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Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

Jasmine

Jasmine Vaughn-Hall is a Baltimore native who spent much of her life as a bicoastal kid. She graduated from California State University Northridge. As a West Baltimore neighborhood and community reporter, she aims to tell the robust stories about the people, quirky traditions, challenges and solutions in different parts of Charm City. Jasmine was awarded first place in Division III of the Keystone Media Awards in 2020 for her columns. She has also been selected for fellowships and trainings with the Poynter Institute and the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. If you have a tip about something happening in your community or can spare any taco recommendations, call or text Jasmine at 443-608-8983.

The latest from Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

Mount Vernon’s big green church is opening up this holiday season
The 150-year-old Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church has new owners and is hosting holiday events in Baltimore this season.
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
Brooklyn will soon lose its last bank branch
Residents are grappling with losing Brooklyn's only full-service bank in the coming months.
Arundel Federal Savings Bank is set to close their Brooklyn branch this February.
City Council wants more rules on Baltimore Children and Youth Fund spending
Baltimore's BCYF leaders say the changes would limit mission-critical programs, including travel and training.
Mikhayla Harrell, facilitator from the New Orleans Youth Alliance, leads an exercise in communication.
Thanksgiving on Kenwood: A 70-year tradition baked into one Baltimore kitchen
One family claimed and sustained their hallmark holiday of Thanksgiving for seven decades in a house near Patterson Park.
Beth Rannie, center, bakes pizelles with her daughter, Mattie Yoncha-Wawrzyniak, right, and granddaughter, Micah Walker.
East Baltimore nonprofit closes 2 weeks after separation with Johns Hopkins
Founded in 1994, the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition offers educational programs, emergency shelter, community beautification and other services.
The Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition has been operating for 31 years.
North Baltimore residents won their fight against a locked treatment facility for youths
Residents of the Woodbourne-McCabe neighborhood in North Baltimore objected to plans to redevelop the Maryland Youth Residence Center into a secure treatment facility.
The Department of Juvenile Services has proposed a plan to convert the Maryland Youth Residence Center on Woodbourne Avenue in North Baltimore into a 24-bed residential treatment center, a locked facility that's supposed to be enclosed by a security fence. Some nearby residents are at odds with this plan mostly noting concerns with safety.
‘We keep waiting.’ The long struggle of the Superblock’s dwindling business district.
Businesses have come and gone, but owners of those that stayed said they feel disillusioned by the politicians — seven mayors and counting — and developers who have made promise after promise about what the area could become.
Maxine Sisserman, wife of the late Larry Sisserman who was the founder of the Baltimore Studio of Hair Design, stands in the main classroom at the school.
I tried a meal delivery service for a week and I understand the hype ... and hesitation
Many meal delivery options have popped up over the years, often with opportunities to tailor the service to your household needs.
This nail tech’s creepy hobby is a nod to your nightmares
Lani Moore’s horror dolls wouldn’t play well with Barbie.
Lani Moore uses a ring light and poses two of her custom made horror dolls for a photoshoot inside her home in Middle River, Md., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.
Baltimore lights landmarks pink and blue in memory of pregnancy and infant loss
Baltimore City landmarks will be awash in pink and blue to honor Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
Sarah Ernst, a senior research specialist who helped organize an effort to illuminate the dome at the top of Johns Hopkins' Billings Building in pink and blue for a second year.
Ravens help bring new life to long-closed Hilton Rec Center
The Hilton Recreation Center is on to its next chapter.
The new indoor basketball gym at the Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club at the Hilton Recreation Center in Baltimore.
Longtime OB-GYN was a thoughtful, kind listener
Deborah Hebb, a career OB-GYN who exemplified Smalltimore, died on Sept. 28 after a battle with ALS.
Debbie Hebb holding twins she delivered.
This Baltimore man earned a diploma while juggling work and family. But he’s not done.
After 15 years away from the classroom, a Baltimore man on Friday achieved his goal, joining more than 50 graduates from the Excel Center, a free adult high school for Maryland students.
Antonio Pennix holds his sons Avion and Avi after his commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, on Friday.
9/11 changed the way we fly. I don’t want to go back.
Since 9/11, it's difficult not to consider how much airports have changed, Baltimore Banner reporter Jasmine Vaughn-Hall.
People (silhouettes) entering airplane at gate of Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
Rent is guzzling Baltimore paychecks. The poorest feel it the most.
Last year, 4 of 10 households renting in Baltimore spent 35% or more of their income on rent, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
West Baltimore intergenerational project to honor community advocate
Catholic Charities has big plans to renovate a nearly 55,000 square foot building into a center useful to all ages.
The upcoming Carolyn Fugett Intergenerational Center will house Catholic Charities’s first Early Head Start program in the city.
How a Baltimore artist uses painting in the outdoors to connect with communities
Outdoor painting is centuries old, and artists in Maryland are still up for the challenge. Baltimore artist Justin Witte is an example.
Plein air artist Jason Witte stands with his nearly finished painting near Hillen Road in Baltimore.
Park Heights’ library disappeared 20 years ago. Here’s how it’s coming back.
Park Heights is turning the page to a new library.
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, center, and other elected officials toss dirt with shovels at the groundbreaking event for a new library in Park Heights on Wednesday.
Who wants to be a nun? Meet the women filling the ranks despite the odds.
There were roughly 35,000 nuns in 2024 in the United States, compared to nearly 80,000 in 2000 and 102,000 in 1990.
Sister Delphine Okoro enters a lunch after her Rite of Perpetual Profession at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent, in Arbutus, MD, Thursday, August 14, 2025.
A new era for city pools is reshaping summers in Baltimore
Unlike neighboring suburban counties, Baltimore offers residents public pools for recreation.
Richard Brooks, 55, adjusts goggles for Kairay Jones, 7, at  the Towanda Rec Center Pool on July 16, 2025.
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