Logan Hullinger

The War on Drugs has ravaged Baltimore’s Black communities for more than a century. Thousands of residents have been pushed into the destabilizing pipeline of the criminal justice system, all under the guise of improving public safety. Baltimore’s police force has arrested fathers, mothers, and other loved ones, breaking up families and interrupting access to […]

H ailing from the conservative state of Tennessee, Dr. Michelle Taylor is no stranger to overcoming obstacles in the name of harm reduction.

Maryland residents will receive their full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits after Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order providing an additional $62 million in emergency funding. The governor announced the infusion of funds on November 3, shortly after President Donald Trump announced he would partially fund SNAP in response to court orders. The federal […]

Housing advocates and City Council members pressed Baltimore’s homeless services agency for more than two hours on November 4 about what they’re doing to protect unsheltered residents after a survey that showed widespread dissatisfaction with shelter conditions. At that City Council hearing, Councilman James Torrence, who has experienced homelessness and now chairs the Housing and […]

Experts say coverage in Baltimore has spread misinformation and steered a city struggling with the overdose crisis toward police crackdowns.

P eople who use drugs in Baltimore, overwhelmingly support prescribed safe supply programs, according to new research.

Best Restaurant The Urban Oyster Chef Jasmine Norton opened the country’s first Black- and woman-owned oyster bar in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood, and it drew both local and national attention — so much so that Norton was named a James Beard semifinalist, one of the most prestigious dining awards, for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic. The Urban Oyster […]

In the face of federal funding cuts that have hampered health care for those with HIV and AIDs worldwide, dozens of Baltimoreans held a vigil for World AIDS Day on December 1 in a display of solidarity and resistance. The gravity of the ongoing threats to public health was not lost upon those gathering at […]

Dozens of people gathered in McKeldin Square on December 18 to honor more than 80 unhoused Baltimoreans who have died this year ahead of a brutally cold winter that’s expected to worsen the death toll. The city’s unhoused residents are facing a lack of shelter beds and freezing temperatures, a potentially lethal combination for a […]

Harm reduction workers on the frontlines of the overdose crisis have gone more than six months without a statewide training program that’s been essential for a workforce already in the federal government’s crosshairs. HealthHIV, a national nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., opened registration for the new curriculum on December 12, but classes won’t start until […]