West Baltimore neighborhoods

    Police fire at pair outside a West Baltimore liquor store; 1 person shot, 1 person sought
    Police fired shots at two people fleeing from a liquor store in West Baltimore where a 31-year-old man was found wounded by gunfire.
    A Baltimore Police car and 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.
    Woman and baby found dead in West Baltimore, police investigating
    Baltimore Police are investigating after a 32-year-old woman and a 1-year-old baby were found dead in a home in the 1800 block of McCulloh Street Tuesday morning.
    The 1800 block of McCulloh Street where a woman and baby were found dead on Feb. 13, 2024.
    Amtrak awards $1B-plus contract for new West Baltimore tunnel
    The supergroup Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture has been awarded a $1 billion-plus contract to bore two new tunnel tubes underneath West Baltimore. The project will ultimately replace a 151-year-old passenger rail tunnel that is a major bottleneck in the Northeast Corridor.
    Amtrak President Roger Harris approaches the lectern at the opening of a newly constructed train platform at Baltimore’s Penn Station on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
    Baltimore Police arrest man in St. Patrick’s Day 2023 fatal hit-and-run
    Derek Glenn’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.356, according to the charging documents. That’s more than four times higher than the legal driving limit.
    Baltimore Police lights flicker at night.
    47-year-old cyclist killed in hit-and-run in West Baltimore
    Police say they found the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries after being struck by an unidentified vehicle.
    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.
    Hollins Market begins to unveil its $2.1 million makeover
    The market is holding an open house and tours Saturday to provide an early glimpse at the renovations.
    The exterior of the renovated Hollins Market on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Baltimore.
    From West Baltimore to L.A.: Actor returns to the home theater where he got his start
    Theater is more than a hobby. It saved his life.
    Robert Lee Hardy, star of Marty and the Hands That Could, sits on the stage at Arena Players Incorporated, where the play is being shown, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. Arena Players Incorporated is the theater where Hardy took his first steps into acting before moving to Los Angeles.
    Amtrak’s tunnel is coming. Can this group get residents onboard?
    While Amtrak’s new Frederick Douglass Tunnel will keep its passenger trains running under West Baltimore for decades to come, local leaders and residents want a say in how the federally subsidized company plans to invest in communities above the tunnel while it’s building.
    Passenger rail company Amtrak hosted an open house-style community meeting at Carver Vocational-Technical High School on Sept. 26, 2023 to offer details about construction of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, which will bore two new two-mile tunnel tubes underneath parts of West Baltimore.
    As Baltimore rethinks ‘Highway to Nowhere,’ the clock is ticking for federal grants
    Community groups wonder why it’s taking so long to make progress in reimagining U.S. 40 in West Baltimore — aka the Highway to Nowhere.
    Baltimore's “Highway to Nowhere” reflects bad decision making and disregard for the neighborhoods it harmed, says E. Evans Paull, a retired city planner and the author of “Stop the Road: Stories from the Trenches of Baltimore’s Road Wars.”
    From shooting hoops to shooting photos, City College sophomore follows his passion
    How a student re-envisioned his involvement in sports
    Travis Winstead Jr. smiles for a portrait in front of a stone archway that reads "The Baltimore City College."
    Baltimore Police identify Jan. 2 homicide victim as 16-year-old Carver Vo-Tech student
    The killing of Noah Gibson, the first homicide in the city in 2024, continues an upward trend in the number of Baltimore youths who have been shot since the coronavirus pandemic.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Commentary: Nextdoor has been overrun with prejudice and misinformation
    Toxicity has its grip on yet another online app.
    Any disagreement suddenly means you’re the enemy, with neighbors turning on neighbors.
    A West Baltimore principal chose her students’ future over her school’s
    With funding dwindling and classes on the chopping block, LaWanda Wilson did something rare and remarkable this fall.
    LaWanda Wilson, principal of Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, is interviewed inside the school on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.
    Photos: The Baltimore Banner’s best photos of 2023
    As 2023 winds down, The Banner’s photo staff culled through the thousands of pictures we filed this year to highlight some of the most memorable frames, stories and projects from across Baltimore and the surrounding region.
    The Baltimore Orioles go wild in the clubhouse following the team’s playoff-clinching win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. The Orioles earned a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
    KIPP Harmony employee arrested after bringing gun to charter school
    The gun was found by another employee in a school bathroom.
    As evictions and expenses rise, Maryland renter coalition pushes for more aid
    A new report found that Maryland could see costs savings if lawmakers provided money upfront to prevent the displacement of those most at risk.
    NaShona Kess, vice president of the NAACP Baltimore City chapter, speaks at a news conference at The People’s Park in Annapolis about the need for more investment in eviction prevention funding on Dec. 20, 2023.
    Joyce Malecki’s brother describes FBI exhuming her body as ‘very emotional’
    “I think of what she could have done with her life,” said Joyce Malecki’s brother, Darryl, as he discussed the FBI exhuming her body Thursday. He hopes there will soon be a break in the 1969 killing, which was investigated in the Netflix series, “The Keepers.”
    Joyce Malecki.
    FBI exhumes body of Joyce Malecki, whose killing was investigated in ‘The Keepers’
    The FBI announced Thursday that it had completed the exhumation of Joyce Malecki from Loudon Park Cemetery. The Netflix documentary “The Keepers” explored whether Malecki’s murder was connected to the killing of Sister Cathy Cesnik in the early 1970s.
    Promotional image for The Keepers on Netflix
    Remembering Kevin ‘Buster’ Brown, the ‘guardian angel’ of Fells Point
    For 20 years, Kevin Brown, who went by “Buster” or “Bustah,” made Fells Point a little warmer, safer and cleaner. He died late last month at 65.
    Kevin Brown, better known as "Buster" or "the guardian angel" of Fells Point, died late last month at age 65.
    Santa’s making a list and creeping me out
    For as long as I’ve been an adult, I’ve been petrified of costumed characters, including Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, mascots and Mickey Mouse and all his friends at Disneyland.
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