Advocates asked Maryland for $175 million to prevent an evictions crisis. They got $2 million.
Maryland lawmakers quietly added $2 million for emergency rental assistance in the final hours of budget negotiations on Friday — a fraction of what housing advocates have said will be necessary to avoid a mounting eviction crisis in the state.
Tenants, advocates, and lawmakers gathered outside the State House Thursday to call on lawmakers to pass several policies that would protect tenants from eviction or poor living conditions
Baltimore’s cherry blossom pop-up bar turns vacant bank into trendy lounge
The Instagram-friendly set-up put on by Downtown Partnership is open on weekends through April 15.
Scenes from inside Downtown Partnership’s Cherry Blossom Pop-Up Bar, held in a long-vacant bank building.
How a client-turned-employee at a treatment center helps others
Vincent Timmons once went through the detox program at Tuerk House and now encourages others with substance use disorders to seek treatment as well.
At Poplar Grove Street and West Lafayette Avenue, as the lone outreach specialist of Tuerk House, Vincent Timmons, provides information to help people battling addiction in Baltimore, MD., on March 21, 2023. He loves to help people and give them options to overcome their addictions or use other resources from the organization.
Commentary: Baltimore must rightfully honor Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Baltimore must find ways to rightfully honor writer, orator and abolitionist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and the power of her legacy, author and Johns Hopkins History Professor Martha S. Jones says.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, 1825-1911
Commentary: Cone sisters brought the modern art world home to Baltimore
Claribel and Etta Cone brought a premier collection of European modern art home to Baltimore and played a major role in establishing the Baltimore Museum of Art’s national and international reputation. They corresponded with Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse and purchased works by both artists early in their careers.
(left) Claribel Cone in Munich, c 1915-16. and sister Etta Cone in her apartment at the Marlborough Apartments, Baltimore, Maryland.
Climate is changing and so is gardening: How to get ready for spring planting season
Ready to dig in the dirt this spring? Make sure you’re planning ahead for warming summers with this climate-conscious resource and tip sheet informed by some of the mid-Atlantic’s best gardeners and educators.
To see what a plant will look like in maturity, there's no better resource than the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., where the modern movement towards meadows and naturalistic plantings is on full display.
Check out new renderings of the Penn Station expansion project
New images show office spaces on the upper floors of the historic station and new views of the planned expansion.
Rendering of Penn Station plaza.
Is Safe Streets working? Hopkins study finds significant impacts to gun violence, despite other challenges
Safe Streets outposts reduced nearby homicides and nonfatal shootings by an average of 16% to 23%, with larger reductions in homicides during the first four years of the longer-running sites.
A Safe Streets sticker on a lamp post outside of the Douglass Homes.
2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Wrestling Co-Coach of the Year: John Klessinger, South River
In his 23rd year, Klessinger led the Seahawks to their second consecutive Class 4A state dual meet championship
John Klessinger of South River, despite graduating five state place winners from the year before, navigated the Seahawks through some early struggles before surging to the team's second consecutive Class 4A State Dual Meet championship. He is the 2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Wrestling Co-Coach of the Year.
2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Wrestling Co-Coach of the Year: Doug McClain, St. Frances
After years of leading a successful program at Dunbar, McClain took St. Frances to unprecedented heights as a first year program last winter
Taking over a first year program at St. Frances, head coach Doug McClain led his Panthers to immediate success, earning recognition as our 2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Coach of the Year.
2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Upper Weight Wrestler of the Year: AJ Rodrigues, South Carroll
Dual-sport star has made the decision to give up football to continue his wrestling career in the Big 10, one the nation’s premier wrestling conferences, at the University of Maryland
One of the center pieces of the South Carroll wrestling team, which was one of the public school programs in state history during the 2022-23 season, AJ Rodrigues won the third state championship of his career. He is the 2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Upper Weight Wrestler of the Year.
Vandals damage offices of NAACP’s Baltimore chapter
Kobi Little, the president of the Baltimore chapter of the NAACP, was not injured during the attack, but was shaken up, according to Joshua Harris, spokesperson for the organization.
A group vandalized the Baltimore chapter offices of the NAACP—including throwing a piece of concrete through the building’s front window door—while the organization’s president was working inside Tuesday evening, according to the civil rights organization.
Howard County reveals plan for lakefront Columbia library
The new library — at 100,000 square feet — will be at least twice the size of any other facility in the county library system and include an auditorium, a literacy classroom, flexible community space and a digital lab. The building was designed by English architect Thomas Heatherwick, and construction is expected to begin as soon as 2026.
The Governor, County Executive, and others take a photo after announcing a new Library will be built on the Columbia Waterfront, in Columbia, MD., on March 30, 2023.
2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Lower Weight Wrestler of the Year: Coleman Nogle, Mount St. Joseph
Gael star capped a brilliant four-year career with his best season yet, establishing himself as one of the top-ranked wrestlers in his weight class as he prepares for a college career at Harvard University
Mount St. Joseph senior Coleman Nogle faced many challenges during his high school career but he kept improving. He saved his best for a brilliant senior season, establishing himself as one of the top-ranked national wrestlers in his weight class and earning the title of 2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Lower Weight Wrestler of the Year.
Stories left behind: Who were the women behind the Woman’s Industrial Exchange?
Women who worked there made the industrial exchange an institution in Baltimore — but not much is known about them. The Maryland’s Women’s Heritage Center is trying to change that and make sure the memory of the institution is preserved.
Layne Bosserman, a librarian with Pratt, worked as a waitress for the Women’s Industrial Exchange back in the 1990s. She is volunteering with the MWHC to help with the research and oral history. She is pictured outside the historic building on March 29, 2023.
Court’s reversal stunned followers of Adnan Syed. We unpack the decision.
There’s much to unpack in the court’s ruling. For now, the biggest question remains: Will Adnan Syed be able to keep his freedom?
Baltimore judge Melissa Phinn threw out Adnan Syed's murder conviction in light of new evidence that someone else could have strangled Hae Min Lee, ordered the release of  Syed.
Commentary: Rehabbing city’s vacant housing would more than pay for itself
Housing redevelopment in Baltimore’s distressed neighborhoods would pay for itself with economic benefits such as tax revenues and construction jobs, says Paul C. Brophy, a principal with Brophy & Reilly LLC who specializes in neighborhood revitalization.
Breath of God Lutheran Church in Highlandtown renovated a vacant house that is to become a home for a new refugee family. Volunteers are painted the house Friday and Saturday in hops of having the home ready for occupancy by February 2023.  Volunteers work on painting a room.
Kyle Gibson admits he’s not an ace, but he still knows he can be what the Orioles need
“I want to be a guy who, when I take the mound, these guys know we have a chance to win. It’s not like, ‘We’re confident because you’re our teammate.’ No. Like, ‘We know you’re going to give up three or less, and we have a chance to win if we just put up four.’”
Kyle Gibson (48) delivers a pitch at Ed Smith Stadium during the first inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on 3/3/23. The Baltimore Orioles tied the Pirates, 1-1, in the Florida Grapefruit League matchup.
The latest batch of emojis includes a gift to Baltimore
Apple's iOS 16.4 includes a bunch of new emojis, but there's one in particular that will be useful for Ravens fans (and Baltimore).
The black bird emoji is available on iOS 16.4, Android 13, Samsung One UI 5.0, and Facebook, according to Emojipedia.
Baltimore Police officer who pushed teen, threatened ‘I will kill you,’ found guilty
Baltimore Circuit Judge Gregory Sampson convicted Officer Maxwell Dundore, a more than five-year veteran, at the end of a two-day bench trial.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
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