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West Baltimore neighborhoods

    DTLR storefront, and new sneakers, helps kids returning to school
    A new resource space in the Baltimore City Public Schools headquarters is making sure that a student’s first steps back into school is paired with a support system and shoes and apparel.
    DTLR in partnershop with The Movement Team has a new "storefront" for students located at the Baltimore City Public Schools Headquarters. Akil Trice of The Movement Team and Tremayne Lipscomb Sr, Community Outreach Director for DTLR, have worked together for several years in providing the community with footwear.
    Baltimore’s oldest firehouse named historic landmark; eligible for $5 million for renovations
    The firehouse is slated to receive capital funds from the city in the next two fiscal years for improvements and repairs. Additionally, there’s $5 million in state funding allocated for the renovation after Tuesday’s landmark decision.
    Josephine Battagalia, 78, lives about a block away from the Engine 14 fire station.
    In wake of mass shooting, Aaron Maybin offered a young teen a safe space and two books
    Maybin had to teach him about how “death is all in decisions,” he said.
    Program director at Hilton Field House, Aaron Maybin, poses for a portrait at Hilton Field House, in Baltimore, Thursday, January 5, 2023.
    Residents hope mass shooting brings new urgency to crime at Edmondson Village Shopping Center
    Though crime has dropped significantly in recent years, the Edmondson Village shopping center and some of the immediate areas around it have historically grappled with and complained about crime — and many say it is still problem.
    Edmondson Village Shopping Center in Baltimore, Monday, October 17, 2022.
    “We love you Dylan”: Family, friends hold vigil for 8-year-old boy found shot Friday
    Dylan King was energetic, kind and loved sports and video games, his family said.
    A vigil was held in West Baltimore for Dylan King, 8, who was shot and killed last week on December 30, 2022.
    Family of Baltimore teen shot and killed during school lunch hour asks community for justice
    The family of a teenager who died after he was shot alongside four other Baltimore students at a shopping center on the outskirts of town says they are heartbroken.
    One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
    One teen dead, four others shot in mass shooting at Edmondson Village Shopping Center
    A 16-year-old boy has died and four other teenage boys were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village Shopping Center.
    One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
    Tours highlight civil rights legacy in Upton’s Marble Hill
    Resident leaders such as George McMechen, one of Baltimore’s first Black lawyers, and Dr. Lillie Carroll Jackson, a 30-year president of the Baltimore branch of the NAACP, lived in or around the neighborhood.
    Illustration of Marble Hill historic street sign, Clarence Mitchell, Lillie Carroll Jackson and Thurgood Marshall, with map of Marble Hill neighborhood in background.
    Former Harlem Globetrotter ‘Choo’ Smith has big plans for Northwest Baltimore site
    A West Baltimore native wants to create an epicenter of resources at a former school building in Coldspring.
    Charles "Choo" Smith wants to build an "oasis of opportunities" at a former school building in Coldspring. The CommuniVersity will provide intergenerational services with an emphasis on youth.
    Recent college grad creates line of inclusive coloring books for children
    Naomi Winston, a 22-year-old new to Baltimore, created a line of coloring books for Black and Brown kids, which she named The Creative Representation Empire.
    Through a line of coloring books, Naomi Winston wants to create “mirrors of representation” for Black and Brown kids and “coils of understanding” for children to educate themselves about other cultures.
    Boy, 7, fatally shot in West Baltimore rowhouse as gun violence surges to end year
    Police officers discovered the boy’s body upstairs with a gunshot wound to the head.
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    Behind the plexiglass: A corner store witnesses generations of love and loss in West Baltimore
    “That’s why I call her ‘Mama,’” one customer said. “Everybody loves ‘em because everybody knows ‘em. She’s been here for so long, it’s like she’s family for real.”
    Tae Soon Lee talks to Der'eek Fields’ girlfriend who is on speaker phone as he checks out, at Lee's Mini Market, in Baltimore, Thursday, December 1, 2022.
    Maryland Transit Administration subway car derails in Northwest Baltimore Monday night
    A Maryland Transit Authority subway partially derailed above ground Monday evening, according to Baltimore fire officials.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on 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.
    The Culture Report: YGG Tay’s downfall is tragic for all involved
    The rapper's legal troubles underline a greater issue where artists are incentivized to make sure the Scarface-ified lifestyle in their music lines up perfectly with real life.
    YGG Tay in 2016.
    Druid Hill Park artist cherishes kindness of strangers as he transitions to housing
    Colin Williams speaks out about leaving Druid Hill Park, a place he called home for over a year and where he built a collection of artwork known as the “sculpture garden.”
    Colin Williams is receiving support to get housing after living in Druid Hill Park for over a year and creating artwork.
    City supports effort to amend covenant restricting Edmondson Village Shopping Center renovation
    Developer Chicago TREND wants to purchase the shopping center and renovate, but it’s under the condition that certain parts of the covenant are amended.
    Edmondson Village Shopping Center in Baltimore, Monday, October 17, 2022.
    Work of Druid Hill Park artist dismantled as he gets temporary housing with city assistance
    Colin Williams considered himself the 'unofficial artist-in-residence' at the park where he had lived for a year.
    Employees with Baltimore's Department of Public Works demolish Colin Williams' art exhibit in Druid Hill Park on Thursday, Dec. 15.
    Former Mondawmin Target space to be called The Village at Mondawmin
    As Mondawmin Mall strives to revitalize, new additions and renovations highlight need for anchor institutions in communities.
    Seen through a chainlink fence covered in black fabric, a construction worker walks past the old Target building at Mondawmin Mall on 12/13/22.
    Is it going to snow in Baltimore tonight? Here’s what to expect.
    The weather forecast in Baltimore calls for freezing rain, but no snow. Freezing rain can make for a dangerous morning commute, as roads and sidewalks could be slippery.
    Close up of ice and rain on the windshield of a car with bare winter trees beyond.
    JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, political leaders gather to open bank’s new Mondawmin Mall branch
    Gov.-elect Wes Moore and Mayor Brandon Scott were also present at the opening, and discussed the importance of investing in communities in Baltimore.
    Baltimore’s mayor Brandon Scott gives remarks highlighting the benefits that JP Morgan Mondawmin Community Center will bring.
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