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Capital News Service is a student-powered news organization run by the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism. With bureaus in Annapolis and Washington run by professional journalists with decades of experience, they deliver news in multiple formats via partner news organizations and a destination Website.
The COVID-19 pandemic made matters worse. Maryland lost 15% of its child care providers and nearly 7% of its child care slots from Jan. 1, 2020, through Jan. 1, 2024, according to state statistics retrieved by the Local News Network. Those stats show that the number of child care slots in Maryland fell by 15,152 in those four years.
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By SHAUN CHORNOBROFF BALTIMORE – Through his more than three decades working at and now owning Gera Variety Discount Liquors,
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While Hamlin’s business and nonprofit target tourists and host events around Baltimore, some locals feel left out. Warren Davis, who lives in Park Heights, said the bakery should be open more often for community members and he is not interested in the community events.
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Mike Squirrelwyde, better known as DJ Squirrel Wyde, and Pitts were early collaborators on the battle rap scene. The two co-hosted a battle rap program called “Tuesday Night Fights” on the 92Q Jams radio channel. The show was part of Squirrelwyde’s mission to give exposure to local Baltimore artists, “Black businesses, people that wrote books, whoever.”
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Over the last five months, eight reporters at Capital News Service met with more than 70 small business owners and staff across Baltimore to understand how they survive in the era of big box stores and online shopping.
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The Flemmings credit Amaree’s progress to a training program led by Ore-Ofe Iluyomade-John, 40, owner of UmojaFit, which provides physical and life-skills workshops that foster a holistic approach to health and wellness. She also runs group dance classes for women and the community, and she has private and corporate clients. Around Belair-Edison in Northeast Baltimore, people refer to her simply as Ore.
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Melecia Helwig-Henson, a customer of Regally Insane, said finding organic hair products, especially those meant for African-American hair, is difficult. “There are a lot of chemicals that are in products designed for Caucasian people that actually are not needed for African-American composition,” Helwig-Henson said.
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Turpin’s child care prioritizes curriculum and development, while also keeping the parents in the loop through an app called Brightwheel. The app allows parents to learn what their child is doing at any time during the day via posts and updates from Turpin, such as the time of a nap or what they have eaten.
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By ROBERT STEWART BALTIMORE — When a client enters JNB Beauty on Belair Road, owner Tunde Tenabe greets them instantly.
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As the 2023-2024 Supreme Court term nears its end, data reflects historic unanimity among the justices, although a number of potentially divisive cases are to be decided in the coming weeks.
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