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Maryland

    Annapolis leaders went to Sweden to learn about climate change. I went to IKEA.
    Walk under the U.S., Maryland, and Swedish flags and into the mammoth blue-and-yellow IKEA building in College Park, and the first of many brightly colored, chipper displays makes clear that saving the planet is at stake with every purchase.
    The entrance of the IKEA store in College Park, Maryland on Oct. 2 is filled  with information on the Swedish furniture giants sustainability goals.
    Education, crime, affordability: Why Black residents continue to leave Baltimore
    For a decade, Baltimore lost more Black than white residents from 2010 to 2020, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
    Nazirah Muhammad sits with her daughter Khalilah Muhammad-Debellote, 8, at their home in Randallstown. The family moved there in 2021 for more living space and a slower pace of life.
    Bunch of nonsense: Why the banana shortage tied to the ports strike isn’t real
    This week, a massive container ship called the Chiquita Voyager arrived in Port Wilmington in Delaware, and members of the ILA unloaded it.
    Chiquita bananas are sold locally, including at Streets Market in Charles Village.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Powerboat Show comes to City Dock, followed by Sailboat Show
    It’s the start of the Annapolis Boat Shows this weekend, first power then sail. Other great things to do over the next seven days include the start of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Season and the Anne Arundel Lifeline 100 bike rides.
    Hundreds of boats will be on display at City Dock in Annapolis for the Annapolis Boat Show starting Thursday. The show continues through Sunday  and then is replaced next week by the Annapolis Sailboat Show.
    Ravens CB Arthur Maulet returns to practice as team’s injury list shrinks
    The Ravens have 21 days to activate Maulet, who could be a candidate to play Sunday against the Bengals.
    Baltimore Ravens cornerback Arthur Maulet (10) catches a football during practice at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on May 22, 2024.
    Maryland State Police to pay $2.75M to settle hiring discrimination case
    The agency will also rework testing requirements following a two-year investigation by the federal government into hiring practices.
    The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
    The Ravens β€” yes, the Ravens β€” have one of the NFL’s best screen games
    Four games into the 2024 season, Todd Monken’s conviction in the Ravens’ screen game has been handsomely rewarded.
    Lamar Jackson is 16-for-19 for 137 yards on screen passes this year, a crucial weapon for an offensive line that has needed a counterpunch against overly aggressive pass rushes.
    Most 8th graders can’t pass Maryland’s math test. Can you?
    Can you find the area of a cylinder? Solve a system of equations? Eighth graders in Maryland are supposed to know how to do all of that and more.
    Students walk in the hallway at Nottingham Middle School on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Rosedale, MD.
    University of Maryland can’t cancel Gaza vigil, federal judge rules
    A federal judge on Tuesday granted a University of Maryland student group’s request for an injunction β€” with a few conditions.
    Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
    Gov. Moore shares β€˜Oh my God’ Biden moment, describes missteps in Orioles lease talks
    Speaking at The Baltimore Banner’s iMPACT Maryland event, Moore said he didn’t do the best job explaining what it meant for the state and the baseball team to sign a memorandum of understanding β€” news that was flashed on the ballpark video board in the middle of a game.
    Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks during his discussion with Dean Baquet at IMPACT Maryland held at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, October 1st, 2024.
    Ex-husband caught in Florida, charged in Maryland double homicide
    David Phillip Turner, 33, from Miami, was taken into custody on Saturday in Ft. Lauderdale.
    A patrol call belonging to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office
    You’ve got one vote in the Senate race. The prize is democracy, organized the way you want it.
    Voters are being asked to game the future of the U.S. Senate when picking Ben Cardin’s successor. Will Democrats take the upper House? Or will Republicans hold on?
    You need a degree in poli-sci to suss out all the wrinkles, permutations and potential ipso factors in the Maryland Senate race. Or you could taka clue from gamblers and bet the parlay.
    Marylanders don’t have a β€˜right to die.’ Those who live with pain want options.
    Diane Kraus, after watching legislation stall for years in Maryland, found hope when the Delaware General Assembly passed legislation that would allow those with terminal illnesses to choose death with dignity. But then the governor vetoed the legislation.
    Diane Kraus poses for a portrait on the balcony of her Baltimore home on Aug. 22, 2024.
    Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83
    Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.
    Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds in action at the bat against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, August 1978. He died on Sept. 30, 2024 at the age of 83.
    Ravens cornerback Arthur Maulet returning to practice; John Harbaugh blames himself for timeout mistake
    The Ravens, who’ve used several slot defenders over the season’s first four weeks, face the Bengals on Sunday in their AFC North opener.
    Baltimore Ravens cornerback Arthur Maulet (10) watches teammates run drills during practice at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on May 22, 2024.
    Candidates for U.S. Senate
    Candidates for U.S. Senate in Maryland, including Larry Hogan, David J. Trone and Angela Alsobrooks.
    Former Governor Larry Hogan, right, faces Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks to become Maryland’s next U.S. Senator.
    Maryland becomes the first East Coast state to adopt worker heat protections
    Maryland’s newly published and adopted heat standard, which goes into effect Monday, requires all workers to have access to water, shade and rest breaks when temperatures exceed 80 degrees.
    In Maryland, workers now must be provided with at least 32 ounces of water, shaded breaks and training on the symptoms of heat illness.
    The Ravens’ offense manipulated β€” then crushed β€” the Bills
    β€œThey came out and out-physical-ed us and dominated on the line of scrimmage,” Buffalo linebacker Baylon Spector said after the loss.
    The Bills responded to the Ravens’ physicality by putting more size on the field, which created space for Justice Hill, shown here after his 19-yard TD pass.
    Rare brown boobies bewitch Baltimore birders
    Brown boobies, rare birds native to the tropics, are getting comfortable on buoys in the Chesapeake.
    Brown Boobies sit on a port hand navigation buoy in the Chesapeake Bay near Rock Hall. A colony of more than a dozen boobies, which are normally found in the tropics, has been drawing birders onto the bay for much of the summer.
    As port strike looms, businesses are still reeling from Key Bridge collapse
    Six months after the Key Bridge collapse, more than 5,500 companies β€” most of them in transportation and warehousing β€” have applied for SBA loans.
    With a new bridge still years away, most companies view SBA loans as a short-term solution.
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