Last month, The Baltimore Banner kicked off "In Good Company," a new series highlighting small business owners around the Baltimore region. It's one of the best parts of my job. Business owners love it and so do our readers! Here's a thread of the stories I've done so far:

Parents, be vigilant. Is your child texting about IRE? ⚠️ WTF: Where’s the file? BRB: Brilliant reporting, bro IRE: I respect editors GTG: Great tea, girl FOI: Feeling overly inspired BDE: Big data energy OTW: Only true watchdogs NICAR: News is chaotic and reverberating

“salmon” is not just one fish, but actually refers to about seven types of fish belonging to the Salmonidae family it's the second-most consumed fish in the US (after shrimp), so i graphed its nutrients to see what we're working with

Here are the key takeaways and charts from India’s latest budget, which pledged to create more jobs, boost spending on infrastructure while still reining in the fiscal deficit. 🔗🇮🇳📈📉: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

My toxic trait in dataviz is trying to do the most in a chart for no reason (what is yours?) // an ode to the graveyard graphics and delulu drafts

I’m proud of the reporting I did at The Baltimore Sun and I have no regrets. I’m so grateful to Baltimore Sun Guild ☀️ — this situation shows why it’s so important that the Guild win a fair contract with robust job protections for union journalists. ♥️

my colleague Ben Kates at Urban Institute has put out another fantastic project in the occupational crowding space. check out how Black women are crowded into vulnerable work with poor benefits, pay, and hours in this interactive dataviz tool! urban.org/data-tools/bla…

Missed this over the summer — Urban Institute's Rachel Marconi built this dashboard to help show medical debt and its driving factors over time, enabling you to easily compare state and county estimates. apps.urban.org/features/medic…

always great to read a great article and realize a co-alumna wrote it!@claralfreitas my go-to crab place near Bethany Beach uses Mr. Boh -- I knew he was familiar but couldn't place him (forgive a Maryland transplant). glad to know the back story.

3 years ago Gannett often sent reporters (like me!) to help smaller newsrooms report on Ida & other disasters Today nearly all those journalists we went to help are gone, including longtimers who were the ONLY reason I produced anything coherent about a place I’d never been

I SAID YES!!!!!! 💍🥂🥳🎉 I asked myself if I wanted to subscribe to my local news outlet

Florida residents are at risk of a challenging & longer recovery because of the effects from #Hurricanes Milton & Helene. In an Urban #analysis, learn about the affected communities’ existing needs, challenges, & #policy recs for compounding disasters. urbn.is/3XYE3o3

This is just to say I have pored over all the redacted documents And used up all the toner Forgive me It was so much black ink And so many pages of void.

hug a journo day (from afar... they're busy)

D.C. is on the map at Bloomberg Graphics

How the Los Angeles Fires Are Compounding the Risk of Homelessness urban.org/urban-wire/how…

explore how vulnerable your state's nonprofits might be if government funding is pulled. my newest, with a beautiful Svelte tilemap. urban.org/research/publi…

60 to 80 percent of nonprofits in every state would be at risk of government funding were pulled. explore more below