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Kevin Spacey’s Luxury Baltimore Estate Sold At Auction For $3.24 Million As Disgraced Actor Pleads Poverty
The luxurious waterfront home of acclaimed actor Kevin Spacey in Baltimore has been sold at a public auction for $3.24 million. The sale was concluded on the steps of the Baltimore Circuit Court, marking the end of an era for this iconic property. The massive 9,000-square-foot Harborview estate, previously marketed...
Overnight shootings leave 22-year-old man dead, 14-year-old injured
(WBFF) — A pair of shootings took place last night with two males left as victims, police said. Just before midnight, officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1000 block of North Eden Street. A 22-year-old male suffering from multiple life-threatening gunshot wounds was found by officers upon...
Baltimore Residents and Police Unite for Safety Walk in Federal Hill Amid Crime Concerns
In the wake of a disturbing assault in Federal Hill, residents took to the streets in a public safety walk alongside Baltimore Police Department officers, voicing their concerns over recent crime trends and demanding stronger community-police communication, as per report CBS News Baltimore. According to. , Tina Braun, and other...
The Crown Baltimore is closing permanently in Station North; owners plan to establish a GoFundMe site for some employees
The Crown Baltimore, a night spot that has become one of the anchors of Baltimore’s Station North Arts District, is closing permanently. Owners disclosed Thursday on social media that the 11-year-old bar, restaurant and entertainment venue at 1910 N. Charles St. is shutting down one week after the Artscape festival on Aug. 2 to 4.
Big-Time European Soccer Clubs To Pass Through Maryland This Summer
When FC Barcelona and AC Milan step on the field at M&T Bank Stadium later this summer, it will mark 15 years since big-time European soccer clubs began visiting Baltimore to play preseason friendlies. Milan, a perennial powerhouse in Italy’s Serie A, first played in Baltimore in August 2009, part...
Eggspectation Now Aiming For Fall Opening
Back in January we let you know that Eggspectation, a restaurant that serves “elevated American cuisine with a lengthy all-day breakfast menu alongside hearty lunch and dinner fare”, is returning to Montgomery County with its upcoming Burtonsville location. In the latest update from the restaurant, we know now the goal is a fall 2024 opening.
DMV’s First Torchy’s Tacos Adds Exterior Signage As it Moves Closer Towards Opening
Torchy’s Tacos has installed permanent signage at its first DMV restaurant, which will be located at 12266 Rockville Pike in Federal Plaza. Last September we let you know that Texas-based Torchy’s Tacos is coming to 12266 Rockville Pike in Federal Plaza, taking over part of the space that was recently home to Chuy’s and previously home to Ruby Tuesday. The restaurant had its hearing for its alcohol license back on Thursday, February 1st at 11:30am, so that hurdle has been cleared.
Traffic stop on Harford Avenue leads to arrest and gun recovery
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A traffic stop on Harford Avenue led to the arrest of a man and a gun recovery according to police. Police say on Friday at around 6:41 p.m., Central District Action Team members initiated a vehicle stop in the 1000 block of Harford Avenue. During this...
Violent week in Baltimore saw two children injured, two more dead from gunfire
BALTIMORE -- Two children died and two others were injured during a violent week in Baltimore.Since Friday, July 19, youth gun violence has impacted four communities where children 14 years old or younger were either killed or wounded by gunfire.According to police data, in the past 12 months, 12 children were killed and 394 were injured by gun violence in Baltimore City. Omar Passmore, 28, is facing first-degree murder in the July 19 shooting death of 12-year-old Breaunna Cormley inside a home in the 500 block of North Kenwood Avenue. Police said 14-year-old Jasper Davis died from a shooting on July 21 at the Mondawmin Metro Center on Liberty Heights Avenue.Another 14-year-old boy was found injured around midnight on Saturday from a shooting in the 1100 block of North Luzerne Avenue in Southwest Baltimore. A 14-year-old boy was found shot Friday evening in an alley in the 1800 block of West Saratoga Street in Southwest Baltimore.
Baltimore police charge woman with abduction, kidnapping of 1-year-old boy
Baltimore police charged a woman in connection with the abduction of a 1-year-old boy Thursday. Officers said they were called just after 6 p.m. to the 300 block of South Norris Street for a child abduction and provided with a description of a woman who allegedly took the toddler. Police...
Perfect summer weekend ahead before heat, humidity, and storms return to Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Updated 8 a.m. July 27 — Sunny skies stick around through the end of the weekend with lower humidity too. Saturday is a beauty with blue skies and sunshine and highs in the warm upper 80s. Sunday stays dry with highs in the low 90s. The...
July 27 Sun And Low Humidity Keep Us Warm Then Heat And Some Daily Storms During The Work Week
We are in as nice an air mass as we can expect for late July. Low Humidity will allow for sunshine and a warm-up in the afternoon. A coastal Low is forming off the Carolina coast, and this will pivot towards New England in a few days. It will miss us as we remain dry.
Dreamers & Make-Believers Bookstore to host Graphic Novel Festival
Baltimore’s first-ever Graphic Novel Festival will be held at Dreamers & Make-Believers bookstore on Aug. 10. The festival’s goal is to reclaim Baltimore’s title as The City That Reads and encourage readers to take up reading graphic novels. Graphic novels have grown in popularity in the past...
Coach Sylvester Banks described as a role model, father-figure by athletes at Reginald F. Lewis High School
BALTIMORE — One minute, Coach Sylvester Banks is shooting hoops in the gym at Reginald F. Lewis High School. The next minute, he's setting up volleys with volleyball players. Coach Duke, as he's known among his athletes, is a man who wears many hats. He coaches varsity girl's volleyball,...
While Baltimore’s Olympic contingent in swimming is down, Maryland is rising in wrestling, track and field
If there’s one lasting image of Baltimore’s ascension to international recognition on the Olympic stage, it’s this: Michael Phelps, having just swum to his 20th career gold medal, melting from teary stoicism into childlike laughter because of a distinctly Maryland tradition. On that late August evening at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Star-Spangled Banner instrumental bellowed throughout the ...
Power line project would cut through Baltimore region’s preserved land, farms
Central Maryland residents in growing numbers are vowing to stop a proposed upgrade to the region’s energy grid involving a 500,000-volt overhead transmission line that would cut across farms, parks, neighborhoods, wetlands and forests in three counties. The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would carve a 70-mile path through largely rural areas of Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick ...
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