Commentary: I needed to learn English, but my Spanish sustained me
Morelys Urbano, a Morgan State University student and fellow who advocates for language justice, relates how her native language sustained her as she navigated the necessity of learning English.
Morelys Urbano
Roads will be closed for events all weekend: Here’s what you need to know
Roads to be closed for events all weekend: Here’s what you need to know.
A pedestrian crosses Pratt Street with cars stopped at various points in the crosswalk on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Charles Center building once owned by Peter Angelos to remain an office space under new ownership
100 N. Charles Owner LLC, a partnership between Prabhakar Thangarajah and Patrick Grace, bought the building for $4 million outside of a recent auction and has no plans to convert it.
The entrance to One Charles Center.
Vignarajah launches ballot measure campaign challenging Harborplace redevelopment
The proposed charter amendment would ban residential development, buildings taller than 100 feet and other “private use inconsistent with the parks’ public nature” in the Inner Harbor and 19 other city parks.
MCB Real Estate released renderings of a redeveloped Harborplace on Oct. 30, 2023 that show new buildings with residential units and new park spaces.
Man found guilty of manslaughter in off-duty Howard County sheriff’s deputy’s death in Baltimore
Jewel Crowder, 41, of Baltimore, testified in Baltimore Circuit Court that he acted in defense of another person when he shot and killed Ryan Demby on South Charles Street near East Cross Street in Federal Hill on Sept. 29, 2023. He was 23.
Former Howard County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Demby was shot and killed in Baltimore.
Salt marsh habitat on the Inner Harbor to open to the public in early August
The exhibit, including the walkable floating dock, spans to 10,000 feet. Admission will be free, and it will operate the same hours as the aquarium, which is open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday and until 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
“Harbor Wetland,” a National Aquarium floating exhibit that re-creates a salt marsh habitat, will be open to the public Aug. 9, near the date of the aquarium’s 43rd anniversary.
Kora Lee’s and Jerk Taco are both making the move to Waverly
Waverly is seeing an influx in businesses moving in, including Kora Lee’s Gourmet Dessert Cafe, which hails from Catonsville, and Hampden's Jerk Taco.
A dish from Jerk Taco. The fusion eatery is moving from Hampden to Waverly
Doctors at UMMC vote for forming a union by an overwhelming margin
The tallied vote came in Thursday night as 628 voting for and 19 against. To win union certification, they needed just a simple majority of those who chose to vote.
Resident physicians and fellows at the University of Maryland Medical Center have formed a union.
Fleet Week sails into Baltimore: Here’s what you should check out
Ships, planes and people have descended upon the city as part of Maryland Fleet Week and Baltimore Flyover, which officially kicked off this week and runs through Tuesday.
Seamen aboard the US Naval Academy Yard Patrol Training Ship at Fleet Week on June 13, 2024.
The oldest snowball stand in the U.S. got a makeover. Not everyone was happy.
Out with the crushed ice and Koldkiss, in with the shaved ice and French syrups: The Peggy at Walther Gardens, the oldest snowball stand in the country, looks to redefine the sweet treat.
The Peggy snowball stand carries all the classics, including egg custard with marshmallow topping.
People of Pride: 5 Marylanders making a difference in the LGBTQIA+ community
In celebration of Pride Month, The Baltimore Banner asked five members of Maryland’s LGBTQ community a series of questions. Here are their answers.
Jabari Lyles poses for a portrait in East Mount Vernon Place in Baltimore, June 10, 2024.
Commentary: It’s not just opioids. New drugs make it harder to fight Baltimore’s overdose crisis.
Continued harm-reduction efforts and improved prevention strategies are needed to address Baltimore's drug overdose crisis, professors with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say.
Candy Jovan demonstrates how an overdose prevention site would work at a mock setup at The Charles Theatre before the screening of a Canadian film about fentanyl on January 24, 2023.
A state-backed report found coal dust across Curtis Bay. CSX isn’t convinced.
CSX argues that many of the methods deployed by the community’s researchers, including low-cost air quality monitors, tape strips and statistical models, were flawed.
Views of CSX facilities scene from the Curtis Bay neighborhood in Baltimore on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
Maryland pickleball equipment serves legal volley at sport’s governing body over paddle ban
Sport Squad, Inc., which does business as JOOLA, is seeking $100 million in damages. JOOLA, based in Rockville, is also seeking an injunction requiring the USA Pickleball Association to approve the nine pickleball paddles it rejected and make them eligible for use in competition.
A Maryland-based pickleball equipment maker is suing USA Pickleball, seeking to force the governing body to approve its paddles for use in competition in the fast-growing sport.
Olszewski vetoes contentious Baltimore County school overcrowding bill
Baltimore County Executive says he stands ready to compromise on a better bill.
Johnny Olszewski, Baltimore County Executive, speaks at a press conference announcing a package of foundational legislative reforms to expand access to new housing opportunities as well as address community concerns in Baltimore County.
A historic Black community in Baltimore cements its legacy on a new roadside marker
State agencies and the Morgan Park Improvement Association hosted a dedication ceremony on Wednesday to unveil a new historical marker along East Cold Spring Lane that commemorates the founding of Morgan Park.
Jessica Jackson, a Morgan Park Improvement Association history executive board member and resident, unveils a new Marker commemorating the historic neighborhood with her daughters Madison Morgan, 13, and Kennedy Rose Jackson, 6.
Kevin Spacey gets chance to save Baltimore home with canceled auction
The actor gets a reprieve as he tries to keep debt collectors from foreclosing on his waterfront Baltimore mansion.
Actor Kevin Spacey outside the Southwark Crown Court in London in 2023.
An unprecedented epidemic: This is where people die of overdoses in Baltimore
A yearlong investigation recently published by The Baltimore Banner and The New York Times revealed an unprecedented overdose crisis gripping Baltimore.
Nearly 6,000 people have died from overdoses in the last six years, the worst drug crisis ever seen in a major American city. (Ryan Little/The Baltimore Banner. Original photo by Jessica Gallagher/The Baltimore Banner.)
Strangers making small talk bonded over connection to overdose victim
One of the last people to see Devon Wellington alive, before he overdosed in 2021, has developed a relationship with the man’s mother. She taught him how to use Narcan, and they recently attended a street renaming event together.
Donna Bruce waves her praise flags through the newly renamed street, Devon Wellington’s Way after the ceremonial street signing, in Baltimore, June 5, 2024.
Baltimore’s once-thriving Polish community takes another hit in Catholic Church reorganization
Baltimore's Holy Rosary Catholic Church was long a beacon for Polish families. Its parish will soon merge with a Latino one.
Holy Rosary church hosts the Polish festival every fall.
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