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The author of “The Great Gatsby” lies in a grave under an old oak in Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church Cemetery in Rockville, not far from the Red Line tracks.

Timothy Bess, a Ravens diehard who lives in Kentucky, has never been to an MLB game. And he’s certainly never been to a football-plus-baseball doubleheader. That will change Sunday in Baltimore.

A Johns Hopkins University club has been putting on shadow cast performances of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for nearly a decade. After Tim Curry’s death, those students are honoring his legacy.

The Club Car, a popular LGBTQ+ bar in Station North, will close in January to renovate a new space and reopen as part of the historic North Avenue Market.

Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting a 62-year-old man in Dundalk this week, the Baltimore County Police Department said.

Another rabies alert went out from the Harford County Health Department on Friday, warning residents of Street that a raccoon tested positive for rabies.

Although the Ravens-Orioles doubleheader day is expected to start dry, rain and thunderstorms could dampen the fun at Camden Yards in the evening, said Luis Rosa, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

Local Swifties are getting their fix of their favorite artist thanks to an influx of Taylor Swift tribute shows.

The Maryland Zoo’s Ian Shelley shares many stories about how it has changed in a new book, “This Is Your Zoo: 150 Years of Community, Conservation, and Change at the Maryland Zoo.”

NASA’s Reid Wiseman, a Cockeysville native, served as grand marshal of Dulaney High School's homecoming parade Friday.

The Baltimore County Police Department’s Aviation Unit followed the vehicle and told responding officers the driver ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle, Detective Anthony Shelton said. No one was injured in the collision.

A 66-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle in North Central Baltimore on Friday morning.

Since taking leadership roles on the County Council, Council members Krystal Oriadha and Edward Burroughs have come under scrutiny for pushing to divert millions of dollars in project charges to their preferred organizations.

The Annapolis Planning Commission conditionally approved a developer’s proposal to bring a Royal Farms gas station and marketplace to the intersection of Forest Drive and Tyler Avenue.

Investigators believe the mass shooting in Baltimore Wednesday night is connected to an ongoing gang dispute, law enforcement sources told The Banner.

Prosecutors on Friday dropped all charges against a Baltimore Police officer who had been accused of pulling a shotgun on a woman at his home during a night of drinking.

Gov. Moore is seeking economic disaster loans for businesses impacted by the closure of Empire Towers.

Wisline Platel was forced to leave her life and son behind in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after facing threats of gang violence. She came to the United States in 2024 through the humanitarian parole program. Platel was detained by ICE on Aug. 19 and is being held at an immigration detention facility in Virginia. Platel’s sister, Samara, is willing to share more about the impact on her family and the broader Haitian community.

The $35 million refresh of Rash Field Park is gorgeous and sure to bring people downtown to enjoy its many features. But I worry that it’s not going to stay fresh. It’s up to all of us to make sure it does.

Potomac native Shreya Navile appears in Netflix’s new Bollywood dance comedy, “Best of the Best.”