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The Historic ‘Pride of Baltimore II’ Celebrates 50 Years
An ambassador for local maritime history, the schooner has spent this summer honoring its past and celebrating its future.
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Erricka Bridgeford is Baltimore’s High Priestess of Peace
Years before the city's homicide rate began its historic drop, the beloved activist and the Baltimore Peace Movement were seeding change.
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Happy Nappy Day Encourages Black Baltimoreans to Embrace Their Natural Hair
Returning in its 20th year this weekend, the festival invites locals to get to know natural hair care vendors while enjoying music and food.
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Sustainable City: Six Orgs Working to Make Baltimore Cleaner and Greener
We highlight a few of the many local groups that are moving the needle on improved stewardship of the land, air, and water.
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Duckpin Bowling Rolls On at Stoneleigh Lanes in Towson
The 76-year-old community hangout is now said to be the oldest continuously operating duckpin bowling alley in North America.
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Sports Cardiology Provides Expertise to Athlete’s Hearts
Dr. Jerome speaks to Baltimore about overall heart health and his specific interest in the rapidly growing subspecialty of sports cardiology.
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The Feel-Good: Five Great Things That Happened in Our Area This Month
The best pieces of good news that came out of Baltimore in June—from Gunnar Henderson's homer to a green light for the redline.
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MD Cannabis Administration is Ready for Recreational Legalization to Take Effect This Week
Acting director explains how the newly formed agency will address regulation, licensing, and issues of diversity and equity in the cannabis space.
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City Sand Competition Returns to Harborplace Saturday After 11-Year Hiatus
Sculpture contest will serve as a creative way for MCB Real Estate to solicit community input for the upcoming revitalization of the twin pavilions.
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Fading History: “Ghost” Signs Evoke Baltimore’s Commercial Past
Over the past 20 years, Lashelle Bynum estimates she's found and photographed close to 200 ghost signs throughout the city.
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Ellen Frost is Changing Baltimore, One Bloom at a Time
Frost's Waverly shop Local Color Flowers is known for the community it fosters, and its commitment to the first and last words of its name.
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Ten Ways to Commemorate Juneteenth This Weekend
From live jazz to freedom walks, here's how local organizations are celebrating through June 19.
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Free Things To Do In Baltimore This Summer
Here's how to have a good time without opening your wallet.
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Faces of Baltimore 2026
In a world of AI-generated memes, don’t we all crave a little authenticity?
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The Ultimate Baltimore Pride Guide: Events and Festivals to Celebrate All Month Long
A wave of unity-focused parties, performances, and exhibits are planned leading up to the annual Pride parade and block party on June 24.
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Baltimoreans Have a Lot to Say About Today’s Code Red Air Quality
As Canadian wildfires continue to cause smoke and haze to move through the Mid-Atlantic, experts advise staying inside and masking up while outdoors.
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Can HonFest, Hampden’s Homage to Working Women, Find a Joyful and Inclusive Way Forward?
Not everyone is enamored with an event that seemingly celebrates a white culture in a neighborhood that was once an enclave for white, blue-collar Baltimoreans.
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Baltimore Birth Festival Returns Sunday with Inclusive Resources for Expectant Parents
The Patterson Park event advances the mission of Maryland Families for Safe Birth, which advocates for locals to have accessible and individualized maternity care.
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Half a Century Ago, The Hippo Became a Haven for the Local LGBTQ Community
Throughout its 43-year lifetime, the Mt. Vernon club was known as a welcoming drag and karaoke spot, a place to come together during the AIDS crisis, and a site to celebrate the advances in gay rights.
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Baltimore City Movie Theaters Up Their Game With New Renovations and Food Menus
What to expect at the refurbished Harbor East Cinemas and new Warehouse Cinemas in Hampden.
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How the Baltimore Painted Ladies Contest Became a Celebrated Tradition in Charles Village
For two decades, the house-painting contest helped reinvent the—now ubiquitous—residential aesthetic of the area.
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After The Gun Trace Task Force Scandal, BPD Established New Plainclothes Units. Are They More Of The Same?
"We establish our own probable cause," a District Action Team officer said in a piece of video footage captured after a 2022 arrest.
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First-Ever Waverly Book Festival Set for This Weekend
Here are the highlights planned for the bibliophile bash, which will feature author talks, book shopping, and special events at neighborhood shops.
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Earth Day Events and Cleanups Happening Around Baltimore
Commit to making the community cleaner and greener by participating in these area activities.
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Four Nighttime Spots to Celebrate Dark Sky Week in Maryland
Supporting the movement to bring night back to Earth is as simple as stargazing.
