Baltimore City

We look back at the visuals that represented our first year of publication.

The former Super Bowl MVP with the Ravens is the first QB in league history to pass for at least 250 yards and two TDs in his first five games with a team.

Welch was among a group of Black women who followed the path of Victorine Adams, the first Black woman to serve on the council.

Seafarers coming through Baltimore typically have precious few days — sometimes just hours — to stock up on basic necessities and items to help pass the time during long voyages.

Baltimore Banner reporters share the funny, important and fascinating stories that stuck with them this year.

Many in Baltimore's LGBTQ community say they're giving up alcohol or have noticed that members are drinking less at gay bars. Some say the move toward sobriety followed the end of the pandemic, when many Americans turned to drinking for relief.

As 2023 winds down, The Banner’s photo staff culled through the thousands of pictures we filed this year to highlight some of the most memorable frames, stories and projects from across Baltimore and the surrounding region.

The Browns (11-5) are assured of a wild-card spot and have a slim chance to win the AFC North and maybe the conference’s No. 1 overall seed.

A West Baltimore priest on Monday led a group of Baltimore residents on a prayer walk to remember the 258 people who have died by homicide in the city in 2023. The walk included a reading of the names of victims, who ranged from 2 to 80.

After several days of foggy, rainy weather, forecasters are predicting partly sunny skies and mild temperatures for Baltimore over New Year’s weekend.

Research has shown Black students are more likely to graduate and go to college if they have a Black teacher, yet thousands don’t have one at all.

Baltimore typically sees a small increase in homicides at the end of the year, but not this year.

Whether you want to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe, watch classic horror movies or be a part of a scavenger hunt, we’ve got you covered.

Through fashion shows, sip-and-paints and slumber parties, the women remind themselves that hobbies are healing.

In this time of resolutions and promises, all I can do is set some personal intentions, both small and lofty, for the world I want to see and to help prevent the one I don’t.

Instead of trying to fill the void, some bereaved moms search for other women who have one, too.

The Maryland bar counsel on Friday filed a petition to suspend the law license of former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who was convicted of federal perjury charges last month.

My friends from Birmingham, Alabama, wonder how I will deal with all the crime when I move to Baltimore. Crime rates are generally higher in my hometown.

A Baltimore Banner data analysis from 2022 found that two neighborhoods on Orleans Street, Dunbar-Broadway and CARE, have had the first- and third-highest accident rates per resident when looking at the more densely populated parts of the city.

“I’m looking forward to the new adventure of being a dad,” said Scott in a post on social media.