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What to do in Baltimore this weekend, including the Mayor’s Christmas Parade and GZA
Whether you want to attend the Mayor’s Christmas Parade, see the Christmas tree lighting at City Hall or rap along to Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA, we’ve got you covered.
Jimmy Pelletier, from DC Wheels Charity, wows the crowds with skateboard moves at Hampden's Annual Holiday Parade on December 4, 2022.
New report details mixed progress in Maryland’s push for better addiction treatment
A new MDH report details delays and hurdles officials are facing as they attempt to overhaul Maryland’s faulty drug and mental health addiction treatment system and root out fraud.
Faith Schauber was placed in the same apartment complex as Amanda Vlakos.
In a holiday twist, some service workers say customers are actually nicer this year
The world needs less jeer and more cheer. These local service industry folks are feeling the love.
Couple buying houseplant at counter in plant shop
Guilty pleas, $100K fine for company after lead paint chips fell from TV tower in Baltimore
Maryland's Attorney General announced guilty pleas and a $100,000 fine against Skyline Tower Painting and its president, holding them accountable for a 2022 tower-washing project that showered Baltimore with hazardous lead paint.
Carol Jarvis holds a jar with piece of red paint. She has been collecting them to test for lead.
Ravens’ Dec. 27 game at Green Bay to kick off at 8 p.m., NFL announces
The game at Lambeau Field will kick off at 8 p.m. on Dec. 27, a Saturday, and will be broadcast on Peacock.
The Ravens will visit Lambeau Field to play the Packers in prime time on Dec. 27.
Baltimore is striking fear into the hearts of private lenders across the country
When private lenders met in Las Vegas for their annual conference, almost everyone knew about the foreclosure crisis in Baltimore. Now, some industry leaders are calling for reforms.
Attendees gather in a hallway at the American Association of Private Lenders conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.
Ruxton fixer-upper was a bargain. Then a neighbor’s move added $160,000 to the renovations tab.
Maroney House will be the first property considered for landmark status under a new law passed in October after the surprise demolition of Choate House.
Cassandra London bought this house in Ruxton with the intention of keeping the historical integrity of the outside and modernizing the inside. Unbeknownst to her, a neighbor nominated the property for a landmarks designation. Ifi that goes through, she will have to spend $160,000 on historically accurate windows - money she doesn't have.
Bundle up, Baltimore: Light snow, cooler temps possible later this week
Western Maryland is under a blizzard warning, but chances of snow in the Baltimore area remain slim for much of the week.
While it's uncertain if Baltimore will see snow later this week, temperatures will remain cold.
Now you can wear your Mr. Trash Wheel love across your chest
Waterfront Partnership, the nonprofit that upkeeps and represents the aquatic trash interceptor, launched a website on Sunday where fans of Mr. Trash Wheel can browse and buy outerwear, shirts, accessories, stickers and home goods.
Mr. Trash Wheel is decked out in purple to support the Baltimore Ravens.
The Dish: This Chinese restaurant has an AI-powered robot in the kitchen
At new Chinese restaurant Mahjong by Johns Hopkins University, the sous chef is a set of artificial intelligence-powered robots.
Mahjong just opened at 3105 St. Paul Street near Johns Hopkins University. A Mahjong staff member with the Botinkit robot.
Exotic cats captured in Baltimore were comfort pets of pro football player
Former professional football player Brandon Haw’s two African serval cats caused a stir Friday when they escaped into the streets of West Baltimore.
On their Friday morning walk in Reservoir Hill, Zach Cusson and his dog, Freddie, noticed a serval roaming the city streets.
Judge orders former CEO of ABC Capital Jason Walsh to pay $5.6M for defrauding investors
A Baltimore County judge ruled that Jason Walsh, the former CEO of ABC Capital, must pay more than $5 million to foreign investors who say he defrauded them after they agreed to buy Baltimore rental properties.
ABC Capital's Jay Walsh appeared in Baltimore District Court on June 20 for a scheduled trial on charges of felony theft and doing business without a license.
Maryland tries to settle decades of fighting over funding its charter schools
The Maryland state school board will vote Tuesday on a regulation they hope will bring peace between warring factions.
The school hallway showing classrooms decorated with university themes in KIPP Harmony Academy is seen on December 5, 2024.
Maryland Zoo welcomes penguin chicks with sweet and spicy names
The Maryland Zoo recently revealed the names of two of its new African penguin chicks: Cayenne and Kiwi.
The Maryland Zoo recently revealed the names of two of the new African penguin chicks: Cayenne and Kiwi.
One of The New York Times’ best dishes of the year is in Hampden
Critics for The New York Times called the shrimp and corn patties at The Duchess in Hampden one of the best dishes they ate this year.
Patrons line the bar during dinner at The Duchess in January 2025.
Baltimore toy store Shananigans runs on nostalgia and generations of friendship
New owners, same wrapping paper: These Roland Park besties are keeping Shananigans Toy Shop open for the next generation.
In March, Beth Foxwell, left, and Anne Bev Fuller became the third set of owners of Shananigans Toy Shop in North Baltimore’s Wyndhurst Station.
A Baltimore artist’s $110K payday at Art Basel
Baltimore’s Cynthia Daignault sold two new works for more than $110,000 total at Art Basel, the art world’s Super Bowl-like trade show, in Miami Beach.
“Sunrise, Everest,” a 2025 oil on linen painting by Baltimore artist Cynthia Daignault.
State says it’s addressing heating issue at Baltimore youth detention center
The state on Monday said it’s taking steps to resolve a heating issue at a youth detention center in Baltimore after the system malfunctioned. But advocates described it as a “delayed response.”
The Youth Detention Facility in Baltimore City at 926 Greenmount Ave.
Baltimore health leader fears Trump administration’s latest change on vaccines
Dr. Michelle Taylor, Baltimore’s health commissioner, said the hepatitis B vaccination effort has been so effective that the city hasn’t had a case of a newborn with the infection in a decade. That record is now under threat.
Dr. Michelle Taylor, Baltimore’s heath commissioner, joined other health leaders in promoting the value of the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns.
Baltimore sanitation worker wins repeat union leadership vote
The election, a private race voted on only by union members, attracted public scrutiny due to a series of social media posts from Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming.
Members of the AFSCME union hold up signs reading "staff the front lines" during an event with Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and national union President Lee Saunders outside the union building in southwest Baltimore on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.
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