After co-founder’s death, EcoMap’s new CEO has been keeping their shared dream alive
After the September killing of his friend and co-founder, Sherrod Davis is finding comfort in keeping their shared dream alive.
EcoMap co-founder and CEO Sherrod Davis leads a team meeting at at the EcoMap headquarters on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. Davis was appointed as CEO in October, following the death of co-founder Pava LaPere. (Wesley Lapointe/for The Baltimore Banner)
Letters: Make reimagined Harborplace accessible to people with disabilities
Developers of a reimagined Harborplace must ensure accessibility for people with disabilities, says Lydia Moro, who works for a disability-led advocacy group.
MCB Real Estate released renderings of a redeveloped Harborplace on Oct. 30, 2023, that show new buildings with residential units and new parks.
After just over two years in Remington, JBGB’s closes its doors
The Remington location of JBGB’s closed its restaurant Tuesday and plans to shutter its butchery Sunday. Here’s why the news has left some frustrated.
Jamyla Krempel stares down a JBGB's pizza.
Forecasters calling for snow in parts of Maryland this weekend. How much will Baltimore see?
Parts of Maryland will likely see snow on Saturday and Sunday as a storm moves into the area, weather forecasters said.
Fog covers Patterson Park on Dec. 27, 2023.
Captain Maryland? Cosplayer finds cause in creating the hero Maryland deserves
A Maryland cosplayer wanted to create something special after the pandemic lockdown. His regional Captain America has since taken on a life of its own.
Clark Oliver, also known as Captain Maryland, wears his alter ego’s helmet surrounded by memorabilia from decades of being a costume and sci-fi enthusiast at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Wesley Lapointe/for The Baltimore Banner)
Illegal dumpers, be warned: Baltimore’s got more eyes on you
More high-tech cameras have been installed to help catch, and prosecute, those who dump in Baltimore.
David McGinnis, director of the Department of Housing & Community Development’s Special Investigations Unit, shows one of the department’s cameras that they use to catch and convict illegal dumpers on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
Small earthquake strikes Montgomery County
A 2.3 magnitude earthquake registered in Montgomery County early Tuesday morning.
Many Baltimore schools don’t have a nurse. Local colleges are stepping in to find them.
In a first-of-its-kind arrangement, nursing schools at three Baltimore universities will hire and oversee registered nurses in public schools.
A wide photo of Northwood Elementary nurse Brianna Gibson writing a note to a second grader’s mom as the student, facing away from the camera, watches.
Photos: Ravens clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC with win over Miami
Photos: Some of the Baltimore Ravens best moments from their 56-19 win over the Miami Dolphins to clinch the No. 1 AFC seed, as captured by the Baltimore Banner’s photojournalists.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) spins his towel as he enters the field ahead of the game against the Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.
One dead, three others wounded in separate shootings on New Year’s Eve
The violence capped off a year that saw fewer deaths and gunshot victims overall but still recorded one of the highest homicide rates in the nation.
A Baltimore Police car drives down Pennsylvania Avenue.
A West Baltimore principal chose her students’ future over her school’s
With funding dwindling and classes on the chopping block, LaWanda Wilson did something rare and remarkable this fall.
LaWanda Wilson, principal of Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, is interviewed inside the school on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.
My 2023 resolution was to use all my cookbooks. It changed my year.
Cooking from every one of the cookbooks in my massive collection altered the way I see food, consumption, creativity, health — and myself.
I have had the “Almost Vegetarian” cookbook for more than 20 years, but never made this scallop dish before. This project saved that. It was delicious.
Angel Du$t vocalist Justice Tripp says Baltimore is a weird, cool place — and ‘endlessly inspiring’
Tripp, 37, of Baltimore County, recently spoke with The Baltimore Banner while on tour with Angel Du$t, which on Sept. 8 released its fifth album, "Brand New Soul."
Angel Du$t is a rock band formed in 2013 in Baltimore. Vocalist and songwriter Justice Tripp is pictured second from the right.
Commentary: South Baltimore communities, industrial facilities can rise together
Communities in South Baltimore neighborhoods along the Patapsco River can thrive alongside the industrial facilities there, Brad Rogers, executive director of the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, says.
Communities in South Baltimore neighborhoods along the Patapsco River can thrive alongside the industrial facilities there, Brad Rogers, executive director of the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, says.
Students prepare for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ trip exploring key sites in the Civil Rights Movement
Since 2004, more than 1,000 Baltimore-area high school students have taken the trip to various Southern states with the hopes of getting a better appreciation for the Civil Rights Movement. The weeklong trips are capped at about 36 students with six chaperones.
Students and teachers from Park School and City College will participate in an annual Civil Rights history trip through the South in January 2024. Since 2004, more than 1,000 Baltimore-area high school students have taken the trip to various Southern states with the hopes of getting a better appreciation for the Civil Rights Movement.
Baltimore Police say officers shot a 36-year-old naked man after he cut a cop
A 36-year-old man was hospitalized Saturday after being shot by Baltimore Police, who said the naked man charged at them with a sword or machete.
Baltimore Police officers stood at a scene in the 2000 block of West Pratt Street on Dec. 30, 2023, in response to an officer involved shooting.
Gunfire injures one near Mondawmin Mall, investigation ongoing
A 50-year-old man who was delivering packages near Mondawmin Mall was struck by a stray bullet on Friday.
The exterior of Mondawmin Mall on 12/13/22.
Letters: Maryland Office of the Public Defender plagued by underfunding
Maryland’s underfunding of its Office of the Public Defender has left hundreds of positions unfilled, making it harder for the office to provide clients with the services they need, says Marci Tarrant Johnson, president of the Maryland Defenders Union.
6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
Later-in-life runner tightens laces to run every street in Baltimore
The New Jersey native heard about a man who ran all of Camden County to raise awareness for dementia. It got him to thinking whether he could do the same in Baltimore. And soon it became his goal.
Michael Lisicky stands on a section of Francis Street which he hasn’t yet run, on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Baltimore, MD. Lisicky has been on a mission to run on every street in Baltimore since the summer.
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