Maryland parents of stillborn babies could soon get $1,000 tax credit Parents have fought for years to get monetary relief from state legislators.

After years of advocacy from grieving parents, Maryland legislators on Monday passed a $1,000 tax credit for parents of stillborn babies www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

Grading the glizzies: How each hot dog at Camden Yards measures up Armed with a kitchen scale, a ruler, butcher’s twine and a serious commitment to the bit, The Banner analyzed every hot dog configuration at Camden Yards.

Grading the glizzies: How each hot dog at Camden Yards measures up

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Grading the glizzies: How each hot dog at Camden Yards measures up Armed with a kitchen scale, a ruler, butcher’s twine and a serious commitment to the bit, The Banner analyzed every hot dog configuration at Camden Yards.

NEW: The Orioles delighted fans when they introduced a $4 "value" hot dog last season.

But our reporters had to ask: Is it actually the most beef for your buck?

They hit Camden Yards with a kitchen scale and a ruler to investigate.

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Report on firefighters’ deaths in Baltimore exposes systemic flaws The Baltimore Fire Department was understaffed while relying on aging equipment and outdated training standards when two firefighters died in a blaze 2 1/2 years ago, according to an investigative rep...

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...

How this day care rebuilt trust after a shooting and abuse scandal The new owner of Shanteari Young’s former child care center lets parents watch classroom livestreams.

When Dana Riley bought her day care building, she didn’t think anyone would associate her with the sexual abuse and shooting scandal tied to its former owners. When she couldn’t shake the distrust and doubt, she came up with a solution: 24/7 live-streamed cameras www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

And happy Easter!

Baltimore pastor delivers Easter sermon days after being shot, carjacked The cleric told his congregants and the public to forgive the young man who shot and robbed him.

“He is a bulletproof God"

Ceílí Doyle and @jessicagallagher.bsky.social were at service today as Pastor Rashad Singletary delivered an Easter sermon just days after being shot in a carjacking.

He spoke to us about forgiveness.

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Need to knead NeeDoh? Squishy toy craze sends parents scrambling. TikTok spawned an obsession for NeeDoh — brightly colored, textured, squishy toys that parents are desperately seeking for Easter baskets.

Do your kids neeeeeed NeeDoh? I *stretched* myself as a reporter and found out why the squishy toys are so hard to get right now. www.thebanner.com/culture/life...

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.

The impact of Trump’s immigration crackdown on mothers is particularly pronounced, our analysis found:

Moms of U.S. citizens have been deported at about four times the pace under the Biden administration.

Baltimore County native Reid Wiseman is preparing to lead the first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years. His proud father, battling cancer, wants to see it. buff.ly/ZSdcVKA

Maryland immigration arrests have tripled under Trump, data shows ICE administrative arrests in Maryland more than tripled during the first year of Trump’s second term as compared to former President Joe Biden’s last year in office, a Banner analysis of newly releas...

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Yes! Sorry, don't know what happened.

NEW: Newly released data shows Maryland immigration arrests are way up in year one of Trump’s second term — and as arrests have increased, fewer involve people with any criminal history.

From @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social & John-John Williams IV

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These foster parents have taken in 15 kids. Their goal: Send them home. The Baltimore couple is unusual in a state where half of families stop taking foster kids within the first year.

De'Jonnae and her husband José live by one universal truth: Reunification is the goal. These foster parents have taken in 15 kids over 5 years, making them an outlier in a state where the number of foster parents has been declining and half tap out after just 1 year www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

We asked where downtown Baltimore is. Chaos ensued Where does downtown Baltimore begin and end? Nearly 700 readers sent maps — and a Banner analysis reveals the areas most people agree on.

At @thebaltimorebanner.com's request, readers drew some mighty interesting maps of "downtown" Baltimore. Only 22.5% correctly included Mount Vernon!
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So cool! It's such an amazing place to live. Fantastic sense of community. I'm sure you all will love it.

We asked where downtown Baltimore is. Chaos ensued Where does downtown Baltimore begin and end? Nearly 700 readers sent maps — and a Banner analysis reveals the areas most people agree on.

The results are in!

We asked you to draw downtown and you delivered.

@ajv.bsky.social reviewed hundreds of your maps and found interesting trends and thoughtful explanations.

What shocked me the most? Only about 1 in 4 maps had Little Italy downtown 🇮🇹

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Baltimore’s top educator wants to end the iPad kid epidemic Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises announced strict screen time limits for kindergarten through second grade students.

Kids in the "iPad generation" have grown more reliant on screens at home and in school since the pandemic.

The head of Baltimore's public schools has had enough. She introduced screen time and digital device limits, though she doesn't think they go far enough.

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Maryland wants its $4 billion in tariff payments back.

Gov. Moore and top fiscal leaders are demanding Pres. Trump reimburse Marylanders for price hikes from import tariffs, an estimated $1,744 per household.

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Happy birthday!

When immigrants can’t leave their homes, this reading expert comes to the door Amid a federal immigration crackdown, scared families are avoiding public spaces and staying home. Norma Montesino is one of the few people they’ll let in.

A little bit of happy for your Wed. morning: We've been reporting for months that the federal immigration crackdown is keeping some scared immigrant families from venturing outside their homes. Norma Montesino is the bilingual Santa Claus bringing reading to them. www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

This is fun

How do you define downtown Baltimore? Draw it and show us. Depending on how you draw its boundaries, downtown Baltimore is either a depressing and increasingly empty collection of tall buildings, or it’s a dynamic and diverse community poised for success.

Baltimore, what is YOUR version of downtown? Draw us a map! (Also, hate to say it, but Philly had it right ...) This is so fun, and a great read.
via @thebaltimorebanner.com
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Oh, it will!

Only someone from the county would think Mt. Vernon is downtown

As a former resident of downtown (who would literally never go back), this story and its accompanying videos are such a delight.

Downtown is bounded by Conway, Howard, Mulberry, and the Jones Falls. South is Otterbein, west is the Westside, north is Mount Vernon, and east is Oldtown and Harbor East.

Here's mine:

✅ Stadiums
✅ Harborplace
✅Lexington Market
❌ Mount Vernon
❌ Fells Point
❌ Almost all of Fed Hill

Show us yours!