Dylan Segelbaum
@dylansegelbaum.bsky.social
Reporter at The Baltimore Banner. Past: The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Syracuse University/Daily Orange graduate. Always in search of a damn fine cup of coffee.
Big Crunch Amplifier Service & Design repairs the ‘sound of rock ’n’ roll’. (📸: @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Big Crunch Amplifier Service & Design repairs the ‘sound of rock ’n’ roll’
Big Crunch Amplifier Service & Design started in 2008 and is located on East Biddle Street in Johnson Square.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Big Crunch Amplifier Service & Design repairs the ‘sound of rock ’n’ roll’. (📸: @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Please state your name for the record, the court clerk said.
"Justice"
What is your age?
“Timeless.”
What year were you born?
“I have been born many times.”
Alleged leader of violent "Zizian" group makes appearance in Maryland federal court
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"Justice"
What is your age?
“Timeless.”
What year were you born?
“I have been born many times.”
Alleged leader of violent "Zizian" group makes appearance in Maryland federal court
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Alleged leader of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group pleads not guilty to federal gun charge
Ziz LaSota gave meandering answers at her initial appearance and arraignment in U.S. District Court related to a Western Maryland gun arrest, which ended what had been a cross-country search.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Please state your name for the record, the court clerk said.
"Justice"
What is your age?
“Timeless.”
What year were you born?
“I have been born many times.”
Alleged leader of violent "Zizian" group makes appearance in Maryland federal court
www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
"Justice"
What is your age?
“Timeless.”
What year were you born?
“I have been born many times.”
Alleged leader of violent "Zizian" group makes appearance in Maryland federal court
www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
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Maryland schools lost students this year, early estimates show. What’s to blame?
Maryland schools lost students this year, early estimates show
It's an unexpected turn in a state that predicted an overall increase in the number of students in the next decade.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Maryland schools lost students this year, early estimates show. What’s to blame?
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DeVonta Smith caught this 😱
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
DeVonta Smith caught this 😱
By Tim Prudente: They seem big and scary, but Baltimore’s in love with these vintage stoves. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore’s love affair with the Chambers stove
The Baltimore area remains a hot spot for the Chambers stove, an old appliance that has a modern cult following.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
By Tim Prudente: They seem big and scary, but Baltimore’s in love with these vintage stoves. (📸: @jessicagallagher.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
😢 ‘We’re heartbroken’: Patterson Park ice rink closure hits at-risk youth hockey teams, @sararuberg.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Patterson Park ice rink closure hits at-risk youth hockey teams
Baltimore officials announced they will close the Mimi DiPietro Family Skating Center in Patterson Park over concerns about its structural integrity.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
😢 ‘We’re heartbroken’: Patterson Park ice rink closure hits at-risk youth hockey teams, @sararuberg.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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3 decades after Linda Lester’s death, her estranged husband fights charges with family support
3 decades after Linda Lester’s death, estranged husband fights charges
New DNA tests prompted charges against Donald Lester in the 1994 killing of Linda Lester, his estranged wife.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
3 decades after Linda Lester’s death, her estranged husband fights charges with family support
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Nearly six years after having them sealed, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office has dropped opposition to the release of autopsy records in the 2003 death of federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna.
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DA asks judge to lift seal on federal prosecutor's autopsy records of Jonathan Luna
Nearly six years after having them sealed, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office has dropped opposition to the release of autopsy records in the 2003 death of federal prosecutor Jonathan
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November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Nearly six years after having them sealed, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office has dropped opposition to the release of autopsy records in the 2003 death of federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna.
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My latest: In 2015, a Cumberland police officer told his boss he'd had "filthy" conversations with a high schooler.
In 2020, Cumberland city leaders made that officer chief of police.
In 2020, Cumberland city leaders made that officer chief of police.
He admitted ‘filthy’ chats with a teen. Cumberland kept it quiet and made him police chief.
He admitted to ‘filthy’ chats with a teen. Cumberland still made him police chief.
New records show a Cumberland, Maryland officer admitted “filthy” messages with a teen before becoming police chief — a case the city kept quiet.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My latest: In 2015, a Cumberland police officer told his boss he'd had "filthy" conversations with a high schooler.
In 2020, Cumberland city leaders made that officer chief of police.
In 2020, Cumberland city leaders made that officer chief of police.
A transgender symbol painted near an Easton school led to hate crime charges, @maddioneill.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
A transgender symbol painted near an Easton school led to hate crime charges
Sian Radaskiewicz-King pleaded guilty to two property-related misdemeanors and was released after spending more than two months in jail.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A transgender symbol painted near an Easton school led to hate crime charges, @maddioneill.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
By @lizbowie.bsky.social, @invisibae.bsky.social and @ajv.bsky.social: School buses for every Baltimore student seemed impossible — until now. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
School buses for every Baltimore student seemed impossible — until now
School transportation company HopSkipDrive used AI and a Banner analysis to map how yellow buses, vans and cars could get Baltimore students to school safely and on time for less than 5% of the distri...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
By @lizbowie.bsky.social, @invisibae.bsky.social and @ajv.bsky.social: School buses for every Baltimore student seemed impossible — until now. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore City might be entering its YIMBY era, @halliemiller.bsky.social and @emilyopilo.bsky.social report. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore might be entering its YIMBY era
A suite of zoning changes is garnering steam in Baltimore City Council, despite impassioned pushback.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Baltimore City might be entering its YIMBY era, @halliemiller.bsky.social and @emilyopilo.bsky.social report. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Snocaps: Coast | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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November 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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🚨Kurt Schmoke resigned from the Baltimore City Community College Board. Schmoke, the city's former mayor, also serves as the president of the University of Baltimore. He made headlines last month when he proposed a "consolidation" between BCCC and UBalt
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Kurt Schmoke resigns from BCCC board amid proposed consolidation
Schmoke pitched a merger with the University of Baltimore last month.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🚨Kurt Schmoke resigned from the Baltimore City Community College Board. Schmoke, the city's former mayor, also serves as the president of the University of Baltimore. He made headlines last month when he proposed a "consolidation" between BCCC and UBalt
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By Tim Prudente and @adampwillis.bsky.social: Catfished, literally. Scammers net nearly $100K in Chesapeake seafood. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Catfished, literally. Scammers net nearly $100K in Chesapeake seafood.
When an order came into Tilghman Island Seafood for almost $100,000 of Chesapeake catfish, everything seemed legit — at least at first. Then the fish disappeared in the Bronx.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
By Tim Prudente and @adampwillis.bsky.social: Catfished, literally. Scammers net nearly $100K in Chesapeake seafood. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Rescue divers and boats respond after vehicle plunges into Inner Harbor
Rescue divers respond after vehicle plunges into Inner Harbor
Emergency crews rushed to Harbor East on Tuesday evening after a vehicle plunged into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Rescue divers and boats respond after vehicle plunges into Inner Harbor
By Wesley Case: Derrick Adams keeps coming back home to Baltimore — even as the greater art world beckons. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Derrick Adams keeps coming home — even as the greater art world beckons
New York-via-Baltimore visual artist Derrick Adams talks about his 30-year career, brand partnerships and how they drive his nonprofit efforts in his hometown.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
By Wesley Case: Derrick Adams keeps coming back home to Baltimore — even as the greater art world beckons. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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On my first day back at work at @thebaltimorebanner.com I defended former First Lady Michelle Obama and her stance on the chances on having a female president and the societal fight some of us experienced to wear our hair the way it grows out of our heads. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Michelle Obama said what you’re not ready to hear
Michelle Obama sparked controversy last week over comments on female presidential candidates and Black women's hair. I, for one, think she was absolutely right.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
On my first day back at work at @thebaltimorebanner.com I defended former First Lady Michelle Obama and her stance on the chances on having a female president and the societal fight some of us experienced to wear our hair the way it grows out of our heads. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Deal between Dali and U.S. has left crew ‘marooned’ in Baltimore for 19 months, @hayesgardner.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Deal between Dali and U.S. has left crew ‘marooned’ for 19 months
The NTSB will discuss probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse during a meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, nine crew members of the Dali ship that struck the bridge are stuck in Baltimore...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Deal between Dali and U.S. has left crew ‘marooned’ in Baltimore for 19 months, @hayesgardner.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Baltimore will investigate New York investor group for housing discrimination
Baltimore will investigate New York investor group for housing discrimination
City Solicitor Ebony Thompson said the city would use every legal resource at its disposal.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Baltimore will investigate New York investor group for housing discrimination
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NEW | The rebuilt Key Bridge is now expected to cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion and open by 2030.
In the weeks after the collapse, the state had pegged the estimate at ~$1.8 billion with a 2028 completion date.
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In the weeks after the collapse, the state had pegged the estimate at ~$1.8 billion with a 2028 completion date.
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Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
The new bridge is now expected to open by the end of 2030 and cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — more than twice initial estimates — Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transpo...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW | The rebuilt Key Bridge is now expected to cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion and open by 2030.
In the weeks after the collapse, the state had pegged the estimate at ~$1.8 billion with a 2028 completion date.
w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social:
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In the weeks after the collapse, the state had pegged the estimate at ~$1.8 billion with a 2028 completion date.
w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social:
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Johns Hopkins University has spent nearly double on lobbyists since Trump took office, @elliew0lfe.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Johns Hopkins University has spent nearly double on lobbyists since Trump took office
In the first nine months of this year, Johns Hopkins spent $1.3 million on lobbyists, compared to $750,000 during the same period last year, according to federal disclosure forms.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Johns Hopkins University has spent nearly double on lobbyists since Trump took office, @elliew0lfe.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Is Bill Ferguson playing with fire when it comes to redistricting Maryland?
Is Bill Ferguson playing with fire when it comes to redistricting?
Maryland's Democratic Senate leader has taken a redistricting position that’s at odds with his party.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Is Bill Ferguson playing with fire when it comes to redistricting Maryland?
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Scoop: Reps for Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank have been lobbying Gov. Wes Moore’s office in an effort to persuade Maryland to buy Plank’s horse farm, email show.
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Kevin Plank wants Maryland to buy his horse farm
Emails detail a pitch to turn Sagamore Farm into a state-owned horse training facility.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Scoop: Reps for Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank have been lobbying Gov. Wes Moore’s office in an effort to persuade Maryland to buy Plank’s horse farm, email show.
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