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    How do you screen out serial killers on a dating app?
    A Pennsylvania woman realized that her problematic ex-boyfriend was an alleged serial killer, freaking out the online dating world. A Maryland dating coach details how to protect yourself from such sketchiness.
    Woman kicks away creepy man’s dating profile
    How studying Baltimore’s architecture teaches you about the city
    Banner housing reporter Sophie Kasakove shares her favorite bits of Baltimore architecture and what she's been able to learn about them.
    The Painted Ladies in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore.
    How to properly thrift shop in Baltimore
    Two Banner employees who bonded over a love of secondhand stores share their best tips for thrifting success.
    Work colleagues Uhmar Alston and Brenda Wintrode discovered they both love treasure hunting at thrift stores. Alston, an executive assistant, and Wintrode, a state government reporter at The Baltimore Banner are pictured here with their purchases at the Goodwill Retail Store at 6999 Reisterstown Rd. in Baltimore on August 26, 2022.
    History calling: Baltimore artist adorns abandoned phone booths across the city
    Artist who turned the city’s salt boxes into an art form has found a new place to display her work — abandoned pay phones.
    A pay phone art installation at a Baltimore gas station created by local artist Juliet Ames, as seen on 9/7/22. The Baltimore-based artist is known for her decorated salt boxes.
    Where to play Pokémon Go in Baltimore
    The augmented-reality mobile game launched in 2016 and millions of people are still playing.
    Baltimore Banner reporter Cody Boteler plays Pokémon Go on The Avenue in Hampden on 8/19/22. The mobile game has been popular since its launch in 2016.
    Maryland State Fair means competition — and the circle of life — for young farmers
    “Nobody comes into the crazy game of showing livestock not to win."
    Alivia Blum shows off her goat, Miss Kitty, at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium, MD on August 25, 2022.
    Baltimore street entertainers say they’re being shortchanged by the city
    Baltimore’s street performers say they’re frustrated by the city’s treatment of their art.
    Bob Jacobson poses for a portrait
    Way down in the hole: Evan Woodard digs up Baltimore history in unexpected places
    It turns out there are old privies just about everywhere in the city — and each is a portal to the past.
    Evan Woodard, founder of Salvage Arc, searches for treasures of Baltimore's past at the Orchard Street privy.
    Two nonbinary candidates make history with election to Maryland’s Democratic Central Committee
    Tia Hopkins of Baltimore and Antonio Bowens of Frederick County have been elected as openly nonbinary members of the Democratic Central Committee. They vow to push for inclusiveness in the state Democratic Party.
    The Democratic Central Committee District 40 race features Tia Hopkins, a Democrat and non-binary candidate.
    Why the masterpiece profile you created on Bumble might not be getting read
    Are you writing meticulous and funny dating profiles that obviously aren't being read? Here's why.
    Woman looks out angrily from pile of dating profiles that someone has matched with
    Joey Jett teaches young skateboarders new skills
    At Boards and Breakfast at Rash Field Park, kids 12 and under learned from the professional skateboarder and Baltimore native.
    8/13/22 – Baltimore native and professional skateboarder Joey Jett (right) helps teaches Leah Cross, 8, Jeryl Cole, and Hugo Zawaki, 10, how to drop-in on their skateboards. Cross' parents brought her to the park to learn skateboarding from an instructor following numerous driveway crashes from learning on her own. Jett taught the free skateboarding workshop at Rash Field Park on Saturday, August 13th, in collaboration with the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.  (Julia Reihs for the Baltimore Banner)
    I missed last week’s big storm but still got caught in it: Summer travel woes, part 2
    A follow-up to our column on summer travel advice, where those tips come to life during our columnist’s recent vacation.
    Illustration of a woman surrounded by storms.
    A gang of horses: Assateague visitors experience horses gone wild
    Visitors to Maryland's Assateague Island National Seashore expect to see the romantic wild horses they read about in the children's novel "Misty of Chincoteague," but the reality is that the animals have no problem showing visitors that they are the boss, especially when campground food is involved.
    Assateague's stallion named Phoenix with another pony named Mieke's Noe'lani and her two fillies, one a yearling, and the other just a couple of months old.
    Summer travel is a heated proposition this year
    A local travel coordinator gives advice about how to navigate the slog of summer air travel.
    Illustration of a woman weighing all of her travel options.
    The casket of Mathilda Lorenz vanishes ... just as mysteriously as it appeared
    The casket of Mathilda Lorenz departed in a pickup truck Thursday morning, a little over a week after it appeared.
    A teal pickup truck carrying an empty coffin in the bed of the truck drives away from a park.
    The mystery of Mathilda Lorenz: Empty wooden coffin appears on the banks of Stony Run
    Who was Mathilda Lorenz? An empty coffin found by the Stony Run in Wyman Park has residents and amateur genealogists trying to crack the case.
    The casket rests next to the stream in Wyman Park.
    How to live the vegan life in Baltimore
    Baltimore is actually a vegan’s haven despite all the focus on crabcakes and seafood.
    Liquid Earth Philly Cheese Fake.
    How to find the right yoga studio for newcomers in Baltimore
    A reporter new to Baltimore is looking for a studio where she can practice yoga. Can you help her find the right one?
    Nazaahah Amin practices the dancer pose in Ama Wellness Yoga.
    A man took poison here: Tales in restoring a century-old Baltimore rowhouse
    Our lives are forever marked by the pandemic years. We are different people than before. We saw death, yet life went on. I restored a broken-down rowhouse in Baltimore.
    Reporter Tim Prudente applies finish on the wood floors of his Baltimore rowhome.
    A fashion hub forms on 25th Street
    Between Charles Street and Maryland Avenue are some of the most well-known local brands in Baltimore, including L.R.L, Huey Brand and Ouftur Couture.
    Current Garment Display at SKRUED, owned by Michael Catlett. 
May 10th 2022
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