took her about thirteen hours, non-stop, minus a few hydration and nourishment breaks. Pumphrey had two support boats, a support swimmer and a support kayak with her on her journey.
Neo-Nazi charged with plotting to attack power grid has a new defender — the ACLU
Patrick Toomey, the deputy director of the ACLU’s National Security Project and whose work on Section 702 was cited in the defense’s earlier filing, entered his appearance on the case Tuesday along with two other attorneys from the civil liberties group.
Brandon Russell. A Maryland woman conspired with the Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials said Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
Want to live near a Metro station? MDOT wants to build hundreds of apartments near one
The Maryland Department of Transportation wants to turn a parking lot near the Reisterstown Metro station into apartments, offices and retail shops.
A 3D, aerial rendering of a complex of apartment buildings surrounded by trees and next to a train line.
Baltimore targets beverage giants, other companies in lawsuit over plastic waste
City officials and their lawyers claim global beverage giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, along with six other companies, used deceptive business practices and created a public nuisance, while causing harm to people’s health and the environment, according to a lawsuit filed late last week.
Bottles of Coca-Cola products including Diet Coke are displayed on a store shelf on July 14, 2023 in New York City.
Baltimore mistakenly sold his home at tax sale. His legal odyssey might finally be over.
The Maryland Supreme Court on June 18 refused to hear an appeal in the case.
Frederick Williams talks about his yearslong legal odyssey related to the tax sale in Baltimore during an interview at Maryland Legal Aid on April 17, 2024.
A piece of the war in Ukraine is playing out in Maryland after a Russian is charged with hacking
An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for 22-year-old Amin Timovich Stigal, who is charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and damage.
The FBI is seeking information about 22-year-old Amin Timovich Stigal, a Russian national charged in Maryland with plotting to hack computers and infrastructure in Ukraine and allied countries.
Little Donna’s made The New York Times best pizza list. But it’s not a pizzeria.
Little Donna's topped (another) New York Times list — this time of the best pizzas across the country. But that doesn't mean they're a pizzeria.
The Midwestern-style clam pizza — or tavern pie — is one of the occasional specials at Little Donna's in Baltimore.
Fort McHenry was an answer on ‘Jeopardy.’ Test your knowledge about the historic site.
The category? National monuments. The star-spangled clue? “From its ramparts, you can see the mouth of the Patapsco River as it flows into Chesapeake Bay.” Now, it's your turn.
How much do you know about Fort McHenry? Test your national monument knowledge with our quiz.
Baltimore’s Carlton ‘Bub’ Carrington set to be picked in first round of NBA draft
Carrington is seen as an intriguing prospect because of his rare mix of size and ball-handling ability.
Carlton Carrington of the Pittsburgh Panthers drives past Isaac McKneely #11 of the Virginia Cavaliers. Carrington, a Baltimore native who played at St. Frances, is a likely first-round pick in the NBA Draft.
Bar One’s Peter Thomas agrees to plead guilty in $2.5 million federal tax case
According to court records filed this week, Bar One owner Peter Thomas failed to pay more than $2.5 million in employment taxes withheld from his workers’ paychecks in Baltimore and beyond.
Bar One owner Peter Thomas.
After renovations, Pratt branch library reopens and welcomes community
New furniture and a coat of paint made the inside look refreshed, and this was combined with trenching the floors to add electricity so an individual workspace could be created rather than a long computer bank.
The Walbrook Branch of the Enoch Pratt Library reopened on June 24, 2024 after months of renovations.
Scorching temperatures return today with severe storms possible in the evening
Temperatures in the Baltimore-Washington region could climb to the mid to upper 90s, though the humidity could make it feel closer to 100 to 105 degrees.
A man running away from the camera's t-shirt is drenched with sweat.
Baltimore’s flashiest developer wanted to expand nationally. Now he’s rethinking everything.
Brandon Chasen’s development company is dialing back its national expansion plans and slowing its pace in Baltimore, too.
Real estate developer Brandon Chasen is photographed during an interview at his company’s office building in Fells Point on May 30, 2024.
The Dish: Why isn’t the Michelin Guide in Baltimore?
The Michelin Guide only just began visiting Washington, D.C. in 2016. Some Baltimore restaurant owners want to see inspectors come to Charm City.
Baltimore has a world-class dining scene. Can somebody tell the Michelin Guide?
Jury returns $4.16M award against security company in murder at Royal Farms in Baltimore
Kanisha Spence, 45, of Poppleton, who was employed as a security guard with Maximum Protective Services, was previously found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of second-degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence and sentenced to serve 60 years in prison in the deadly shooting of Marquise Powell on Oct. 30, 2022.
Kanisha Spence, 45, of Poppleton, was employed as a security guard at Maximum Protective Services when she fatally shot Marquise Powell during an argument at a Royal Farms on Washington Boulevard near Carroll Park on Oct. 30, 2022.
Baltimore woman completes historic swim to Inner Harbor
Katie Pumphrey completed a more than 24-mile swim from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the Harborplace Amphitheater in the Inner Harbor.
Katie Humphrey holds up a hand heart to her supporters after completing her 24-mile swim at the Inner Harbor.
Prosecutors said a US Army veteran faked paralysis for higher benefits. A jury agreed.
William Rich, 43, of Windsor Mill, stood trial in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government property.
BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 08:  A sign stands outside the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse, where a man accused of plotting to bomb an armed forces recruiting station will appear on December 8, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. A 21-year-old man was arrested and will appear in court in Baltimore this afternoon.
Maryland is spending billions more on education. Here’s what leaders want in return.
“If you don’t set ambitious goals, you’re never going to reach them," said Carey Wright, Maryland's Superintendent of Schools.
“If you don’t set ambitious goals, you’re never going to reach them," said Carey Wright, Maryland's Superintendent of Schools.
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