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In memory of Logan Hullinger Logan Hullinger, founder of news blog Mobtown Redux and one of Baltimore Beat’s most dedicated contributors, passed away unexpectedly on March 6. He would have turned 30 on March 10, 2026.  Logan was ...

We remember our friend and colleague Logan Hullinger

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What’s Poppin’ Issue #079 Deferred No More: Advancing Reparations in Maryland, Lovely Lane Church, 2200 Saint Paul Street, March 11, 7 p.m. krieger.jhu.edu/chloe There’s a lot of spinelessness among our political class, but la...

What’s Poppin’ Issue #079

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The beauty of art and intergenerational connection in Baltimore “It’s like all the grant and fellowship applications dry up after 30,” my dear friend says to me as I chop onions and garlic. We’re on the phone regaling each other with the happenings of the day, as ...

The beauty of art and intergenerational connection in Baltimore

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OP-ED: Shared mobility options like scooters and bikes are a growing transportation solution in the Black Butterfly At Bikemore, we believe a great city is a connected city. One where the amenities — and the opportunities — are for everyone. Too often, amenities for residents don’t meet that bar. So when rental sco...

OP-ED: Shared mobility options like scooters and bikes are a growing transportation solution in the Black Butterfly

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Photostory: Family and friends gather to call for justice for Dwight Hawkins, who was shot by Baltimore police On the afternoon of Friday, February 28, several dozen people gathered at the corner of Pelham Avenue and Belair Road where, three days earlier, police shot and killed Dwight Hawkins in front of his g...

Photostory: Family and friends gather to call for justice for Dwight Hawkins, who was shot by Baltimore police

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Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 3/11/26 - 3/25/26 Wednesday, March 11 Paint And Sip @ The Wine Collective: Hosted by She Knows The Deal, this lightly guided class provides the chance to unwind and make art. All supplies included, along with your firs...

Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 3/11/26 - 3/25/26

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Baltimore Government and Community Events 3/11/26 - 3/25/26 Wednesday, March 11 Blood Pressure Awareness in Our Community: A roundtable discussion with support and resource sharing for those living with or at risk for hypertension. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Enoch...

Connect with folks in the community in our Government and Community Events Calendar.

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‘Saving Etting Street’ offers an inspiring look inside a vital Baltimore organization As a millennial, this critic has long considered even the abstract concept of home ownership to be analogous to acquiring the gift of flight through the use of a jetpack. To this generation, and the o...

‘Saving Etting Street’ offers an inspiring look inside a vital Baltimore organization

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Chefs Jasmine Norton and Catina Smith want to honor the matriarchs in their families by paying homage to the cooking traditions they were raised in Most days, Jasmine Norton’s mother accompanies her in the kitchen at The Urban Oyster, the nation’s only Black woman-owned oyster bar that sits in a beautiful brick-and-mortar space on W. 36th Street....

Chefs Jasmine Norton and Catina Smith want to honor the matriarchs in their families by paying homage to the cooking traditions they were raised in

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Tené Wilder’s career is a testament of faith and family When I meet Tené Wilder at Mama Koko’s, the bustling midtown cafe and restaurant tucked inside Hooper House on E. 23rd Street, she is smiling from ear to ear. Her curly hair is styled in a shoulder-le...

Tené Wilder talks about her work as key hairstylist on Ryan Coogler’s Academy-Awards nominated “Sinners.”

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Baltimore is full of women who show up and change the world Monalisa Diallo “I’ve always been a person that felt like I’m not allowed to complain unless I’m helping or coming up with something better.” Advocate and grandmother Monalisa Diallo lets this belief ...

We profile women leaders in Baltimore, including Monalisa Diallo, Stefanie Mavronis, and Iya Dammons.

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Righting the past and forging worthy futures In 2024, while visiting AFRO Charities’ processing team at the Maryland State Archives, lead archivist Megan McShea told me about their effort to process the entire collection before moving to their p...

“In Baltimore and beyond, women are challenging oppressive systems, readying their communities, and forging new futures built on lessons they’ve learned from the past,” Bry Reed writes.

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A Black woman with short, dark hair stands on her front porch. Text reads: "In Baltimore and beyond, women are challenging oppressive systems, readying their communities, and forging new futures built on lessons they've learned from the past.

Issue 79 of Baltimore Beat is live! It’s our Women’s History Month issue! Our cover photo, of Jacqueline Caldwell, was taken by Shae McCoy. baltimorebeat.com

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In memory of Logan Hullinger Logan Hullinger, founder of news blog Mobtown Redux and one of Baltimore Beat’s most dedicated contributors, passed away unexpectedly on March 6. He would have turned 30 on March 10, 2026.  Logan was ...

Over the weekend, we lost @loganhullinger.bsky.social baltimorebeat.com/in-memory-of...

Charm City Classics: Remembering the places that brought working-class Baltimoreans together Baltimore natives might have noticed the recent rise in coverage by national publications like Bon Appétit and visits from foodies across the East Coast, shining a spotlight on some hometown…

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Very saddened by the sudden passing of my Baltimore Beat colleague Logan Hullinger, a terrific reporter, tireless harm reduction advocate, and standup community member. He would have turned 30 tomorrow. I enjoyed getting to know Logan, and hoped we would collaborate on many more assignments.

As this was happening you were told shoplifting and home invasions were grave threats you needed to abandon any pretense of sympathy to address.

ive got a fleshy lump of mass in my skull called a brain that can think. all humans do.

claude is a glorified auto complete that runs on fabricated hardware.

I can’t do this anymore

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

Baltimore Beat Documentary Tour 2026 Now more than ever, it’s important for everyone to know what journalism is and how it should serve communities.  You may have noticed in recent years that the wealthy and powerful have increased…

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A photo of Rahne standing on stage reading a poem. She wears a black jacket, black top, dark jeans and light colored sneakers

@rahnealexander.com is a star

when you win a small concession you just get to keep yelling btw. one time a local official said to me "you people are never happy" and like: correct! it is not our job to be happy with compromise! it's our job to be annoying forever actually

Since October, I’ve been running 20% off sale. Sadly all good things must come to an end!

You’ve got until the end of the month to take advantage and stock up on your faves!

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Uh-oh! Worst person you know learned therapy words

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