News in Baltimore
October 2026 Tarotscopes
Air Signs — Aquarius, Gemini, Libra The Fool + Knight of Cups rx + The Hermit rx The hints may have started to appear last month, air signs, but October is further confirmation that you’re about to enter a new era. You have to take the leap. Or maybe you have, and the reality of…
Photostory: Preserving ‘the sound and stories’ of Baltimore’s gospel tradition
Over 2,000 congregants and 500 gospel singers, musicians, and composers packed the New Psalmist Baptist Church for The Sound of Baltimore live recording, according to organizers. “The project is designed to preserve the sound and stories of a musical tradition that has been…
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 a spoken word album. “HOPE HURT HALOS” captures the veteran griot’s stage…
What’s Poppin’ #88
High Zero, The Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston Street. September 24 to 27, times vary. highzero.org Now in its 28th year, High Zero brings together musicians who have never played together before to improvise on a wide variety of instruments, ranging this year from mandolin to…
‘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 Edinburgh, Scotland, on my way to London for a few days. A well-heeled middle-aged…
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 stood out for their warm, saturated palette. But it wasn’t until I passed a few of…
The New/Next Film Festival is back again
The New/Next Film Festival returns next week for its fourth year with a diverse and exciting slate of features, documentaries, and shorts. Mixing Baltimore-bred selections with more international fare, the slate once again feels vital, like getting spoilers for where cinema as a…
After three police killings last summer, Baltimore proposes new city agency for responding to behavioral health emergencies
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and City Council President Zeke Cohen announced on September 14 their answer to the deadly gaps in Baltimore’s behavioral health crisis response system: a third branch of the city’s public safety infrastructure, known as the Department of…
Baltimore Events 9/23/26-10/7/26
Key: Literary | Live Music | Performances | Art Exhibits | Crafts | Food & Drink | Resources | For Kids | Community Participation Wednesday, September 23 The People’s Pantry — Lexington Market: A weekly fresh food pantry open to all community members while supplies last. 9 a.m.…
Let Light In
I’m used to seeing different lights in my life.My aunt’s calm, blue light.My brother’s free spirit shining in bright green.My sister’s vibrant red light,capturing the chaos she brings, and my mother.Her soft pink glow shining with love. But now, there’s a new light.Purity,…
Baltimore’s St. Agnes Ascension nurses ratify union contract after years of fighting
The contract will give the nearly 600 nurses at St. Agnes Ascension a five to six percent pay increase over three years, protection against mass layoffs and an end to the practice of forcing nurses to cover units outside of their expertise.
Morgan State snaps Towson’s 17-year winning streak in front of record crowd
By Kylie Jones, Sports Editor and Jack Ahumada, Contributing Writer Morgan State ended Towson’s 17-year undefeated streak in the Battle for Greater Baltimore on Saturday. The Tigers were defeated 41-26 at Johnny Unitas Stadium in front of a record crowd of 10,900 fans. The annual…