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What to do in Baltimore this Thanksgiving weekend, including Miracle on 34th Street
Whether you want to marvel at Hampden’s Miracle on 34th Street, hear Leslie Odom Jr. sing Christmas carols or see “A Christmas Carol” live, we’ve got you covered.
Homes are decorated in holiday lights at Hampden's Miracle on 34th Street annual display on Sunday, December 8, 2024.
Giving thanks for plump cats, all-you-can-eat crabs and tricky parking
In a truly befuddling year, these are things I'm most sincerely, unironically thankful for — from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to Baltimore accents.
Baltimore Banner columnist Leslie Gray Streeter with her cat, Cass Streeter-Zervitz.
Thanksgiving on Kenwood: A 70-year tradition baked into one Baltimore kitchen
One family claimed and sustained their hallmark holiday of Thanksgiving for seven decades in a house near Patterson Park.
Beth Rannie, center, bakes pizelles with her daughter, Mattie Yoncha-Wawrzyniak, right, and granddaughter, Micah Walker.
Turkey trot, Christmas Village and Ravens game traffic comes to town on Thanksgiving
If you’re staying in the Baltimore area for Thanksgiving this year, prepare for traffic jams and parking difficulties.
Christmas Village along the Inner Harbor will be open from noon to 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Autopsy report for federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna released
The 2003 autopsy for federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna has been unsealed after a Pennsylvania newspaper fought for its release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan Luna in an undated photograph.
2 shooting victims discovered after vehicle crashes with Hopkins shuttle
An unidentified man and a 28-year-old woman died Wednesday morning after they were found with gunshot wound in a crashed vehicle in Baltimore, police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
No bomb bursting in air: Cannonball dug up at Fort McHenry was corroded dud
After the arrival of a bomb squad and other precautions, there was no explosion. The historic ordnance was found to be an inert and fully corroded cannonball.
A flag with 15 stars and 15 stripes flies over Fort McHenry.
Maryland gas prices linger around $3 ahead of Thanksgiving but could drop
Though traveling by car this Thanksgiving could be hectic, cheaper gas is a silver lining, especially in Maryland.
Pumps at an Exxon gas station on North Howard Street.
The Dish: Wonder may be the fastest-growing name in food halls. I hated it.
Run, don’t walk, away from Canton’s new Wonder food hall.
A truffle and mushroom pizza by Alanza Pizza, ordered from Wonder in Canton Crossing.
Escalating Key Bridge price adds pressure to upcoming negotiations with builder
Despite Gov. Wes Moore’s repeated commitments to keep the Key Bridge rebuild on time and on budget, the project’s image took a hit last week as officials revealed that initial estimates were off by years and billions of dollars.
Exposed girders are seen as work continues on demolishing the southwest ramp to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in July.
Recent SNAP chaos looms over Thanksgiving, driving some people to food banks
The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history halted food benefits for more than 680,000 Marylanders.
Volunteer Ron Conley, left, hands out bags of food during a Thanksgiving holiday meal giveaway at Trinity Episcopal Church in Towson on Monday.
Jury awards over $21M to man and woman attacked before murder of Pava LaPere
April Hurley and Jonte Gilmore filed a lawsuit against Eden’s Homes LLC, Property Pals LLC and Jason Billingsley, who attacked them in 2023 at a rooming house in West Baltimore.
April Hurley, center, is joined by her attorneys Malcolm Ruff, left, and Phylecia Faublas, as well as her family at a press conference at the law offices of Murphy, Falcon & Murphy on Tuesday.
Pricier Key Bridge rebuild to have over $1 billion in pier protection
The cost and duration of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild significantly increased due to a larger span and extra pier protection.
Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
District courthouse in Baltimore named after Mabel H. Hubbard, state’s first Black female judge
In 1981, Gov. Harry Hughes appointed Mabel H. Hubbard to the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City. She then served as a judge of Baltimore Circuit Court from 1985 to 1999.
Mabel Hubbard’s descendants cut the ribbon during a dedication ceremony honoring Hubbard, the first Black woman appointed to the any bench in the state of Maryland in the 1980s.
9 indicted in Texas-to-Maryland cocaine trafficking ring
Authorities said they arrested nine people in connection with a drug trafficking network that transported a large amount of cocaine from Texas to Maryland, with drugs stashed in homes across the region.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape sits unused on a police vehicle at 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.
Police investigate after body found at ‘trash fire’ in West Baltimore
Baltimore Police are investigating what they described as a “suspicious death” after a body was found Monday night following a fire in West Baltimore.
A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
Cold front will bring freezing temperatures to Maryland for Thanksgiving
A strong cold front will blanket Maryland with near-freezing temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
The forecasted low on Thursday night is 32 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Teen artists are using AI but fear its consequences
Students in Baltimore’s arts programs are navigating how to use AI in their creative processes as they worry about its growing influence.
Wide Angle Youth Media provides internship and apprenticeship opportunities in video production and design to young adults.
Need homework help or personal advice? These college students are turning to AI
Some students at Morgan State University say AI use is a natural part of learning, while others are skeptical and stay away from it.
Students walk around campus several weeks before classes begin at Morgan State University on August 5, 2025.
Morgan State could one day run entirely on AI
The historically Black college may be one of the few universities in the country, perhaps even the world, that has its own sovereign AI.
Morgan State University may be one of the few universities in the country, perhaps even the world, that has its own sovereign AI.
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