Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

4 days ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

Bria Witherspoon, a new mom and frequent visitor at Druid Hill Park, is happy she no longer has any obstacles hindering her outside routine. Her 3- to 7-mile stroll had been disrupted by fencing that blocked off a popular loop around the park’s reservoir in West Baltimore that is often used for biking, running and walking. “It was terrible,” Witherspoon said while pushingher 3-month-old son Jonathan ina stroller at the park Monday.

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

Todd “Gready” Cornish thought something might be wrong with his four-legged friend Hank the Goat, when he rested under a pigeon coop instead of coming to Cornish to eat. But Cornish didn’t give it too much thought on Sunday nightsince Hank, who tends to be stubborn, has many shades to his personality. Whether he’s barging into corner stores insearchofpotato chips or stealing grapes off an arabber’s horse-drawn producecart, his antics came much moreoften thannot.

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

One day last fall, Vice Principal Laura Schulz and several others at Frederick Douglass worked to clean out the now-shuttered high school, preparing for a massive renovation of the century-old building. In the media room, the team decided to stripthe soundproof foam material from the walls. And there, the mystery began. Behind the wall, they discovereda large, black metal safe door with a combination lock and handle. The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one.

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

I’ve never been so invested in someone else’sbowel movements and feet until I had my son. The former keeps me on edge because I want to make sure there aren’t any health problems for which I’d likely blame myself. And those feet, those chunky little feet and cute toes, didn’t start keeping me up at night until recently. Raising a kid is all about timing. And that sent mefalling down a rabbit hole racked by questions: When is the best time to get him shoes?

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler |Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

After the white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the world learned that Pope Leo XIV would lead the church, Catholics across the world and Maryland were quick to celebrate. Leo, born as Robert Francis Prevost, is the first person from the United States to be elected Pope and only the second person from the Western Hemisphere. Catholics and other officials in Maryland celebrated the news.