The Love Groove Festival returns to West Baltimore on Sept. 13 with a new location, national headliners, local talent and expanded activities like a skate park, community run and bike ride. Founded by Emmy-winning composer John Tyler, the free festival is now in its ninth year.
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A wake-up call written in tragedy: Baltimore’s drug crisis laid bare on Penn and North
A mass overdose at Baltimore’s Pennsylvania and North Avenues has laid bare the city’s chronic neglect of its most vulnerable communities. In this searing opinion piece, Michael Eugene Johnson calls for urgent, systemic investment in accessible healthcare and addiction services to prevent further tragedy and restore dignity to a historically overlooked neighborhood.
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The Pikes Studio Cinema: Bringing big-screen culture back to Pikesville
Pikes Studio Cinema is more than a movie house — it’s a community-driven space where themed films, local partnerships and free weekly screenings bring people together. Owner Michael Eugene Johnson is on a mission to make cinema meaningful again in Pikesville.
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State of Maryland announces grant funding for economic development projects for Baltimore’s most-disinvested residential and commercial corridor in West Baltimore
The West North Avenue Development Authority (WNADA) has awarded over $6.5 million in its second round of grant funding to 19 recipients, including minority-, women-, veteran-, and returning citizen-led businesses, as part of its 15-year revitalization strategy for West Baltimore. With a total investment of $21.2 million over the past two years, WNADA continues to drive economic growth, support local businesses, and improve community services along the West North Avenue corridor.
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Coppin State University unveils a soulful sculpture
By Beverly RichardsSpecial to the AFRO If you have driven by the North Avenue side of Coppin State University, at the corners of Warwick and West North avenues within the past five months or so, you probably noticed this covered anomaly posted in front of the campus’ new College of Business. You were not alone. […]