Jasmine Vaughn-Hall
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A new dose of whimsy is hitting Baltimore as this artist gives away original art pieces through a scavenger hunt around the city. www.thebanner.com/culture/arts...
A Baltimore artist’s scavenger hunt gives anyone a chance to get their hands on her paintings
Zoë Austrie’s Baltimore scavenger hunt lets residents discover and keep her femme-forward paintings, which she hides across the city.
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Isonah and Jaylen are giving a gray vacant shed in West Baltimore a second chance. www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...
How 2 college students plan to transform a vacant West Baltimore shed
An abandoned gray shed in West Baltimore is getting a second chance thanks to two college students and a local nonprofit.
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By @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social and @halliemiller.bsky.social: Above all, Baltimore loves its rooftop decks. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Above all, Baltimore loves its rooftop decks
In some parts of Baltimore, rooftop decks are almost as synonymous with city life as the summer crab feast or a cold Natty Boh. They offer a respite from the hustle and bustle below and an outdoor “fl...
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In love with this story, and graphics and photos, by @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social @halliemiller.bsky.social @invisibae.bsky.social and @jphotoj.bsky.social Your @thebaltimorebanner.com Sunday read. www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
Above all, Baltimore loves its rooftop decks
In some parts of Baltimore, rooftop decks are almost as synonymous with city life as the summer crab feast or a cold Natty Boh. They offer a respite from the hustle and bustle below and an outdoor “fl...
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In the 3.5 years that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been in office, he has spent about 1 of every 5 days in other states, as his national profile grows. (This doesn’t count trips to DC or overseas.) The full story from me and @leeosanderlin.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has spent 1 in 5 days of his term in other states
Gov. Wes Moore has spent at least a portion of one in every five days out of state since he took office in 2023 — and that pace of travel has accelerated as his national profile has grown, according t...
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BREAKING: Baltimore Police Officer Robert Parks has been found NOT GUILTY of attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault but GUILTY of second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless driving ( @thebaltimorebanner.com).
By @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social: New Green Mount Cemetery tour will spotlight its Black Baltimoreans. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
New Green Mount Cemetery tour will spotlight its Black Baltimoreans
A Baltimore Heritage volunteer got curious about the number of Black people buried in Baltimore’s Green Mount Cemetery. Her research resulted in a new tour that kicks off Aug. 15.
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I wrote about fandom’s inherent irrationality, and how if you can't be irrational about something you love, why love anything at all? Adley Rutschman is no longer in Baltimore. He unwittingly leaves behind many Adleys — dogs, cats, children. www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...
Adley Rutschman represented hope. That’s why these Orioles fans named loved ones after him.
Adley Rutschman arrived in the darkest of days for the Orioles. When he was chosen first overall in 2019, Rutschman became the face of a rebuild that would be stuck in losing ways until 2022, when he ...
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“People create traditions here. You can’t really create a tradition streaming at home.” Bengies Drive-In celebrates 70th anniversary buff.ly/l9ItF3X
Bengies Drive-In: 70 years of nostalgia, movies and Americana in Middle River
Nostalgia beckons at Maryland’s sole drive-in theater, a Middle River mainstay.
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Terri Metzger’s Adley Rutschman all-star jersey arrived two weeks ago. She planned to wear it to Tuesday’s game in hopes he’d sign it. Her husband Dave: “Now, we got to go to Boston.” On the O’s fans who processed their feelings a day after the trade:
For Orioles fans, Adley Rutschman’s departure is ‘a gut punch’
“Trading away Adley, especially when we’re in wild-card contention, I think represents that we have failed to realize the full potential of the Adley era,” Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman said.
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From @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social and Kasturi Pananjady: He helped build a North Baltimore community. Now his neighbors want to honor him. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
He helped build a North Baltimore community. Now his neighbors want to honor him.
Joe Nathan Page has lived in his Northeast Baltimore home for over 60 years. He’s one of at least 129,000 Baltimoreans who have lived in their homes for 20 or more years.
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Blockbusting came knocking over 60 years ago. His home and response are still the same. This is part of my legacy and longtime homeowner series with @thebaltimorebanner.com. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
He helped build a North Baltimore community. Now his neighbors want to honor him.
Joe Nathan Page has lived in his Northeast Baltimore home for over 60 years. He’s one of at least 129,000 Baltimoreans who have lived in their homes for 20 or more years.
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ICE releases Johns Hopkins researcher detained while boarding flight
Johns Hopkins researcher Fatima Ameaka released from ICE custody
A public health researcher at Johns Hopkins University who was arrested by immigration officials while boarding a domestic flight has been released after spending multiple days in federal custody across...
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It’s off to retirement for two dentists who led a homey dental practice in Park Heights for over four decades. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
After 47 years, 2 dentists retire with a mouthful of Park Heights memories
Drs. Charles Shelton and Willie Richardson opened their dental practice in Baltimore in 1979. For more than four decades, the practice operated seven days a week in Park Heights.
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💰: Ron Daniels, the president of Johns Hopkins University, earned $5.8 million in 2024, according to newly released tax documents. That makes Daniels one of the highest paid college presidents in the country. Here’s a breakdown of his pay: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leaders
Ron Daniels, the president of the Johns Hopkins University for 17 years, received a multiyear payout ahead of a drastic drop in federal research funding.
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In today's Baltimore Banner, I write about what will replace the Christopher Columbus statue that was toppled in Little Italy in 2020, and what do to next in public art. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: Statues should tell stories, not just praise powerful people
COLUMN | The Columbus statue in Little Italy will be occupied by a new work commemorating Italian immigrants. I think this should have been the way in the first place.
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I returned to lower Herring Run Park under the guidance of a group of middle schoolers. Unfortunately, not much has changed but these kiddos still find the park’s beauty. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Vaughn-Hall: Deteriorating cars and growing kids fill Baltimore’s Herring Run Park
Two years ago, I followed tips about abandoned cars and other dumping in East Baltimore’s lower Herring Run Park. On a recent return trip with a group of middle schoolers, I saw nothing much had chang...
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Baltimore’s Bobby LaPin reflected on small victories and possible missteps one day after his primary loss to Senate President Bill Ferguson. And he pondered what he might do next. Story: tinyurl.com/45cw736z
AFRAM is a love letter to Black Baltimore. Don’t let chaos rewrite it. app.thebaltimorebanner.com/5N2B2VRPONBD...
Vaughn-Hall: AFRAM is a love letter to Black Baltimore. Don’t let chaos rewrite it
Some people can’t just let the festival be great from The Baltimore Banner
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The faces of AFRAM 50: What Black joy, culture and community look like in Baltimore
The faces of AFRAM 50: What Black joy, culture and community look like in Baltimore
Festivalgoers at AFRAM 50 shared the stories, inspiration and cultural pride behind their outfits as Baltimore celebrated a half-century of the festival.
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Today through Sunday Baltimore hosts one of the largest African American festivals on the East Coast. @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social has a look at the event through three generations.
Jasmine Vaughn-Hall@jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social · 3mo agoThree generations. One AFRAM. How 50 years of the festival has resonated with attendees! www.thebanner.com/culture/arts...
Three generations. One AFRAM. How 50 years of the festival has resonated with attendees! www.thebanner.com/culture/arts...
3 generations reflect on AFRAM, 50 years later
These AFRAM attendees remember their experiences, both personal and professional, at the annual Baltimore festival.
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As AFRAM hits 50, Baltimore’s celebration of Black culture is a tale of resiliency
As AFRAM hits 50, Baltimore’s celebration of Black culture is a tale of resiliency
While dates and venues changed, with varying degrees of success, Baltimore’s commitment to honoring Black history and culture at AFRAM never wavered.
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AFRAM is this weekend! Let’s talk about how this 50 year old festival got started. app.thebaltimorebanner.com/JF2C3RH4JVAS...
As AFRAM hits 50, Baltimore’s celebration of Black culture is a tale of resiliency
Alma Bell had a message for Mother Nature as she waited for Baltimore’s first AFRAM to unfold at Hopkins Plaza and Charles Center 50 years ago. from The Baltimore Banner
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It’s easy to talk about the vacant homes in Baltimore, but behind that unwieldy issue are long-time and legacy homeowners embedded in city blocks. Miss Deborah Harris in Cherry Hill is one of them. www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
She came to Cherry Hill as a child. She’s happily still there, 64 years later.
Baltimore neighborhoods face challenges such as vacant homes. But they also include longtime homeowners who are pillars of their close communities. Deborah Harris is that in Cherry Hill.
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Menopause. The once avoided conversation is now everywhere online and in the news. Women left in the dark on what’s happening to their bodies are thirsting for information. Maryland wants to ensure doctors know how to help them. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
On Mother’s Day, I’m thinking about all the things I want for my kiddo. A thorough introduction to recreation and parks is definitely on my list. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Vaughn-Hall: Recreation and parks shaped me as a kid. I wish the same for my son
Reporter Jasmine Vaughn-Hall reminisces about the good days at her neighborhood park and creating those opportunities for her son.
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Baltimore’s current director of parks has a record-worthy tenure and a knack for baking. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
Why Baltimore’s parks director continues to bet on Charm City
Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks Director Reginald Moore doesn't take his role lightly.
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It's genteel Baltimore: lemon sticks, hats, florals, and white gloves. Yet Flower Mart almost ended, because of unrest in 1970 and 1971 following the 1968 riots. City leaders thought to call it quits. But the ladies persisted. With @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/culture/thin...
The Flower Mart fights that almost doomed one of Baltimore’s favorite festivals
Back-to-back fights in the 1970s almost ended Baltimore's beloved Flower Mart. But civic leaders brought it back, and it has become one of the city's favorite festivals.
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