South Baltimore neighborhoods

    Brooklyn will soon lose its last bank branch
    Residents are grappling with losing Brooklyn's only full-service bank in the coming months.
    Arundel Federal Savings Bank is set to close their Brooklyn branch this February.
    Woman reunited with child after ICE apprehends Honduran husband in Highlandtown
    Ronal Ramos-Delcid placed into custody in downtown Baltimore after arrest captured on video.
    A still from a video shared with the Facebook group "Baltimore Highlandtown GDM" showing ICE officers arresting Ronal Ramos-Delcid in the Highlandtown neighborhood of Baltimore.
    1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting near Cross Street Market in Baltimore’s Federal Hill
    One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Thursday night near Cross Street Market in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood.
    The exterior of the Cross Street Market in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, December 9, 2024.
    With lead developer out, Baltimore Peninsula to reset again
    MAG Partners announced it is no longer working on Kevin Plank's Baltimore Peninsula project. The New York real estate firm had been involved as a developer and investor since May 2022.
    Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore on April 21, 2025.
    ICE is coming! Baltimore’s scooter-riding ‘Paul Revere’ warns immigrants.
    Grambo’s neighborhood rides come as some communities across the nation scramble to confront stepped-up immigration enforcement.
    Buzz Grambo, otherwise known as the "Paul Revere of Patterson Park, walks his dog just before a storm on October 10, 2025. Grambo will often warn others when ICE is in the area.
    South Baltimore’s closed schools are prime real estate. For now, they’re full of trash.
    While they wait for a developer, two Cherry Hill school buildings have been burned, vandalized and used as a dumping ground.
    Trash and abandoned furniture on the grounds of the former New Era Academy school in Cherry Hill.
    Baltimore Police investigate 2 unrelated deaths, stabbing that left man dead
    Baltimore Police are investigating the deaths of two unidentified males found in different neighborhoods Thursday and a stabbing that left a man dead.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Locust Point residents cheered when noisy military ships left. Then one came back.
    Locust Point residents thought their wishes had been granted Wednesday when two massive and noisy military cargo ships left the spot where they’d been berthed since June. But then one returned.
    The spot where two massive military cargo ships were berthed in Locust Point was empty Wednesday morning.
    Just how loud are those Locust Point ships? We visited some other noisy spots to find out.
    The plight of Locust Point residents who must live with constant noise from two military cargo ships got us wondering: How does the racket there compare to other noisy spots?
    A pair of huge Navy ships, the USNS Charlton, left, and the USNS Pomeroy, docked near residential homes at North Locust Point on June 5. Since then, residents say that the ships have never turned off the engines -- meaning that they are always making tons of noise, shining bright lights into people's windows, and making the air all smelly with diesel.
    Van Hollen urges feds to address 24/7 noise from massive military ships in Locust Point
    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is pressing federal officials to address Locust Point and Fells Point residents’ complaints over noise, fumes and lights from two docked military ships.
    A pair of huge Navy ships, the USNS Charlton, left, and the USNS Pomeroy, docked near residential homes at North Locust Point on June 5. Since then, residents say that the ships have never turned off the engines -- meaning that they are always making tons of noise, shining bright lights into people's windows, and making the air all smelly with diesel.
    A Maryland family transformed its corner hardware store into an empire
    Rick Miller is bringing Zeskind’s Millwork and Specialty Hardware into its 100th year — and back to Southwest Baltimore.
    Rick Miller, owner of Zeskind’s, is the fourth generation of the 100-year-old millwork and hardware business.
    Maryland will require giant ‘windscreen’ to shield South Baltimore from CSX coal dust
    Maryland environmental regulators to impose new restrictions on a coal export terminal in South Baltimore, blocking CSX dust from polluting neighborhoods.
    Loaded coal cars are wait to be offloaded at CSX’s Curtis Bay Coal Pier on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
    Baltimore expands flagship anti-violence program to Southern District
    Baltimore partners with leaders in the community to identify and intervene with people at the highest risk of experiencing or committing violence.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, along with representatives from Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) and other public officials held a press conference on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Cherry Hill to announce the expansion of the City's Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) program. Speaking at center is Termite, or Kin Brown-Lane, a community leader who works with the strategy to reduce violence in her community.
    Baltimore has a new place to drink on the water
    From two veterans of Baltimore's dining scene, Bellini's at 500 Harborview Drive picks up where Tabrizi's left off.
    Restaurateur Brian Acquavella has reimagined a waterfront bar in South Baltimore as Bellini’s. The space was previously operated by Tabrizi’s.
    Noise from massive military ships at Locust Point could last another 6 months, feds say
    The Maritime Administration told Locust Point residents it is working to alleviate the roar caused by the generators of two massive military ships berthed there.
    A pair of huge Navy ships, the USNS Charlton, left, and the USNS Pomeroy, docked near residential homes at North Locust Point on June 5. Since then, residents say that the ships have never turned off the engines -- meaning that they are always making tons of noise, shining bright lights into people's windows, and making the air all smelly with diesel.
    Harborview co-owner cries foul, arguing partner orchestrated foreclosure to take over
    Attorneys for minority owner Richard Swirnow are arguing that the foreclosure case was the result of a takeover scheme.
    Harborview Marina in South Baltimore sold at public auction in May for $2.9 million.
    Locust Point’s noisy military ships should have been quiet by now, Ferguson says
    The noisy, hulking grey-hulled cargo ships, which are the size of aircraft carriers, are being transferred to MARAD by the Military Sealift Command to be placed into a reduced readiness status.
    A pair of huge Navy ships, the USNS Charlton, left, and the USNS Pomeroy, docked near residential homes at North Locust Point on June 5. Since then, residents say that the ships have never turned off the engines -- meaning that they are always making tons of noise, shining bright lights into people's windows, and making the air all smelly with diesel.
    ‘It’s so distressing:’ Neighbors plead for quiet from noisy military ships berthed at Locust Point
    Residents of Baltimore's Locust Point neighborhood are accustomed to the sound of ship horns and train whistles, even the Domino Sugar plant. But some say the noise and lights from two massive Navy ships that recently docked near their homes has been unbearable. They want to know what officials are going to do about it?
    A pair of huge Navy ships, the USNS Charlton, left, and the USNS Pomeroy, docked near residential homes at North Locust Point on June 5. Since then, residents say that the ships have never turned off the engines -- meaning that they are always making tons of noise, shining bright lights into people's windows, and making the air all smelly with diesel.
    Why is a rich doctor making his South Baltimore marina go bust?
    A minority owner of Harborview is suing his business partner, accusing him of a scheme to seize complete control of the South Baltimore marina.
    Boats docked at Harborview Marina in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
    Cherry blossoms in Baltimore: When and where to catch peak bloom
    Use our interactive map to find cherry blossoms near where you live — or head to the groves at Fort McHenry.
    Cherry Blossoms in bloom at Fort McHenry on March 30, 2024.
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