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Baltimore’s 48 Hour Film Project returns to the Charles Theatre for its best-of screening and awards ceremony on August 19.

Reinvest Baltimore Homeownership Incentives pair reduced mortgage rates and down-payment aid with the city’s larger vacant-property strategy.

The Kneads Bakeshop expansion adds planned Navy Yard and Logan Circle cafés in Washington while extending a bakery brand rooted in Baltimore.

Power1047 Nightcap August 17, 2026 tracks Jamila Woods’ HEAVN tour, Steve Lacy’s Oh Yeah? tour, and Ultra Naté’s Baltimore museum event.

Baltimore’s Summer Food Service Program enters its final scheduled week, keeping free nutritious meals available to children and teens through Friday.

The Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council will meet August 17 in downtown Baltimore, with its agenda and virtual access link available to the public.

The Feast of Saint Gabriel Baltimore celebration returns to Little Italy from August 14 through 16 with food, entertainment, community programs and charitable support.

Baltimore Fashion Week 2026 opens tonight at the War Memorial Building, beginning an 18th season focused on designers, workforce development and the city’s creative economy.

Power1047 Nightcap August 13 2026 closes with Jack Harlow’s tour, two Baltimore stages, free Maryland produce and MLB at Field of Dreams.

Maryland Housing Counseling Grants will provide $2.175 million to 43 organizations for foreclosure, eviction and homebuyer assistance in fiscal 2027.

The Morgan State shooting sentence sends Marquis Brown to prison for 85 years after convictions tied to the 2023 homecoming shooting that injured five.

Baltimore homeless shelter conditions prompted new OIG recommendations after investigators documented moisture, mold, pests and maintenance gaps.

The FBI Baltimore Summer Heat surge resulted in 109 arrests across Maryland and Delaware, according to the bureau, with more than a dozen partner agencies.

Power1047 Nightcap August 12 2026 closes with Wallo267’s YouTube series, Eric Benét, scripted-TV casting, Baltimore weather and Ravens quarterback news.

Baltimore is outside the path of totality, but residents can see a small partial eclipse Wednesday afternoon with proper eye protection.

Close Tuesday with the Reach Records deal, Stevie Wonder’s latest R&B honor, Boris Kodjoe’s new role, a Maryland film-festival preview, Netflix’s newest No. 1 and an encouraging Ravens injury update.

Baltimore-born Kneads Bakeshop plans an October opening inside the Thompson Hotel in Washington’s Navy Yard.

A Baltimore Police officer has been indicted after prosecutors accused him of recording traffic stops that did not happen. Officer Dequwan Houchins faces four counts of making false entries in public records and five counts of misconduct in office, according to reporting on Monday’s announcement by Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates and Police Commissioner Richard Worley. An indictment is a formal accusation, not a finding of guilt. Houchins is entitled to the presumption

Baltimore City has taken the owners commonly known as the WAZ brothers to court, alleging a broad pattern of unsafe and abusive rental practices. The Mayor and City Council filed suit Monday against Benjamin, Isaac and Ruben Ouazana. The city alleges that properties connected to the brothers included unlicensed apartments and conditions involving mold, leaks, rodents, insects, trash and failures of basic services such as heat, electricity, hot water and working toilets. Those

Maryland’s annual back-to-school sales-tax holiday is underway, but the exemption is based on the price of each qualifying item—not the total receipt. Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week runs from Sunday, August 9, through Saturday, August 15. During that period, qualifying clothing and footwear priced at $100 or less per item are exempt from Maryland’s 6% sales tax. That means two qualifying sweaters priced at $60 each can both be tax-free even though the combined purchase exceeds $