Mercy ends No. 6 Glen Burnie’s unbeaten run at Public vs. Private Challenge
No. 9 Magic holds off comeback, gains first Top 15 victory of season
Mercy's Milan Brown goes in for a layup as Glen Burnie's Layla Washington watches during Saturday's girls basketball contest at the Public vs. Private Challenge. Brown finished with 14 points as the No. 9 Magic handed sixth-ranked Glen Burnie its first loss, 61-55, at McDonogh.
Feds: Mosby’s attorneys shouldn’t be able to withdraw from case
Prosecutors added, however, that they wouldn’t mind if one attorney was dropped from the defense.
Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby arrives in court flanked by her attorney, A. Scott Bolden, left, and husband, City Council President Nick Mosby.
Ed Reed leaving Bethune-Cookman after contract falls through
The Ed Reed Foundation announced on social media Saturday that the university declined to ratify Reed’s contract.
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, former Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed displays his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring during a halftime ceremony at an NFL football game between the Ravens and the New England Patriots in Baltimore. Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed has agreed to become the football coach at Bethune-Cookman and is leaving his job with the Miami Hurricanes, the schools announced Tuesday night, Dec. 27, 2022.
Dunbar boys basketball continue winning ways at Basketball Academy
Poets stop Randallstown for 12th victory; No. 6 Edmondson rebounds
Dunbar's Otis Toney drives down the lane during Friday's boys basketball match against Randallstown. Toney finished with 21 points and seven rebounds for game's Most Valuable Player honors as the Poets improved to 12-2 with a 67-49 victory over the Rams in the opening game of the 25th Basketball Academy at Dunbar.
Where to ring in the Lunar New Year in Baltimore
This weekend, head to one of the following Baltimore-area restaurants or events to bring in a lucky year of the rabbit — or the cat.
Inside of Asian Court Dim Sum.
Getting the shot: A photographer’s perspective on Wes Moore’s inauguration
Wes Moore arrives at the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial to lay a wreath and say a prayer before he is sworn in as the first African American governor of the state of Maryland.
Family, friends remember Otis Warren Jr., first Black developer of a downtown Baltimore office building
The Otis Warren Group constructed an 11-story office building downtown during a time when the real estate profession shut out people of color.
Otis Warren Jr. at the opening of City Crescent in 1993. Courtesy: Otis Warren III.
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates to try man charged in killing at Central Booking
Javarick Gantt was deaf and used sign language to communicate. He was found unresponsive in his cell on Oct. 9, 2022.
Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates is expected to hold a news conference at 11 a.m. concerning his decision to personally try Gordon "Zach" Staron Jr., a Harford County man who's charged in two homicides, including the killing of Javarick Gantt at Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center in 2022.
No. 4 City outlasts Edmondson in boys basketball thriller
Knights handle No. 6 Red Storm challenge to remain undefeated
Edmondson's Deonte Green (left) heads to the basket as City's Cam Horton defends during Thursday's Baltimore City boys basketball match. Horton had 20 points and 11 rebounds as the fourth-ranked Knights remained undefeated with a 78-73 victory over No. 6 Edmondson in North Baltimore.
Perspective: Parklets for outdoor dining in Baltimore create cost, equity concerns
Parklets that helped Baltimore restaurants expand outdoor dining during the pandemic have also raised issues of safety, equity and cost to the city, Fells Point business owner Nicholas Johnson says.
The Department of Transportation expanded its outdoor dining program in 2020 to include parklets—street parking spaces converted into outdoor dining areas—in an effort to encourage social distancing and provide a boost to the restaurant industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, they've grown in popularity.
What caused a 33% drop in gun violence in West Baltimore last year? We analyzed it
A Banner analysis of a revived Group Violence Reduction Strategy in the Western District suggests remarkable impacts.
Photo collage showing silhouette of gun within the Western District map on the left side. On the right side, a mess of scribbles sits above a close-up of a young man’s eyes.
Nine charts that help explain last year’s sudden drop in shootings in West Baltimore
Collage showing Western District of Baltimore map cut-out, layered with scribbles.
‘A dream come true’: Arena Players receives $4 million for building improvements
The theater is still hoping to raise an additional $1.7 million for renovations.
Senator Ben Cardin, US Representative Kweisi Mfume, Senator Chris Van Hollen and Senator Larry Young present a check from the US Treasury for four million dollars to the Arena Players, the oldest continually performing and historically African-American community theatre in the United States, on January 19, 2023.
Baltimore Ravens donate $20 million for Boys & Girls Club in West Baltimore
The money will pay for a renovation of the center that will include new athletic fields, activity and game spaces, tutoring spaces and indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for the community.
(Left to right) President of Carrollton Manor Neighborhood Improvement Association Pamela Green, Executive Director of Green Street Academy Denisha Logan, Mayor Brandon Scott, Board Chair of the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Baltimore Nik Tatum, LEVEL82 Co-founder and former Baltimore Raven Torrey Smith, and President of the Baltimore Ravens Sashi Brown speak at an event announcing a $20 million commitment to create Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club at Hilton Recreation Center.
Marilyn Mosby’s entire defense team asks to withdraw from perjury case
The move comes two days after a judge said she was moving to hold Mosby’s lead defense attorney, A. Scott Bolden, in criminal contempt
Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby arrives in court flanked by her attorney, A. Scott Bolden, left, and husband, City Council President Nick Mosby.
Family battle to highlight Basketball Academy
City boys, led by coach Omarr Smith faces off against Archbishop Curley, featuring his son, at Dunbar Saturday
Curley's Omarr Smith Jr. (left) will see a familar face on the opposing bench Saturday afternoon in father Omarr Sr. as the Friars play No. 4 City in the featured game at the 25th Basketball Academy. The event, starting Friday afternoon, takes place at Dunbar High.
Perspective: Another year of high crime in Baltimore. When will it stop?
Because we are so accustomed to hearing that Baltimore is on pace to match or break the previous year’s homicide record, we become rather unfazed as the number rises.
Crime scene tape across a street.
Prince Harry’s memoir and his unchosen pop culture status
Prince Harry's “Spare” raises questions about fame, royalty and the media.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 10: Prince Harry's memoir Spare is offered for sale at a Barnes & Noble retail store on January 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. The book went on sale in the United States today.
Moore urged to bring policy balance; visitor disappointed to find BMA closed on King Holiday
Gov. Wes Moore has the opportunity to provide balance on spending and taxation, a Towson University political science faculty member says; a visitor to the Baltimore Museum of Art on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday says she was disappointed to find the museum closed.
Gov. Wes Moore is sworn into office by Chief Justice Matthew Fader during his inauguration as the First African-American governor for the State of Maryland, at the Maryland State House, in Annapolis, MD, Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
No. 2 St. Frances girls basketball continues to show resolve on the road
Cherisier’s big fourth quarter help Panthers distance No. 4 Pallotti to remain undefeated in IAAM A basketball
St. Frances' Ande'a Cherisier gets around Pallotti's Savannah Whitley during the fourth quarter of Wednesday's IAAM A Conference girls basketball contest. The senior forward/center scored eight of her game-high 25 points in the final period as No. 2 St. Frances posted a 60-47 victory over fourth-ranked Pallotti in Laurel.
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