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Rising grocery prices, food stamp cuts and summertime amplify hunger in Baltimore food deserts


The line for a hot meal stretched down the air-conditioned hallway at Beans & Bread in Fells Point. Inside the cafeteria, mothers and grandmothers had walked through 100-degree July heat to find lunch for their kids. The Friday menu was fried fish, Italian sausage pasta, baked chicken, green beans, rice, and macaroni and cheese.