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Baltimore, Maryland
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92 square miles in central Maryland

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Titanic: Immersive Voyage to Open at Inner Harbor Power Plant March 13
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Titanic: Immersive Voyage to Open at Inner Harbor Power Plant March 13

Titanic: An Immersive Voyage will open March 13 at the Power Plant, 601 E Pratt St., with tickets on sale starting at $24.90 for adults and a VIP option that includes a VR wreck tour.

Lisa Park2m read
AWP 2026 Brings Thousands to Baltimore Convention Center; John Waters Keynote
Community

AWP 2026 Brings Thousands to Baltimore Convention Center; John Waters Keynote

Thousands of writers are filling the Baltimore Convention Center for AWP’s March 4–7 conference and bookfair, with John Waters slated as the keynote and 300+ events across the city.

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WMAR March 2026 Baltimore murders and shootings tracker updated March 4
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WMAR March 2026 Baltimore murders and shootings tracker updated March 4

WMAR updated its March 2026 murders and shootings tracker through March 4, listing a March 1 Orleans Street shooting where a 23-year-old man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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B&O Railroad Museum's Read Across America weekend offers free children's admission
Education

B&O Railroad Museum's Read Across America weekend offers free children's admission

Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Maryland leaders are reading in the B&O Railroad Museum’s Roundhouse March 1–2, with free admission for all children 12 and under and half-hour story times.

Lisa Park2m read
Federal Hill Bouncer Kevin Weaver Pleads Guilty, Gets Nine-Year Sentence
Government

Federal Hill Bouncer Kevin Weaver Pleads Guilty, Gets Nine-Year Sentence

Kevin Weaver, 42, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and received a nine-year sentence with all but five months suspended after a viral chokehold outside Cross Street Public House.

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Amy Sherald retrospective at BMA sells out; museum adds limited access
Community

Amy Sherald retrospective at BMA sells out; museum adds limited access

Timed tickets for Amy Sherald: American Sublime at the Baltimore Museum of Art sold out before its April 5 closing, the BMA confirmed; the run drew tens of thousands of visitors.

Sarah Chen3m read
Johns Hopkins Survey: 4 in 10 Baltimore Residents Struggled to Afford Basics
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Johns Hopkins Survey: 4 in 10 Baltimore Residents Struggled to Afford Basics

A Johns Hopkins survey of 1,271 Baltimore-area residents found roughly 4 in 10 struggled to afford medical care, utilities, food, housing and transportation in the past year.

Marcus Williams3m read
Baltimore City Council Grills BGE, Agencies Over Repeated North Charles Fires
Government

Baltimore City Council Grills BGE, Agencies Over Repeated North Charles Fires

Council pressed BGE, DOT and the Fire Department after a September 2024 manhole explosion at North Charles and West Pleasant spurred repeated conduit fires on the 300-block of North Charles.

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Friends School of Baltimore Launches University Partnership with Guaranteed-Admission Pathways, Scholarships
Education

Friends School of Baltimore Launches University Partnership with Guaranteed-Admission Pathways, Scholarships

Friends School of Baltimore announced a University Partnership Program on March 3, 2026, naming The Catholic University of America, Earlham College and Goucher College as initial partners and promising guaranteed-admission pathways.

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West Baltimore Tenants Win $1.4 Million After Juries Find Illegal Rent Charges
Community

West Baltimore Tenants Win $1.4 Million After Juries Find Illegal Rent Charges

Two Baltimore juries ordered owners of Reginald and Marguerite Daniels Housing and Bellevieu-Manchester to pay $1,434,981 to five West Baltimore tenants for collecting rent without consistent rental licenses.

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Coldstream Homestead Montebello family asks court to overturn $888 tax sale
Government

Coldstream Homestead Montebello family asks court to overturn $888 tax sale

A judge approved an investor’s taking of the Harris family’s Coldstream Homestead Montebello rowhome this past August after an $888 bill; Carlos Harris has asked a court to void that transfer, saying he was never served.

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How Families Can Visit Baltimore’s Two Free Art Museums
Community

How Families Can Visit Baltimore’s Two Free Art Museums

Baltimore uniquely gives families two major art museums with free general admission — here’s how to hit the BMA and the Walters, plus kid-friendly add-ons and practical tips.

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Read to Reef Marks 10 Years Connecting Baltimore Kids to National Aquarium
Education

Read to Reef Marks 10 Years Connecting Baltimore Kids to National Aquarium

Read to Reef marks 10 years; Baltimore children who read five ocean-themed books can redeem a bookmark for free National Aquarium admission for up to six guests.

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Morgan State Alumna Vianna Briscoe Donates $2 Million for Endowed STEM Scholarship
Education

Morgan State Alumna Vianna Briscoe Donates $2 Million for Endowed STEM Scholarship

Morgan alumna Vianna Briscoe, Class of 1969, finalized a $2 million gift to create the Vianna Briscoe and Timothy Weldon Endowed Scholarship Fund for STEM, planning and entrepreneurship students.

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SquashWise Opens Squash and Education Center in Former Greyhound Terminal
Education

SquashWise Opens Squash and Education Center in Former Greyhound Terminal

SquashWise opened a $14.5 million, 24,000 sq ft SquashWise Center with six courts inside the former Greyhound terminal at 601 N. Howard St., drawing more than 100 people to its Feb. 23 ribbon-cutting.

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Baltimore’s BARCS issues urgent plea as kennels overrun after 100 animals
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Baltimore’s BARCS issues urgent plea as kennels overrun after 100 animals

BARCS said roughly 100 animals arrived in 48 hours, filling kennels at its Cherry Hill shelter and forcing staff to pull an adoption promotion as they scramble for space.

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Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Heads to Foreclosure Auction After $71M Default
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Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Heads to Foreclosure Auction After $71M Default

Downtown’s 622-room Renaissance Harborplace at 202 E. Pratt St. is headed to a March 11 foreclosure auction after Buccini/Pollin Group defaulted on a $71M loan.

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Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High Juniors Build AI Model in MXLab
Education

Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High Juniors Build AI Model in MXLab

Juniors at Frederick Douglass High built and trained an image-recognition AI model in Learning Undefeated’s MXLab as part of the Building Steps college-readiness program.

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ETC Baltimore Co-Invests $200,000 in JuneBrain to Advance AI Retinal Imaging
Business

ETC Baltimore Co-Invests $200,000 in JuneBrain to Advance AI Retinal Imaging

ETC Baltimore invested $200,000 to help Baltimore startup JuneBrain push its wearable, AI retinal scanner toward FDA clearance and early commercial launch.

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Waymo Pushes Annapolis to Allow Driverless Ride-Hailing Service in Baltimore
Government

Waymo Pushes Annapolis to Allow Driverless Ride-Hailing Service in Baltimore

Waymo rolled a fully equipped driverless Jaguar onto the State House lawn and told Annapolis it has logged 127 million autonomous miles with 90% fewer serious injuries than human drivers.

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Three Teens Charged as Adults in Baltimore Shooting That Wounded 61-Year-Old Man
Community

Three Teens Charged as Adults in Baltimore Shooting That Wounded 61-Year-Old Man

Two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old have been charged as adults in a downtown Baltimore shooting that wounded a 61-year-old man on the evening of Oct. 21, 2025.

Lisa Park2m read
D.C. United moves Inter Miami match to Baltimore for BMORE United Day
Community

D.C. United moves Inter Miami match to Baltimore for BMORE United Day

D.C. United moved its March 7 match vs. Inter Miami from Audi Field to M&T Bank Stadium, billing the fixture "BMORE United Day" even as Lionel Messi's hamstring issue left his participation uncertain.

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Merritt Gallery and Renaissance Fine Arts Closing After More Than 40 Years
Business

Merritt Gallery and Renaissance Fine Arts Closing After More Than 40 Years

Merritt Gallery & Renaissance Fine Arts announced it will close after more than 40 years, posting an “End of an Era Sale” on its Instagram account merrittgallery and asking patrons for memories.

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Baltimore DPW Launches OOPS Tag Initiative to Reduce Curbside Recycling Contamination
Government

Baltimore DPW Launches OOPS Tag Initiative to Reduce Curbside Recycling Contamination

Baltimore DPW crews began placing visible OOPS tags on curbside recycling bins, asking households to remove non-recyclables before their next scheduled pickup to cut contamination.

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Baltimore’s Jimmy’s Famous Seafood Goes Viral After Olympic-Week Post, Owners Say
Business

Baltimore’s Jimmy’s Famous Seafood Goes Viral After Olympic-Week Post, Owners Say

Jimmy’s Famous Seafood in East Baltimore replied on X to a HuffPost post with "Go f\\k yourself," drawing millions of views and hundreds of thousands of likes, owner John Minadakis said.

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Garbage Pile Remains Months on City-Owned DOT Yard at 2601 Falls Road
Government

Garbage Pile Remains Months on City-Owned DOT Yard at 2601 Falls Road

Baltimore DOT pledged Feb. 6 to clear illegal dumping at 2601 Falls Road, but a large heap of couches, mattresses and construction debris remained visible from Falls Road on March 2.

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Maryland Center for History and Culture Opens Family-Focused WayFinder Wing in March
Community

Maryland Center for History and Culture Opens Family-Focused WayFinder Wing in March

The Maryland Center for History and Culture will open the WayFinder Wing in March 2026, featuring "WayFinders: Making Sense of Our World" — a hands-on, sensory-rich suite for children ages 5–11.

Lisa Park2m read
Baltimore City Schools CEO Santelises Named 2026 Maryland Superintendent of the Year
Education

Baltimore City Schools CEO Santelises Named 2026 Maryland Superintendent of the Year

BCPS CEO Sonja Brookins Santelises was named 2026 Maryland Superintendent of the Year and will represent Maryland in the AASA national superintendent program.

Sarah Chen3m read
Harford Road at 25th Street closed Sunday for water main repairs, detours
Government

Harford Road at 25th Street closed Sunday for water main repairs, detours

Crews from Baltimore City DPW closed Harford Road at 25th Street starting about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, March 1, forcing detours that shut northbound Harford between Bonaparte/Broadway and St. Lo Drive.

Marcus Williams2m read