Baltimore wants to sell $1 vacants. Don’t expect the ’70s Dollar House program.
The fixed-price proposal, which is expected to get a vote before Baltimore’s mayor-controlled spending board on Wednesday, would lock in low prices for a subset of city-owned vacant properties — some at just $1.
7/12/22—Vacant homes sit along W. North Ave.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives $2M awards to Baltimore nonprofits
MacKenzie Scott’s latest round giving went to several Baltimore organizations, including Marian House and Wide Angle Youth Media.
Marian House, a Baltimore charity founded in 1982, provides transitional housing for women.
Second Chance offloads chunk of property for $15.5M as it seeks to fund expansion
Clean Harbors, a waste management company, paid $15.5 million for about 6 acres of land and an about 110,000-square-foot light manufacturing building located at 1700 Ridgely St.
Second Chance's retail warehouse has become well known for its collection of architectural materials, home goods and displays.
Mosby legal fund donor names may be kept secret, judge rules
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill ruled that the Baltimore City Board of Ethics was correct in denying the public an unredacted version of a list of donors.
Nick Mosby leaves the Federal courthouse building in Greenbelt.  Mosby testified at thetrial of Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Wednesday Jan. 24, 2024.
Clavel pop-up will show how Mexican and Filipino food — and cultures — overlap
Rey Eugenio and Clavel chef Carlos Raba's collaboration is personal for co-owner Lane Harlan, who discovered more about her Filipino heritage through the Mexican hotspot.
A Filipino/Mexican popup will take place on Wednesday at Clavel between Lane Harlan, Carlos Raba and Rey Eugenio.
Shootings among high school teens in Baltimore finally decreasing
While shootings victimizing teens between ages 13 and 18 remain above pre-pandemic levels, they have fallen sharply this year compared to the same time period in 2023, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of police data.
There has been a rise in gunshot violence with youth in Baltimore.
Sea levels are rising. Will Harborplace end up underwater?
“The water is coming. There’s nothing we can do about that,” said one of the project's architects.
The Inner Harbor’s waterfront promenade will be raised several feet above water level as part of a massive redevelopment of Harborplace.
MTA seeks volunteers for Red Line community advisory team
The Maryland Transit Administration envisions the team as a vital link between the state’s Red Line planning team and the communities that the future project will affect.
Feedback from community members fills a proposed Red Line map during an MTA open house at the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s SMC Campus Center on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.
A man accused of stealing snacks was jailed. He died while in custody.
Louis Maurice Mason, 67, died recently in the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center. He struggled with homelessness and substance use issues.
The exterior of the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center on Feb. 6, 2024. A 67-year-old man suffering from health ailments who struggled with substance use issues and homelessness recently died while incarcerated in the Baltimore jail system.
After decades serving Hampden and beyond, The Wine Source is up for sale
Included in the sale of The Wine Source is the business, building and liquor license, an eight-car parking lot just outside the shop, and a duplex across the street.
The Wine Source in Hampden has an entire section of nonalcoholic beverages, too.
Baltimore has a machine gun problem
More and more, Glock switches — tiny devices that turn a handgun fully automatic — are appearing on city streets.
A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon
From cradle to canvas: How a doula pivoted her advocacy into paintings
“The goal is to show birth being in a positive light and not always necessarily a scary thing,” says Lauren Turner, a birth worker whose art focuses on maternal health.
Artist Lauren Turner in her studio in Rosedale.
Why friendships can — and should — be as important as romantic relationships
Rhaina Cohen's “The Other Significant Others” explores the power of nonsexual friendships in a society that prioritizes romantic partners.
Rhaina Cohen is the author of "The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center."
Commentary: How a soul music purist got hooked on neo-soul, too
Seeing Tony! Toni! Toné! and then Goapele live in concert in Baltimore, just months apart, means a lifelong soul music lover is now hooked on what has become known as “neo-soul.”
(l to r) Album covers for the neo-soul artists D’Angelo. Erykah Badu, Goapele and Tony! Toni! Toné!
11 sandwiches in Baltimore to sink your teeth into this spring
Chris Franzoni recommends some of his favorite gourmet sandwiches, from Café Dear Leon’s tamago sando to a DiPasquale’s meatball sub.
Thames Street Oyster House’s New England lobster roll.
Hampden Family Center shutdown cuts off a ‘lifeline’ for the community
The Hampden Family Center has shuttered for good, but there’s a possibility a new organization could take its place.
Hampden Family Center has closed down indefinitely.
Banner political notes: Poll shows few undecided in mayor’s race; vacant housing tax advances; tax sale dispute
It’s that time of the primary season: Political campaigns are sharing their internal polls, thinking their numbers may inspire confidence from voters and donors.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Baltimore is Team Reba. See who’s representing the city on ‘The Voice.’
Elyscia Jefferson and L. Rodgers talk about the small world that is Baltimore and snagging the final two spots on Reba McEntire's team on “The Voice.”
Elyscia Jefferson (left) and L. Rodgers are on Reba McEntire's team on this season of “The Voice.”
Letters: We needed more Harborplace redevelopment choices
Unlike the current approach to redeveloping Harborplace, other projects gave Baltimore residents the opportunity to choose among a variety of plans, one of those residents says.
MCB Real Estate released renderings of a redeveloped Harborplace on Oct. 30, 2023, that show new buildings with residential units and new park spaces.
Letters: Rouse brought strong track record with Harborplace plan
Baltimore’s high hopes for the original Harborplace were largely based on developer James Rouse's track record of success with marketplace and mall development, a former board member of the American Institute of Certified Planners says.
Standing in front of the pavilions on July 3, 1980, then-Mayor William Donald Schaefer and developer James Rouse (both center) pose with a cake in the shape of Harborplace.
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