How one Maryland school district turned around student behavior with...
POCOMOKE CITY, Md. — Worcester County’s Pocomoke High School opened its doors as usual to 352 students on a bright but chilly Thursday last December. A mix of mellow pop hits played in the background,...
View Article‘Mickey 17’ is a freewheeling sci-fi satire
After winning four Academy Awards for “Parasite” in 2020, including the first Best Picture statuette awarded to a non-English-language film, South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho had a blank check in...
View ArticleBaltimore Arts and Culture Events 3/12/25 – 3/26/25
Wednesday, March 12 “FYI” Citywide Arts Showcase: Baltimore City Public School students will get to showcase their artwork at the “FYI: For Your Inspiration!” exhibit March 12-16. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at...
View Article“Vow to thee, my country”
I’d vow to thee, to sit down and learn as most I can Even though the learning that I do Equates to y = mx + b. Why, equals, am I mixing 2 letters plus b to make A list of consecutive letters To that I...
View ArticleLetter from the editor – Issue 57
Baltimore City will soon be on the receiving end of a windfall of money by way of settlements the city reached with several companies over their roles in the city’s opioid epidemic. The people who...
View ArticleBaltimore Government and Community Events 03/12/25 – 03/26/25
Wednesday, March 12 West Wednesdays: Hear about the ongoing fight for police accountability in the Tyrone West case and for all victims of police misconduct. This event happens every Wednesday. For...
View ArticleAround Baltimore: All night long ticketing, a Eubie Blake and From Baltimore...
Brandon Scott talks Trump At a press conference held on March 5, just a day after President Donald Trump’s joint address, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott told reporters that the time for Democrats to...
View ArticleBGE and DPW rate increases create financial woes for city residents
City Councilman Antonio Glover received a number of phone calls from his District 13 constituents about their Baltimore Gas and Electric bill in February. During a colder than usual winter, and after...
View ArticleBlack Crossword Puzzle: March 12, 2025
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View ArticleOpinion: The Time is Now to Make Maryland a National Leader on State Voting...
Maryland voters have long been ready to move forward in building a democracy that ensures that every Marylander has the right to cast a ballot – without a state voting rights act, that right is in...
View ArticleBaltimore Activists Push Back as Trump Targets Student Protesters
Ahead of New York Senator Chuck Schumer’s March 17 visit to Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library to discuss his new book Antisemitism in America, local Jewish activists are planning a demonstration...
View ArticleU.S. Senator Schumer’s Baltimore book talk indefinitely postponed after...
The morning his book tour was to launch in Baltimore, New York Senator Senator Chuck Schumer indefinitely postponed his public appearances this week amid a wave of backlash over his support for a...
View Article“Every human being deserves dignity”: Baltimore Activists Fight Against...
Detainees at the Baltimore Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office are reportedly being held for a week or longer in an office building never designed for long-term detention, according to...
View ArticleBlack Crossword Puzzle: March 19, 2025
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View ArticleMaryland Lawmakers Show Support for Bills Favoring Fossil Fuels, Jeopardizing...
As Maryland’s General Assembly session enters its final stretch, top Democratic lawmakers are pushing legislation that would open the door to new fossil fuel buildout across the state, weaken...
View ArticleBest Beats: 05/26/25-04/09/25
DJ AyyMello: “Kendrick Lamar Squabble Up (Baltimore Club Mix)” Don’t say you’re a fan of Baltimore club music if you don’t know who DJ AyyMello is. He won the eighth annual “King of Baltimore” club...
View ArticlePhotostory: Wide Angle Youth Media Contemporary Collages
Baltimore Beat is publishing photos from participants in Wide Angle Youth Media, which offers media arts education and amplifies the voices of Baltimore youth. These collages were created by students...
View ArticleThe Key Bridge Collapse: Oral Histories
Captain Eric Stacharowski, Baltimore County Fire Department, Dundalk, Station #6 …The bells went off at 1:30, and it said to investigate a “possible cruise ship hit the Key Bridge,” and that’s all...
View ArticleNo invisible jobs: Baltimore Museum of Industry exhibit will highlight...
It was family members out-of-state who were the ones to tell Maria Gabriela Aldana that the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in her own city, had collapsed. Like many others in Baltimore, she received...
View ArticleAnswer
Communication is a pillar In the foundation of all of humanity’s relationships And our house crashed down before it could even be a home I wish We were still an us I wish we were still a them I...
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