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While Local Retail Flounders, The Village of Cross Keys is Flourishing

How the decades-old, multi-use community became the place to be again.

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Hello, Neighbor: Irvington

The charming Southwest Baltimore pocket offers a mix of housing—from standalone Victorians to newer multi-level apartments to porch-front rowhomes—that draws in families who tend to stay awhile.

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Arts & Culture

Senator Cory McCray’s Memoir Recounts How an Apprenticeship Changed His Course

At 18, after serving time in juvenile detention, McCray was accepted into a five-year apprenticeship program with the International Brotherhood of Electricians.