How a series of errors cut off Baltimore’s access to $10 million in housing grants
The implications for this breakdown are lasting: Housing and Urban Development, which funds millions of dollars worth of homelessness eradication projects in Baltimore every year, considers how well grant recipients comply with funding rules before awarding more in subsequent years.
Excerpts from emails The Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
State tells Baltimore jail monitor to stop talking to doctors, ratchets up legal defense
What does Maryland have in common with Alabama? An attorney that specializes in defending prisons.
Photo of sphygmomanometer broken up by vertical bars on a dirty yellow background.
For many Americans, our jobs define who we are. They don’t have to.
"What do you do?" is often among the first questions we're asked. On this Labor Day, a commemoration dedicated to celebrating the American worker, I wanted to know why.
Is work your not-so-secret identity?
Commentary: Curbing violent crime in Baltimore requires all of us to act
Every citizen can help address the root causes that lead to violent crime in Baltimore, says Karl W. Bickel, who has worked in law enforcement at federal, county and local levels.
Karl W. Bickel is retired from the U.S. Department of Justice, was previously second in command of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and is a former assistant professor of criminal justice.
Mattias Skjelmose gets help from a teammate to win sweltering Maryland Cycling Classic
Skjelmose, a 22-year-old Danish pro, pulled away from three other leaders with about five miles to go and raised his arms in victory as he crossed the finish line on Pratt Street.
Mattias Skjelmose wins the Maryland Cycling Classic as fans bang on the barricades at the finish line. (Carl Schmidt/The Baltimore Banner)
Church bar closes after difficult start under new ownership
“In hindsight, we should’ve changed the name,” an owner said.
The bar in Old Goucher shut its doors in mid-August, according to an owner.
Man fatally shot, found inside strip club in Baltimore’s red light district
A 29-year-old man was fatally shot inside Norma Jean’s strip club on The Block, Baltimore’s red light district, early Sunday.
A 29-year-old man was fatally shot at Norma Jean's strip club early Sunday morning.
MTA has launched a new express bus to speed trips crosstown. So I rode it to see if it was faster.
I took the MTA's new QuickLink 40 across town and compared timestamps to the existing local routes. Here's how the trip went.
QuickLink 40 is the MTA's newest bus route, serving as the temporary East-West placeholder while Baltimore waits for the future Red Line.
Think spotted lanternflies are bad now? Wait until they swarm.
Seeing spotted lanternflies in your garden, along the street and scudding thorough the air? Welp, they're about to get worse. But at least they seem to be sparing Maryland's wineries this year.
Invasive spotted lanternflies are appearing all over Maryland and pose a particular threat to grape vines.
The best playgrounds in the Baltimore area for kids
Some playgrounds are perfectly fine; others are practically theme parks. This list is the latter — the destination playgrounds worth packing up the car and making a day of it.
Annie's Playground in Fallston
Where to go for end-of-summer food and fun
There are only a few weeks left to get summer staples such as snowballs and poolside bites.
Farmer Stan of Green Meadows Farm shows off his original and sought after Peach Sundae at the Maryland State Fair on opening night in Timonium, MD on August 25, 2022.
Commentary: Arts-integrated learning is good for students and their teachers
A summer program that integrated artistic activities into learning enhanced student engagement and created a more positive mindset among those who participated, says Elaina Gomez-Alcala, a Baltimore City Public Schools teacher.
Baltimore teacher Elaina Gomez-Alcala says she observed enhanced student engagement while teaching in an arts-integrated learning program during the summer.
Where to find gluten-free food in Baltimore
There are plenty of options for gluten-free goods in Baltimore.
Alexander’s Tavern in Fells Point offers a separate gluten free menu, which includes many of the same items are the regular menu with gluten free bread and crust substitutes.  The salmon BALT sandwich comes with a gluten free flag.
Morgan State stuns Richmond 17-10 for its first season-opening win in 11 years
Jarin Davis runs for 73 yards and Jabriel Johnson scores the winning touchdown on a 10-yard run with 6:24 left.
Morgan State University, in Baltimore, Monday, October 17, 2022.
Meet Baltimore’s own ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ 99-year-old Susan Taylor King
King, who worked at Eastern Aircraft Co. in 1942, was honored Saturday at the Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum in Middle River.
Susan King holds the triangle-folded Maryland state flag she was just honored with. Her daughter, Camille Hinmon, sits frame left holding the certificate King was also given.
For sale: 3 stunning homes worthy of a magazine spread
Take a look inside three outstanding properties.
A retired Maryland Zoo veterinarian died of West Nile virus. What should we know?
Deaths are unusual from West Nile virus, but there are more cases nationally. So what should be done about all the mosquitoes?
LOUISVILLE, KY - AUGUST 25: Matthew Vanderpool, environmental health specialist and entomologist for the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, displays a mosquito collected earlier in the day on August 25, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. Vanderpool specializes in mosquito control, a public health process that involves placing traps to collect specimen, identifying various mosquito species, and testing the samples for mosquito-borne diseases. Lab technologists test for Saint Louis encephalitis, West Nile virus, La Crosse encephalitis, and Eastern equine encephalitis.
‘I just can’t take it’: Family, friends mourn charismatic East Baltimore teen killed by gun violence
Bryson Hudson is among a growing number of young people killed by gun violence in Baltimore this year.
Family and loved ones gather Friday for memorial services for Bryson Hudson, 16, who was shot and killed in August.
It’s called fashion. Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson take road trip theme to extreme with cut-off overalls
Their bold choices made them a hit on the team's flight to Arizona.
This picture shows Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman wearing denim overalls.
12-year-old shot outside Dunbar High football home opener in ‘senseless’ act of gun violence
The young victim was taken to a hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening, police said.
Mayor Brandon Scott and Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley speak outside the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School football stadium.
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