(Left to right) Artist Amy Sherald sits in front of her artwork; Pump bottles filled with hand soap sit on a counter at Market Goods; Britney Spears sings and dances in her music video for "Oops I Did It Again."
(Left to right) Artist Amy Sherald sits in front of her artwork; Pump bottles filled with hand soap sit on a counter at Market Goods; Britney Spears sings and dances in her music video for "Oops I Did It Again."

Last week, we shared news about the opening of a zero-waste refillery in northeast Baltimore; TIME magazine honoring artist Amy Sherald as one of its Women of the Year for 2026; and Baltimore City launching an initiative to correct residents’ recycling habits.

Revisit the stories here:

Customers can refill their containers with hand soap and other products from jugs on the countertops at the new Market Goods store at 4717 Harford Road in northeast Baltimore. Photo credit: Marcus Dieterle.
Customers can refill their containers with hand soap and other products from jugs on the countertops at the new Market Goods store at 4717 Harford Road in northeast Baltimore. Photo credit: Marcus Dieterle.

Zero-waste refillery Market Goods opens in northeast Baltimore, aiming to cut the stress โ€” and plastic โ€” out of shopping“: A new zero-waste refillery in northeast Baltimore hopes to inspire residents to shop more sustainably for their household goods and personal care products.

Artist Amy Sherald sits in front of her artwork. Photo credit: Olivia Lifungula.
Artist Amy Sherald sits in front of her artwork. Photo credit: Olivia Lifungula.

Artist Amy Sherald, the focus of a blockbuster exhibit at the BMA, has been named one of Time Magazineโ€™s Women of the Year for 2026“: Artist Amy Sherald, whose work is the focus of a blockbuster exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art, has been named one ofย Time Magazineโ€™s Women of the Year for 2026.

Baltimore Museum of Art patrons visit the "Amy Sherald: American Sublime" exhibition during one of the museum's Art After Hours events. Photo by Maximilian Franz.
Baltimore Museum of Art patrons visit the “Amy Sherald: American Sublime” exhibition during one of the museum’s Art After Hours events. Photo by Maximilian Franz.

Baltimore Museum of Art adds tickets for โ€˜Amy Sherald: American Sublimeโ€™ exhibition: The Baltimore Museum of Art has added tickets for “Amy Sherald: American Sublime,” after the exhibition previously sold out.

3 photos: two sides of "OOPS Tag" DPW recycling tag showing correct recycling instructions with a photo of Brittney Spears pointing at the camera in the center
Baltimore City’s OOPS Tag Recycling Initiative does not include a Britney Spears performance, but it is educating residents with improper items in their recycling bins to remove those contaminants and do it again the right way. Spears screenshot from VEVO video of Spears’ song “Oops, I Did it Again”; recycling graphics courtesy Baltimore City Department of Public Works.

โ€˜OOPS Tagโ€™โ€“ Do it again! DPW launches effort to improve residential recycling habits“: A new program aims to reduce contaminants in Baltimoreโ€™s recycling stream by encouraging residents to put proper items into their collection bins.

Mount Vernon Place Church's raised pulpit area served as the stage for a Grateful Dead-themed concert on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Photo credit: Ed Gunts.
Mount Vernon Place Church’s raised pulpit area served as the stage for a Grateful Dead-themed concert on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Photo credit: Ed Gunts.

Mount Vernon church starts new chapter as concert venue with first sold-out event: โ€˜This building is meant for music!โ€™“: Mount Vernon Place Church hosted a sold-out Grateful Dead-themed concert.

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