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Baltimore Beat is the city’s paper of record. A Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and online media outlet for all of Baltimore.

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OP-ED: Baltimore County must protect Black children from dangerous A.I. Here's how baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-co...
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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The Skatepark of Baltimore in Hampden is still, blessedly and beautifully free, both in terms of cost and the lack of heavy-handed oversight (pads are recommended, for instance, but not required). baltimorebeat.com/best-of-spor...
A photo of the Skatepark of Baltimore. Text reads: last best place for young people to hang out for free: skatepark of Baltimore
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Baltimore native Catina Smith, also known as Chef Cat, has become one of the city’s most compelling culinary voices, blending elevated comfort food with Asian and Caribbean influences and the unmistakable flavor of home. With more than two decades in professional kitchens, she has earned a reputation not only for bold, soulful cooking but for the way she expands what is possible for others. As co-founder of Our Time Kitchen, she is reshaping the landscape by creating space for Black women chefs and emerging food entrepreneurs to grow, experiment, and step into the spotlight. Her work there is as intentional as her food, offering community, mentorship, and opportunity in equal measure. This year she carried that same spirit to the national stage on Season 24 of Hell’s Kitchen, bringing Baltimore’s grit and heart into Gordon Ramsay’s kitchen. Chef Cat is not just rising; she is redefining who rises with her.
January 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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From collegiate national champion to a WNBA All-Star and now an icon, Angel Reese has continued to make Baltimore proud. Find more from our best-of issue here: baltimorebeat.com/best-of-spor...
The hometown hero: Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese From collegiate national champion to a WNBA All-Star and now an icon, Angel Reese has continued to make Baltimore proud. After announcing that she would declare for the WNBA draft in a Vogue fashion shoot and profile in 2024, Reese took the league by storm, setting a single-season rebounds record in her rookie season. But she has also made big moves off the court, partnering with numerous brands including McDonald’s, Juicy Couture, and Reese's Pieces. She also has a sold-out sneaker line with Reebok and became the first pro athlete to walk in a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Reese’s legacy is just beginning, and she always remembers to represent her hometown in the process.
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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My last letter from the editor from 2025. For me, this was a year of fear but also of so many successes for the @baltimorebeat.bsky.social team baltimorebeat.com/letter-from-...
Letter from the editor - Issue 74
I began this year very afraid.  Because I run a nonprofit newsroom, I was worried about the way the incoming Trump administration would make my work harder and less sustainable. Because I am the paren...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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The importance of preserving memory: Baltimore’s Black archives and museums are still standing tall baltimorebeat.com/the-importan...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Baltimore Beat photographers worked hard in 2025 to capture some of this year’s most important moments. baltimorebeat.com/the-year-in-...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Baltimore Beat photographers worked hard in 2025 to capture some of this year’s most important moments. baltimorebeat.com/the-year-in-...
Singer Patti LaBelle performs. She is a Black woman with wavy, shoulder-length hair. She holds a microphone and wears a white, flowing top. Two dancers in eleaborate costume A photo of a person taken from behind. They have colorful butterfly wings tattooed on their back. A person with brown hands and red nails eats a plate of food.
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Unhoused Baltimoreans are facing a lack of shelter beds and freezing temperatures, a potentially lethal combination for a vulnerable population that often opts for the streets because of safety concerns at the facilities.

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Ahead of a brutally cold winter, Baltimoreans honor unhoused residents who have died as advocates worry about city’s preparedness for the season
Dozens of people gathered in McKeldin Square on December 18 to honor more than 80 unhoused Baltimoreans who have died this year ahead of a brutally cold winter that’s expected to worsen the death toll...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Ahead of a brutally cold winter, Baltimoreans honor unhoused residents who have died as advocates worry about city’s preparedness for the season
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Ahead of a brutally cold winter, Baltimoreans honor unhoused residents who have died as advocates worry about city’s preparedness for the season
Dozens of people gathered in McKeldin Square on December 18 to honor more than 80 unhoused Baltimoreans who have died this year ahead of a brutally cold winter that’s expected to worsen the death…
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December 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Baltimoreans commemorate those they’ve lost at World AIDS Day vigil baltimorebeat.com/baltimoreans...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Eddie Conway and the Black Panther Party remembered with art, music, and education baltimorebeat.com/eddie-conway...
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December 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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‘A particular responsibility’: What it was like to cover the 2015 Baltimore Uprising baltimorebeat.com/a-particular...
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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After a fire destroyed their office, Community Law Center is raising money to carry on its mission baltimorebeat.com/after-a-fire...
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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After a fire destroyed their office, Community Law Center is raising money to carry on its mission baltimorebeat.com/after-a-fire...
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December 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Baltimoreans commemorate those they’ve lost at World AIDS Day vigil
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Baltimoreans commemorate those they’ve lost at World AIDS Day vigil
In the face of federal funding cuts that have hampered health care for those with HIV and AIDs worldwide, dozens of Baltimoreans held a vigil for World AIDS Day on December 1 in a display of…
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December 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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John Akomfrah's "Hour of the Dog" at the BMA explores the way apathy halts progress baltimorebeat.com/john-akomfra...
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December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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This Baltimore Beat section aims to help the community with resources and support they may not know are available. baltimorebeat.com/community-re...
Community Resources
Resources to help the community of Baltimore City. Including housing, health, food, and financial support.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The practice of Baltimore police officers using their cars as weapons is nothing new baltimorebeat.com/the-practice...
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December 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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OP-ED: Tenants Building Power in a Broken System baltimorebeat.com/op-ed-tenant...
December 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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