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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…

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03.03.2026 21:01 — 👍 12 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 3

An event flyer for the Neon Night Mic. It lists participants, the location, and other info that are also in the text of this post.

Neon Mic Night at Old Major, 900 S. Carey Street, Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 p.m. baltimorebeat.com/whats-poppin...

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Bria Edwards’ figurative paintings answer the question ‘There are Black people riding horses in this area?’ For decades, Prince George’s County has been recognized as a hub of Black affluence, representing one of the oldest and largest culminations of Black wealth in the state of Maryland and in the…

Bria Edwards’ figurative paintings answer the question, ‘There are Black people riding horses in this area?’ baltimorebeat.com/bria-edwards...

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Neon Mic Night at Old Major, 900 S. Carey Street, Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 p.m. oldmajorbaltimore.com With a slew of poets, novelists, and other ink-stained wretches descending on the city, we wanted to be sure to help them find one of our favorite literary bars, Old Major, named after one of the porcine characters in George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” But, it turns out, the writers and publishers found the bar long before they even hit the streets of Baltimore, booking the bar with a bevy of bookish off-site AWP events, including Neon Mic Night, which TimeOut Chicago called one of the Windy City’s best literary and poetry events. “With AWP, I wanted to capture the same energy we have in Chicago, but with more readers and a bit more rapid-fire of a setup,” host Ben Niespodziany explained via email. The readings will be broken into three one-hour sections, with each reader getting ten minutes, so you’ll have plenty of time to sample some of Old Major’s delicious food and have a few local Baltimore beers, while listening to a group of writers Niespodziany describes as blending “surrealism with absurdism, lightness with darkness, tenderness with slapstick.” (Baynard Woods)

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02.03.2026 14:21 — 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Black urban romance deserves to be taken seriously In 2025, Sweet Nothings Book Co. opened as Baltimore’s first romance-only bookstore. It’s truly a romance book lover’s dream — it’s cozy and welcoming, clearly created with readers in mind. The…

"People say they want Black love stories celebrated, but that often only means certain kinds — the palatable kinds," writes Roxanne Taylor. baltimorebeat.com/black-urban-...

02.03.2026 14:02 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Young Baltimore writers share their favorite literary spaces in the city CHARM (Ryan Scott, 8th grader at ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School) CHARM, the voice of Baltimore, the voice of youth When you’re there, tasks feel complete, like the stars in the night.…

Young Baltimore writers share their favorite literary spaces in the city baltimorebeat.com/young-baltim...

01.03.2026 23:00 — 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

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...

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If you like your journalism without spectacle or outrage, this one is for you: Read @baltimorebeat.bsky.social on how city organizers are tapping into Baltimore’s rich legacy of radical printmaking to media censorship and government surveillance

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Epically, ecstatically, and sublimely Black: A reflection on Amy Sherald’s mid-career retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art Standing before Amy Sherald’s work, you must learn to stretch; many of her canvases require the reorientation of your perspective, inspire you to become more flexible about your vantage, crane your…

It’s not just the immensity of the work that’s encouraging; it’s the way her portraiture expands our collective assessments about identity, so that the read becomes too broad, too complex, to be pigeonholed. baltimorebeat.com/epically-ecs...

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The life of Baltimore’s midnight ballerinas Successfully selling the fantasy of sex is at once performance art and business transaction: getting into character, being embodied and still responsive to the audience, making deals and keeping…

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28.02.2026 22:00 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Here's what some of Baltimore’s Black chefs are eating right now If you’re looking for a stellar Black-owned eatery to try with friends — or visit on your lunch break — you’ll find no shortage in Baltimore, a Black city with culinary options only rivaled by its…

Here's what some of Baltimore’s Black chefs are eating right now baltimorebeat.com/heres-what-s...

28.02.2026 15:01 — 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Op-Ed: Solving Baltimore’s missing middle housing and affordability crisis Baltimore is facing a housing crisis. The city continues to experience high vacancy rates and under investment while carrying a shortage of 33,000 housing units. These factors combine to reduce…

Op-Ed: Solving Baltimore’s missing middle housing and affordability crisis baltimorebeat.com/op-ed-solvin...

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What’s Poppin’ Issue #078 “3 Generations Top” at the Lunar New Year: Artists Market at Vollmer Center at Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, through February 28. Cylburn.org The garment — with a…

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27.02.2026 17:02 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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...

27.02.2026 13:05 — 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1

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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27.02.2026 04:44 — 👍 30 🔁 24 💬 1 📌 1

abdu mongo ali makes a triumphant return to Baltimore as the BMA’s first composer in residence Last summer, I was lucky enough to stop by “Kismet, A Midsummer Reading presented by aloneinmyroom and featuring some of my favorite artists: Jalynn Harris, Geo Mccandlish, andabdu mongo ali. ali is…

abdu mongo ali makes a triumphant return to Baltimore as the BMA’s first composer in residence baltimorebeat.com/abdu-mongo-a...

26.02.2026 23:00 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Baltimore Beat's pay-what-you-can ad program We know that algorithms make the internet a less reliable way of publicizing the great work local businesses do. We also know that people here in Baltimore are looking for ways to keep their money in…

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26.02.2026 19:00 — 👍 14 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1

Hell yeah, a bunch of places in my neighborhood (Hampden what upppp)

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26.02.2026 13:01 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

‘A teaching tool for safety, for survival, for justice’: How Baltimore artists are using zines to organize On an early morning in September, federal immigration agents knocked on the door of Baltimore resident M.T., looking for someone who did not live there. Instead of opening the door for ICE, another…

‘A teaching tool for safety, for survival, for justice’: How Baltimore artists are using zines to organize baltimorebeat.com/a-teaching-t...

26.02.2026 11:01 — 👍 16 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0

The Baltimore August Wilson Celebration honors the epic lives of working-class Black folks In September 2024, I sat at Mera Kitchen across from two friends, both musicians, visiting from Philadelphia. As we ate, I gushed about the play I’d just finished reading: “Joe Turner’s Come and…

The Baltimore August Wilson Celebration honors the epic lives of working-class Black folks baltimorebeat.com/the-baltimor...

25.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

‘Love Beats Rhymes’ is a strange time capsule In the summer of 2015 when RZA wrapped filming “Coco,” it had only been two weeks since Donald Trump descended that golden escalator to announce his intentions to run for president of the United State...

For the new issue of @baltimorebeat.bsky.social, I watched a ten year old movie RZA directed that I thought would be very different than it actually was.

My thoughts:

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25.02.2026 16:19 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

‘A teaching tool for safety, for survival, for justice’: How Baltimore artists are using zines to organize On an early morning in September, federal immigration agents knocked on the door of Baltimore resident M.T., looking for someone who did not live there. Instead of opening the door for ICE, another re...

“I’m gonna produce as much as I can to make their jobs as difficult as possible.”

Writing for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social, @jnoor.bsky.social on zine-making vs ICE, including our efforts to flood the city with free anti-ICE posters and know your rights resources.

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