Chick Webb Memorial Recreation Center
Creating a center to honor a jazz legend and serve the neighborhood where he grew up was bound to challenge a project team to deliver uncommon and artful results. The newly expanded and renovated Chick Webb Memorial Recreation Center combines bold, colorful design with elements of history and state-of-the-art recreatio
This Arbutus firehouse draws music fans from across the globe
ARBUTUS, Md. — An Arbutus firehouse draws music fans from as far away as Japan, England and Germany once a month for a vinyl and CD show that has been running since the early 1990s. The Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department hosts the gathering of music fans just about every...
Court documents allege Baltimore IT accessed OIG servers 400 times before hearing
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Just days before a key court hearing in Baltimore's ongoing legal battle over government oversight, Mayor Brandon Scott's administration logged into the Office of Inspector General's servers hundreds of times, according to newly filed court documents. The filings, submitted by the Inspector General's
Black leaders in Baltimore share AFRAM memories as festival turns 50
Fifty years ago, in 1976, what began as the Afro-American Exposition at Baltimore’s Charles Center and Hopkins Plaza has grown into the beloved Afro-American Festival, or AFRAM for short. Like many of Baltimore’s festivals, it has moved locations over the years, but its spirit and purpose have not changed: AFRAM is a c
Hampden antique store Wishbone Reserve to close
Hampden antique store Wishbone Reserve will close its doors for good this September. In a social media post Wednesday, owner Julie Lilienfeld shared the “bittersweet news” and thanked Baltimore customers for making her dream of owning a vintage and antiques business possible for the past 11 years. “Owning...
Another Baltimore pool was closed due to vandalism
The Walter P. Carter pool in Baltimore was closed due to vandalism.
Gunfire Scare Turns Southeast Baltimore Royal Farms Into Crime-Scene Hot Spot
Friday morning at a Royal Farms gas station in Southeast Baltimore did not unfold like a normal coffee-and-gas run. After a report that someone had been injured by gunfire, Baltimore police moved in, ringed part of the property with crime-scene tape, and started a meticulous search for evidence. Officers closed...
Shooting in northeast Baltimore leaves one man injured
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Detectives are investigating a shooting in Northeast Baltimore that left one man injured on Friday, according to Baltimore City Police. On June 19, at approximately 12:55 p.m., Northeast District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once there,...
Man arrested after Baltimore Police seize dirt bikes, motor scooters and firearms
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A 30-year-old was arrested Friday morning after police seized several dirt bikes, motor scooters, firearms and ammunition from a southwest Baltimore neighborhood. On June 19 around 9:30 a.m., detectives executed a search and seizure warrant in the 1000 block of W. Lexington St. in Poppleton, accordin
Traffic modifications, parking for AFRAM Festival to begin Friday
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Baltimore City Department of Transportation (DOT) is advising drivers of road closures and parking restrictions in effect for the 50th annual AFRAM Festival. The festival will be held in Baltimore City's Druid Hill Park on Friday, June 19 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., and...

















