Creatives in Residence
Charm City Table finally finds good dim sum — in Ellicott City
The restaurant, located in a busy shopping center, offers Cantonese food and Hong Kong-style dim sum daily for lunch and the rolling cart dim sum experience on weekends and holidays.
When my student finally spoke
Teacher Kerry Graham remembers when a student who rarely spoke in class came to her one day with a surprise message.
Maryland is a haven on the ‘Underground Railroad of the 21st century’
Here, unlike many parts of the country, access to the ballot is fairly free, and women may still make reproduction decisions without the interference of right-wing vigilantes.
Ask Charm City Table: Trying a traditional Honduran dish at Restaurante Cristiano Jireh
Sampling baleadas, a traditional Honduran dish, in Fells Point.
A teacher’s prayer — via Zoom
What happens when a student asks a teacher: “do u believe in god?”
Ask Charm City Table: Have a hidden restaurant gem? Tell us. We’ll check it out and share our faves.
At Puerto 511, chef and owner Jose Victorio Alarcon reflects upon his own childhood memories and experiences of growing up in Callao, Peru to develop the seasonal, small plates menu.
Is InstaGratification hurting us in the age of social media?
Too many people believe success lives and dies by social media validation. We need to show our youths that success isn’t about instant gratification.
Teachers are leaving the profession in droves. I’m scared of the catastrophes that lie ahead.
Our public education system cannot sustain this amount of stress. It scares me to imagine the catastrophes that might be ahead.
Don’t go to the voting booth uninformed on Election Day
Some current office holders and power brokers who control the purse strings are probably perfectly fine with the status quo of voters who don't know what's on their ballot. Let's not give them that satisfaction.
Queen Elizabeth’s death: What happened to civility?
The challenge for those of us who engage with social media is how to introduce facts that expose someone's flaws while maintaining civility.
Life lessons in the classroom: when the student becomes the teacher
Teenagers shouldn’t need to bury one another. Yet when they do, they handle each other with such tender care.
Don’t throw away those expired COVID tests yet
The FDA has a website that lists updated expiration dates.
Why summer vacation is a necessity — and not a luxury — for teachers
Teaching is an exhausting honor. Summers off ensure I can do it over and over again.
Right now is not forever: What my mother’s addiction taught me about hope and grace
Baltimore poet Kondwani Fidel shares a deeply personal essay about his mother and the highs and lows of battling drug addiction.
It’s time the Catholic church recognized Black American saints
"We know there are many more African American people who have done saintly things for the Church in spite of what the Church has done to them.”
Joey Jett teaches young skateboarders new skills
At Boards and Breakfast at Rash Field Park, kids 12 and under learned from the professional skateboarder and Baltimore native.
Charm City Table’s restaurant picks in Belvedere and Mid-Govans
A brewery, food hall, Senegalese restaurant and smokehouse make up the eclectic mix of food options in these neighborhoods.
I don’t like to cry in front of students. But I’m not just a teacher, I’m human.
Sometimes, life hurts, whether or not the bell is about to ring.
Five Baltimore City basketball courts where I learned life lessons
Poet Wallace Lane shares the basketball courts that helped him build his confidence.
Charm City Table on crab cakes, farm-to-table and other great restaurants in Hamilton-Lauraville
Hamilton and Lauraville is home to some of the city's best restaurant fare, from crab cakes to vegan donuts.