Menopause. The once avoided conversation is now everywhere online and in the news. Women left in the dark on what’s happening to their bodies are thirsting for information. Maryland wants to ensure doctors know how to help them. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

On Mother’s Day, I’m thinking about all the things I want for my kiddo. A thorough introduction to recreation and parks is definitely on my list. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...

Baltimore’s current director of parks has a record-worthy tenure and a knack for baking. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

It's genteel Baltimore: lemon sticks, hats, florals, and white gloves. Yet Flower Mart almost ended, because of unrest in 1970 and 1971 following the 1968 riots. City leaders thought to call it quits. But the ladies persisted. With @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/culture/thin...

Lemon sticks, crab cakes, white-gloved ladies and brawls? How scattered dramas almost plucked Flower Mart from Baltimore for good. Bylined with @rkobell.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/culture/thin...

By Danny Zawodny: The Key Bridge took her daughter’s father. Now, ICE is moving to deport her. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

By @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social: This Hampden home lets the freak flags fly — and neighbors love it. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

The sweetest Sunday story by @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇲🇽

This Hampden home lets the freak flags fly — and neighbors love it

I am writing about a Baltimore church that sent out a call to raise money to pay its BGE bill. Do any of you belong to churches or organizations that took donations from members for this? Let me know! [email protected]

What’s your go-to place for a girl dinner in Baltimore? www.thebanner.com/culture/food...

NEW: A pair of Baltimore firefighters died more than 2 years ago. The city still hasn’t told the public what happened. But The Banner has obtained the 300-page report. Read it here: www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

What’s going on with Waverly Main Street? www.thebanner.com/economy/wave...

Everyone knows it takes a village to raise a child. But as extended families live increasingly far apart and the cost of living rises, many parents find themselves without the help they need. So moms started building their home away from home in West Baltimore. www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

Months after the Castle fire, is the rebuild underway? @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

What did ICE do with the detainees they were holding at the Baltimore field office? Lawmakers found the cells empty on Monday during an oversight visit. The cells were packed with people just one day before. W/ @maddioneill.bsky.social & Danny Zawodny www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Hanifa designer Anifa Mvuemba announced she was pausing her brand after a rough stretch. I think more Black women should feel comfortable doing the same. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...

With plates akin to a child’s lucid dreams, Met Her at a Cafe is bringing a sit down food option to a neighborhood with very few. www.thebanner.com/culture/food...

From @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social: Met Her at a Cafe adds an eatery to a Baltimore neighborhood that sorely needs them. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Baltimore is on everyone's radar as productions and shows leave D.C. and we love it. But we want to remain us, OK! Thanks @lauralippman.bsky.social for the cheerleading!

Assuming Mount Vernon with its stately public square and other amenities can’t have its share of problems is like assuming a pretty person can’t ever be sad. For several weeks, we asked residents and business owners what’s stalling the neighborhood’s potential. www.thebanner.com/economy/moun...

Hundreds of Panamanian golden frogs are breeding in a closed-to-the-public section of the @marylandzoo.bsky.social in an effort to save them from extinction. Soon, zoo workers plan to bring some back to Panama…

Did you look up your senator? Did their answer surprise you? Drop me a message. DMs open. Email [email protected]

Baltimore’s arabbers are getting more modern. www.thebanner.com/economy/arab...

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

A stunning 1942 photo of a couple inspired a search for a Baltimore love story. @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social earned a follow from me!

Must read from @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social: A stunning 1942 photo of a couple inspired a search for a Baltimore love story. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

A stunning 1942 photo of a couple inspired a search for a Baltimore love story. buff.ly/MqqTdfs

Happy Valentine’s Day. For nearly two years, this photo has lived rent free in my mind. I finally got to find out what happened to Ellin and Franklin, the former Frederick Douglass High School students whose spark electrified this photo from 1942. www.thebanner.com/community/fa...

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.

Hundreds pack hearing on Howard County proposal to ban immigrant detention facilities

New: Maryland grants in-state tuition to undocumented students if they submit three years of tax returns. But now the IRS is working with ICE, and students fear they'll be deported. It means that some of Maryland's best students aren't going to college. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

Big news in local news: The Banner is expanding into Prince George's County

Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.

Thought it was hard for your school to reopen after the storm? The state's only school serving blind students had to de-ice thousands of feet of sidewalk while stuck beholden to surrounding districts' closure decisions. Plus, they're not allowed to go virtual. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Sad news in Baltimore. A true neighborhood staple, up and closing!

In N Out is known for not being on every corner like other burger chains. You won’t find it in Maryland, but I had to investigate whether a new burger spot compared. www.thebanner.com/culture/food...

ICYMI, one of my favorite @thebaltimorebanner.com stories from snowice week: www.thebanner.com/community/tr...

Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis arrested after 2-week search. (w/ @darreonna.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Two favorite lines from the article. It is interesting to think how traditions arise from the conditions surrounding them. Like if every block had a group chat and all the able bodied folks cleared all the spots, would we even need to mark spots?

Household items are making their way outdoors in Baltimore. Do you save your parking spot after a snowstorm? www.thebanner.com/community/tr...

A treasure trove of history is inside a small classroom at Western High School. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

In Annapolis, an historic Black cemetery faces hard times — some grave markers are buried or overturned, and there are likely many, many unmarked burials. Grass grows tall in the summer and leaves cover the ground in fall. It's a stark contrast to the once-segregated National Cemetery next door.

Catonsville businesses recovering after string of Sunday break-ins, @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

‘ICE Out for Good’ draws councilman, protestors to Catonsville

Just a reminder that I am, besides my Baltimore Banner work as a columnist, a memorist and author! Check me out! bookshop.org/p/books/fami...

I have a 1 year old with a budding love for music. Where else should I be taking him? I started a list below for @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/culture/balt...

For my first story of 2026, I dug into the numbers defining a trend that has exploded in Maryland since the pandemic: homeschooling. There's been a 50% uptick since the 2019-20 school year, holding steady as public school enrollment declines www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

It happens thousands of times every year. More than 35% of all applications for charges statewide in 2024 came from people outside law enforcement.

At Baltimore bookstore Everyone’s Place, a generation of memories