JUST ADD SPICE: McCormick nearly triples in size with massive Unilever deal, via @hayesgardner.bsky.social @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/economy/mcco...

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"Uber and Lyft no longer use formulas based on mileage and time. Instead, they rely on algorithms to calculate fares that drivers say leaves them in the dark." via @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/economy/uber...

It's spring break 😎 — if you can make it though the TSA madness. Tim Prudente has some harrowing travel tales ✈️ in @thebaltimorebanner.com. www.thebanner.com/culture/trav...

At today’s Opening Day, fans might notice a prominent new sponsored space: PureWager Pavilion. PureWager — a little-known sports gambling company that has not yet launched — inked a 3-year deal with the Orioles. www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Immigration across Maryland plunged 57% last year, census data shows www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

Prince George’s, Montgomery account for a third of the state’s population growth in 2025 www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

I wrote about a sprawling enclave of disused federal office buildings in SW that could be DC's next neighborhood-in-waiting: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

"There’s a catch: When it was announced, no one seemed to know what the heck the Ravens Loop was." @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/community/tr...

Two years after the Key Bridge collapse, a look at the status of the rebuild and an upcoming civil trial that could be worth billions of dollars. www.thebanner.com/economy/key-...

There are now two counties in Maryland where the average gas price has topped $4 per gallon. Jack Hogan has the story, @bannermoco.bsky.social ⛽⤴️ www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

Facing deadline, Maryland lawmakers advance changes to court commissioner system. (w/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

After a developer's bid for a Remington dump backfired, he's thinking bigger. Seawall reached a deal this month that looks to some like a step toward a long-held Baltimore dream: to turn the banks of the beleaguered Jones Falls into a park. w @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

Been reporting for years (!) now on a housing scam that targeted foreign investors & distressed Baltimore neighborhoods; new evidence shows how company faked email addresses, forged signatures, falsified wire transactions and faked deeds www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Maryland faces 12,000 child sex abuse claims with no clear plan for payouts

Orlov's most memorable commission came via Benny Blanco, the 11-time Grammy Award-nominated music producer, who might be best known as Selena Gomez’s husband.

By Jack Bologna, Sahana Jayaraman and @halliemiller.bsky.social: From $3.7M to $9.9M: Federal probe focuses on 42 Baltimore homes sold again and again. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

One day you’re just a guy, and the next you’re King Sammy I, emperor of the robot vacuums

Marylanders are missing payments on student loans, credit cards and other debt — and our average debt load is higher than the national average. By @briaovers.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/economy/mary...

The results are in! We asked you to draw downtown and you delivered. @ajv.bsky.social reviewed hundreds of your maps and found interesting trends and thoughtful explanations. What shocked me the most? Only about 1 in 4 maps had Little Italy downtown 🇮🇹 www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

At @thebaltimorebanner.com's request, readers drew some mighty interesting maps of "downtown" Baltimore. Only 22.5% correctly included Mount Vernon! www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

A Friday must-read by @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit last year, Baltimore sued DraftKings and FanDuel. Now, with a beefed up legal team, the city is going after unregulated online casino operators. www.thebanner.com/economy/balt...

Former Naval Academy midshipman posted about killing peers over their Charlie Kirk comments

Everyone has seen Baltimore’s missing boy. So why can’t authorities find him?

Johns Hopkins University has its eyes on D.C. The elite university just bought a second building in the nation's capital, bringing its total D.C. footprint to almost 600,000 square feet. Inside Hopkins' Bloomberg Center + the university's D.C. ambitions: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

By Wesley Case: All the smokes: How a Hopkins professor’s mushroom trip led to 1,000 paintings of cigarettes. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Ferguson seeks to ban data center at Baltimore Peninsula, increase BGE scrutiny

A robust read in @thebaltimorebanner.com about Mount Vernon, a gorgeous center city neighborhood that seems to be shedding some of its core businesses. www.thebanner.com/economy/moun...

Radiohead is demanding that the Trump administration take down a pro-ICE promotional video featuring a version of its song “Let Down” without permission. Full statement from the band:

The fruit man gets an app: Arabbers are rolling out cashless payments www.thebanner.com/economy/arab...

NEW in @thebaltimorebanner.com: Maryland redistricting = not happening. @brendawintrode.bsky.social & @maddioneill.bsky.social have the receipts. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

What IS downtown Baltimore anyway? via @thebaltimorebanner.com www.tiktok.com/@baltimoreba...

Baltimore, what is YOUR version of downtown? Draw us a map! (Also, hate to say it, but Philly had it right ...) This is so fun, and a great read. via @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

No one seems to agree on what "downtown Baltimore" actually is. Is it a narrow strip of land near the harbor? Does it include Mount Vernon? The @thebaltimorebanner.com office? Help us figure this out! Use our new tool to draw what you think of as downtown: www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

Are you a BGE customer who has budgeted to be gobsmacked at your current bill? Asking for a @thebaltimorebanner.com columnist who is me.

This nor'easter largely spared Maryland ... except the Eastern Shore. @hayesgardner.bsky.social and @jphotoj.bsky.social with the report, via @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

Maryland parents: Here's how long you will be monitoring your children tomorrow. 🏫 ❄️ via @thebaltimorebanner.com @bannermoco.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

Jack Hughes sheds blood and teeth for his country, U.S. wins Olympic gold: defector.com/jack-hughes-...

The Supreme Court striking down many of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs today could open the door for Maryland companies to seek substantial refunds. www.thebanner.com/economy/mary...

YMCA employees wanted pay raises. They got a food pantry instead.

I don’t know if I believe in love, but I do believe in stories. This is such a beautiful read by @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social Happy Valentine’s Day.

From @adampwillis.bsky.social: Baltimore’s overrun by deer. The city plans to kill them. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

DC sports coverage -- it's happening www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/ba...

There's an AI girlfriend factory in Baltimore, and Tim Prudente wants to tell you all about it. Don't miss this @thebaltimorebanner.com read. www.thebanner.com/economy/nomi...

This Eastern Shore Democrat voted against redistricting. Here’s why.

Washington County declares support for proposed ICE detention facility near Hagerstown

"difficult decisions have been taken" is an all-time use of the passive voice

No one wants Kevin Spacey’s luxury Baltimore waterfront home, Tim Prudente reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)