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10/14/2026

Black Crossword: October 14, 2026

Related Juliana Pache Juliana Pache is the creator of Black Crossword, a free daily mini crossword puzzle that places emphasis on cultural clues from across the Black diaspora. You can find her daily puzzles at blackcrossword.com. More by Juliana Pache

10/14/2026

Baltimore Beat staff spent the summer trying food from around the city to pull together their recommendations for some of the city’s most iconic and classic meals.

How did we do?

10/14/2026

Located in Waverly near the farmers market, Pete’s Grille is the homiest diner spot in Baltimore.

Pasta By Sydney Allen Benny’s 300 S. High Street Benny’s is a modernized Italian restaurant in Little Italy on the corner of High Street offering live music and a whimsical atmosphere. They are known for their classic Spaghetti With or Without Balls. If you’re looking for nontraditional pasta,...

10/13/2026

Best Beats Issue #088

Black Chakra — “HOPE HURT HALOS” 28 minutes. That’s how long it takes for award-winning spoken word and hip-hop artist Jacob Mayberry, aka Black Chakra, to exceed any expectations you might have for a spoken word album. “HOPE HURT HALOS” captures the veteran griot’s stage presence in a...

10/13/2026

Some hot takes about the city's dining scene.

Latte-stage capitalism Baltimore, we are in a latte crisis. We have to stop overindulging in our love for a milkier drink and drowning out the good coffee we have here in our backyards.  I have no qualms about trying out a fun flavor from time to time, even the fall favorite pumpkin spice latte. Bu...

10/13/2026

Baltimore Police add 200 Axon license plate cameras as part of $153 million deal

This story was first published in Technical.ly. The Baltimore Police Department purchased more than 200 Axon Enterprise automated license plate readers, public records show.  In May, the Board of Estimates approved a 10-year, $153 million no-bid contract with Axon, a major police technology company...

10/12/2026

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10/12/2026

‘Tony’ turns kitchen nightmares into a touching origin story

Nearly a decade since he passed, much of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s life has been laid bare for us across various media. Between his many books, his travelogue television shows, and the posthumous documentary “Roadrunner,” all his lore, either self-professed or observed by loved ones, c...

10/12/2026

WNADA executive director fired after berating artist on video

Chad Williams, executive director of the West North Avenue Development Authority, was fired October 1, Baltimore Beat has learned. Williams has faced numerous allegations of workplace misconduct and sexual harassment and was convicted of domestic violence in Nevada while leading the Baltimore agency...

10/11/2026

In an already unsteady industry, Baltimore’s immigrant restaurant owners and workers are feeling the strain

Before Candice Bruno bought Old Major, the Pigtown bar and restaurant known for its authentic Caribbean bar food and community events, it was a cop bar called the Cockeyed Cow.  “I spent time during the renovation process really getting to know the locals — the patrons of the Cockeyed Cow,” s...