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Indiscriminate ICE arrests have left Baltimore’s immigrant communities in a constant state of fear and anxiety baltimorebeat.com/indiscrimina...

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Meron @meronmonroe.blacksky.app · 4h

🤨 I keep seeing very conflicting reviews on this

Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

‘One Battle After Another’ is the movie of the year

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'One Battle After Another' is the movie of the year

Warner Bros.’ latest, the Leonardo DiCaprio vehicle “One Battle After Another,” might be their biggest gamble of the year. It’s the last picture they plan to release in 2025, and they’ve put all their...

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ashley 👻 @ashleypopoola.bsky.social · 3h

I need to see it a second time

Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

‘One Battle After Another’ is the movie of the year

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'One Battle After Another' is the movie of the year

Warner Bros.’ latest, the Leonardo DiCaprio vehicle “One Battle After Another,” might be their biggest gamble of the year. It’s the last picture they plan to release in 2025, and they’ve put all their...

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Ouija F. Baby @heartbreakscholar.bsky.social · 4h

When @brujabanton.bsky.social takes a peek into my life without me knowing lol.

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

You can find Baltimore Beat online or all over the city (and even some parts of the county). Use our map to find us IRL. baltimorebeat.com/our-print-lo...

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Looking for our printed newspaper? You can find it in multiple locations throughout the city that can be viewed within the interactive map below.

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Finally, don’t forget about our donors-only event on October 22!

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Donor event: Live Puzzling w/ Black Crossword creator Juliana Pache

The staff at Baltimore Beat, along with our partners at Stem & Vine, are hosting our first donors-only event. On October 22, we’re offering a live puzzling event with Black Crossword creator Juliana P...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Our poem is ‘Am I, to who’ and it was written by Diamond Abrams

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Am I, to who

There is No lake No mountain or Space for the answers I require From the earth My moon is empty Spurned Fired up then forgotten Asteroids pass me, lit with a blazing fire I am connected to the...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

‘One Battle After Another’ is the movie of the year

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'One Battle After Another' is the movie of the year

Warner Bros.’ latest, the Leonardo DiCaprio vehicle “One Battle After Another,” might be their biggest gamble of the year. It’s the last picture they plan to release in 2025, and they’ve put all their...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

October 2025 Tarotscopes

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October 2025 Tarotscopes

Air Signs – Aquarius, Gemini, Libra Two of Wands + Seven of Wands rx + Knight of Pentacles Air signs, you have a vision of where you want your life, but lately, the doubts have been louder than hope....

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

You can find lots of fun things to do in this issue’s Arts and Culture calendar.

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Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 10/08/25 - 10/22/25

Wednesday, October 8 Meet & Celebrate the Hackerman Artist and Writer in Residence: The Enoch Pratt Library proudly presents Annie Howe and Taylor Johnson as its new Hackerman Artist and Writer in Res...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Releases from J.Savage, Y1, Snook Da Crook, and John Wells in this issue’s Best Beats column.

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Best Beats 10/8/25 - 10/22/25

Releases from J.Savage, Y1, Snook Da Crook, and John Wells J.Savage — “BIG GIRL” “Listen. I need all my big bitches to the front / Thick thighs save lives / Slim bitches get ate like a thin mint” J.S...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Lawrence Burney’s ‘No Sense in Wishing’ is a critical debut

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Lawrence Burney’s ‘No Sense in Wishing’ is a critical debut

Imagine the book as a detailed transcript of the best road trip conversation you’ve had in ages, accompanied by a robust playlist. Each new story transports you to the scene as the soundtrack of Burne...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Honoring Ancient Technology and Sacred Land

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Honoring Ancient Technology and Sacred Land

You step into a world of ancient wisdom when you enter Blue Light Junction (BLJ). It’s all a deeply healing sensorial experience, a labour of love and collective effort. Crimson amaranth and golden ma...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Photo story: An arabber reunion

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Photo story: An arabber reunion

It was an anachronistic scene as half-a-dozen horses and wagons came clomping in a 19th century rhythm up to the mirrored, ultramodern BioPark building at 4 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Septemb...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Our community resources page is included in every issue of Baltimore Beat and is constantly updated.
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Community Resources

Resources to help the community of Baltimore City. Including housing, health, food, and financial support.

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Connect with folks in the community in our Government and Community Events Calendar.

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Baltimore Government and Community Events 10/08/25 - 10/22/25

Wednesday, October 8 Movement Matters: Strength-Building Habits To Support Healthy Aging: Taking care of yourself is essential, no matter what season of life you’re in. Led by a physical therapist, th...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

The rec center as oasis

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The rec center as oasis

Although technically on vacation, you could find Herman Harried walking through the doors of East Baltimore’s Cecil Kirk Recreation Center most mornings this summer. He wasn’t there on the clock, but ...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Sober spaces in Baltimore are thriving

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Sober spaces in Baltimore are thriving

Over a century after Baltimore fought Prohibition, the city is experiencing a sober renaissance. More local businesses and organizations are providing substance-free spaces while working to ensure eve...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Indiscriminate ICE arrests have left Baltimore’s immigrant communities in a constant state of fear and anxiety

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Indiscriminate ICE arrests have left Baltimore’s immigrant communities in a constant state of fear and anxiety

Highlandtown sidewalks tell a much different story today than they did a year ago. Shops that once bustled with conversation sit emptier; families who once roamed the streets have now retreated. The d...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

‘Coach Coop,’ a lifelong pigeon man, is known by many names in Baltimore

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‘Coach Coop,’ a lifelong pigeon man, is known by many names in Baltimore

Isaac Evans greets neighbors with the warmth of someone who has been doing it for half a century. “God is great.” It is his way — every conversation begins with a nod to the Almighty. Each morning h...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

"In this issue, Report for America Corps member Kori Skillman digs in deep to the plight of immigrants in Baltimore City caught in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s cruel crackdown," Editor-in-Chief Lisa Snowden writes.

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Letter from the editor - Issue 70

In this issue, Report for America Corps member Kori Skillman digs in deep to the plight of immigrants in Baltimore City caught in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s cruel crackdown. For thi...

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 4h

Issue 70 of Baltimore Beat is live! Our cover is a photograph of Isaac “Coach Coop” Evans taken by Christian Thomas.

The cover of Baltimore Beat. It is a photo of an older Black man holding a pigeon.

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Logan Hullinger @loganhullinger.com · 6h

Over a century after Baltimore fought Prohibition, the city is experiencing a sober renaissance. These spaces differ in their approaches, but they all aim to foster a sense of community.

Read my latest for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social 🔽

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Sober spaces in Baltimore are thriving

Over a century after Baltimore fought Prohibition, the city is experiencing a sober renaissance. More local businesses and organizations are providing substance-free spaces while working to ensure eve...

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Lisa Snowden @lisasnowden.bsky.social · 7h

There’s a new issue of @baltimorebeat.bsky.social out today!

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