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    Proposed Maryland Maglev tunnel could be one of the longest passenger rail tunnels in the US
    A tunnel underneath South Baltimore’s Westport is just the beginning of the developer’s plans for miles of underground train travel.
    The Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail wants to bring a Superconducting Maglev to the Northeast, connecting Baltimore to Washington D.C. and eventually New York.
    Pat Warren, former WJZ anchor and reporter, dies
    Warren was an anchor and reporter, who spent much of her time at WJZ covering Annapolis and the legislature.
    A woman wearing glasses holds a microphone and speaks to the camera. A screen grab of a news broadcast.
    Inside Howard County’s school bus crisis: Everything that went wrong before Zum’s launch
    Correspondence obtained by The Baltimore Banner sheds new light on the missteps that left thousands of students without a ride the first week of school.
    Zum, a California based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public School's roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
    A steady stream of pee is eroding Baltimore’s historic buildings
    Like a yellow Sharpie, the plethora of pee downtown is highlighting long-standing tensions: the exodus of businesses, few public bathrooms and the needs of the city’s enduring homeless population.
    Annapolis sailor triumphs in the battle not to finish last
    Peter Gibbons-Neff erases a 300-mile deficit to finish 57th among 58 finishers in Mini Transat.
    Local sailor Peter Gibbons-Neff Jr. competed in the transatlantic sailing race.
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    ‘Charm City keeps charming’: What Baltimore is grateful for this Thanksgiving
    Baltimore City has given locals plenty of reasons to feel grateful this Thanksgiving. Here are a few of our favorites.
    The ice rink, hosted by Waterfront Partnership, opened on Nov. 11, 2023, and will stay open until Jan. 15. It is located downtown in-between the Harborplace Pavilions.
    Anne Arundel library employees continue push for union despite board’s rejection
    The Anne Arundel County Library’s board recently rejected a request by employees to form a union, maintaining that it didn’t have authority to accept such a petition until enabling legislation is passed at the state level. AFSCME disagrees.
    Books on desk in library at the elementary school
    Evicted by Under Armour, Locust Point Community Garden prepares to relocate in December
    Locust Point Community Garden has until Dec. 15 to vacate the plot of land owned by Under Armour. Baltimore City officials and the Locust Point Civic Association are clearing a portion of Latrobe Park so the program can continue.
    Scene of the community garden located next to Under Armour in Locust Point. (Photo courtesy of Dave Arndt)
    Napoleon rejected his American family, but Baltimore’s own Bonaparte didn’t back down
    The biopic “Napoleon,” directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix, has renewed interest in Baltimore’s own Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and her tussle with France’s famous imperial family.
    The monument and gravestone of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte in Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore. She was the sister-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte.
    Baltimore residents voice ‘strong preference for light rail’ at Red Line meetings
    At its latest round of open houses, the Maryland Transit Administration provided numbers from new data modeling for residents to consider
    A community member looks at a proposed Red Line map during an MTA open house at the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s SMC Campus Center on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.
    How the Black diaspora will influence your holiday meal
    When you sit down to a holiday meal this season — particularly in Maryland — there’s a good chance you’ll be eating at least one dish invented or inspired by the Black diaspora.
    Illustration of food items set on a holiday table.
    Maryland Commission on Hate Crimes member suspended after anti-Israeli posts
    Attorney General Anthony Brown has suspended a member of the Maryland Commission on Hate Crimes Response and Prevention, citing personal social media posts that he said “risk disrupting the work and mission of the Commission.”
    FILE: Maryland  Attorney General Anthony Brown at a news briefing on April 5, 2023.
    Major donor sues One Love Foundation, alleging organization in ‘disarray’
    A major donor is suing the One Love Foundation, a nonprofit founded in honor of Baltimore native Yeardley Love, claiming that Sharon Love, Yeardley's mother and the organization's co-founder, opposed "outreach to LGBTQ and minority communities," prompting the CEO and nearly all board members to resign.
    File: Sharon Love, mother of Yeardley Love, is shown at a college lacrosse game at Klockner Stadium May 16, 2010 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
    Marylanders can snag free Lyft credits this holiday season
    The initiative will offer $20 ride-hailing credits and encourage Marylanders to “Be the Make A Plan Driver” by choosing an alternative to driving impaired from alcohol or drugs.
    Holiday lights illuminate Inner West Street in Annapolis.
    Thanksgiving travel: Tips to beat the holiday rush whether you’re driving or flying
    Whether you’re traveling by plane, car or train, we’ve got you covered.
    Heavy traffic is expected on the Bay Bridge this week as people travel for the Thanksgiving holiday.
    Second person arrested in Morgan State University shooting
    D.C. Metropolitan Police Department arrested Jovan Terrell Williams on Nov. 17 in connection with the October shooting at Morgan State University that left five people wounded and interrupted homecoming festivities.
    Baltimore police respond to the scene of a shooting involving at least four victims at Morgan State University on Tuesday Oct. 3, 2023.
    17-year-old struck, killed in Laurel, Howard County Police say
    Howard County police are investigating a deadly collision that killed a 17-year-old pedestrian in Laurel on Sunday morning.
    Howard County Police shield, Courtesy CBS News Baltimore.
    Maryland has hundreds of historical markers. Many don’t tell the whole story.
    Maryland roads include more than 700 historic markers commemorating famous battles and buildings. Some, like the one introducing Kent Island to motorists, hearken back to the years before Catholic settlers even founded the colony in 1634. Others, like the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory dedicated on Solomons Island in 1925, are more recent.
    At Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church on Taylor’s Island, an MDOT sign notes that it was the oldest Methodist Episcopal Church in Dorchester County. Left unsaid is anything about the church that stood behind Bethlehem for decades, until it burned down, nor the Black cemetery still there.
    Before it can dig, Amtrak has deals to make in West Baltimore
    The passenger rail company needs to financially compensate 532 property owners to be able to dig a new passenger rail tunnel underneath their homes. The project could cost as much as $6 billion to complete.
    A silver and blue Amtrak train emerges from a tunnel. In the background trees and a small piece of the Baltimore skyline are visible.
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