The Baltimore Banner

Baltimore Banner

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About this app

The Banner is here to strengthen our local communities. From politics to arts, food, sports, and events, be the first to know about what’s going on in the Greater Baltimore region. Download The Baltimore Banner app to get:

• Breaking local news notifications
• Dark mode browsing
• Ability to stay logged in

Subscribers also get access to:

• Unlimited local news and premium articles
• Unlimited newsletters and notifications
• Free guest subscription to share
• Share and bookmark stories in the app
• Listen to articles on the go

Why read The Baltimore Banner?

• From here, for here: Like you, we live here. And we know this region is so much more than what’s often shown. We’re giving you the full story.
• Nonprofit, not corporate: We’re not here to make money off the news. We’re here to give you better local news—and we put every dollar into that mission.
• Always the whole story: We do more than deliver breaking news. Our reporters go further, taking the time to understand the story behind the story.

Group and enterprise access is also available.

Read more about our subscription terms and policies at https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/terms-sale/.

Ratings and reviews

Stars are for the app not the Banner's content or writing which are great. For a week now I have been having issues where a link to an article from the email newsletter launches the app but nothing loads, and when I try to go to the app home screen to find the article I get a failed to load timeline error. Since the app opens by default I can't even read the Banner from my mobile browser without some creative workarounds.

They are ridiculous. I was sent a link to an article about a grocery store in my area. When I went to view it I was told that I was over the limit of free articles. Now I know I had never , not once viewed an article from this publication. After that I called the customer support service and asked why I couldn't get to see an article sent to me by a paying customer. The only answer I was told I was over my limit and would I like to pay. Then I was bombarded with articles I couldn't read

As a news service the Baltimore Banner is great, and recent updates to the app have fixed the issue of notifications opening the app but not sending users to the notification's article. With responsiveness to app user issues and continued quality journalism, I can see myself remaining a Banner subscriber for years.

What's new

Bug fixes and performance improvements