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Visiting grandchildren, pursuing higher education, going to medical appointments, and even taking a drive to see the fall foliage aren’t easy things to do when you don’t have a vehicle. That changed today for 10 Maryland veterans who received new cars thanks to the nonprofit Vehicles for Change, MileOne Autogroup, and Heritage Toyota Owings Mills.

At a time when Black diners are voicing their complaints about discriminatory practices such as dress codes, targeted automatic gratuities and overall poor service, Black chefs are working to create welcoming experiences through supper clubs and recurring dinners.

More than 13 years after the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore set out to make the city’s harbor swimmable, the coalition of public and private partners is planning a public swim event called “Harbor Splash” in 2024.

Kionne T. Abdul-Malik has been named chairperson for the Baltimore Commission for Women, whose mission she sees as more vital than ever in today’s current political climate.

The program, a partnership with the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, will provide college students with vouchers for tenant-based housing.

Redistricting always seems to include the Ridgely’s Delight neighborhood in downtown Baltimore, a resident of that community says.

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department is seeking names for its new fireboats.

Those who took part in a ride Saturday are advocating for completion of the Greenway Trails Network, a series of mixed-use paths that snake throughout Baltimore neighborhoods.

Amtrak on Monday announced a slew of funding for a dozen projects, including up to $4.7 billion for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program.

How the 19 of them got there started with the family learning of Peggy’s cancer diagnosis. Distance and time had kept them from being ingrained in each other’s lives as they once were, but when Peggy needed her family, it was like no time had passed.

P. David Bramble and other members of MCB Real Estate fielded questions about their plans to overhaul Harborplace from a gathering of about 200 residents in Federal Hill on Monday night.

The city is also making improvements to its impound lot to make recovering stolen vehicles easier.

Saint Agnes will become the first private hospital in the Baltimore area to have a nurses’ union.

If you didn’t grow up here, those old, faded green buildings at Pratt and Light streets might seem useless, an empty shell of yesteryear. But back in the day, they were the town square.

A 31-year-old man riding a scooter died after being struck by an MTA bus Sunday evening, police said.

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Vandalism has temporarily shuttered Embark Education in northern Baltimore County, forcing more than 100 students from their “home away from home,” and causing up to $250,000 in estimated losses.

The Oct. 24 fire in Churchton, in southern Anne Arundel County, sent 74-year-old Patricia Canavan to the hospital with burns. She has since been released.

The funeral service took place at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore.

Lisa Consiglio Ryan believes in the power of juice, but it’s not enough to get around sewer regulations in Annapolis. She may have to pay $85,000 to comply before starting to squeeze juice in the back of her new store.