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    Your guide to Baltimore’s holiday pop-up bars and restaurants
    Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni knows the best Christmas pop-ups at bars and restaurants across Baltimore for the perfect holiday crawl.
    A Peppermint Patty at SoPro Christmas Bar.
    UMBC exhibit puts focus on Black leisure during the Jim Crow era
    An exhibit at UMBC, “Picturing Mobility,” runs through Dec. 19 and features two inventions that made leisure travel possible during segregation — the automobile and the camera.
    Picnic Group, Highland Beach, Maryland c. 1931, printed 1982. Gelatin silver print.
    ‘Quirky,’ ‘picturesque’ Thanksgiving on display at annual Blessing of the Hounds
    In the scenic Western Run Valley of Baltimore County, the old English tradition of the Blessing of the Hounds withstands the test of time.
    One of the Green Spring Valley Hounds was eager to be blessed, jumping up on Rev. Thomas Clement during his prayer before the annual Blessing of the Hounds at St. John’s Church.
    State investigators: AI tool wasn’t biased when it flagged student’s chips as gun
    Maryland’s Office of the Inspector General for Education recommended more training for school staff and police in use of its AI-powered Omnilert weapon detection technology.
    Kenwood High School in Essex. A new inspector general’s report found an artificial intelligence-powered weapons detection system exhibited no bias when it mistakenly flagged that a student at the school had a gun.
    Trace Capt. John Smith’s steps through Patapsco Valley State Park
    Patapsco Valley State Park’s smallest attraction is a Maltese cross marking a spot on a 400-year-old map created by Capt. John Smith.
    The Patapsco River rounds a bend in Patapsco Valley State Park near the area where a marker was installed on a high bluff memorializing the steps of Capt. John Smith 400 years ago.
    Train gardens abound in Baltimore County around the holidays
    Looking for fun things to do in Baltimore County this week? Check out some of the county's train gardens.
    The train garden at Kenilworth Mall has been delighting families for decades.
    Escalating Key Bridge price adds pressure to upcoming negotiations with builder
    Despite Gov. Wes Moore’s repeated commitments to keep the Key Bridge rebuild on time and on budget, the project’s image took a hit last week as officials revealed that initial estimates were off by years and billions of dollars.
    Exposed girders are seen as work continues on demolishing the southwest ramp to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in July.
    Recent SNAP chaos looms over Thanksgiving, driving some people to food banks
    The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history halted food benefits for more than 680,000 Marylanders.
    Volunteer Ron Conley, left, hands out bags of food during a Thanksgiving holiday meal giveaway at Trinity Episcopal Church in Towson on Monday.
    Pricier Key Bridge rebuild to have over $1 billion in pier protection
    The cost and duration of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild significantly increased due to a larger span and extra pier protection.
    Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
    9 indicted in Texas-to-Maryland cocaine trafficking ring
    Authorities said they arrested nine people in connection with a drug trafficking network that transported a large amount of cocaine from Texas to Maryland, with drugs stashed in homes across the region.
    Law enforcement officials believed the suspects were using homes across the region to stash cocaine.
    Garrison Forest School appoints its first leader of color
    Monica Pickett Rodriguez will be Garrison Forest’s 14th head of school when she starts in the summer of 2027.
    Monica Pickett Rodriguez will be Garrison Forest’s 14th head of school when she starts in the summer of 2027.
    ‘Crab cake king’ and Pappas Restaurant founder Mark Pappas dies at 93
    Mark Pappas, who changed the face of crab cakes in Baltimore with his Pappas Restaurant but never forgot his roots in northern Greece, died Sunday at 93.
    Mark Pappas with his wife, Harriet. The Pappas founder died Nov. 23 at age 93.
    Baltimore County’s latest redistricting impacts 11 schools but only one student
    Some small boundary fixes in the central region could save the school system headaches in the future.
    Hampton Elementary School following recent Baltimore County Redistricting. 3/19/2024. Timonium, MD.
    For sale: Stunning, fully updated home in Pikesville
    Check out this 5,500+ square foot home in Pikesville in Baltimore County.
    It’s last call at Skateland Putty Hill, and nostalgia is playing on a loop
    Skateland Putty Hill, the beloved, bedraggled rollerskating rink in Nottingham is closing on Dec. 7 after 48 years in business.
    Gregg Wallace teaches his daughter, Arian Wallace, 18, the Baltimore Snap at Skateland Putty Hill earlier this month.
    Attar case fallout: Rosenbluth resigns from Baltimore Sheriff’s Office
    The longtime owner of Tov Pizza resigned from the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office a day after a news story showed his involvement in the Sen. Dalya Attar case.
    The longtime owner of Tov Pizza resigned from the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office a day after a news story showed his involvement in the Sen. Dalya Attar blackmail and extortion case.
    Baltimore County library CEO faces backlash after abrupt librarian layoffs and rehiring
    Initially, library officials said the layoffs were necessary to better serve the county and preserve resources.
    Baltimore County Public Library’s Towson branch CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine listens and responds to a handful of concerned librarians and community members as they air their grievances after the sudden firing of fourteen part-time library employees during an emergency meeting on November 18, 2025 at the Towson Library.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
    A number of holiday events, from tree lightings to Christmas markets, will take place even before Thanksgiving turkeys hit the tables.
    It's not yet Thanksgiving, but there are a number of holiday events to look forward to this week, including The AVENUE at White Marsh's annual tree lighting.
    Wigwams in Baltimore County speak to the state’s Indigenous story
    The nature center has a close relationship with the Baltimore American Indian Center, which helps educate Irvine’s staff on various traditions the nature center can share with the greater public.
    Volunteers construct wigwams at the Irvine Nature Center’s Native American Educational Site in Owings Mills.
    Key Bridge workers got no warning before collapse, NTSB says
    Nearly 20 months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, federal officials are poised to make a final ruling about how it happened.
    Marine Accident Investigator Marcel Muise, seated center, leads a staff presentation about the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse during a National Transportation Safety Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
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