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21 pizza places in Baltimore you must try, according to Banner readers
Some readers were shocked at what didn’t make it on my pizza list, so here’s their favorites.
Since 1948, Matthew’s Pizzeria has been an institution of the neighborhood and the city itself. Serving what many call “Baltimore-style pizza,” their pies are saucy and cheesy with crispy edges, and a soft, deep-dish crust.
For sale: 3 cozy homes that pack a lot of punch in less than 1,000 square feet
They could be perfect for a single person, first-time homebuyers or anyone looking to downsize.
Teen charged in mass shooting near Edmondson High was on probation for handgun
Sophomore Deanta Dorsey, 16, was killed in a mass shooting across the street from Edmondson High School on Jan. 4.
The father, stepmother, and aunt of Deanta Dorsey, a 16-year-old Edmondson-Westside High School student who was killed on Jan. 4 in a mass shooting, and their attorney, Thiru Vignarajah, speak at a press conference on February 17, 2023. Joining the Dorsey family in support is Becky Reynolds, the sister of Timothy Reynolds who was also killed by a teenager last summer after he confronted squeegee workers at the Inner Harbor.
Gov. Moore names new stadium authority chair amid O’s lease negotiations
Craig A. Thompson, a lawyer and partner with the Venable firm, says he’s “willing to work night and day” to reach a deal for the Orioles to remain at Baltimore’s Camden Yards.
Exterior details of Orioles Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on 2/2/23.
Baltimore Police detective who ‘betrayed the public trust’ gets probation for misconduct
“I expect criminals to act like criminals,” Baltimore Circuit Judge Gregory Sampson said on Friday when he sentenced Detective Leon Riley IV. “I don’t expect police officers to act like criminals.”
A Baltimore Police car and crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Abdu Ali sees beyond music and Baltimore with national arts grant
Abdu Ali goes in depth about their new USA Fellowship, the struggles of being a consistent artist and how arts institutions in Baltimore can do better.
Abdu Ali poses for a portrait in their neighborhood, in Baltimore, Monday, February 13, 2023.
Baltimore Area Wrestling Notebook: Previewing City/County Tournaments
Baltimore City and the UCBAC, as well as Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll and Howard Counties holding their championship tournaments this weekend
Amondre Wooden (standing) gained revenge with a 5-1 decision over Dunbar's Cameron Deville (kneeling) to earn third place at the Class 2A-1A state tournament as a 132-pound freshman a week after having lost to Deville, 13-5, in their Class 2A-1A North Regional title bout.
No. 2 St. Frances storms back to IAAM A basketball final
Panthers eliminate No. 5 Pallotti for championship date with top-ranked McDonogh
St. Frances girls basketball seniors Ande'a Cherisier (left), Kameryn Dorsey and Kimmya Hicks came up big on Senior Day Saturday afternoon. The Panthers defeated No. 7 Glen Burnie in their regular season finale in East Baltimore.
Unlikely allies, rising criticism and other takeaways from Baltimore’s conduit dust-up
The debate over a maintenance contract for Baltimore’s conduit exposed fault lines in city politics with the 2024 city elections approaching.
Mayor Brandon Scott speaks to media after the Board of Estimates meeting at City Hall in Baltimore, February 15, 2023.
How Marylanders will get COVID vaccines and tests when the federal emergency ends
This spring will mark a shift in how many people access COVID tests and vaccines, and who pays for them, but many free public sites will remain open.
Geraldine Long, a neighborhood resident, comes in to get her COVID booster. Baltimore City's continued effort towards combating COVID-19 includes a stationary mobile clinic that gives vaccine recievers incentives to keep up to date on their vaccines.  A mobile setup is shown here on February 10, 2023.
Gilman ends St. Paul’s reign in MIAA hockey
Woloson’s fourth quarter charge help Greyhounds claim third B championship since 2019
Behind the efforts of Oscar Woloson (left) and Simeon Schlagger, Gilman claimed the MIAA B Conference hockey championship Thursday. The Greyhounds defeated St. Paul's, 6-4, at The Gardens Ice House in Laurel.
Park, Indian Creek punch ticket to IAAM basketball finals
Top seeds in C win easy for championship showdown at Harford Community College
McDonogh vs St. Frances Girls Basketball
Doug Pryor, the 2022 Baltimore Banner/VSN Girls Soccer Coach of the Year, is the new head coach at Mount Carmel
After to reaching the pinnacle of girls soccer in Baltimore with an IAAM A title at Mercy last season; Pryor is excited for another building project; Nick Gill is Mercy’s new head coach
Doug Pryor took Mercy to the top of the Baltimore area girls soccer universe in 2022, winning the IAAM A Conference championship and earning the final No. 1 ranking in the Baltimore Banner/VSN Girls Soccer Top 15. He is our 2022 Coach of the Year.
Baltimore community leaders, joined by mayor, push for creation of a public body to fight vacancy crisis
The group, convened by the community organization BUILD, called on Gov. Wes Moore to create a state-authorized special-purpose entity by 2024 dedicated to this work. They’re seeking $2.5 billion in public funding to tackle the problem.
Mayor Brandon Scott speaks outside of vacant homes on West Saratoga street during a press conference hosted by Build One Baltimore on February 16, 2023.
Police charge 16-year-old with murder in mass shooting at Edmondson Village Shopping Center
The Jan. 4 shooting also wounded two 17-year-old males and two 18-year-old males.
Family and friends of 16-year-old Edmondson, Dennta Dorsey who was the student killed yesterday, and Attorney Thiur Vignarajah (left) during a press conference at the Edmondson Village, site of the shooting.
Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis pleads guilty in hit-and-run
Davis, 28, ran a red light on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Baltimore in a 2020 Lamborghini Urus and struck a 2004 Toyota Solara, hurting four people, including a pregnant woman.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 04: Gervonta Davis poses for media during a weigh in prior to his WBA World Lightweight Championship title bout against Isaac Cruz at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live on December 04, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
OSI is leaving Baltimore. What will that mean for the programs it funds?
The Baltimore operation at its inception was a new model of philanthropy within the foundation as it focused on the problems of a single city instead of a national or international purview. It will invest $25 million to keep programs going.
Inside of Open Society Institute-Baltimore, in Baltimore, Wednesday, February 15, 2023.
No. 1 Mount St. Joseph clinches BCL regular season title with a win over Goretti
Hansberry’s strong fourth quarter — and game-high 18 points — lift Baltimore’s Gaels
Player No. 3 Jahsan Johnson guards No. 20 Austin Abrams at the Mount St. Joseph High School basketball game against St. Maria Goretti High School for first place in the Baltimore Catholic League on February 15, 2023.
At long last, Pawnee Nation ancestral remains are returned from a Baltimore museum
The Baltimore Banner used a database created by the investigative news site ProPublica that tracks roughly 600 federally-funded institutions — which includes museums and universities — around the country that still hold ancestral remains. One of the institutions is in Baltimore.
Photo collage showing silhouettes of two adults and a child walking over prairie landscape, with excerpts from 1997 letter from Maryland Historical Society to the Pawnee Nation.
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