Baltimore City

Of the businesses that first greeted customers when the food hall opened to the public in 2020, all but one have announced plans to leave this summer or have already closed their stalls.

Is there something special happening here right now? Or have we always been this cool, and every once in a while, other people notice?

In her new standup special, the Baltimore-raised comedian goes deep into her upbringing to offer understanding into why she operates the way she does.

A preliminary police investigation revealed the man was pushed from behind.

Sister Francis Marie Yocum is accused of sexually abusing a 16- or 17-year-old student who was taking private voice lessons.

The controversial tool has been on Baltimore’s books for more than 20 years, but has been enforced only sporadically.

A historic hall, a cocktail bar, a seafood restaurant and a liquor store are all facing grassroots efforts from neighbors to torpedo their respective liquor license renewals.

Baltimore needs to establish a Land Bank Authority to bring more investment to underserved neighborhoods, says Krystle Okafor, director of policy and planning at SHARE Baltimore.

It’s one of multiple bills that passed during the Maryland General Assembly that affect Baltimore’s liquor laws. Nicholas Blendy, the board’s executive secretary, broke down the changes for us.

Detectives said Tuesday the teen was shot in the 2500 block of North Longwood Street in the Hanlon-Longwood neighborhood.

Policy requires kids under 14 to be home by 9 p.m., and kids between 14 and 16 to be home by 11 p.m. between Memorial Day and the last Sunday of August.

The unveiling of the home run celebration is an important step for Baltimore’s clubhouse and dugout chemistry and camaraderie.

Fallston makes an appearance in the boys poll at No. 15; McDonogh moves to No. 1 in girls poll

In Maryland, thefts of Kias and Hyundais have increased nearly 50% over the past year, according to Maryland State Police.

Being a Black woman "was always about someone else’s impression of what I was supposed to be, getting to be either gracious or stank about it. We have to perform niceness,” said one Baltimorean.

The shooting occurred around 9 p.m. on Easter evening in the 400 block of East Pratt Street near Shake Shack, as police were arresting an individual they said was involved in a large fight.

Archbishop William Lori's homily at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen came just four days after the release of the Attorney General's years-long investigation into sexual abuse and cover-up in Maryland churches.

Mayor Brandon Scott should remove Baltimore homeowner properties from the tax sale auction, as he did last year, Allison Harris, director of the Home Preservation Project at the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, says. Campuses of historically Black colleges in Maryland are among those urgently in need of modernization, Paul Clary, co-founder of MD Energy Advisors, says; the work of the state Attorney General's Office in the Baltimore Archdiocese sex abuse investigation merits praise, a city resident says.

In this week’s Ask Charm City Table, a column where I visit your favorite restaurants or share my own recommendations based on your dining questions, I enjoy a quaint and impressive dinner at The Helmand.

I caught two Springsteen shows 11 days apart, in Baltimore and D.C. The Baltimore show was better, and a reminder that live music is back at the old arena.