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What to do this weekend, including an R&B lovers concert and Mother’s Day events
Whether you want to have a tea party for Mother's Day, sing along to Dru Hill or attend a book festival, we've got you covered.
Sisqo of Dru Hill performs for the Blavity House Party Music Festival at Municipal Auditorium on June 14, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for Blavity Media Group)
Streeter: Those ‘Baltimore: Actually, I like it’ stickers? Actually, I hate them.
The “Baltimore: Actually, I like it” bumper stickers are a winking nod to the city’s self-deprecation. But to me, qualifying one’s approval gives too much weight to the haters.
A Toyota Prius displays an assortment of Maryland-centric bumper stickers, including the “Baltimore: Actually, I like it” slogan.
Police search for 2 after shooting, stabbing at chaotic Laurel Cinco de Mayo party
After three people were shot and two were stabbed at a chaotic Cinco de Mayo celebration in Laurel late Tuesday, police said they had charged a man with the stabbing and were searching for another man in the shooting.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Can a referendum protect IG records access? Mayor Scott’s lawyers say no.
The question, which would appear on ballots this fall if approved, would make Inspector General Isabel Cumming a “co-custodian” of Baltimore City records, ensuring that she would have access.
Baltimore Councilman Mark Conway introduced a proposed ballot question to ensure that Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming has access to city records.
Dirt bike driver dies in crash with car in West Baltimore
A 37-year-old man driving a dirt bike died after crashing with an SUV near Hanlon Park in West Baltimore on Tuesday evening.
A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
Utz recalls some potato chips over possible salmonella contamination
Utz Quality Foods issued the recall this week after learning a chip seasoning containing dry milk powder it uses for various Zapp’s and Dirty brand flavors might have been infected.
Although no sickness has been reported, the FDA is advising people to avoid eating and to dispose of select brands.
Baltimore to spend $153M on no-bid deal for police Tasers, AI body cameras
Baltimore’s spending board Wednesday approved a no-bid, $153 million contract for AI-enabled body cameras, Tasers and data management software for the police department.
The Baltimore Police Department released the police body camera footage and CitiWatch footage, a still of which is shown here, from the police-involved shooting of 35-year-old Tavon Newton on April 2.
Amy Sherald channels ‘American Sublime’ with Met Gala dress
Amy Sherald, who took the art world by storm with her paintings of Black life, attended the 2026 Met Gala with a dress inspired by a work of her own.
Amy Sherald arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Costume Art" exhibition on Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York.
Wico Street Beer Co. closing Pigtown taproom amid industry downturn
Wico Street Beer Co. is serving craft beers until “we run dry” ahead of a closure at the end of May due to a downturn in sales and customer interest.
Wico Street Beer Co. is closing by the end of May after more than three years in business.
H&S Bakery truck driver seeks answers after viral plane crash
What caused the plane that was landing at Newark Liberty International Airport to strike the truck remains unclear.
The New York City skyline is seen behind Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
Xfinity’s monthlong blackout of WMAR ends, and customers will get a small credit
Access to 40 local broadcasting stations nationwide was restored for Xfinity customers on Tuesday as a 35-day contract dispute between Comcast, which owns Xfinity, and broadcasting company E.W. Scripps, came to an end.
For more than a month, some viewers seeking to tune in to WMAR-2 were met with the message: “This channel is unavailable.”
Amtrak cancels controversial vent for West Baltimore tunnel project, citing cost savings
After searching for ways to trim costs on the multi-billion-dollar tunnel replacement, Amtrak is eliminating plans for one of three ventilation facilities.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 30: An Amtrak train moves through the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel before an event featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the site on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. The tunnel is 150 years old and is the biggest chokepoint in the rail system between New York City and Washington, DC and frequently causes delays of Amtrak, Maryland commuter trains and freight rail traffic. Biden is discussing how funding from the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will aim to rebuild and replace the tunnel.
Baltimore City school board approves $1.95 billion budget. Here’s how the money shakes out.
A by-the-numbers look at where money is going in Baltimore’s public schools.
The Baltimore City school board approved a $1.95 billion spending plan for the district’s public schools Tuesday night.
The Dish: This Baltimore family’s chain is expanding as others shrink
As other restaurant groups shrink, Nick Liberatore and his relatives — the family behind Lib’s Grill and Liberatore’s Ristorante — plan on opening three new restaurants around Maryland in 2026.
The Liberatore's tested various dishes and drinks to add to the menu of Lib's Grill, a spinoff of the family's first Italian restaurant Liberatore's, which opened in 1988.
The loans behind Baltimore’s foreclosure crisis are surging in cities across the nation
An easy-to-get, loosely regulated loan used to buy rental properties has exploded in popularity across the U.S. since the pandemic, with Baltimore and other postindustrial cities at the forefront, a Banner analysis of national mortgage data found.
Baltimore and cities like it have seen a surge in a loosely regulated loan used to buy rental properties.
East Baltimore building partially collapses, rattling neighborhood
A building in East Baltimore was condemned after partially collapsing Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026 - A partial building collapse occurred in East Baltimore.
2 charged in armed carjacking outside Towson Town Center as safety concerns mount
A man and a teen are facing charges in connection with an armed carjacking in the parking lot of the Towson Town Center, Baltimore County Police said Tuesday.
Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 — Towson Town Center started as an open-air mall along Fairmount Ave. called Towson Plaza in 1952. Over the years it was enclosed and expanded into what in now the four-story Towson Town Center.
Om vs. arrr! Fells Point wellness studio has had enough of the pirates next door
A vibe clash between the two businesses has been simmering for months, with the owners of the wellness studio asking the city to relocate the pirates.
The Urban Pirates Ship in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
Baltimore City schools’ budget could cost kids their favorite staff members
The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future means some schools will see big gains and others will face cuts for the first time in five years.
The Baltimore City school board will vote on next year’s budget Tuesday evening.
Baltimore native André De Shields earns Tony Award nod for ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’
Baltimore native André De Shields has a chance to win his second Tony Award in seven years for his role as Old Deuteronomy in the Broadway hit “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Andre De Shields, winner of the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for “Hadestown,” poses in the press room for the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at 3 West Club on June 9, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
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