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Ramsey Archibald

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Ramsey Archibald was a data journalist in The Baltimore Banner newsroom.

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Why does it seem foggier along the Chesapeake Bay?
No one I know of studies Chesapeake Bay fog. It’s just the weather. But after spotting an increasing number of fog warnings on the Bay Bridge, maybe someone should.
Fog makes things vanish, including the Baltimore Harbor as seen from a pier in Canton. There are signs that the Chesapeake Bay in winter is increasingly foggy.
Trump gained ground in almost every county of reliably blue Maryland
President-elect Donald Trump came nowhere close to winning reliably blue Maryland’s 10 electoral votes Tuesday, but he performed better in every one of its 23 counties and Baltimore City.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, earlier this month.
Maryland Democrats cast more early votes, but Republican turnout was higher
More Democrats cast ballots in early voting this year, but a higher share of registered Republicans turned out, a Banner analysis of early voting data found.
Teams of canvassers look over mail-in ballots at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections. A Banner analysis of early voting data found more Democrats cast ballots in early voting this year, but a higher share of registered Republicans turned out.
What we learned about Day 1 of early voting in Maryland
While we don’t yet know how they voted, we know a little about who voted, and where.
A woman casts her early vote using one of Maryland’s official ballot drop boxes, located by the Baltimore Museum of Art, in Baltimore on Monday, October 21, 2024.
Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders moved away last year. Here’s where they went.
Maryland saw nearly 200,000 people move to other states in 2023, with just around 160,000 moving into the state from elsewhere in the United States.
These are the places where Maryland gained and lost population from domestic migration.
How does Derrick Henry dominate? Inside the brutal science of his iconic stiff arm.
It’s his signature move, helping propel him to 10,000 yards and 100 touchdowns. So we studied every last one.
Derrick Henry’s punishing stiff arms have become a hallmark of his historic career.
Explosive growth in Glen Burnie last year: What’s attracting new residents?
Glen Burnie is the fastest-growing part of Anne Arundel County and second-largest-growing large area in the state, behind Silver Spring. The city is home to about 80,000 residents.
Newly built homes in the Creekside Village neighborhood in Glen Burnie, Maryland on Friday, October 4, 2024.
Ellicott City grew less diverse, Columbia lost population, new data shows
Ellicott City bucked a trend seen in many places across Maryland, where gains in the Hispanic population offset losses in white and Black populations.
Ellicott City bucked a trend seen in many places across Maryland, where gains in the Hispanic population offset losses in white and Black populations.
Baltimore is changing: Black residents keep leaving, Hispanic population is growing
Baltimore’s non-Hispanic Black population shrank again last year, new estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show.
Baltimore’s non-Hispanic Black population shrank again last year, new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau show.
Hispanic, Asian, multiracial population growth boosted Howard County in 2023
Howard County managed to grow in 2023 despite losses to both its white and Black populations.
Howard County managed to grow in 2023 despite losses to both its white and Black populations.
Anne Arundel County grew in 2023 despite decrease in white, Black populations
Like many other places in Maryland, Anne Arundel grew despite losses to its two largest demographic groups.
Annapolis, Maryland, USA downtown view over Main Street with the State House.
Five barbecue spots in and around Baltimore even a Southerner can love
As a Southern transplant, I was skeptical about barbecue in Baltimore. These five spots had me pleasantly surprised.
The three-meat plate at Blue Pit BBQ in Hampden. (Ramsey Archibald/The Baltimore Banner)
A year after Brooklyn mass shooting, residents see progress: ‘It’s quiet now, but that’s right now’
The neighborhood is divided over whether Brooklyn Day is worth celebrating this year.
It's been nearly one year since 30 people were shot — two fatally — during an annual Brooklyn Day block party at Brooklyn Homes.
ShotSpotter is hearing far fewer gunshots in Baltimore this year
Baltimore is in the middle of one of its least violent years in recent memory. It's not just that homicides are down — all shootings, including ShotSpotter gunshot alerts, have dropped significantly.
The world wants American coal. Curtis Bay residents say they pay the price.
Greenhouse gas emissions are coming down in Maryland. But record levels of coal leaving Baltimore are driving emissions overseas.
A large pile of coal can be seen from the surrounding neighborhood outside of the CSX facility in Curtis Bay on Aug. 4, 2023.
Banner analysis: Margin in white neighborhoods powered Scott to victory
Not only did Mayor Brandon Scott, who has enjoyed higher approval ratings among white voters, have massive margins in the White L, he also ran close to former Mayor Sheila Dixon in the city’s majority-Black precincts, a Banner analysis of preliminary election data found.
Unaccompanied migrant children come to Maryland at a higher rate than any other state
Maryland saw a higher per capita rate of unaccompanied minor children than any other state in the nation between 2015 and 2023. Many of those children are winding up with people other than their parents.
Baltimore County’s population is shrinking. Immigrants are filling in the gap.
Baltimore County’s foreign-born population grew by 15,439 people from 2012 to 2022, an increase of 16.3%, census figures show. County officials want to make the immigrant experience less challenging for both parents and children.
File photo from a September 2023 festival at Patterson Park in Baltimore marking a visit from Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, who travels the world comforting refugees and asylum seekers.
Do the Ravens have a type in the draft? Here’s how much age, speed and fumbles matter.
Eric DeCosta wants prospects who “play like a Raven.” But what else goes into their draft process? And, knowing that, who might they target Thursday night?
The Ravens under general manager Eric DeCosta consider everything in their draft evaluations, including medical information, athletic testing, analytical insights and character testimonies.
Hundreds of bridges in Maryland are ‘fracture critical.’ Does that mean they’re unsafe?
Engineering experts say the design of the Key Bridge likely accelerated its fall, but did not cause it.
A photo captures the construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 1976. Many Marylanders remember working on the bridge or when it first opened.
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