The Maryland Daily Record just broke the news that the Baltimore Examiner will cease publication as of February 15th.
In an historically difficult time for newspapers, the ad-supported free tabloid, which launched in 2006, never really got on solid footing. I knew things were dire when the guys handing out the increasingly thin papers to drivers [...]

Valerie Bond (above), a.k.a. “Button Lady” was among the 40,000 Baltimoreans braving frigid temperatures on Saturday to get a look at Barack Obama on his last stop before heading to Washington for the inauguration.
The 35-year-old west Baltimore mom of Yahonna, 6, says collecting memorabilia from Obama’s campiagn and inauguration is her way of honoring the [...]

Ok, this item is not really about “neighborhood life in Charm City,” but EVERY hood in Baltimore is psyched about the Ravens, right?
Besides, this video is too cool not to post…
Last night, Ravens linebacker and special teams specialist Brendon Ayanbadejo recorded the team’s reception upon returning to Baltimore from their big win in Nashville. Suffice [...]

When the Inner Harbor fireworks display was cancelled on New Years’ Eve, Baltimore City police commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III admirably decided to join officers patrolling the Bridgeview-Greenlawn neighborhood. He and an aide saw people firing sawed-off shotguns into the air and chased them into a house where the Commish held a suspect at gunpoint [...]