Not enough people said #nice about this issue

finally a local newspaper got this right, and of course its the impeccable staff at @baltimorebeat.bsky.social

I got to revisit Good Burger for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social’s Food Issue. Was comforting to revisit the halcyon days of Nickelodeon. baltimorebeat.com/good-burger-...

We can dunk on Silver. But the folks wildly hyping Adams in 2021-22 included Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. The desire for a prominent BLACK politician who was pro-police and hostile to the BLM movement was broadly shared within elite Dem circles. They ignored obvious signs he was corrupt and inept.

NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening. A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release. thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...

Charm City Classics: Remembering the places that brought working-class Baltimoreans together baltimorebeat.com/charm-city-c...

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😭 Facts

Low-level drug arrests have doubled in some police districts in Baltimore this year. Since July, the city has cleared 23 encampments. For this week's Redux Newsletter, I take a deeper look into Baltimore's crackdown on its most vulnerable residents. 🔽 mobtownredux.news/a-deeper-loo...

Earlier this week on WABE we posed the question “whose free speech are we talking?” open.substack.com/pub/nicolefc...

Today (Friday 9/26/25) in Circuit Court Bail Reviews, Judge Schreiber presided. As we are returning to posting and have new followers, check out the pinned post for more info about who we are and some terms we use.

Writer and photographer Shae McCoy says she found peace and a sustainable future in urban farming baltimorebeat.com/from-west-ba...

A Baltimore Beat documentary is on the way baltimorebeat.com/a-baltimore-...

Racing from work to the press screening last week, getting caught in 100 minutes of traffic and rain and still making it to my seat in time for the WB logo, to settle in, out of breath through the opening sequence? Experience of the year. My review for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social: (link below)

Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 9/24/25 - 10/08/25 baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-ar...

"People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave." ~ Assata Shaku Rest in Power 🌸🌸🌸

This is a beautiful photo of Assata Shakur in Cuba.

Remember when it was fall for a week and a half in August

Baltimore Government and Community Events 9/24/25 - 10/08/25 baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-go...

JERUSALEM (AP) — In 'unprecedented operation,' Israeli army takes over mobile phones of Gaza residents to carry Netanyahu UN speech live.

Go see The Piano Lesson at Everyman before it closes!

We are feasting

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse. Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away. Thread 👇

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

this was a very good episode

Baltimore Beat staff spent the summer trying food from around the city to pull together their recommendations for some of the city’s most iconic and classic meals. baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-be...

Want to signal boost this- this place makes a huge difference, We use all the food and it goes to good use and donations are way down so if you know any local church groups or anyone who can help- even just lunch meat and cheese, we can assemble them. Thank you for helping feed Bmore ❤️❤️

Baltimore food pantry is experiencing critically-low supply, seeks donations

Mark your calendars! 📆 Next Thursday, Enoch Pratt Free Library will be hosting Gloria J. Browne-Marshall’s chat about her book, A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, with @lisasnowden.bsky.social. Register and come through, Baltimore! ⬇️ buff.ly/qxg1WnM

THIS IS CRAZY

Bikemore is hiring an organizer to launch the Baltimore chapter of Families for Safe Streets, advocating for life-saving changes and providing support to Baltimoreans affected by the preventable epidemic of traffic violence. This is a 24 hour per week part-time role with room to grow.

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Finally, we’re thrilled to announce that a Baltimore Beat documentary is coming soon! Learn more about it here: baltimorebeat.com/a-baltimore-...

Our poem is “To My Baltimore,” and it was written by Doug E. Smith Jr. baltimorebeat.com/to-my-baltim...

New music from John Wells, Von Vargas, and Dirk Schwenk in Best Beats. baltimorebeat.com/best-beats-9...

Our community resources page is included in every issue of Baltimore Beat and is constantly updated. baltimorebeat.com/community-re...

You can find lots of fun things to do in this issue’s Arts and Culture calendar. baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-ar...

Connect with folks in the community in our Government and Community Events Calendar. baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-go...

‘Good Burger’ is tasty nostalgia baltimorebeat.com/good-burger-...

Here's what some of Baltimore’s Black chefs are eating right now baltimorebeat.com/heres-what-s...

From West Baltimore, a farming legacy baltimorebeat.com/from-west-ba...

Charm City Classics: Remembering the places that brought working-class Baltimoreans together baltimorebeat.com/charm-city-c...

Sweet Stewardship: Just like her honeybees Nikkia Rowe wants to exist for the benefit of the whole community baltimorebeat.com/sweet-stewar...

Baltimore Beat picks: From burgers to crabcakes to desserts, here are some of our favorite dishes baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-be...

Baltimore's best cheap eats: 20 local spots where you can sit down or grab a full meal for $30 or less. baltimorebeat.com/baltimores-b...

"What we wanted to do with this issue is highlight the soul of Baltimore’s food culture," Editor-in-Chief Lisa Snowden writes. baltimorebeat.com/letter-from-...

Issue 69 of Baltimore Beat is live! Welcome to our first-ever food issue. In these pages, we explore the food and foodways that make Baltimore so special.