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Baltimore Beat is the city’s paper of record. A Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and online media outlet for all of Baltimore.

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Maryland’s Child Victims Act lawsuits revealed another source of sexual abuse: the police baltimorebeat.com/marylands-…

Maryland’s Child Victims Act lawsuits revealed another source of sexual abuse: the police

When Brianna’s uncle died in 2024, she stumbled onto a collection of papers that took her 20 years back in time, back to when she was a frightened 12-year-old girl sitting in Baltimore’s social...

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A life deserves more than a line item: Baltimore Beat launches $5 online obituaries baltimorebeat.com/a-life-des…

A life deserves more than a line item: Baltimore Beat launches $5 online obituaries

BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 9, 2026. Baltimore Beat now publishes online obituaries for a $5 contribution, giving families an affordable way to tell the story of someone they loved. Publishing an obituary...

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Jonathan Matthew Ferber (1990-2026) baltimorebeat.com/jonathan-m…

Jonathan Matthew Ferber (1990-2026)

Dr. Jonathan Matthew Ferber, 36, of San Leandro, California, passed away unexpectedly on September 16, 2026. Born April 9, 1990 to Joseph and Jeanette Ferber in Parkville, MD, he was wed to Jasmyne...

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John Wells wrestles with grief, loss, and the algorithm baltimorebeat.com/john-wells…

John Wells wrestles with grief, loss, and the algorithm

John Wells is a Baltimore rapper whose music is built from the people, places, and experiences that have stayed with him. His story starts in Baltimore, around Echodale off Belair Road, but he was...

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The city’s markets baltimorebeat.com/the-citys-…
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Tom Miller’s work is Black history, queer history, art history, and Baltimore history baltimorebeat.com/tom-miller…

Tom Miller’s work is Black history, queer history, art history, and Baltimore history

I don’t remember the first time I encountered Tom Miller’s work. His early 1990s murals on North Avenue and Harford Road have always been a few miles away from where I lived. In my optimistic...

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Tired of walking by the vacant housing problem, students at Carver Vocational learned how to fix it baltimorebeat.com/tired-of-w…

Tired of walking by the vacant housing problem, students at Carver Vocational learned how to fix it

2012 was a storybook baseball season for Carver Vocational-Technical High School. Michael Rosenband, the varsity baseball coach, had recently moved from New York to Baltimore to coach in the city —...

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La Sonora bridges the worlds of Baltimore’s second generation of Latino immigrants baltimorebeat.com/la-sonora-…

La Sonora bridges the worlds of Baltimore’s second generation of Latino immigrants

Last summer, among the usual sea of hardcore and punk fliers slapped onto windows and telephone poles, I started spotting posters for cumbia concerts and reggaeton nights all over the city. They...

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‘The Labor/The Luxury’ feels like the beginning of something new baltimorebeat.com/the-labor-…

‘The Labor/The Luxury’ feels like the beginning of something new

At a backyard gathering, a group of Black women and girls lay out newspapers along a table in preparation for a crab feast. (This publication’s recognizable headline font sticks out among the other...

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The abrupt closure of Baby’s on Fire spotlights Baltimore’s growing worker-ownership movement baltimorebeat.com/the-abrupt…

The abrupt closure of Baby’s on Fire spotlights Baltimore’s growing worker-ownership movement

Saro Khan had been on shift at Baby’s On Fire for less than an hour when the message landed in the staff group chat. It was the first time the cafe’s owners had said anything to the staff since June...

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The 900 block of Tyson Street has a storied history. Which version will be preserved? baltimorebeat.com/the-900-bl…

The 900 block of Tyson Street has a storied history. Which version will be preserved?

On a sunny Saturday in early September, when neighboring Read Street is abuzz with the sounds of acid jazz and animated voices, the 900 block of Tyson Street remains tranquil.  The brick facades of...

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Baltimore Events 10/21/26-11/4/26 baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-…

Baltimore Events 10/21/26-11/4/26

Wednesday, October 21 Board of Estimates Meeting: The mayor, comptroller, City Council president, city solicitor, and director of public works meet to formulate and execute the city’s fiscal policy....

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October 2026 Tarotscopes baltimorebeat.com/october-20…

October 2026 Tarotscopes

Air Signs — Aquarius, Gemini, Libra The Fool + Knight of Cups rx + The Hermit rx  The hints may have started to appear last month, air signs, but October is further confirmation that you’re about to...

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Baltimore Police add 200 Axon license plate cameras as part of $153 million deal baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-…

Baltimore Police add 200 Axon license plate cameras as part of $153 million deal

This story was first published in Technical.ly. The Baltimore Police Department purchased more than 200 Axon Enterprise automated license plate readers, public records show.  In May, the Board of...

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Like so many immigrant stories, the one of Baltimore’s Koreatown can be told through food baltimorebeat.com/like-so-ma…

Like so many immigrant stories, the one of Baltimore’s Koreatown can be told through food

Remnants of the once bustling K-Town still linger in Station North.  Old newspaper boxes advertising The Korean Central Daily, one of two periodicals that once circulated in the city, sit by light...

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WNADA executive director fired after berating artist on video baltimorebeat.com/wnada-exec…

WNADA executive director fired after berating artist on video

Chad Williams, executive director of the West North Avenue Development Authority, was fired October 1, Baltimore Beat has learned. Williams has faced numerous allegations of workplace misconduct and...

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‘Beyond the Wire’ reframes Baltimore’s story baltimorebeat.com/beyond-the…

‘Beyond the Wire’ reframes Baltimore’s story

After my mother died in the early 2000s, I decided to backpack in Europe for a few weeks to process my loss. A week into my travels, in the wee hours of the morning, I stood on a train platform in...

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Baltimore Beat picks 2026 baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-…
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Youth Charging Reform Act ‘ensures that hundreds of Maryland youth are directed toward support and services within the juvenile system’ baltimorebeat.com/youth-char…

Youth Charging Reform Act ‘ensures that hundreds of Maryland youth are directed toward support and...

On May 26, Gov. Wes Moore signed the Youth Charging Reform Act into law, removing five offenses for which 16-17-year-olds are automatically charged as adults. The law will go into effect on October...

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Baltimore’s small business owners are organizing for more citywide protections baltimorebeat.com/baltimores…

Baltimore’s small business owners are organizing for more citywide protections

Zehbras CrossFit is the thriving, Black-owned, affordable, and accessible fitness space owner and CrossFit coach Jeanelle Spencer long wanted to bring to Baltimore’s Black Butterfly. On any given...

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