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    Jasmine Vaughn-Hall holds her son for a portrait inside of their home in Baltimore, Monday, October 28, 2024.
    Commentary: Breastfeeding is a personal choice, not a public debate
    The expectation of breastfeeding can be debilitating, persistent and intimidating for a new mom.
    The Maryland World War II Memorial was built on a rise overlooking Annapolis, located just across the Severn River from the Naval Academy. It contains the names of all Marylanders killed in the war.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: No parade, but lots of ways to honor Veterans Day
    There is no well-known veterans memorial or parade in Annapolis. But there are ceremonies, concerts and other special events to mark Veterans Day on Monday.
    Grab a drink, enjoy happy hour prices and watch the voting results trickle in at these election night parties.
    From a queer cabaret to an artsy bar event, here’s where to watch election results
    Grab a drink, enjoy happy hour prices and watch the voting results trickle in at these election night parties
    Phillip Clark, a volunteer at skylight boutique, helps a customer find their size at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Baltimore on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.
    One of the country’s few gender-affirming thrift stores is in Baltimore
    Trans and nonbinary people can struggle to find clothes that fit their bodies, their gender expression and their budget, but the Skylight Boutique is a thrift store stocked with items that are often difficult and expensive to obtain.
    Drowning out the noise is its own form of self-care
    I have been focusing on light subjects and avoiding serious topics as of late because the election makes me think it’s all going to be serious very soon.

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    Angela Alsobrooks (center), Maryland’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is endorsed by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at a gun violence prevention event at the Kentland Community Center in June.
    The Harris and Alsobrooks friendship may matter now more than ever
    As the general election draws near, Kamala Harris and Angela Alsobrooks are experiencing a different kind of intimacy as their friendship may matter now more than ever.
    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.
    Scott Wolcott plays for the crowd at the piano bar upstairs at Middleton Tavern in Annapolis on Oct. 18, 2024.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Before it gets dark, start your own pub crawl
    It’s a great time of year for a pub crawl in Annapolis. You could also catch the Colonial Players production of “The Winslow Boy” or “Napoli” by the Ballet Theatre of Maryland.
    It’s easy for some to assume Black men all vote the same, but Wallace Lane and his friends are divided on who should be our next president.
    Commentary: Kamala or Trump? Why Black men are divided
    It’s easy for some to assume Black men all vote the same, but Wallace Lane and his friends are divided on who should be our next president.
    An artist rendering shows what the brigantine Peggy Stewart might have looked like before it was burned on Oct. 19, 1774 in Annapolis.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: 250th anniversary of Annapolis Tea Party, drone show
    Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Maryland’s most flamboyant Revolutionary moment, the burning of the Peggy Stewart in Annapolis. You can also see the opera “Figaro” or watch the Midshipmen of Navy take on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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    Kevin Spacey has lived at least seven years in the 9,000-square-foot Inner Harbor pier home, but he fell behind on his mortgage payments and his house was sold at public auction.
    Judge to settle fight over Kevin Spacey’s Baltimore waterfront home
    Wednesday's hearing brought yet another chance for Kevin Spacey to stave off the sale of his luxury home in Baltimore.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Designer Bishme Cromartie poses with models at the Bishme Cromartie presentation during New York Fashion Week at The Ritz-Carlton NoMad on February 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Albert Urso/Getty Images)
    Bishme Cromartie talks Blackness, politics and grief ahead of Baltimore visit
    In advance of Bishme Cromartie launching the Baltimore Museum of Industry’s new “Labor + Innovation” speaker series on Wednesday, the designer opened up about grief, politics and Blackness.
    It seems like the end of the world. Put down the phone, take a deep breath and focus on things you can control.
    How to cope with the end of the world
    It’s the (possible) end of the world as we know it, and we don’t feel fine. But we can control how we think, talk and breathe our way through it.
    Reporter Jess Nocera checked out the nightlife options for young folks living in Columbia. One was Main Event in Columbia (above).
    Not too sleepy, not too wild: What I found hanging out in Columbia on a Saturday night
    After a colleague and I reported on things for young professionals to do in Columbia, my editors asked me to hang out one night and see what the vibe was like.
    Hundreds of boats will be on display at City Dock in Annapolis for the Annapolis Boat Show starting Thursday. The show continues through Sunday  and then is replaced next week by the Annapolis Sailboat Show.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Powerboat Show comes to City Dock, followed by Sailboat Show
    It’s the start of the Annapolis Boat Shows this weekend, first power then sail. Other great things to do over the next seven days include the start of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Season and the Anne Arundel Lifeline 100 bike rides.
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