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Michael Hughes is copy editor for The Baltimore Banner. If you see a typo, it's his fault. He is a lifelong Baltimorean and an author of fiction and nonfiction.

Latest content by Michael Hughes

A decorative green man sculpture at The Turning Wheel Bookstore.
5 best places to shop if you’re a witch (or just witchy)
Whether you’re a bona fide witch or just enjoy the witchy/new age aesthetic, here are the best places to shop for crystals, incense, herbs and other tools of the witch’s craft.
Witch Board Museum Baltimore is a self-guided tour through the fascinating history of spirit, witch, and talking boards, including the enormously popular Ouija board, which began in Baltimore in the late 1800s .
Baltimore’s Witch Board Museum chronicles the history of the enigmatic Ouija
Witch Board Museum Baltimore takes you on a strange trip into the history of one of the city’s oddest inventions — the Ouija board.
The Ouija board gravestone of Elijah Jefferson Bond, who patented the device, is now the most-visited landmark in Baltimore’s Green Mount Cemetery, according to Talking Board Historical Society chairman of the board and founder Robert Murch.
Ouija boards, John Waters and the lost grave of Elijah Bond
The strange and improbable story of how a storied filmmaker happened upon a historic discovery.
Screen shot from “One Dollar,” a 1987 16 mm student film about the Francis Scott Key Bridge
WATCH: Take a drive over the Key Bridge in this poignant short student film from 1987
“One Dollar,” a student film shot in a single continuous take in 1987, documents a journey across the Francis Scott Key Bridge that is now lost in time
Paul Butler (left), Jeff Hall (right), and Sauron at Games and Stuff in Glen Burnie.
How to find, buy and play the best board, card and role-playing games around Baltimore
Gaming isn’t just about Monopoly and Candy Land anymore — a new generation of board games, collectible card games and tabletop role-playing games has exploded in popularity.
Someone who found an extra bag in his garbage can has a message for whoever left that bag of pooch poo: Find a better place to get rid of those.
Commentary: Hey dog walkers: Stop leaving those loaded poop bags in my garbage can
Someone who found an extra bag in his garbage can has a message for whoever left that bag of pooch poo: Find a better place to get rid of those.
Roland Griffiths in the “psilocybin room” at Johns Hopkins
Roland Griffiths, pioneering Johns Hopkins psychedelics researcher, dies at 77
Roland Griffiths, who founded and led the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins, died yesterday. He was a pioneer in bringing psychedelics into mainstream medicine.
Shingles can show up no matter how healthy or active you are.
Commentary: The burning, then the rash, then the pain. Yep, it was shingles.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 3 people will get jiggy with varicella zoster virus in their lifetimes. If you’ve had chickenpox, there’s a very good chance the virus will pay you a return visit.
Customer Lloyd Wilkins looks at the products inside Far & Dotter on Maryland's first day of recreational cannabis legalization.
Maryland blazes into recreational cannabis sales with parties, promotions and eager consumers
People thronged cannabis dispensaries across the Baltimore region Saturday, eager to see, learn about and try the products that those 21 and over with a state-issued ID are now able to purchase for recreational use.
Illustration of a marijuana leaf holding a sign that says "Now Legal! Come one come all!"
Your definitive guide to buying recreational cannabis in Maryland
Cannabis is complicated — it can heal and it can harm. The key is using it wisely and responsibly, which is why I’ve put together this guide, with insights from cannabis experts, to getting the most out of this remarkable plant.
Behind the scenes at Curio Wellness
Peter Grinspoon M.D. on how newcomers should approach cannabis — and who should abstain
A Q&A with a cannabis expert about the benefits, best approaches and warnings about the soon-to-be-legal drug.
An angel statue at Woodlawn Cemetery
Baltimore’s cities of the dead
Baltimore cemeteries are more than just where people are buried, they are scenic and historic as well.

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