Dylan Segelbaum
@dylansegelbaum.bsky.social
Reporter at The Baltimore Banner. Past: The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Syracuse University/Daily Orange graduate. Always in search of a damn fine cup of coffee.
From @jasonnark.bsky.social: Behind the scenes at world-renowned Martin Guitars. (via @inquirer.com)
Behind the scenes at world-renowned Martin Guitars
The company moved to Nazareth in 1839 and has crafted 2.5 million guitars.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
From @jasonnark.bsky.social: Behind the scenes at world-renowned Martin Guitars. (via @inquirer.com)
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After years of covering 300+ homicides, I tried to take stock of what it means for Baltimore to finally see fewer than 150 victims this year. But people kept getting killed.
2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
December 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
After years of covering 300+ homicides, I tried to take stock of what it means for Baltimore to finally see fewer than 150 victims this year. But people kept getting killed.
2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Reposted by Dylan Segelbaum
Analysis: Baltimore homicides declined furthest, fastest in the country as killings could reach a 48-year low
Analysis: Baltimore homicides declined furthest, fastest in the country, could reach a 48-year low
Baltimore is on track to end 2025 with its lowest homicide total in 48 years, with fewer than 150 killings expected, marking a significant decline since 2022.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Analysis: Baltimore homicides declined furthest, fastest in the country as killings could reach a 48-year low
By @kylegoon.bsky.social: Kyle Goon: With its rink closing, the Banners hockey team could lose more than a home. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Kyle Goon: The ultimate underdog hockey team is about to lose its home ice — and more
COLUMN: The delayed opening of Mimi DiPietro Skating Center is merely the preamble to the indoor ice rink eventually shuttering in Patterson Park. That will leave the Baltimore Banners, a hockey team ...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
By @kylegoon.bsky.social: Kyle Goon: With its rink closing, the Banners hockey team could lose more than a home. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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A very good boy: A day with a Gaston, a facility dog at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
A very good boy: A day a with Gaston, a hospital therapy dog
Therapy dogs at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital brings hope and comfort to children. The dogs graduated from the Canine Companions service program.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A very good boy: A day with a Gaston, a facility dog at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Just went to a comically high number of Ross Dress for Less stores in search of a Zodiac Sea Wolf on clearance and well …
December 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Just went to a comically high number of Ross Dress for Less stores in search of a Zodiac Sea Wolf on clearance and well …
COLUMBIA, Md. —
December 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
COLUMBIA, Md. —
Even The Mountain Goats read @brendawintrode.bsky.social.
“disavowing” your vote does jack shit for the people who said it would harm them and are now screwed by the current thing they asked you not to do
Rep. April McClain Delaney is disavowing her January vote in support of a law that requires federal law enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants accused — but not convicted — of certain crimes.
December 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Even The Mountain Goats read @brendawintrode.bsky.social.
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Baltimore Police have a ‘pattern’ of using vehicles to injure suspects, lawsuit alleges
Baltimore Police frequently use their vehicles as weapons, lawsuit alleges
Baltimore Police have long used department vehicles to inflict serious injuries on suspects, a recently filed lawsuit alleges.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Baltimore Police have a ‘pattern’ of using vehicles to injure suspects, lawsuit alleges
By Wesley Case: Maryland’s unforgettable year in pop culture. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Maryland’s unforgettable year in pop culture
From Turnstile to Tramell Tillman, Maryland artists of all practices had a remarkable 2025. Here are just some of the highlights in music, art, movies, TV and more.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
By Wesley Case: Maryland’s unforgettable year in pop culture. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Is ‘Section 8’ a slur? Baltimore County judge rules. @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Is ‘Section 8’ a slur? Baltimore County judge rules.
Baltimore County Circuit Court Associate Judge Paul J. Hanley last week dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by a developer.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Is ‘Section 8’ a slur? Baltimore County judge rules. @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
By @kris10griffith.bsky.social: Baltimore teacher by day, lawyer by night — and a lifeline for his students. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore teacher by day, lawyer by night — and a lifeline for his students
When Nick McDaniels isn’t in the classroom at Mervo High School in Baltimore, he’s running a law firm.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
By @kris10griffith.bsky.social: Baltimore teacher by day, lawyer by night — and a lifeline for his students. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Bauernschmidt Manor was built for a beer baron. Now the Essex villa could be yours. "The map says Essex, but the house reads Gatsby." From @rkobell.bsky.social. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
East Egg? No, East Essex. Gastby-style mansion on Back River is up for sale
Italianate mansion with water views is up for sale for under $800,000 in Essex, Baltimore County.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Bauernschmidt Manor was built for a beer baron. Now the Essex villa could be yours. "The map says Essex, but the house reads Gatsby." From @rkobell.bsky.social. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say, Alex Mann reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say
Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a federal immigration agent shot someone in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County officials said.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say, Alex Mann reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore to vote on $14M settlement for man wrongfully convicted in 1986 killing. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore to vote on $14M settlement for man wrongfully convicted in 1986 killing
The Baltimore Board of Estimates is set to vote on Jan. 7 on whether to approve the settlement for Gary Washington, who spent 31 years in prison in the deadly shooting of Faheem “Bobo” Ali, 17, on Dec...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Baltimore to vote on $14M settlement for man wrongfully convicted in 1986 killing. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
By Céilí Doyle: Woman seeks charges in alleged 2018 Randallstown assault after years of refusals. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Woman seeks charges in alleged 2018 Randallstown assault after years of refusals
A Baltimore County woman swore out charges in an alleged 2018 Randallstown sexual assault after prosecutors declined to act, prompting a judge to reopen the case.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
By Céilí Doyle: Woman seeks charges in alleged 2018 Randallstown assault after years of refusals. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
From Cayla Harris: Grief is hard enough. The holidays can make it harder. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
How Marylanders navigate grief during the holidays
The holidays can be a difficult time for people navigating the death of a loved one. Grieving Marylanders say they don’t have it all figured out, but they’ve found ways to find joy in memories and tra...
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December 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
From Cayla Harris: Grief is hard enough. The holidays can make it harder. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
The ‘City that Reads’ is reading — more, @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
The ‘city that reads’ is reading — more
A record number of volumes were borrowed from Baltimore’s library system last year.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The ‘City that Reads’ is reading — more, @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore jury issues $1.5B verdict against Johnson & Johnson in baby powder case. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore jury issues $1.5 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson
A jury returned a $1.5 billion verdict in favor of Cherie Craft, 54, of Atlanta, on Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court. Craft was diagnosed in 2024 with an incurable form of cancer.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Baltimore jury issues $1.5B verdict against Johnson & Johnson in baby powder case. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Family of slain arabber protests after Baltimore Police cleared in shooting
Family of slain arabber protests after Baltimore Police cleared in shooting
The family of Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, an arabber killed by Baltimore police this summer, are condemning the findings of state investigators who cleared the officers of any wrongdoing.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Family of slain arabber protests after Baltimore Police cleared in shooting