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Bakery closures sting, but these Baltimore shops keep the sweets coming
A number of bakeries have closed in the Baltimore area, but you can still get tasty baked goods at these spots.
Towson University senior Keira Nelson has worked at Simon’s Bakery in Cockeysville for four years. Locals have many favorites, but the thin sugar cookies were ours.
Proposed Baltimore soccer stadium will not receive state funding in 2026
Plans to bring professional soccer to Baltimore took a hit after legislation to build a soccer stadium stalled out in Annapolis.
The Maryland Stadium Authority studied the possibility of building a soccer stadium on the Carroll Park Golf Course.
Everyone has opinions about Mayor Scott’s social media usage. He doesn’t care.
In Baltimore, a no-nonsense city where residents say they value authenticity, Mayor Brandon Scott said his social media usage is “an extension of who I am.”
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at Baltimore’s Black History Month Parade last month.
The Dish: La Cuchara owners want to re-create ‘magic’ with new Hampden restaurant
Ben Lefenfeld and his team will open Seppia on The Avenue in Hampden on Thursday, just months after La Cuchara suffered a devastating fire.
Guests attend dinner service at the soft opening of Seppia in Hampden on Monday.
Q&A: The new CEO of Visit Baltimore is all about applauding the city’s vibe
Kireem Swinton is now permanently in Visit Baltimore's president and CEO position.
Kireem Swinton is the new CEO of Visit Baltimore.
What’s on Mayor Scott’s agenda? 4 promises from his State of the City address.
At Baltimore Center Stage, Scott gave the speech in the style of a theater performance, navigating the stage in front of stylized images of Baltimore and oversized text.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2026 - Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott addresses attendees of the annual State of the City at Baltimore Center Stage on Tuesday.
Gervonta Davis’ ex-girlfriend to seek $5M in damages after alleged assault
A Florida judge ruled Tuesday that famed Baltimorean and boxing champion Gervonta Davis’ ex-girlfriend can seek punitive damages against him in the latest chapter of a saga that began after an alleged altercation between the two last fall.
Gervonta Davis arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse for a probation violation hearing Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
BGE paused its controversial Baltimore Peninsula project. But what does ‘pause’ mean?
Officials from Baltimore Gas and Electric fielded questions from residents of South Baltimore about proposed electrical infrastructure.
Monday, March 30, 2026 - Cristiano Quijano, an energy assistance and community engagement manager for BGE, and Lineta Duren, a community engagement manager for BGE, speak at a meeting with the Riverside Neighborhood Association at Salem Lutheran Church in Baltimore.
No Maryland eateries named James Beard Award finalists
The James Beard Foundation announced its finalists for perhaps the highest honor in the culinary industry.
The exterior of Pink Flamingo, which is now open for drinks.
Proposed Baltimore ballot measure would protect inspector general’s records access
The move comes amid a legal dispute between Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming and Mayor Brandon Scott over access to city materials.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 — Councilman Mark Conway listens as former Baltimore City Health Department investigation manager Kyle McDermott testifies during a hearing on the opioid crisis at City Hall.
CareFirst taps Elevance Health leader as next CEO
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the largest health insurer in the mid-Atlantic region, announced Kurt Small as the insurer’s next chief executive officer.
Kurt Small, who served as president of Medicaid for Elevance Health, will step into the position May 4.
McCormick to acquire Unilever food brands, including Hellmann’s
McCormick & Co. made a huge splash Tuesday by acquiring the bulk of Unilever’s food business and nearly tripling in size.
McCormick Maryland Logistics Center in Sparrows Point, January 17, 2025.
Hutzell: Maryland loves mail-in voting. Brett Kavanaugh, maybe not.
COLUMN | If the U.S. Supreme Court decides to disqualify mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, Maryland voters will mostly be OK. The unlikely hero? The U.S. Postal Service.
Nick Frisone's long lost 2020 ballot after arriving in the mail two years late.
Maryland pushes granny flats as housing pressures mount
Maryland leaders are embracing accessory dwelling units as the cost of living rises and young people flee the state.
An accessory dwelling unit, right, built by Makara Builders in Arlington, Virginia.
4 Baltimore Police officers face misconduct indictments in multiple incidents
The officers were indicted on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court, where they’re scheduled on April 27 to make their initial appearances.
Officers Kevin Dugan, Kevin Hilton, Menachem Rosenbloom and Mordechai Mandelbaum have been charged in Baltimore Circuit Court, and they're scheduled on April 27 to make their initial appearances.
Boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis countersues ex-girlfriend for more than $20M
Davis, 31, now of Parkland, Florida, alleges that Courtney Rossel provoked an encounter on Oct. 27, 2025, as part of a scheme to frame and extort him.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis poses for photographs after a World Boxing Association lightweight championship boxing bout in 2022.
Why was BWI hit so hard by TSA agents calling out of work?
The absences came as nearly 29,500 passengers departed from BWI on Friday.
The spring break surge sends BWI lines three travelers deep on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
Streeter: A reimagined Harborplace has to be for everyone
COLUMN | As Harborplace’s planned refurbishment continues to progress, it must remain a third space welcoming to all — or it won’t work.
A sparse number of pedestrians meander through Harborplace at lunchtime at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore on Wednesday.
A man broke into Tia Hamilton’s business in Baltimore. She hugged him in court.
“Prison is supposed to be rehabilitation,” said Tia Hamilton, the owner of Urban Reads Bookstore on Greenmount Avenue in Waverly. “And it doesn’t provide rehabilitation. It creates a stronger monster.”
Tia Hamilton at her business, Urban Reads Bookstore, on Greenmount Avenue in Waverly, earlier this month.
These foster parents have taken in 15 kids. Their goal: Send them home.
The Baltimore couple is unusual in a state where half of families stop taking foster kids within the first year.
De’Jonnae Boyd Moreno sits with her daughter, Evie, whom she and husband José Moreno adopted after fostering her.
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