BALTIMORE — What does a mural do for a community?

As one person put it, "it's just paint on a wall."

It's a question that, on the surface, doesn't seem that deep.

"There's something to be said about public health, but really in a civil society that's democratic and really celebrates heroes, narrative and historical documentation is a really central part of public health," said Gaia, a muralist.

However, when you ask Venise Steeple and her daughter Venine Roberts, a mural can reflect a legacy. Their family owned a popular restaurant in the area, the Yellow Bowl Restaurant, but the building has since been demolished.

In its place now stands a mural that highlights the restaurant.

Gaia

"It's a little bittersweet coming here and the building is no longer here physically, but this mural

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