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Family and parenting

    When it’s too cold to play outside, bring the snow in
    These are the snow days that try parents’ souls. But even when you’re working from home, it’s easy to weave in a few fun hands-on activities that make a snow day feel special and memorable.
    Fill a shallow plastic bin or baking dish with snow, bring it inside and let kids take their favorite toys into a miniature winter wonderland. Paw Patrol snow rescue. Dinosaurs tromping through the snow. Barbie dolls building a snowman.
    SquashWise finds its home inside Howard Street’s old bus depot
    Howard Street’s 24,000-foot former Greyhound bus station just got a makeover from its new owner: SquashWise, a community organization empowering Baltimore youth through the sport.
    An iconic Greyhound sign hangs near the squash courts at the new home of SquashWise in the former bus terminal at Howard and Centre streets.
    State finds neglect in foster teen’s hotel suicide, says aide didn’t secure meds
    The company contracted to care for the teenage girl who had been living in an East Baltimore hotel for weeks failed to lock up her medication or properly supervise her, a state report found.
    Department of Human Services building on S. Charles Street, in Baltimore, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
    South Baltimore parents will get $1,500 to support their newborns
    The program is primarily funded by the organization behind the Baltimore Baby Bonus.
    Cherry Hill Baby Bonus leaders expect 150 babies to be born to neighborhood residents in 2026, bringing the cost of the program to $225,000.
    A very good boy: A day with Gaston, a facility dog at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
    Therapy dogs at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital bring hope and comfort to children. The dogs graduated from the Canine Companions service program.
    Gaston licks Bert Edelman’s face during a physical therapy session at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore.
    Grief is hard enough. The holidays can make it harder.
    The holidays can be a difficult time for people navigating the death of a loved one. Grieving Marylanders say they don’t have it all figured out, but they’ve found ways to find joy in memories and traditions this holiday season.
    These are Baltimore’s most-borrowed books of 2025
    What exactly is the “City That Reads” reading? Pratt staff provided a list of the top 25 titles circulated within the last 12 months.
    Some of the most-borrowed books at the Enoch Pratt Library.
    The ‘City that Reads’ is reading — more
    A record number of volumes were borrowed from Baltimore’s library system last year.
    A record number of volumes were borrowed from the Enoch Pratt Free Library system last year.
    Robert ‘Woody’ Popik, Orioles and Ravens DJ, with ‘a heart as big as Baltimore,’ dies at 59
    You might have never heard Robert Popik's name, but you've likely heard his music. Popik, who died last week at 59, was the DJ for the Orioles, Ravens and other local teams for more than two decades.
    Robert Popik.
    Maryland is keeping more foster kids with family, but there’s still a long way to go
    Research shows that foster kids adjust better and are more likely to be reunited with the parents when they stay under the care of loved ones.
    Faith Staubs moved to Washington County in October 2024 and was caring for Skyler full-time before Christmas. She said the once quiet boy has blossomed since being home with family.
    A genetic disease is stealing their toddler. A blood test at birth could have saved her.
    In October 2024, Kennedy Krieger Institute doctors diagnosed Carmen Akras with late infantile onset metachromatic leukodystrophy, or MLD. The recessive genetic condition destroys the nervous system and affects one of every 40,000 babies in this country. There is a test, and a new therapy, that could help other children.
    Annie Akras holds her daughter, Carmen, inside their home in Baltimore last month.
    Metachromatic leukodystrophy and Duchenne’s added to federal newborn screening recommendations
    U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed a mandate Tuesday adding metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel.
    At the Federal Health and Human Services press conference in Washington, DC, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signs the mandate surrounded by children with MLD/ DMD and their families and advocates.
    Baltimore toy store Shananigans runs on nostalgia and generations of friendship
    New owners, same wrapping paper: These Roland Park besties are keeping Shananigans Toy Shop open for the next generation.
    In March, Beth Foxwell, left, and Anne Bev Fuller became the third set of owners of Shananigans Toy Shop in North Baltimore’s Wyndhurst Station.
    ‘Quirky,’ ‘picturesque’ Thanksgiving on display at annual Blessing of the Hounds
    In the scenic Western Run Valley of Baltimore County, the old English tradition of the Blessing of the Hounds withstands the test of time.
    One of the Green Spring Valley Hounds was eager to be blessed, jumping up on Rev. Thomas Clement during his prayer before the annual Blessing of the Hounds at St. John’s Church.
    Woman reunited with child after ICE apprehends Honduran husband in Highlandtown
    Ronal Ramos-Delcid placed into custody in downtown Baltimore after arrest captured on video.
    A still from a video shared with the Facebook group "Baltimore Highlandtown GDM" showing ICE officers arresting Ronal Ramos-Delcid in the Highlandtown neighborhood of Baltimore.
    ‘Help, I have a baby!’ ICE struggles with Honduran man before Baltimore arrest
    Videos posted in a Southeast Baltimore social media group Sunday show a group of agents wearing black tactical gear marked “Police” dragging a man along a sidewalk in Highlandtown.
    A still from a video from Baltimore residents as they move to confront apparent immigration agents on a Southeast Baltimore residential street Sunday morning.
    ‘Helping out is the way to go’: Poly students create food pantry for families
    Baltimore Polytechnic Institute senior Chelsea Zellous restocks the food pantry at the school on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.
    You can still climb the ruins of one of the Baltimore area’s last company towns
    Daniels, once a thriving Baltimore County community, offers century-old stones, rusted-out cars and spectacular scenery.
    Nailah Agbodjogbe, of Towson, explores the ruins of Daniels, an old company town.
    Maryland’s neediest residents ‘stretching food’ as SNAP benefits remain uncertain
    Maryland families who depend on SNAP benefits are unsure what November will bring as they potentially face a month without food aid.
    Amina Whynn carries her daughter, A’keena, to pick up her other daughter from school in Baltimore. Whynn says feeding three growing kids is expensive, especially with rising food prices.
    Meet the kids obsessed with everything that terrifies you
    Here are the Maryland children obsessed with all things scary and creepy.
    Rowan Waterbury stands around his backyard dressed as Halloween series antagonist Michael Myers.
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