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After Trump directive, Maryland federal cases get new death penalty review

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington.

The Baltimore Banner honors third class of Emerging Leaders

The Baltimore Banner honored its third class of Emerging Leaders on Wednesday, May 14, at The Center Club in Baltimore. Banner chief executive officer Bob Cohn, bottom center, joined the honorees.

Pimlico Race Course is dilapidated, but it’s ours. And some people — even visitors — love it.

Pimlico Race Course prepares to host the 150th Preakness Stakes this week.

After losing money at a disastrous Baltimore book festival, they’re starting their own

Amber and Matt Hodgson, whose Bookish Signs and More produces beautiful, digitally printed book edges, want to pour that same passion into their new book festival.

What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from Preakness to new Italian festival

Attendees dance at the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in May 2023.

How a Maryland voter priority was left behind in a busy legislative session

Apr 25, 2025

Gov. Wes Moore, right, during the first day of Maryland’s legislative session in January.

Baltimore County Public Library takes a page from the Pratt with marquee author series

Apr 23, 2025

Bestselling authors Erik Larson, Jennifer Weiner, and Percival Everett are three of the upcoming speakers at the Baltimore County Public Library's author series.

Baltimore’s proposed tax cut could come at a cost — like a new trash fee

Emily Opilo and Hallie Miller

Apr 22, 2025

Trash cans on North Chester Street are set out for pickup in the afternoon of Thursday, August 29, 2024.

A troubled New York investor started to flip a Baltimore community. Then he died.

Apr 21, 2025

The Dutch Village apartment complex was home to as many as 120 students at Yorkwood Elementary School last year.

A Baltimore housing program is leading the nation in a key metric

Apr 9, 2025

West Baltimore housing

The last-ditch effort to salvage a statewide housing bill

Apr 2, 2025

Lawmakers have rewritten a housing bill proposed by Gov. Wes Moore so that it will now set housing targets in each county and Baltimore.

Greenleigh, in Baltimore County, could offer a way out of the housing crisis

Updated Mar 22, 2025

Asa Johnson Sr. sits on the front steps of his home in the Greenleigh development in Middle River.

A Baltimore developer’s private jet transfer has infuriated its creditors

Hallie Miller, Greg Morton and Dylan Segelbaum

Mar 20, 2025

Creditors are seeking involuntary bankruptcy for a construction arm of the company, after a private jet transfer.

Baltimore’s population grew last year, but maybe hold off on the victory lap

Mar 19, 2025

Karol Martinez, left, and Jacque Gbalipre with their pets Mabel and Che in their home in Baltimore. The couple bought the Barclay home in December of last year.

Black Baltimore-area neighborhoods face racial bias in home appraisals, report finds

Updated Mar 19, 2025

Rowhomes line the street on Fairmount Avenue. An Abell Foundation study found homes in Black neighborhoods were more likely to be appraised for less than the homes’ contract sales prices.

Tariffs on lumber and appliances set stage for higher costs on new homes and remodeling projects

Alex Veiga and Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Mar 17, 2025

Tariffs are projected to raise the costs that go into building a single-family home in the U.S. by $7,500 to $10,000, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

Letter: Rethinking Baltimore County’s urban/rural line to address housing crisis

Mar 17, 2025

The Towson skyline in Baltimore County.

Hampton plantation site tells the history of slavery – and of Towson. Will the Trump administration erase that?

Mar 12, 2025

The Hampton Mansion is seen at sunrise at Hampton National Historic Site in Towson.

Reisterstown Road Plaza ‘died’ long ago. A new team wants to bring it back

Mar 9, 2025

Small businesses at Reisterstown Road Plaza in February.

Welcome to Baltimore’s newest ghost town. Trump cuts might keep it empty.

Giacomo Bologna and Hallie Miller

Mar 3, 2025

The city housing authority has moved out almost all 288 households of Poe Homes in preparation for demolition and redevelopment.

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