South Baltimore neighborhoods
Locust Point restaurant closes after almost 7 years in Anthem House
Amber, a Locust Point cafe serving coffee, craft beer and gastropub-style fare, closed permanently over the weekend.
Baltimore Peninsula adds a Jamaican restaurant to its growing lineup
The owners of popular Jamaican restaurants in Harford and Baltimore counties are opening a concept in Baltimore Peninsula next year.
Baltimore pizzeria owner says Dave Portnoy’s $60K donation feels like ‘Christmas miracle’
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy donated $60,000 to Federal Hill’s TinyBrickOven after stopping in to taste the pizza, only to learn it was scheduled to close on Christmas Day due to struggles with getting a liquor license.
Baltimore-based meat company recalls 7,485 pounds of pork sausage
According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, raw pork sausage items produced by Impero from Oct. 3 to Dec. 19 were processed without inspection.
Baltimore firefighters install dozens of smoke alarms after fatal Greektown fire
Baltimore City firefighters went to door to door, changing batteries and installing new fire alarms in homes in Greektown after a three-alarm fire left one woman dead on Nov. 25.
3 arrested in Federal Hill shooting that led to death of 19-year-old Pasadena woman
Three people were arrested in the Federal Hill shooting that left 19-year-old Cameran Holt dead.
After mass shooting, Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood goes full year with no homicides
In the aftermath of the July 2, 2023 tragedy, the city’s flagship anti-violence program Safe Streets ramped up its work in the area, and officials say the efforts have paid off.
19-year-old woman shot in Federal Hill last month dies, mother says
A 19-year-old woman who was shot multiple times in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27 died Thursday night, her mother said in a social media post.
SCOOP: Biden makes a surprising ice cream choice at Bmore Licks
President Biden visited Bmore Licks in Canton to enjoy ice cream with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks.
State may extinguish green energy subsidies for Baltimore trash incinerator
The companies no longer need the subsidies to remain viable, top lawmakers said.
Letter: Why should polluters profit while communities like Curtis Bay suffer?
A reader says the CSX coal terminal is a stark example of how powerful industries disproportionately affect underserved communities like Curtis Bay.
Brewers Hill apartment building declared safe after partial pool collapse
A rooftop pool leak lead to the evacuation of the Axel Brewers Hill Apartments, fire officials said Friday.
One person dies in Cherry Hill shooting
One unidentified male is dead after being shot multiple times in South Baltimore, police said Monday night.
Letters: Ballot measure to cut City Council size will hurt Black participation
A reader says the ballot measure to cut the size of the Baltimore City Council will diminish the political participation of Black citizens.
8-year-old pulled from Dundalk house fire dies; blaze ruled accidental
Nolan Mars was found by fire crews in a second-floor bedroom and taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
Nick’s Fish House sells to its longtime operators
Online property records show the property changed hands in July for $750,000.
Letters: Giant Food grocery curfew unfairly blames youths for crime
Grocery stores targeting youths with curfews sends the harmful and inaccurate message that young people are primarily responsible for crime and shoplifting, says Hannah Stommel, a Zubrow fellow at the Juvenile Law Center.
What it’s like to live in Curtis Bay, Baltimore’s pollution epicenter
Curtis Bay residents run higher risks of health problems like heart disease and cancer from long-term exposure to pollution, research shows. It takes a mental toll, too.
The neighborhood just wanted a crosswalk. They found out Baltimore doesn’t make it easy.
It wasn’t supposed to be this complicated but it was. It would take about a year and a half to get a handful of plastic bollards installed, bolt a pedestrian sign into the road and some paint at an intersection, according to the people involved.
Letters: Mayor must fix ‘deplorable’ conditions at DPW
A reader says the mayor must fix the “deplorable, inhumane” working conditions at the Department of Public Works sanitation yards after a worker died while on his route.
