By @jessmnocera.bsky.social: The lore behind Columbia’s quirky street names. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

‘Rabbits deserve better’: A look inside a bunny rescue in a Columbia home, @jessmnocera.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Howard county SHOULD be the perfect place for young families. It has great schools, close proximity to DC and Baltimore, plenty of parks... ...so why are only 7% of homeowners under 35? @jessmnocera.bsky.social & I on how HoCo became a "victim of its own success" www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

It's been over five years since the onset of COVID-19, which means the babies born into the pandemic are off to pre-K 4 and kindergarten. How exactly can teachers support these kiddos, who spent their earliest years in isolation? I dug into it: www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

Tubing down the Gunpowder River is the perfect way to spend a summer day— except when E. coli levels are soaring, as they have frequently this year. I spent time with the Gunpowder Riverkeepers to see how they’re working to protect the river. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/gunpowder-ri...

Hi, federal workers: Are you or someone you know stuck in job limbo because of court cases or legal uncertainty? Reporter Sapna Bansil at @thebaltimorebanner.com is looking to hear from those affected. Please reach out at [email protected]

EXCLUSIVE: The University of Baltimore turned 100 years old this year. It is also facing a structural deficit, 50% less enrollment in 10 years, and is cutting positions. “Our ability to generate revenue is under duress," the CFO told me. Read: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/un...

At 11, she’s turned heartbreak into hope on the National Spelling Bee stage Read the story by @kris10griffith.bsky.social on the @thebaltimorebanner.com ---> tinyurl.com/2rj9mrb5

Getting a master's degree is hard. Kayla Case managed to study for her second while teaching part-time, pursuing the prestigious teacher's National Board certification and raising two toddlers. Oh: and she was also in chemo for Stage 3 cancer. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

cat cafe!!!!!!!!!!!! For @thebaltimorebanner.com: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food...

“Even though she’s got aches and pains, she still gets to look beautiful for one more day.” Once, they owned Pimlico. On Saturday, the De Francis family, friends and longtime employees grappled with saying goodbye to the track they’ve known so well. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/horse...

Preakness, schmeakness. Tonight is also Gunz of Steel, an arm-wrestling competition for women and non-binary people featuring a deranged lunch lady, a gym-obsessed rat and a flying crocheted placenta. 📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/life...

NEW: Thousands of Baltimore students begin their school days on MTA buses. But how many? And what are their commutes like? Neither City Schools nor MTA know for sure. Experts say a survey would help. But ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​first someone has to conduct one. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Michael Martirano, who abruptly retired as superintendent of Howard County schools last year, will soon take the helm in Allegany County. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

The Baltimore Banner, not even 3 years old, just won a Pulitzer Prize. I am so, *so* proud to work here. Today and every day. The work continues.

‘The Mall in Columbia has become a different world’: Restaurateur blames crime for closures

Howard County will change how it picks schools for upgrades. Will it work?

3 things to know about the funding gap for Howard County’s schools

Baltimore County man gets 50 years in nonfatal Howard County road rage incident

BREAKING: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Nancy V. Alquist on Thursday granted a petition to force Chasen Construction LLC into Chapter 11 involuntary bankruptcy. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com) (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social, @invisibae.bsky.social)

Super proud of the @thebaltimorebanner.com newsroom for winning an IRE award for our Key Bridge collapse coverage. At the time, we didn't even have a live blog, but we did have great journalists who know this community and what the bridge meant to it.

Redistricting is back in Howard County www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

From Wawa to the woods: Rachel Morin’s final hour traced through technology and witnesses. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

New: Named after a turn of phrase from the governor, the Maryland Tough, Baltimore Strong Key Bridge Relief Fund raised $16 million. None of it went to help the victims’ families despite the Baltimore Community Foundation initially saying it would. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

BREAKING: The U.S. has revoked more student visas at Maryland colleges. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County reported four students lost their visas today, while the University of Maryland, College Park confirmed but did not share their number: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

SCOOP: "Approximately a dozen" graduate students and recent grads at Johns Hopkins University have had their student visas revoked by the federal government, a spokesperson confirmed to @thebaltimorebanner.com this morning. Read our exclusive: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

The Baltimore County schools superintendent failed to move to the county by the deadline in her contract, according to Maryland’s Inspector General for Education, and it’s unclear where she lives now. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Blinder laid out how the Democratic governor has let down transgender Marylanders by not putting money in the budget and not backing needed policy changes. “We know who you, Governor Moore, can be for us. And I am begging you to do it,” Blinder said. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: Faculty and staff at Johns Hopkins were told not to intervene if ICE agents come to campus looking to detain community members. Employees were also told to not help community members leave or hide, if they are being sought by federal agents. Read: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

Columbia Association eyes takeover of community’s village centers. But at what cost?

Progressive ‘troublemaker’ charged with stealing immigration files from law firm

Faculty union accuses Howard Community College leaders of seeking to suppress ‘union speech’

New: Last year, I acquired a leaked document showing that the DEA audited Baltimore’s jail over failing to track 92,500 methadone pills. A subsequent records request revealed the state’s violations of the Controlled Substances Act extended to the women’s prison in Jessup. Read more:

Cellphone bans seem to be working in some Maryland schools. By @lizbowie.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

By @lillianreed.bsky.social: The house that Second Chance built — for its founder. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Mark Foster built the nonprofit Second Chance. Then Second Chance helped build Mark Foster a million-dollar home. 👇🏼 www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/nonp...

I sat down w/ Gov. Wes Moore and talked about the Trump administration, and his role in the Democratic response. "I don’t think it’s my job to tell the Democratic Party how to find itself," he told me. He wants to focus instead on protecting Marylanders. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Parents like working mother of 2 Taiyana Bannister are only able to afford child care with help from the state. But because Maryland's voucher program has doubled in size in just two years, parents at work or school may soon get less help - or none at all www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/ea...

Social Security's Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity no longer exists. The latest from @briaovers.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/soci...

NEW INVESTIGATION 🚍: Baltimore City is the only district in the state that doesn't offer most students a yellow bus ride after elementary school. When that policy collided with school choice, it turned getting to class on time into a nightmare. Read ⬇️ www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Frank Turner, Howard County’s first Black delegate, dies at 77

SCOOP: Naval Academy leaders sent an email to faculty this week that teaching about “divisive concepts” such as systemic racism + sexism is no longer permitted. Faculty also can’t talk about environmental justice or gender ideology. Our exclusive: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

The loss of the beloved Benjamin was felt across Baltimore. By @abbyzimmardi.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

By @jessmnocera.bsky.social: The women who spent a sweet morning learning about maple sugaring in Columbia. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Meet the women who spent a sweet morning learning about maple sugaring in Columbia www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food...

A Teach for America cohort, hailing from states all around the country, was dispatched to Baltimore in 2011. Their unfamiliarity with the city formed their bond. But it was Vincent Andrews who helped build their community. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/obituaries/v...

ICYMI: Several HCC faculty members complained to lawmakers that hours before they were to testify on a bill to improve transparency at the college, they found their offices had been accessed and union posters removed from the doors, walls and windows. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

President Donald Trump's administration called its buyout offer to federal workers a "fork in the road." One Marylander bought utensils from a thrift store and handed them out at Tuesday night’s federal workers forum in Howard County. She said “I don’t want your damn fork."

📢Baltimore-based federal workers! The Baltimore Banner wants to hear from you! Get in touch via email or use this form to tell us your experiences & thoughts on mandatory return-to-office policies, buyout offers & drastic changes to agencies’ priorities. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/fede...

This academic wanted to study extremophiles. Then she got into competitive skydiving.