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Confidential 2023 memo outlines how Baltimore could cut ties with BOPA
The detailed plan would redirect all money the city gives the nonprofit to a wing of the mayor’s office and other organizations to put on BOPA’s signature events.
Artscape, BOPA’s marquee event, could be farmed out to another organization, according to a plan put forward by senior City Hall officials last year.
Bishme Cromartie talks Blackness, politics and grief ahead of Baltimore visit
In advance of Bishme Cromartie launching the Baltimore Museum of Industry’s new “Labor + Innovation” speaker series on Wednesday, the designer opened up about grief, politics and Blackness.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Designer Bishme Cromartie poses with models at the Bishme Cromartie presentation during New York Fashion Week at The Ritz-Carlton NoMad on February 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Albert Urso/Getty Images)
How to cope with the end of the world
It’s the (possible) end of the world as we know it, and we don’t feel fine. But we can control how we think, talk and breathe our way through it.
It seems like the end of the world. Put down the phone, take a deep breath and focus on things you can control.
Not too sleepy, not too wild: What I found hanging out in Columbia on a Saturday night
After a colleague and I reported on things for young professionals to do in Columbia, my editors asked me to hang out one night and see what the vibe was like.
Reporter Jess Nocera checked out the nightlife options for young folks living in Columbia. One was Main Event in Columbia (above).
Former Edmart Deli owner Shelley Lev Wiseman Kelly dies at 73
Few dishes Shelley Lev Wiseman Kelly made compared to the brisket she sold at Edmart, her Pikesville deli.
Former Edmart owner Shelley Kelly was known for her warm personality, love of sweets, and "perfect" brisket.
Maryland kids grow up in fear of Black Aggie. So who is she?
The powerful local legend of Black Aggie has outlasted the statue’s physical presence in Baltimore. Where is Black Aggie today?
The "Black Aggie" statue sits in a courtyard in Washington, D.C. The statue depicts a hooded figure with its chin resting on its fist in a contemplative stance. The statue is surrounded by green foliage.
Bunch of nonsense: Why the banana shortage tied to the ports strike isn’t real
This week, a massive container ship called the Chiquita Voyager arrived in Port Wilmington in Delaware, and members of the ILA unloaded it.
Chiquita bananas are sold locally, including at Streets Market in Charles Village.
Can Key Brewing and Monument City survive by joining forces?
“This was a path forward. I followed that path instead of saying, ‘Just shut it down.’”
Ray Schissler’s Key Brewing is leaving Dundalk for Highlandtown, where it will share space with Monument City Brewing.
Ta-Nehisi Coates in Baltimore: Takeaways from the author’s return home
Ta-Nehisi Coates talked about Baltimore, writing, Palestine and more during an interview conducted by WYPR’s Tom Hall as part of the “Brown Lecture Series” at the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
Ta-Nehisi Coates grew up in Baltimore, and the author said his time here influences his work still.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Powerboat Show comes to City Dock, followed by Sailboat Show
It’s the start of the Annapolis Boat Shows this weekend, first power then sail. Other great things to do over the next seven days include the start of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Season and the Anne Arundel Lifeline 100 bike rides.
Hundreds of boats will be on display at City Dock in Annapolis for the Annapolis Boat Show starting Thursday. The show continues through Sunday  and then is replaced next week by the Annapolis Sailboat Show.
7 things to do in Howard County, including an Anderson .Paak show and a spooky IPA
October is here. Sweater weather is finally arriving. And apple- and pumpkin-flavored drinks are within arm’s length at all times until spring. There are many ways to soak up all that October has to offer for the week ending Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Anderson Paak performs during Artscape in Baltimore, MD on September 22, 2023. (Photo by Craig Hudson for The Baltimore Banner)
What to do this weekend, from seeing Billie Eilish to the New/Next Film Festival
Whether you want to check out the New/Next Film Festival, tour Baltimore artists’ studios for free or go see Billie Eilish, we’ve got you covered.
Billie Eilish will stop at CFG Bank Arena on her “Hit Me Hard And Soft” tour this weekend.
Pop a bottle: Hampden’s Wine Source to become worker-owned cooperative
The Wine Source in Hampden, which was put on the market in March, has sold to its workers and will transition to a cooperative model.
Hampden’s Wine Source is transitioning to a worker-owned model.
Windsor Mill sculptor Junius Wilson reveals his backyard Egypt to public
Junius Wilson, the outsider artist, shows off his work in Egyptian garb as he prepares for show at the American Visionary Art Museum.
Junuis Wilson joins in a libation ceremony to honor the ancestors on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2024. With him are Ithaca-Ra-Hannibal-El, the drummer who led the ceremony; Charles Smith, who came from Tampa, Fla., for the event; and Ralph Hinton.
Fire destroys restaurant, and an Ethiopian family’s lifeline: ‘Your dream burning in front of you’
The owners of Jano Ethiopian Restaurant and Lounge are cleaning up and attempting to carry on after a five-alarm fire destroyed their business downtown.
Eskedar “Mimi” Worku, left, and Fikremariam Worku, owners of Jano Ethiopian Cuisine & Bar, stand outside the remains of their restaurant, destroyed in a recent 5-alarm fire, in Baltimore on Friday, September 27, 2024.
The Dish: Forget pumpkin spice lattes. Apple is the new flavor of fall.
Pumpkin spice has peaked. In Baltimore, apple is now the flavor of fall.
The number of apple orchards in Maryland grew 20% from 2017 to 2022.
We got sucked into the strangest, dumbest Natty Boh story. Grab a beer.
Pabst won’t release the top 20 Natty Boh sellers in Baltimore. But we have ways of making them talk. (Reporting.)
The Natty Boh man was recently relit, but he still has dark secrets.
100s of black cats roamed a Chesapeake Bay island. Then they disappeared.
Charles Carroll III gathered hundreds of black cats on a Chesapeake Bay island to create a fur farm in the 1840s. Where did they all go?
Artist Katherine Fahey became obsessed with a long-ago colony of black cats on Poplar Island, located on the Chesapeake Bay.
A fight over $1.5M could cause Baltimore to break-up with BOPA
BOPA says the money was meant for the organization; the mayor’s office said it was a restricted grant that was always meant for the city.
Temperatures in the 90s didn't deter crowds at ArtScape, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. Thunderstorms washed out the festival's scheduled concerts on Friday night.
Photos: Despite Chappell Roan’s absence, fans revel at All Things Go
The festival expanded for the first time this year to include another city. Performers traveled between Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia and Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York.
MUNA performs during the All Things Go music festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.
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