Smalltimore

BALTIMORE - Despite existing in a major city, Baltimore’s small business community is tight-knit, interwoven and passionate about where they live.  Bobby LaPin, owner of Boat Baltimore which sails out of Port Covington Marina, said while city regulations make it…

In June 2023, a group of Maryland’s U.S. senators and congressmen announced a $20 million grant to support the improvement of Mondawmin Station, one of Baltimore’s busiest transit hubs. The renovation of Mondawmin’s Frederick Douglass High School, which is planned…

BALTIMORE – A Pit Fights rap battle usually starts with the opposing musicians facing each other as founder Shaka Pitts introduces the “fighters” to loud cheers from a surrounding crowd. In the background, colorful banners and designs are displayed with…

BALTIMORE — When a client enters JNB Beauty on Belair Road, owner Tunde Tenabe greets them instantly. Warmly. Motherly. Hurrying to help a customer, she lays out her inventory and even checks the weather to ensure appropriate clothing recommendations. She…

BALTIMORE – Triana and Shelton Flemming beamed with pride when they spoke about their son, Amaree. In recent years, however, they felt challenged as parents. The Baltimore couple wanted to round out Amaree’s upbringing, increase his confidence and help him…

BALTIMORE - Many child care centers in Baltimore tend to cater to single mothers, requiring the center operators, often based in the neighborhood, to provide ample doses of empathy and flexibility to support young families. “You have the single parent…

BALTIMORE – Since opening The Avenue Bakery to revive economic opportunities and Pennsylvania Avenue’s rich entertainment history, James Hamlin feels unsatisfied with the progress. “This is a diamond in the rough,” Hamlin said. “In order to change Baltimore, to change…

BALTIMORE – Nailah Queen is a serial entrepreneur, a field once dominated by white males but is now diversifying in important ways.  Queen, 46, juggles a lot — she is CEO, owner and founder of two startup companies, and runs…