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The puppet brings people together through cultural celebrations in neighborhoods where refugees have built communities.
South Baltimore neighborhoods
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Days after the shooting, the Housing Authority of Baltimore City cut the tree down, but the camera now faces a different direction.
These photos show the different viewpoints BPD's CitiWatch cameras had into the main courtyard of Brooklyn Homes, where the mass shooting occurred.
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Vendors in stalls on Montford sold blintzes, jewelry, trinkets and shots of a honey liqueur called medivka. Cooks served stuffed cabbage, pierogis, potato pancakes and borscht. Although the overtone was quaint and festive, thoughts of the war in Ukraine were present.
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The Baltimore Police Department defended its cleanup of the Brooklyn Homes crime scene. Experts have said it was flawed.