Family and parenting

    Oldfields School advocates announce plans to reopen 156-year-old institution in September
    Advocates announced that a new board of trustees chaired by Taylor Smith, the former head of school, will take over.
    Oldfields School, established in 1867, will be closing at the end of teh school year.
    Childhood obesity can now be treated with weight-loss drugs, surgery
    The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance calling for earlier interventions to help prevent kids from developing diabetes, high blood pressure and other potentially devastating conditions.
    Laseanya Darby, 20, sits on her back porch with her mother, Rana Young. Darby was treated through the Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital's Weigh Smart Program starting at age 7 and had bariatric surgery as an adult.
    From new athletic fields to a repaired gazebo, Baltimore’s historic Riverside Park get a makeover
    When finished, the revamped 17-acre park will include a multipurpose field, a new softball diamond with regulation-sized walls in right field, and new basketball and pickleball courts.
    Athletic fields are under construction at Riverside Park in South Baltimore.
    Commentary: WMAR’s removal of Capital Gazette shooting video was the right call
    WMAR-2 News made the right choice in pulling down a documentary trailer about the 2018 Capital Gazette killings in Annapolis, Baltimore Banner Public Editor DeWayne Wickham says.
    Gov. Wes Moore, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and Maryland first lady Dawn Moore lay a wreath during a ceremony memorializing the victims of the 2018 Capital Gazette shooting Wednesday in Annapolis.
    Recreational cannabis is legal in Maryland today
    A round up of The Baltimore Banner's cannabis coverage.
    Behind the scenes at Curio Wellness
    Baltimore Pride enters its 48th year
    Baltimore Pride began as a small event back in 1975 and has since grown to massive proportions as it entered its 48th year.
    Rachel Baffoe-Bonnie, left, hugs Stephanie Ho, a parade participant with Johns Hopkins, at the Baltimore Pride Parade in Baltimore, Maryland.
    How to talk to your teen about cannabis legalization in Maryland
    It’s still illegal — and risky — for anyone under 21 to use marijuana.
    Carolyn Barth poses for a portrait in her yard with her children behind her in Ellicott City on Wednesday June 28, 2023.
    Baltimore City Council members vote to advance creation of Office of Aging
    The Mayor’s Office of Aging would focus on topics such as income maintenance, housing and personal care services.
    The exterior of Baltimore City Hall as seen on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.
    Display of pride flags could be limited in Anne Arundel County schools under proposed policy
    This summer, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education could decide to propose amendments on a policy that would prohibit the display of LGBTQ pride flags on school property.
    File photo of pride flag.
    As more Marylanders grow older, a debilitating eye disease is gaining ground
    Age-related macular degeneration is incurable, but Marylanders are getting better treatment for it now, physicians say.
    Debra Grigsby, 70, retired nurse from Carroll County, receives a shot in her eye from Dr. Lisa Schocket of the University of Maryland for age-related macular degeneration. The injection will slow the progression of the eye condition. It’s especially prevalent in older adults and has no cure — it can only be slowed. More people are getting diagnosed with the disease as a consequence of living longer.
    Maryland’s education leaders sought big changes in child care funding — then abruptly reversed course
    The now-canceled plans had shocked Maryland Family Network officials, who worried child care providers could lose crucial funding and face staff furloughs.
    Mohammed Choudhury, state school superintendent, during a state school board meeting on February 28, 2023.
    Juneteenth encourages a sense of pride, community and history for Black Americans
    A growing number of people are celebrating Juneteenth, which commemorates the day when the last enslaved African descendants in Texas learned they were free.
    Baltimore performance group Urban Foli plays at Malcolm Ruff's annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 17, 2023.
    Commentary: Let’s give the Isley Brothers the appreciation they deserve
    The Isley Brothers, who will headline Baltimore’s AFRAM cultural and music festival Sunday, have shaped popular music for three generations, resonating with audiences and influencing countless rock, soul, and hip-hop artists along the way, Banner Opinion Editor Mark Williams says.
    This collection shows covers of some of the most popular Isley Brothers albums from 1959 to 1987. Their career has shaped popular music and influenced a broad range of other artists for three generations. They are headlining the AFRAM cultural and music festival at Baltimore's Druid Hill Park on Sunday.
    A year later, big changes — maybe a movie deal — for Baltimore’s longest-living Jane Doe
    It’s been one year since the Baltimore woman who was missing child No. 1201298 found her identity — one year of changes big and small.
    Simboli Ruffin, holding her passport, stands for a portrait in her home on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Ruffin, the Baltimore woman known as 'the longest living Jane Doe,' finally discovered her true identity in 2022 following a decades-long search and a Baltimore Banner investigation.
    Air quality alert in Baltimore: What you need to know
    The Baltimore area is under a code red air quality warning. Here’s how to stay safe.
    A person runs through Federal Hill Park on Thursday morning, June 8, 2023. Baltimore's air quality remains at dangerous levels due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.
    People of Pride: A look at Maryland’s LGBTQ community
    The Banner asked LGBTQ Marylanders what Pride Month means to them and what are the biggest challenges facing the community? Here are some of their answers.
    Marquis Clayton, 35, poses for a portrait around Mount Vernon, in Baltimore, Wednesday May 31, 2023.
    Annapolis Pride brings parade and festival to downtown
    Annapolis Pride held its annual parade and festival on West Street on Saturday, one of the first of many Pride events across Maryland during the month of June.
    Maria Jose Gullett, 30, shows off her rainbow makeup at Annapolis Pride parade and festival on June 3, 2023.
    Couples use Annapolis Pride to get married, renew vows
    Anne Arundel County Clerk of the Court Scott Poyer performed the ceremonies at the festival.
    Crystal Dove, 39, and Tammy Collins, 40 were married during Annapolis Pride by Arundel County Clerk of the Court Scott Poyer on June 3, 2023.
    Commentary: Abortion access remains a priority in Maryland even with more restrictions across the country
    Three University of Maryland Medical Center clinicians say they are committed to ensuring access to abortion as health care in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.
    382212 01: The controversial abortion pill known as RU-486, seen here as Mifeprex, is being shipped to U.S. physicians for the first time beginning November 20, 2000 following approval of the drug by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September.
    Stay, leave or convert: Some Catholics at a crossroads about religion amid sexual abuse allegations against priests
    People are leaving Catholicism because of the church abuse scandal among other reasons. But there are also people who chose to stay.
    Mary Jo Rogers pictured in her home on May 23, 2023 with her religious artifacts many of which are family heirlooms. Rogers says she feels betrayed by the church and can't go back. She still has her Catholic faith but it is seperate from the insitution.
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