Neighborhoods

by Fern ShenApr 9, 2026

Settlement reveals owners knew the North Baltimore landmark contained lead-based paint, but then hired an unaccredited company to repaint it.

Mar 11, 2026

Incinerator shutdown, needed for maintenance, will slow Baltimore trash collection

Expect longer wait times at DPW facilities, with garbage diverted to the Quarantine Road Landfill through Saturday.

Special SeriesFeb 13, 2026

Offered at a Council work session: amendments and arguments to allay concerns about Baltimore zoning bill

“An appeasement effort,” one opponent said, while Sharon Green Middleton drew applause with a plea to stop ignoring “the Black homeowners in legacy neighborhoods.”

Special SeriesFeb 10, 2026

Pastor says city’s sweeping zoning bill, which promises progress, may instead “deliver pain”

Faith leader joins Baltimore residents and councilmen denouncing Bill 25-0066, as opponents plan an online town hall tonight and the bill heads to committee on Thursday.

Special SeriesJan 22, 2026

Homeless man says he’ll cope as Baltimore girds for a major assault by snow and ice

“We got a propane burner in there,” Mad Max says, preferring his lifestyle to a city shelter as the biggest winter storm in years approaches.

Jan 19, 2026

Church under fire for replacing weekly hot meal for the needy with a community fridge

Govans Presbyterian leaders say a refrigerator accessible 24/7 is a good way to feed the food insecure. But Soul Kitchen’s legion of fans ask: Why end a 15-year-old tradition of serving hot and healthy meals face-to-face?

May 19, 2025

Baltimore public housing tenants decry crackdown on “excess electricity usage” and threats of eviction

Apr 30, 2025

Dredging plan for a new ship terminal near Baltimore stirs mixed feelings

Apr 28, 2025

On Baltimore’s Eastside, rehabbing – not razing – a blighted block

Apr 11, 2025

West Baltimore activist who battles blight and violence suffers savage pit bull attack

Apr 10, 2025

Developer hollowed out Poppleton for private gain, residents’ lawyers tell a federal judge

Apr 4, 2025

In Baltimore’s Reservoir Hill “somebody gave a damn and cared enough to stay”

Mar 28, 2025

Ukrainians who fled war worry about winds of change from Washington

Mar 14, 2025

Residents again challenge Hamilton Royal Farms project, and a judge once more rules against them

Mar 3, 2025

Resourceful Manna House chef conjures miracle meals for Baltimore’s neediest

Feb 10, 2025

Part 2: Land bridge over a block of the “Highway to Nowhere”? Not feeling it, community leaders say

Neighborhoods

TV tower owners and contractor to pay $2M after raining lead paint flakes on neighborhood

Incinerator shutdown, needed for maintenance, will slow Baltimore trash collection

Offered at a Council work session: amendments and arguments to allay concerns about Baltimore zoning bill

Pastor says city’s sweeping zoning bill, which promises progress, may instead “deliver pain”

Homeless man says he’ll cope as Baltimore girds for a major assault by snow and ice

Church under fire for replacing weekly hot meal for the needy with a community fridge

Older Stories

Company that sent lead paint chips down onto TV Hill pleads guilty, is fined $50,000

A nice alphabetically organized Baltimore neighborhood oddly saddled with a not-so-nice name

Controlling the spread of dollar stores in Baltimore – will this legislation do it?

Citizen Baker: The man behind Motzi Bread stays focused on the yeast among us

He did it Ray’s way

In Station North, new life for an old funeral parlor

Opponents say Johns Hopkins DSAI building project does not need to cut down neighborhood trees

“We live with what they did to us every day,” Poppleton leader says after lawsuit against city and developer is dismissed