The latest from Matti Gellman
An unassuming taqueria is drawing a cult following in Southwest Baltimore
When 19-year-old Timya Green discovered Taqueria Los Perez in Southwest Baltimore, it sent her on a spiral into the world of tacos. And, honestly, same.
Will a new arepa bar be the boost Alma Cocina Latina is hungry for?
Candela, a new arepa bar coming to Station North, may be the business boost that Alma Cocina Latina’s owners say they need.
The USDA promised to pay farms hiring immigrant labor. So where’s the money?
A USDA program encouraged farmers to bring on immigrant workers legally. Now, it’s in limbo and farmers are stuck with workers they can’t afford.
Getting fired won’t stop Carla Hayden
In her first local interview since she was fired by President Trump as Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden speaks about the importance of expanding access, not cutting it off.
Take that, Delaware: The orange crush is Maryland’s official state cocktail
Orange crush drinks are the official cocktail of Maryland. Take that, Delaware.
Puerto 511 restaurant owner opens another hidden gem in Fells Point
Empa511, the new empanada restaurant in Fells Point from the owner of Puerto 511, is easy to miss, but the food is hard to forget.
As tariff anxieties rise, more Marylanders are ‘subscribing’ to local farms
Farmers are seeing more people subscribe to their direct to consumer programs, known as CSAs, as concern over food prices and trade plays on Marylanders' anxieties.
A new sheriff’s unit is being created to enforce Baltimore’s liquor laws
A new unit in the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office aims to enforce the city’s liquor laws and crack down on unlicensed sellers.
Rize + Rest cafe to close but says ‘this isn’t goodbye’
Rize + Rest, the eatery known for its biscuits, breakfasts and trendy dinners, is closing with hopes to move from its intimate Patterson Park confines to a larger space.
Kava root tea is coming to Maryland. It’s calming, bitter and controversial.
Root City is opening in Mount Vernon with kava-infused mocktails and traditional drinks, despite continued questions over the plant's effects.
A fermented food community comes together in Baltimore for a gaseous new festival
Amid a rising interest in fermenting foods, producers and businesses from across Maryland are coming to teach Baltimoreans the “fermented arts.”
Tariffs and labor shortages threaten to crack Maryland’s crab industry
The few remaining crab processors across Maryland are facing sweeping tariffs and labor shortages in an already struggling seafood industry.
He left Baltimore to prove tea lattes could sell. Now he’s back with his own shop.
A matcha-themed cafe that came to Baltimore as a pop-up in February as getting a permanent home in Remington.
‘The Mall in Columbia has become a different world’: Restaurateur blames crime for closures
Bennie's Pizza owner Desmond Reilly alleges the closures of his Howard County restaurants The Walrus Oyster & Ale House and Chicken + Whiskey are because of crime at the Mall in Columbia.
This may be one of the hardest reservations to secure in Baltimore County
Konoko in White Marsh has seen incredible success. Can its owners replicate the magic in Baltimore Peninsula?
How a West Baltimore food hall is bringing community back to North Avenue
West Baltimore food hall The Mill on North promises to bring traffic, meal options and a sense of community back to neighborhoods along North Avenue.
Souvlaki ‘temporarily closed,’ Hampden location up for lease
After more than 10 years in Hampden, Souvlaki has “temporarily closed” its location on the Avenue, as well as the owners’ other local restaurants.
The state knew about toxic chemicals in Perdue’s wastewater. Residents had no idea.
Perdue and Maryland state officials found "forever chemicals" in the wastewater at the Wicomico County facility more than a year before telling the plant's neighbors, emails show.
Newborn’s alleged listeria-related death from ice cream sparks $30 million lawsuit
A woman whose baby died from an alleged listeria infection is suing Seven Mile Market in Pikesville as well as multiple ice cream makers for selling a contaminated product.
Micah Smith leaves behind a family and the Baltimore music community he changed
Beloved by his community and family, gospel crooner and traveling musician Micah Smith died April 4 at 41 years old.