From 3 feet of meat to a dry pretzel: Camden Yards’ best (and worst) ballpark eats
The secret ingredient for success is always crab dip.
Samples of the Yard Dog are on display during a media preview in Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday, March 29.
Six planets will be aligned tonight. Here’s where to look.
If you have the right equipment, you’ll be able to see five planets in the night sky today. Without equipment, you could see four. And if you’re willing to wake up before sunrise, you could see Saturn, too. This is a relatively rare astronomical phenomenon, getting to see so many planets over the course of one evening — but it doesn't “mean” anything, it’s just a neat occurrence.
This rendering shows Jupiter and Mercury, which will be low on the western horizon immediately following sunset as seen from Baltimore. Venus, the brightest object is higher above the horizon
Southwest Baltimore’s Steuart Hill academy will close
Steuart Hill Academic Academy will close at the end of the academy year, following an impassioned appeal process waged by parents and community advocates.
Members of the Steuart Academic Academy community gather around a table. Forms and documents about efforts to keep the school open are spread across the table.
Downtown crash involving MTA Police shuts down part of light rail for 2 hours
Two police vehicles responding to a call for service collided near the intersection of West Fayette and North Howard streets. A spokesperson declined to comment on the nature of the call.
Two MTA Police vehicles after a collision in downtown Baltimore.
James Beard Awards do not advance Ekiben, Foraged or Charleston to next round
Steve Chu of Ekiben and Chris Amendola of Foraged were semifinalists for best mid-Atlantic chef, while Cindy Wolf’s Charleston was up for outstanding hospitality.
Fried oysters at Charleston.
Boxing gym holds lasting memories for father mourning the death of his son, Ernest Hall
More than 100 people packed the parking lot of the Lightning Quick Fit Boxing Club that Ernest Hall opened and ran to remember the 32-year-old Baltimore boxer who was shot and killed in West Baltimore last week.
Friends and family of boxer Ernie "Lightening Bug" Hall attend a candlelight vigil at his gym, Lightning Quick Fit in Mount Vernon.
Three homes for sale that pack a lot into 1,000 square feet or less
Could you live in a house smaller than 1,000 square feet? These three homes, ranging from 199,000-$235,000, pack a lot of punch into their small footprints.
How a small group of investors turned distressed Baltimore neighborhoods into profit centers
Just 10 companies have acquired the lion’s share of the properties foreclosed on through tax sale and most of the profits, a Banner analysis found.
Photo collage of two business men, silhouetted in one hundred dollar bills, sitting on block of row homes, with more row homes in background.
With risk of Ohio toxic waste uncertain, Mayor Scott found a way to block the deal
It’s a clear political win for Scott — even his City Hall rivals conceded the point — but it’s not clear how much danger the treated waste posed.
John A. Olszewski Jr., Baltimore County Executive, and Brandon Scott,  Mayor of Baltimore, take questions from the press after an announcement about legislation to create a Regional Water Governance Task Force, Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
The Dish: A guide to all the Baltimore Farmers’ Market’s new food vendors
Plus, Ovenbird Bakery’s Highlandtown location is closer to an opening date, while the Annabel Lee Tavern changes hands.
You can purchase espresso drinks, pour overs and whole beans at Babe Beans, one of the new vendors coming to The Baltimore Famers' Market this Sunday.
Commentary: EPA proposal to curb particle air pollution falls short
The Environmental Protection Agency needs a stronger rule to reduce particle air pollution and to protect people with chronic lung disease and the broader community in places like Baltimore, says Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, a physician with the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and community engagement co-director of the Baltimore Breathe Center.
386690 02: A view of Pepco's Chalk Point power plant located on the Patuxant River March14, 2001 in Prince George's County, MD. President George W. Bush abandoned a campaign pledge to impose mandatory emissions reductions for carbon dioxide at electrical power plants. Bush points out that, despite his original stance, carbon dioxide is not a "pollutant" under the Clean Air Act and that, according to a recently released Energy Department report, setting the limit on carbon dioxide emissions "would lead to an even more dramatic shift from coal to natural gas for electric power generation and significantly higher electricity prices.''''
Baltimore Police officer on trial, accused of choking, kicking 17-year-old in the head
Officer Maxwell Dundore, 29, a more than five-year veteran, is standing trial this week in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges of second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
The City of Baltimore crest and seal inside of Baltimore City Hall.
The Walters Art Museum and its workers have a union election agreement. Now what?
Walters employees have been working toward this goal for nearly two years — and they’re still not done.
Walters Museum employees after they reached an election agreement. They have been for two years. From left to right: Garrett Stralnic, Gregory Bailey, and Will Hays
Willow, a giraffe at the Maryland Zoo, unexpectedly falls ill and dies
A 6-year-old reticulated giraffe named Willow died at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore after suddenly falling ill.
Willow, a reticulated giraffe at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, died on Monday.
Maryland’s second-highest court orders new hearing for Adnan Syed, reinstating conviction
The effect of the ruling was stayed for 60 days, allowing Syed time to mount an appeal to the state’s highest court.
Adnan Syed emerges from the courthouse and after Baltimore Judge Melissa Phinn threw out Syed's murder conviction in light of new evidence that someone else could have strangled Hae Min Lee, ordered the release of  Syed.
Arion Long: Queen of the business pitch
Since 2018, the Morgan State University graduate has raised more than $1.2 million in venture capital for Femly, her company that helps women have access to safe feminine hygiene products.
Arion Long discusses her story and how she started the company Femly
The Baltimore Banner/VSN Week 1 Baseball & Softball Top 15
Archbishop Spalding holds down the top spot in both our baseball and softball polls
Baltimore Council considers tax credit to appease developers as affordable housing bill stalls
The proposed tax credit would be the city's first for affordable housing.
Terrel Askew, 35, Hieu Truong, 38, and Loraine Arikat, 26, all from Baltimore hold up signs in support of affordable housing. A rally in support of the BMOREEquitable Council Bill 22-0195, which demands equitable and affordable housing options for all, took place outside of 401 Light Street on October 3, 2022.
Contractor will no longer treat waste from Ohio train crash in Baltimore, after Mayor Scott denies their permit
Clean Harbors told city and county officials last week that they planned to treat 675,000 gallons of contaminated water from East Palestine, Ohio, at their Baltimore facility and release it into the city’s wastewater system.
A hand covered in a plastic bag reaches into water with an oily sheen on the surface.
Police say man rented U-Haul, attempted to clean up crime scene after killing his roommate
A Baltimore City District Court judge has ordered 24-year-old Markis Russell to remain in jail in connection to the killing of his roommate, Jeffrey Brooks Jr.
Jeffrey Brooks, Jr.
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