By Natalie Adams, Capital News Service Housing rental costs in Maryland have been above the national average since at least 2018. Even as average rents started to level out in January and February of this year, rents in Maryland are still above the national average.
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Crawling home
In my earliest memory, I am crawling. The carpeted church steps are the red of communion blood. The bottom-of-the-shoe-smell of the carpet is not as loud as the laughter coming from the kitchen. One tiny arm reaching out, supported by the opposing leg, the reward of another step down. Slowly, I move on all fours, […]
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Local arts advocates would like to see a department of Baltimore City government devoted to arts and culture
Arts advocates want a department of Baltimore City government devoted to arts and culture.
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Sandtown celebrates planned Dwyer Scholar Healthcare Village
Two community partners unveiled plans Thursday for a new “healthcare village” in West Baltimore’s Sandtown neighborhood, which will include a resource center, multi-income housing, and a childcare center.
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Old Line Plate blogger Kara Mae Harris’s upcoming book to showcase Maryland holiday recipes
Author Kara Mae Harris is gearing up to release a new book showcasing holiday-related dishes that are significant to the Old Line State.
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Visiting a Maryland union hall, Biden touts economic initiatives
By Ian Decker and Yesenia Montenegro, Capital News Service President Joe Biden on Wednesday highlighted several key points of his economic plan — improving infrastructure, funding accessible health care, emphasizing American manufacturing and lowering the deficit — during a speech to friendly union workers.
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9 Over 90: Part Two
Hear from three Baltimore nonagenarians, including an award-winning jewelry artist, a former member of the McCormick management team, and the director of the first successful Roman Catholic order established by women of African descent.
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After a lifetime of practice, a Baltimore artist’s work reaches heights of ‘maturity and sensitivity’
It’s not quite the only thing she’s ever been good at, but it’s close. And now, after a lifetime of practice, Baltimore artist Erin Fostel is very good indeed.
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Planned Parenthood of Maryland will not be part of HonFest. But you can still visit them in Hampden this weekend.
Planned Parenthood of Maryland will not be part of this year’s HonFest, after event organizers initially denied them their own booth. But visitors can still find them at a Hampden business that will be hosting them during the festival.
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Mark Your Calendars: March 2025 Events
From rooting on college basketball teams in the CIAA tournaments, to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a parade and 5K race through the streets of Baltimore, there are plenty of ways to march your way into some fun this month.
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Click Here to Relive this Memory
Baltimore-based poet Elizabeth Hazen reflects on the “complicated gift” of nostalgia. When I am overwhelmed with adult life, I think of childhood days home from school with a cold, cozy in bed. My mother moves the living room TV into my room, and I spend hours watching syndicated episodes of I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched and reading Sweet Valley […]
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Arts advocates question whether BOPA should continue to serve as the city’s official arts council
Arts advocates are questioning whether the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts should continue to serve as the city’s arts council.
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‘Abundance’ exhibit opens this weekend at the American Visionary Art Museum
At a time when many Americans are complaining about inflation and supply chain disruptions and generally not having enough of what they want, the American Visionary Art Museum is opening an exhibit about abundance, as seen by visionary artists both within its permanent collection and new to the museum. “ABUNDANCE: Too Much, Too Little, Just […]
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Maryland’s Moore seeks disaster aid for Chesapeake Bay invasive fish
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has asked the federal government to declare the increasing population of invasive fish species in the Chesapeake Bay an ongoing commercial fishery disaster.
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Baltimore water customers to be able to enroll in paperless billing and payment plans for past-due balances
Baltimore City residents and businesses can now get an email notification when their monthly water bill is ready to view online instead of getting the bill in their mailbox.Mayor Brandon Scott and Department of Public Works Director Jason Mitchell announced the change as part of a new paperless billing option.
