Better Baltimore

Introducing a new beat that needs your help.

Public drinking fountains in Baltimore are few and far between, with no plans to add more.

Promoters of public transit say it’s possible that the state transit service has burned a bridge with those who rely on frequent light rail service.

The Banner reviewed nearly 1,000 responses to a city housing department survey that sought feedback about Baltimore’s online permitting system.

A reader asked The Baltimore Banner to investigative what techniques schools are using to diffuse violence.

Concerns about jury duty have been raised with Maryland courts and those across the country, and people who study the process say more jurisdictions are responding with reforms.

Long COVID patients want treatment and good data about the mysterious condition that continues to cast a shadow over their recovery. But at the moment, they’re limited to what’s available: hardly anything.

Baltimore transportation officials say the city’s Interstate 83 speed camera program might offer a blueprint for curbing high speeds, reducing crash severity and incentivizing vehicular decorum.

The city is hailed as a model for its trap-neuter-release program, but even as it becomes more mainstream, some consider the practice unethical.

The downsizing effort stems from a loss of revenues after three consecutive years of shrinking first-year class sizes.

Washington, D.C., health officials have vaccinated people against monkeypox at a rate at least 56 times higher than Maryland, a Baltimore Banner data analysis of both jurisdictions’ data found.

The visitor center reopened in February but is operating at a reduced schedule, even as tourism activity ticks back up after a dismal few years.

A new outpatient mental health treatment center in Howard County combines elements of art therapy, group therapy and intensive outpatient therapy to make mental health treatment more palatable and relatable to artists, professionals and other creatives.

Baltimore’s street performers say they’re frustrated by the city’s treatment of their art.

As part our “Better Baltimore” series, we explored Maryland’s relationship with its deer populations and the complexities involved in curbing their numbers.

City workers said the decrepit condition of a sexual health clinic building provides a window into a much larger problem with old Baltimore buildings.

The work is daunting, but one they say they love.

The CollegeBound College Completion Program, which graduated its first cohort in 2021, is helping to shepherd an extraordinary number of students who attended Baltimore City schools through college.

Baltimore City Weed Warriors are protecting city parks from weeds and invasive plants, doing work the city can't afford.

The Baltimore Banner went looking for examples of how other cities have addressed vacant and blighted housing. These are some of their stories.