With this weekend’s Honey Chile Fest, local Black female creators send a love letter to their Baltimore
Baltimore-born filmmaker Felicia Pride on Honey Chile' Fest, a one-day celebration of the Black women that form Baltimore's heart and the premiere of her short film "Look Back At It."
Felicia Pride of Honey Chile Fest poses for a portrait
18-year-old charged in connection with Brooklyn Homes mass shooting
Court records show Tristan Jackson was linked to the shooting in part through GPS monitoring for a prior offense.
A police officer walks through the crime scene on Elarton Court in Brooklyn following a mass shooting on July 2.
Maryland AG rejects approval of Towson doctoral program, HBCU group praises opinion
Attorney General Anthony Brown found that the Maryland Higher Education Commission did not have enough members present when it voted to overturn a decision by the MHEC’s assistant secretary of academic affairs.
Maryland  Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks at a news conference in April 2023.
Slutty Vegan coming to Northwood Commons next year
The shopping center announced the arrival of Atlanta's much-anticipated vegan burger joint.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 13: CEO of Slutty Vegan Pinky Cole attends day 2 of REVOLT Summit x AT&T Summit on September 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.
For sale: Former Baltimore Symphony Orchestra director’s condo in a church abbey
A condo in Mount Vernon, owned by onetime BSO director Marin Alsop, is for sale. It's in a converted church abbey and features beautiful stained glass and other details.
Mount Vernon condo
50 years of hip-hop and references to Baltimore in songs
Baltimore is widely recognized for its indirect influences in hip-hop, but here’s a list of some of its direct mentions in the genre.
Illustration showing Black male performer wearing a backwards baseball cap and singing into a microphone, with cityscape of Baltimore emerging from his lips, showing highways all going into the city.
What to do this weekend, from seeing Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire to watching movies in the park
We’ve got you covered with things to do this weekend, with several music events, a sunset cruise and more.
Lionel Richie performs onstage during the opening night of “Sing A Song All Night Long” with Earth, Wind & Fire at Xcel Energy Center on Aug. 4, 2023 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Fed Hill pizza spot Locals Only opens this month in former PALM
A new spot, Locals Only, will open at the former PALM restaurant later this month.
A new Federal Hill restaurant will bring wood-fired pizza to Cross Street.
Teen who killed man who confronted squeegee workers with a bat to be sentenced Oct. 23
A jury found the 16-year-old guilty of voluntary manslaughter, use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm under the age of 21 in the deadly shooting of Timothy Reynolds.
In this photo from July 27, 2023, Aijah Gatson, left, the mother of a 16-year-old found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the deadly shooting of Timothy Reynolds, 48, of Hampden, leaves the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse in Baltimore after a jury returned a verdict in the case.
Hang on to your old TVs: City contract with electronics recycler expires
A department spokeswoman said in an email that the contract had “expired” but declined to give a reason.
Discarded electronics collected at a recycling facility.
Mexican authorities have stopped actively searching for missing sailor Donald Lawson, wife says
The Mexican Navy Rescue Coordination Center said the search for Donald Lawson is no longer in “active” status, but officials will remain “on alert” for any signs of Donald Lawson or his life raft.
Donald Lawson, a Baltimore sailor, in a Facebook photo from July 2022.
Maryland wants to encourage development around transit stations
The state believes that well-thought-out projects can benefit both communities and commuters, and wants to cultivate the most viable ideas.
The County Campus at Owings Mills Metro Centre, an example of a mixed-use development built around transit access.
The Dish: The Baltimore restaurants we miss the most
The Dizz, Haussner's, Gampy's and Louie's Bookstore Cafe all inspire much longing in Baltimore diners.
The restaurant at 300 W. 30th Street, formerly Let's Brunch Cafe and, before that, longtime icon The Dizz, has closed.
Bryson Tucker, Adam Oumiddoch make moves that shift local hoops landscape
It wasn’t shocking that Tucker wound up at O’Connell, and interested local observers are now giddy that they’ll be able to see him in action at some point during his senior season.
High school basketball standouts Adam Oumiddoch (left) and Bryson Tucker (right) are making moves. (Photo Credits: Team USA)
‘He was so remarkable’: Family remembers man who stopped to help on I-395, then was struck by car and fell into water
Family members on Tuesday remembered Robert Taylor Horne Jr. as a gentle giant, a hilarious brother and a community-minded individual who was always helping others.
Four people stand posing for a picture as a young man, second from the left, accepts an award.
Is ‘The Blind Side’ a cruel fairy tale built on a lie?
Former Raven Michael Oher alleges that “The Blind Side” was a fractured fairy tale.
FILE - Carolina Panthers’ Michael Oher speaks to the media during the first day of their NFL football offseason conditioning program in Charlotte, N.C., April 20, 2015. Oher, the former NFL tackle known for the movie “The Blind Side,” filed a petition Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago.
Artscape squashes Hampdenfest; organizers blame BOPA for scheduling snafu
The annual offbeat street festival, scheduled for next month, has been canceled.
A woman peers through the door of Shalom Art Gallery.
HBCU advocates: Proposed doctoral program at Towson University violates 2021 legal settlement
The group says a proposed program in business analytics at Towson University “duplicates a well-established, functionally identical business analytics administration program at Morgan State University.”
Towson University campus
Baltimore Police should spend less time in their vehicles and more time on the street, report says
Critical staffing shortages are preventing police from spending enough time getting to know the neighborhoods they patrol — a roadblock to regaining community trust, report finds.
A police officer stands near crime scene tape in July 2022.
Commentary: Curbing city’s violence will require overcoming sense of helplessness
Lessening violent crime in Baltimore will start with overcoming a prevalent sense of helplessness among city residents and those in government and law enforcement who are charged with serving them, says Keidaï Lee, a former Roca worker and recent Johns Hopkins University graduate..
Keidaï Lee (in front) worked at Roca Baltimore while a student at Johns Hopkins University.
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