Baltimore City will ring in the new year along the Inner Harbor on Dec. 31, ending with a fireworks show. The city's annual New Year's Eve Spectacular will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight, with food, ice skating and entertainment.

Owned by Miskiri Hospitality Group, local restaurant Miss Toya’s Creole House will open its third Maryland location in Metro Centre Owings Mills in 2026. Highlights across the eatery’s brunch and main menus include bananas foster French toast, gumbo with mini cornbread, and oysters broiled with jambalaya sauce.

Bradish only appeared in eight games during the 2024 season. Luckily for Bradish, he made a full recovery after getting Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in June of 2024. Bradish returned to the mound on August 26, 2025 against the Boston Red Sox, and it's safe to say that Bradish hadn't skipped a beat.

Port Discovery Children's Museum in Baltimore hosted its annual noontime New Year's celebration, featuring inclusive activities for all children.

At least a dozen new restaurants, ranging from Jamaican and Japanese to steak and Mediterranean concepts, are set to open across Baltimore in 2026.

The Baltimore Orioles are reportedly looking to stay busy after recently re-signing pitcher Zach Eflin to a new deal.

A man was shot and killed on his 32nd birthday over the weekend, marking another homicide in Baltimore's Federal Hill neighborhood, according to police. Charles Brothers was found shot in a parking lot in the 1000 block of Light Street, next to Culture Bar and Grill, near Cross Street Market around 4 a.m. on Saturday.

A South Baltimore fire spread to other dwellings early Tuesday. Baltimore firefighters were called just after 3 a.m. Tuesday to a two-alarm vacant house fire on South Hanover Street for a two-alarm fire. Two nearby vacant buildings also caught fire. The fire is under control, and no injuries were reported.

A new report from the Baltimore County Inspector General alleges the Minority Business Enterprise unit wasted over $737,000.

New Year’s Eve is predicted to be partly sunny during the day with a high near 36. Mostly cloudy skies are expected to set in during the evening, accompanied by a low around 25 and a 20% chance of snow again overnight.