WNADA executive director fired after berating artist on video

Chad Williams, executive director of the West North Avenue Development Authority, was fired October 1, Baltimore Beat has learned. Williams has faced numerous allegations of workplace misconduct and...

‘Beyond the Wire’ reframes Baltimore’s story

After my mother died in the early 2000s, I decided to backpack in Europe for a few weeks to process my loss. A week into my travels, in the wee hours of the morning, I stood on a train platform in...

Youth Charging Reform Act ‘ensures that hundreds of Maryland youth are directed toward support and...

On May 26, Gov. Wes Moore signed the Youth Charging Reform Act into law, removing five offenses for which 16-17-year-olds are automatically charged as adults. The law will go into effect on October...

Baltimore’s small business owners are organizing for more citywide protections

Zehbras CrossFit is the thriving, Black-owned, affordable, and accessible fitness space owner and CrossFit coach Jeanelle Spencer long wanted to bring to Baltimore’s Black Butterfly. On any given...

In an already unsteady industry, Baltimore’s immigrant restaurant owners and workers are feeling...

Before Candice Bruno bought Old Major, the Pigtown bar and restaurant known for its authentic Caribbean bar food and community events, it was a cop bar called the Cockeyed Cow.  “I spent time during...

Black Crossword: October 14, 2026

Baltimore Beat picks 2026

Pasta By Sydney Allen Benny’s 300 S. High Street Benny’s is a modernized Italian restaurant in Little Italy on the corner of High Street offering live music and a whimsical atmosphere. They are known...

Best Beats Issue #088

Black Chakra — “HOPE HURT HALOS” 28 minutes. That’s how long it takes for award-winning spoken word and hip-hop artist Jacob Mayberry, aka Black Chakra, to exceed any expectations you might have for...

Chopping it up

Latte-stage capitalism Baltimore, we are in a latte crisis. We have to stop overindulging in our love for a milkier drink and drowning out the good coffee we have here in our backyards.  I have no...

Baltimore Police add 200 Axon license plate cameras as part of $153 million deal

This story was first published in Technical.ly. The Baltimore Police Department purchased more than 200 Axon Enterprise automated license plate readers, public records show.  In May, the Board of...

‘Tony’ turns kitchen nightmares into a touching origin story

Nearly a decade since he passed, much of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s life has been laid bare for us across various media. Between his many books, his travelogue television shows, and the...

WNADA executive director fired after berating artist on video

Chad Williams, executive director of the West North Avenue Development Authority, was fired October 1, Baltimore Beat has learned. Williams has faced numerous allegations of workplace misconduct and...

In an already unsteady industry, Baltimore’s immigrant restaurant owners and workers are feeling...

Before Candice Bruno bought Old Major, the Pigtown bar and restaurant known for its authentic Caribbean bar food and community events, it was a cop bar called the Cockeyed Cow.  “I spent time during...

Farm Alliance sows the seeds of urban farming throughout the city

A merciful breeze pushed its way through the Waverly Farmers Market, carrying with it the fresh, herby scent of the bundle of basil that sat in front of me. Beets, carrots, okra, squash, potatoes,...

Baltimore Events 10/7/26-10/21/26

Wednesday, October 7 Board of Estimates Meeting: The mayor, comptroller, City Council president, city solicitor, and director of public works meet to formulate and execute the city’s fiscal policy. 9...

Baltimore Beat picks 2026

Pasta By Sydney Allen Benny’s 300 S. High Street Benny’s is a modernized Italian restaurant in Little Italy on the corner of High Street offering live music and a whimsical atmosphere. They are known...

A closer look at stress and success in Baltimore’s restaurant economy

How many James Beard Award nods does it take to get a city recognized as a food city? In the last five years, Baltimore’s restaurant scene has earned praise and curiosity from the in-crowd of...

La Sonora bridges the worlds of Baltimore’s second generation of Latino immigrants

Last summer, among the usual sea of hardcore and punk fliers slapped onto windows and telephone poles, I started spotting posters for cumbia concerts and reggaeton nights all over the city. They...