Baltimore City

The Fishmonger's Daughter, Candela and Armada are just a few of the restaurants we hope to see open in 2026.

COLUMN: This New Year's Day, I'm starting a challenge for myself: Let's focus on the things I can control and not shy away from discomfort.

After powerful winds over the past few days, we’ll get a nice break from the disruptive wind gusts to finish out 2025. A powerful cold front will cross Maryland early Thursday, bringing another batch of arctic cold and scattered flurries, snow showers, and snow squalls.

This year, The Banner worked with illustrators from our Maryland community to tackle stories big and small.

If you’re heading to the Inner Harbor to watch the fireworks on Wednesday, plan for traffic restrictions in downtown Baltimore starting at 4 p.m.

Falkenhan’s Hardware was a staple for every Baltimore home’s needs. A fire that destroyed the building has the Hampden community reflecting on what it means to lose it.

It’s been nearly a year since a Banner investigation revealed just how hard it is for Baltimore children to get to school on time, but Maryland’s most powerful lawmakers remain mum on the issue.

Two new bars are coming to Baltimore in 2026.

The program is primarily funded by the organization behind the Baltimore Baby Bonus.

The report listed a slew of recommendations to prevent future explosions and fires in the city’s underground conduits.

Morgan State University’s marching band joins nearly a dozen others from the U.S. and beyond to perform in the iconic Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.

Baltimore will continue to see strong winds and frigid temperatures Tuesday, with a slight chance of snow later this week to kick off the new year.

With elections on tap in 2026, a replacement will have to wait until 2027.

COLUMN: When Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York on Thursday, the city will become the largest local government in the United States led by a Democratic Socialist. Til then, Montgomery County holds the title.

From sports to culture, we captured so many moments in photos. Here are The Baltimore Banner’s favorite photos of 2025.

The transportation department set a loftier street-paving goal than in the previous three years, but fell far short of it.

A Baltimore City school built for 1,000 students serves fewer than 200, while schools on the other side of the city are bursting at the seams.

Revlon is a queer Black artist who lives in Baltimore's Penn North neighborhood and has been recognized as one of the pioneers of Baltimore's ballroom scene, a subculture built by LGBTQIA+ Black and Latino communities.

Gale force winds blew a 950-foot U.S. Navy cargo ship off its moorings in South Baltimore on Monday afternoon.

Thirteen incarcerated people have been killed by other prisoners this year, state officials said, marking the highest annual total in at least a decade.