Jackson Lenkowski, 4-1/2 of Towson turns a composter during Baltimore County’s Earth Day Festival at the Baltimore County Agricultural Center & Farm Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)People gather for the grand opening of The Mill On North Food Hall on West North Avenue. Coppin Heights Community Development Corporation and Neighborhood Housing Services redeveloped the former site of the Walbrook Lumber Yard. The revitalization effort brings six local food vendors and a craft cocktail bar to West Baltimore. (Kim Hairston/Staff)
Carl McManaway, a junior at Patapsco High School, wears goggles that simulate impairment, as Ofc. Nick Mabry, a School Resource Officer at Patapsco, directs him in a mock traffic stop. Students at the school are learning about distracted driving as they experience interactive stations through the MileOne Autogroup funded DRIVE SMART Maryland partnership. Approximately 3,000 students in 12 high schools will learn about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving through a virtual reality texting-and-driving simulator, an impaired driving cart course and a simulated traffic stop. This opportunity comes before the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day which the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety calls the “100 Deadliest Days.” During that time, traffic-related fatalities are higher, especially involving teenage drivers. David Smith is principal of MileOne Autogroup and The Baltimore Sun.(Kim Hairston/Staff)Electronic slot machines glow behind people who wait their turn to play a round of free slots during “Huff and Puff Free Pull” at Maryland Live! Casino’s Hotel Maryland which celebrates its new slot parlor. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Ravens president Sashi Brown helped ..announce the partnership between the Bisciotti Foundation and Waterfront Partnership.. of Baltimore announced with a five-year, $3.75 million ..partnership to support Baltimore’s Healthy Harbor Initiative. .. Mr. Trash Wheel now has on Ravens purple as part of the ..new partnership. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)
Standing behind Easter baskets or the “Swieconka,” Andrzej Bieganowski, pastor sprinkles holy water among the parishioners during Easter service at Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)From left, Kevin Maczis, of Hampden, Jennifer Hoffman, of Timonium, Kat Porter, of Hampden, and David Adashek, of Timonium, enjoy a picnic and conversation under Japanese cherry trees on a sunny spring day in Wyman Park. In Japan, where Adashek and Hoffman recently visited, enjoying the cherry blossoms is called hanami, or flower viewing, when people often have picnics or gatherings under the trees. (Kim Hairston/Staff)Participants carry a cross between Stations of the Cross readings at Westminster Cemetery during the 2025 Westminster Ministerium Cross Walk on Friday. (Brian Krista/Staff)
BGE volunteers (l-r) Lauren Urbanck, Kinshasa Polee and Laura McCoycheck out an oyster cage with baby oysters (spat-on-shell) that will eventually be placed in the harbor. The volunteers join The Waterfront Partnership at the Baltimore Museum of Industry to support the Healthy Harbor Initiative’s oyster restoration efforts. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)Sharae Smith, of Parkville, has her blood pressure checked by Alexandria Pinto, a Johns Hopkins undergrad who also works with Hearts for the Homeless, as she and her children Denim, 2, and Khalil, 2 months, attend “Crowned in Resilience, Blooming in Beauty: Celebrating Black Mothers & The Village!" This is the first postpartum shower hosted by DMC Promise Foundation at the Bon Secours Community Resource Center. The event, held during Black Maternal Health Week, features a panel discussion, workshops, resources and support for Black mothers. (Kim Hairston/Staff)From left, Baltimore Police Department mounted unit Officers Arturo Garvin, on Slurpee, a Percheron draught horse, and Eric Grove on Bo, a Belgian draught horse, greet Tyler and Barbara Yates, of Suffolk, and their children Payton, 6, and Weston, 2, outside The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore as the zoo opens. Grove comments, “People say we’re the first exhibit to the zoo.” Gavin adds with a smile, “You don’t have to pay here.” (Kim Hairston/Staff)
Sheneen Moore, of Glen Burnie, tries to fly a kit after getting her face painted at the Big Baltimore Kite Festival at Patterson Park. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)McDaniel football player AJ Mears helps guide Adeline, a Piney Ridge 1st Grader, as she takes part in a riding rodeo during the 34th annual Tournament of Champions at McDaniel College on Friday. (Brian Krista/Staff)Svetlana Filer and her father Viktor Vishnevetsky, of Pasadena, make coil pots out of air dried clay. The Chesapeake Arts Center, CAC, celebrates World Art Day with arts education, exhibits and performances at its 4th Annual Open House. Donna Anderson, CAC executive director, says the event is a “showcase not only of the Chesapeake Arts Center and community arts activities, but to highlight art and culture from around the world and bring it to Brooklyn Park.” (Kim Hairston/Staff)
Daniel Bell, left, Roan Bell, 8, Lottie Bell, 2, and Desire Bell check the Easter eggs for prizes collected by Lottie during the Egg-citing Bunny Trail & Egg Hunt event at Wakefield Valley Park in Westminster. The free event was organized by The City of Westminster Recreation and Parks Dept.(Karen Jackson/Freelance)Celebrating her birthday today, Rochelle Hedgpeth, a clinical tech reacts to a patient sliming her ..as The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’s Hospital Outreach Program hosts their annual Slime Day, to give kids and their families a respite from the concerns of treatments and diagnoses. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Chaim Meister, of Pikesvile, and his children Tuvie, 4, and Leeba, 8, dispose of dried palm saved for six months from the holiday of Sukkot at the 3rd Annual Chametz Burning hosted by the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company and Beth Tfiloh Congregation at the fire station. They also burned chametz or leavened foods observant Jewish people are forbidden to have during Passover, the holiday that celebrates the ancient Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt. (Kim Hairston/Staff)
A mural frames Brenda Wells of northeast Baltimore while she examines her prepared mix of “ Five Bean Soup Mix in a Jar” during United Way of Central Maryland’s Way Day,” which highlight’s the nonprofit organization’s 100th year of service to the community. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Huong Le, whose family survived the war and then emigrated to the United States, stands behind Thao Phung while the two look at the bronze sculpture, “Eyes of Freedom Memorial” which rests on temporary exhibit during the “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans” seventh annual celebration at Martin’s West. The two attended the event as an opportunity to give gratitude to those who served. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Culture Queen performs in the Enoch Pratt Central Library Central Hall to open Imagination Celebration. Attendees could receive a free copy of Your House is Not Just a House!, meet the author and illustrator, receive an Imagination Kit filled with crafts and activities and enjoy other entertainment. (Kim Hairston/Staff)
The unveiling of Zoë Charlton’s Third Watch installation, lighted art pieces, on top of the historic North Avenue Market. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)Edys Contreras, installs windows and screens on a building at N Patterson Park Avenue and E Madison Street. (Kim Hairston/Staff)Clarence Tiger Davis, retired USAF, who also served as a Maryland state delegate, salutes after lighting a memorial candle during the “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans” seventh annual celebration at Martin’s West. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Tyler Rostien, a lead lineman who is part of a crew contacted with BGE, examines the myriad of wires and cables attached to a wooden utility pole on Montgomery Road at the intersection of Deer Ridge Lane, which had ignited overnight. The crew remove neutral, telephone, cable, fiber and primary power lines - which can carry 7,200 volts from a nearby substation as they plan to remove and replace the damaged pole, which typically takes several hours. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)NBA star Immanuel Quickley, right, talks with Julian White an 8th grade student at Edgewood Middle School. White is one of the students that received the Immanuel Quickley Scholarship to attend John Carroll through the Quickley Family Foundation. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)Children jump in Mr. Moonbounce LLC’s moon bounce during the One Park Heights Family Festival, held at Baltimore City Public Safety Training Facility. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Matthew Guo, MD, embraces Joyce Cheng, a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine student, As her mother Jane Cheng smiles. Joyce was among the med students who simultaneously opened their envelopes to see where they will complete their residency training on Match Day. She will be continuing her OB/GYN studies at Hopkins. Guo opened his envelope last year at the same event. (Kim Hairston/Staff)Douglas Knight-Capuzzi, 24, of Baltimore enjoys a beautiful day in the city listening to music while sitting among the daffodils in the 2400 Block of Eastern Ave. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)Baltimore County opens the new Sparrows Point Park on land that was part of the Bethlehem Steel site. The 21-acre waterfront park is the first new park in the county in six years. The site, donated by Tradepoint Atlantic, features a 16,000 square-foot community center, 10,000-square-foot playground, a synthetic turf field, a walking path, and an ADA accessible fishing pier with kayak launch. (Kim Hairston/Staff)
Standing on a ladder, painter Buezo Nixon is part of a crew applying the final touches to Camden Yards before the Orioles' season opener. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)David McSpaden, adaptive mountain bike instructor talks with Michael Henley of Parkville as he begins riding a bomber bike during an adaptive mountain biking initiative, held at Patapsco Valley State Park’s McKeldin Area. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Members of the Duffy String Band of Philadelphia perform during the annual St. Patrick Parade on Charles Street. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Simcha Gross, of Pikesville, watches as his daughter, Peri, 4, gets a balloon shaped like a monkey in a tree from magician Ken Caplan, of Pikesville. Ner Tamid hosts a Purim Seudah Brunch to celebrate the survival of the Jewish people from a plot to destroy them in ancient Persia as told in the Book of Esther. (Kim Hairston/Staff)Jinji Fraser, founder of Jinji Chocolate, center, visits Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle School at its 2nd Annual Women’s Day Tea Party. The school brings together inspiring women to mentor and empower young girls through meaningful connections. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)Zanaye Boyd, 2 reaches for a kite with the image of Disney’s Minnie Mouse at the UWCM Family Center at Excel. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Narissa Ramdass and her husband, Ronald, of Baltimore, enjoy a day at Meadowood Regional Park in Towson on Tuesday with their daughter, Alita, who is one and a half years. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)Paul and Heather Clark relax on a park bench at Canton Waterfront Park, enjoying the beautiful weather and scenic view. Today's weather in Baltimore is sunny with a high of 67°F, making it a perfect day for outdoor activities. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)Amy Huberman holds a sign during a “Save Science” rally in front of in front of Woodholme Center on Reisterstown Road, in response of the Trump administration’s executive orders that Dr. Huberman claims is stifling scientific education, research and development. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Singer-songwriter Brian Gaffney performs at the Irish Music Festival at Oregon Ridge Lodge. (Kim Hairston/Staff)Jason Birschfield, Firearms Identification Unit supervisor, talks about the polymer 80 lower, a ghost gun, with a switch to change firing from semi to full automatic during a media tour of the Baltimore County Police Department’s Forensic Services Section. (Kim Hairston/Staff)Broderick Washington, a player with the Baltimore Ravens reads a book to students in Frances Zelez’s first grade class during the annual Read Across America week held at Mary E. Rodman Elementary School, where they plan to distribute the one millionth book from the Ravens Bookmobile, through a partnership with Maryland Book Bank. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Baltimore School for the Arts dance students in rehearsal of “Celebración” for Expressions ‘25: A Celebration of Transformation — the school’s largest annual fundraiser and performance event. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)Students at Essex Elementary School were welcomed by members of the Washington Wizards hype squad. Coco Whitley and Octavia Aston, right, helped students select breakfast items from the grab-and-go cart. Students enjoy power-packed breakfast options like yogurt parfaits and smoothies, they’ll also hear firsthand about the dedication behind every glass of milk. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)Stacey Fowler, of Lutherville, and her children, Vivian, 2, and Harold, 5, enjoy a sunny Tuesday at the Patterson Park Boat Lake...Bud Poole, a volunteer and member of the board of the Friends of Patterson Park, replaces mulch that has washed away on the trail in the Audubon Wetland Garden. Poole is also a guide for the Audubon Mid-Atlantic Baltimore program bird tours. (Kim Hairston/Staff)
United Way volunteer Andrew Reis, from LifeStraw, a water filtration company, generates excitement in a kindergarten class at Curtis Bay Elementary School by reading a book called, “100 Things That Make Me Happy.” Pointing out their favorite things are Zoe Oler, back to camera, Kaamil Turner, center, and Kolbi Brown, standing. United Way of Central Maryland volunteers participated in Read Across America Day by sharing books with the “100” theme in honor of United Way’s 100th year of service. (Amy Davis/Staff)
Gilchrist’s Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Celebration
