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…

I’m used to seeing different lights in my life.My aunt’s calm, blue light.My brother’s free spirit shining in bright green.My sister’s vibrant red light,capturing the chaos she brings,  and my…

Wednesday, October 7 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. 9…

Pasta By Sydney Allen Benny’s 300 S. High Street Benny’s is a modernized Italian restaurant in Little Italy on the corner of High Street offering live music and a whimsical atmosphere. They are known…

Latte-stage capitalism Baltimore, we are in a latte crisis. We have to stop overindulging in our love for a milkier drink and drowning out the good coffee we have here in our backyards.  I have no…

Before Candice Bruno bought Old Major, the Pigtown bar and restaurant known for its authentic Caribbean bar food and community events, it was a cop bar called the Cockeyed Cow.  “I spent time during…

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…

How many James Beard Award nods does it take to get a city recognized as a food city? In the last five years, Baltimore’s restaurant scene has earned praise and curiosity from the in-crowd of…

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…

A merciful breeze pushed its way through the Waverly Farmers Market, carrying with it the fresh, herby scent of the bundle of basil that sat in front of me. Beets, carrots, okra, squash, potatoes,…

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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…

Latte-stage capitalism Baltimore, we are in a latte crisis. We have to stop overindulging in our love for a milkier drink and drowning out the good coffee we have here in our backyards.  I have no…

Nearly a decade since he passed, much of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s life has been laid bare for us across various media. Between his many books, his travelogue television shows, and the…

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…

Wednesday, October 7 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. 9…

Before Candice Bruno bought Old Major, the Pigtown bar and restaurant known for its authentic Caribbean bar food and community events, it was a cop bar called the Cockeyed Cow.  “I spent time during…

How many James Beard Award nods does it take to get a city recognized as a food city? In the last five years, Baltimore’s restaurant scene has earned praise and curiosity from the in-crowd of…

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…

A merciful breeze pushed its way through the Waverly Farmers Market, carrying with it the fresh, herby scent of the bundle of basil that sat in front of me. Beets, carrots, okra, squash, potatoes,…

Baltimore’s public markets are treasures that have served the city for centuries, but in the era of “public/private partnerships,” many of them are struggling. Some, such as Cross Street, are no…

Pasta By Sydney Allen Benny’s 300 S. High Street Benny’s is a modernized Italian restaurant in Little Italy on the corner of High Street offering live music and a whimsical atmosphere. They are known…

Baltimore’s public markets are treasures that have served the city for centuries, but in the era of “public/private partnerships,” many of them are struggling. Some, such as Cross Street, are no…

Nearly a decade since he passed, much of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s life has been laid bare for us across various media. Between his many books, his travelogue television shows, and the posthum...

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…

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…

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and City Council President Zeke Cohen announced on September 14 their answer to the deadly gaps in Baltimore’s behavioral health crisis response system: a third branch…

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…

Over 2,000 congregants and 500 gospel singers, musicians, and composers packed the New Psalmist Baptist Church for The Sound of Baltimore live recording, according to organizers.  “The project is…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

High Zero, The Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston Street. September 24 to 27, times vary. highzero.org Now in its 28th year, High Zero brings together musicians who have never played together before to…

In the past decade, Maryland state employee Chad Williams has been the subject of a federal investigation over his handling of sexual harassment complaints at a Nevada housing authority; has himself…

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…

The early weeks and months with a baby can be one of the most joyous times in life. But when you’re struggling to make ends meet, it can also be rife with financial fretting. Enter: The Baltimore…

After more than a decade in broadcast news across the country, Stephon Dingle moved back home to Baltimore in 2022 to work at WJZ-TV, the local CBS station he grew up watching with his grandmother.…

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 —…

Key:  Literary | Live Music | Performances | Art Exhibits | Crafts | Food & Drink | Resources | For Kids | Community Participation Wednesday, September 23 The People’s Pantry — Lexington Market: A…

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…

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…

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and City Council President Zeke Cohen announced on September 14 their answer to the deadly gaps in Baltimore’s behavioral health crisis response system: a third branch…

Over 2,000 congregants and 500 gospel singers, musicians, and composers packed the New Psalmist Baptist Church for The Sound of Baltimore live recording, according to organizers.  “The project is…