SOLD: Gov. Wes Moore, wife sell six-bedroom Baltimore ‘manor’ for $2.5M
Maryland’s first couple sold their nearly 8,000-square-foot mansion in Baltimore’s Guilford neighborhood last week, according to real estate listings.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and his wife Dawn Flythe Moore, shown at the inauguration in January, sold their Guilford mansion for $2.525 million.
Your Public Radio names former CBS exec Craig Swagler president and GM
Craig Swagler will oversee all operations at WYPR and WTMD starting Aug. 1
Craig Swagler attends the 47th Annual Gracie Awards Gala at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, on May 24, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California.
Pete Buttigieg joins lineup for The Banner’s iMPACT Maryland conference
The Baltimore Banner is bringing together state and local leaders for a daylong discussion of vital issues facing Maryland on Oct. 10 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is joining the lineup for The Baltimore Banner's inaugural conference, iMPACT Maryland presented by Whiting-Turner.
Extreme heat, unhealthy air quality from Canadian smoke. Know the signs to beat the heat.
Temperatures are expected to be well into the 90s all week, increasing the chance of heat-related illnesses.
A group of people cool off in a fountain at the Inner Harbor.
Teen accused of killing man who confronted squeegee workers to stand trial
The shooting near Inner Harbor on July 7, 2022, reverberated throughout the city — and beyond — and sparked policy changes surrounding squeegee workers.
Family members and friends of Timothy Reynolds, 48, of Hampden, gather at the intersection of Light and Conway streets in Baltimore near Inner Harbor on the anniversary of his death. He was shot and killed after confronting a group of squeegee workers with a baseball bat on July 7, 2022. A 16-year-old is set to stand trial  Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges including first-degree murder.
Commentary: Menthol cigarette ban could mean unfair policing of Black smokers
A proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes has raised concerns among some law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates that it could lead to problematic police encounters, particularly with Black smokers, says Diane Goldstein, a retired police lieutenant who is executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.
A proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes has raised concerns among some law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates that it could lead to problematic police encounters, particularly with Black smokers, says Diane Goldstein, a retired police lieutenant who is executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.
Mayor, business and faith leaders say they’re uniting to attack Baltimore’s vacant housing crisis
The coalition said it has formed a steering committee to help implement a plan for dealing with the city's vacant housing stock. It has previously said the problem would cost $7.5 billion to fix.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at Memorial Baptist Church, where local leaders announced a collaboration of City Hall, the Greater Baltimore Committee and BUILD Baltimore.
Remember the cat that shut down Fort McHenry Tunnel? There’s a happy ending.
A cat that a witness saw thrown from a moving vehicle window in the Fort McHenry Tunnel at the end of June has now found a lifelong home and a friend in Stephanie Shetz.
Henry, the cat that was allegedly thrown out of a car window in the Fort McHenry Tunnel, has found a new home with owner Stephanie Shetz.
What you can get for $465K-$479K in Baltimore
There’s a charming rowhouse in Patterson Park, a converted ballroom condo in Mount Vernon and an updated rowhouse with a rooftop deck in Federal Hill.
Political notes: Endorsement battle in U.S. Senate; Moore heads to Jamaica; hearing on East Baltimore redevelopment delayed; more translators coming to county government
Gov. Wes Moore's fourth college commencement speech of the year will be a bit far from Maryland, as he heads to the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, this weekend.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Tours. A new EP. Broccoli City Festival. Tre’ Amani is ready to blow up.
Rap artist Tre' Amani is gearing up to perform alongside a bevy of big names at D.C.'s Broccoli City Festival ― a home game of sorts for the Columbia native.
Rapper Tre' Amani at Wright Way Studios in Baltimore.
‘The clock is ticking’: VP Harris visits Baltimore to announce $20B to combat climate change
The Biden-Harris Administration is pledging $20 billion to fund clean energy programs across the country, including in underserved communities. The vice president described the funding as “the largest investment in financing for community-based climate projects in our nation.”
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Coppin State University on July 14, 2023. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
Baltimore City school system sues social media giants over teens’ mental health crisis
The Baltimore City schools district has joined a national suit that seeks to hold the owners of Facebook, TikTok and other social media companies accountable for alleged ‘predatory behavior’ that has fueled and worsened mental health in teens.
Photo shows young people using portable computers.
75 years ago, tennis players challenged a rule segregating Black and white players at Druid Hill Park
Police physically carried off the group of tennis players, four men and four women, Black and white, and arrested them. Other protesters took their place.
The site of the former “whites-only” court next to Rawlings Conservatory at Druid Hill Park on July 14, 2023.
Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis is released from jail
Baltimore Circuit Judge Althea M. Handy had revoked Davis’ home detention sentence in a 2020 hit-and-run after learning that he’d been staying without court permission at a Four Seasons Hotel and a $3.4 million penthouse condo in Silo Point.
In this photo from April 6, 2023, Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis prepares for a workout at Barry’s Boxing Gym in Las Vegas ahead of his fight against Ryan Garcia at T-Mobile Arena.
Baltimore approaching deadline to expand sewage backup assistance program, advocates say
Under the order, the city will have to assist any sewage backup caused by problems in the city-owned portion of the pipe system
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) logo is displayed on a door at its headquarters on March 16, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Federal appellate court denies convicted attorney Kenneth Ravenell a second shot at appeal
Prominent attorney Kenneth Ravenell will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after an appellate court declined to take up his money laundering conviction
Attorney Kenneth Ravenell in an undated picture.
Former Manson follower Leslie Van Houten’s Baltimore connection: a prison friendship with John Waters
Decades ago, the subversive filmmaker interviewed and befriended Van Houten, who was granted parole this week after 53 years in prison.
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). He wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspray (1988), which was an international success and was later adapted into a hit Broadway musical.
Mayor Brandon Scott announces he’s expecting his first child with girlfriend Hana Pugh
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott shared some good news on Friday morning — he and his girlfriend, Hana Pugh, are expecting a baby in early 2024.
Instagram screenshot of an announcement from Mayor Brandon Scott.
5 Black-owned businesses get downtown storefronts through BOOST program
A gathering was held Thursday to announce the second class of the Downtown BOOST program, which seeks to place Black-owned businesses in downtown Baltimore storefronts and support their long-term success.
A ribbon cutting by Downtown Partnership President Shelonda Stokes and Mayor Brandon Scott took place on July 13, 2023 during a celebration to announce and welcome the second cohort of Black Owned and Operated Storefront Tenancy businesses to downtown.
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