Lisa Snowden

Charm City Classics: Remembering the places that brought working-class Baltimoreans together Baltimore natives might have noticed the recent rise in coverage by national publications like Bon Appétit and visits from foodies across the East Coast, shining a spotlight on some hometown…

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Very saddened by the sudden passing of my Baltimore Beat colleague Logan Hullinger, a terrific reporter, tireless harm reduction advocate, and standup community member. He would have turned 30 tomorrow. I enjoyed getting to know Logan, and hoped we would collaborate on many more assignments.

As this was happening you were told shoplifting and home invasions were grave threats you needed to abandon any pretense of sympathy to address.

ive got a fleshy lump of mass in my skull called a brain that can think. all humans do.

claude is a glorified auto complete that runs on fabricated hardware.

I can’t do this anymore

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

Baltimore Beat Documentary Tour 2026 Now more than ever, it’s important for everyone to know what journalism is and how it should serve communities.  You may have noticed in recent years that the wealthy and powerful have increased…

Your next chance to see our documentary is coming up! baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-be...

A photo of Rahne standing on stage reading a poem. She wears a black jacket, black top, dark jeans and light colored sneakers

@rahnealexander.com is a star

when you win a small concession you just get to keep yelling btw. one time a local official said to me "you people are never happy" and like: correct! it is not our job to be happy with compromise! it's our job to be annoying forever actually

Since October, I’ve been running 20% off sale. Sadly all good things must come to an end!

You’ve got until the end of the month to take advantage and stock up on your faves!

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Uh-oh! Worst person you know learned therapy words

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Why do you read @baltimorebeat.bsky.social?

No

This was never a trend, it was just him lol

The Abortion Fund of Maryland prioritizes dignity and empathy for people seeking abortion in Maryland and out of state Nisha Jackson, 33, took a pregnancy test at work in late November of 2025. When the test came back positive, she knew immediately that she would terminate the pregnancy.  She called her boyfriend and…

As reproductive rights are under threat around the country, the Abortion Fund of Maryland provides assistance and privacy. baltimorebeat.com/the-abortion...

🌺Opening Reception: ▪️Date: Saturday Feb 28th ▪️Time: 5PM-9PM ▪️Location: Shanklin Hall @shanklinhall 2325 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 🌺 Featuring: ▪️Dee Dwyer Photo Exhibition ▪️Sounds by DJRWEONTHEAIR @rweontheair ▪️Hop Scotch through the entrance ▪️Double Dutch ▪️Merch by The Pack @thepack.world ▪️Old School Cars @sirjoejackjames ▪️Dominoes ▪️Spades ▪️Food + Drinks ▪️Community Resource Hub by @harrietsdreams + @freedcproject

TODAY--

celebrate the opening of “My People” by
Dee Dwyer, a visual salute to her hometown Washington, D.C. Inspired by Langston Hughes’s poem My People, this exhibition radiates the city’s beauty, authenticity and its bouncebackability. 

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-chocol...

Their wings are SO good

Is this underground pizza?

BPD officer Omar Rodriguez has fatally shot two Baltimore residents in less than a year On the evening of Tuesday, February 24, two Baltimore Police officers, Omar Rodriguez and Arthur Fuog, fired numerous shots at 37-year-old Dwight Hawkins after a short footchase, killing him in the…

BPD officer Omar Rodriguez has fatally shot two Baltimore residents in less than a year
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Baltimore Beat picks: From burgers to crabcakes to desserts, here are some of our favorite dishes Munchies By Madeleine O’Neill Mi Comalito2101 N. Charles Street All of the food at Mi Comalito, a little Salvadoran spot in Charles North, is delicious and worth a visit. But the pupusas are what I…

In town for the CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament? Here's our list of some of the city's best dishes. baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-be...

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If you’re coming to Baltimore for AWP, make sure you pick up a copy!

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Thanks to everyone who came out to the documentary screening tonight!

The Baltimore Beat experiments with pay-what-you-can ads The newspaper and nonprofit news site Baltimore Beat is rolling out pay-what-you-can ads. "We hope this is a way that small businesses can feature themselves in the paper, keeping their services at t...

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They found him. He died.

Another murder by our immigration goon squads

Semafor Keeps Hosting “Restoring Trust In News” Events Stocked With Known Right Wing Bullshitters Back in 2022, former New York Times reporter Ben Smith and friends launched a new media company named Semafor on the back of $25 million in donations. You might recall that one of th…

last year's Semafor "restoring trust in news" included names like overt white supremacist Megyn Kelly (who of course didn't have to answer any questions about her racism or her overt destruction of trust in news) and Fox News heavy hitter Bret Baier

Ben Smith’s New Media Venture Ably Demonstrates Why Platforming Authoritarian Propagandists Is A Lose-Lose Scenario Former Buzzfeed and New York Times reporter Ben Smith is poised to launch a new media company named Semafor on the back of $25 million in donations. To grab some attention for the venture’s l…

in fact, one of the VERY FIRST THINGS Semafor did after getting $25 million in seed money was to host a "restoring trust in news" conference where they platformed Tucker Carlson as a serious journalist

Ben Smith peppered him with softballs on a weird video stream from his Hamptons closet

Brunchlord is a great and accurate word

And always, the tarotscopes

Not the outlet that platforms Steve Bannon