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A spicy grilled pineapple margarita and chips and guacamole from La Food Marketa.
Fresh air and flavor: 4 spots for outdoor dining in Baltimore County
Here are some Baltimore County restaurants with great outdoor spaces for a weekend brunch, quick happy hour or date night.
Author Laurie Frankel at her childhood home in Columbia.
Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to hometown of Columbia for Books in Bloom
Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to her hometown of Columbia for the ninth annual Books in Bloom on Saturday.
Portrait of a silver back gorilla standing in the typical pose on legs and hands
Why do we care if 100 men can beat a gorilla?
There has been a question going around about whether 100 men could take down one silverback gorilla. I needed to know why that would be anything to care about in the first place.
The Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile is pictured sitting on a couch.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from a free Turnstile concert to Remfest
Whether you want to mosh at a free Turnstile concert, explore the Remington neighborhood or celebrate Greek food and culture, we’ve got you covered.
The Wilde Lake Village Starbucks in Columbia is a who's-who of Howard County movers and shakers.
Why Howard County’s power brokers prefer to meet at the Wilde Lake Village Starbucks
The biggest political conversations in Howard County often happen at the Wilde Lake Village Starbucks.

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The Ballet Theatre of Maryland will perform with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Saturday during their annual family concert.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Family concert aims to hook kids on the classics
Two of the best-known arts companies in Annapolis will join up Saturday for a concert at Maryland Hall aimed at hooking young audiences on classic music and dance.
Columbia's annual literary festival Books in Bloom in 2024. The festival returns this Saturday, May 10.
7 things to do in Howard County, from Books in Bloom to ‘The Office’ trivia
This week, treat your mom to a Mother’s Day activity, attend several literary-themed events or enjoy some trivia.
The beach at Sandy Point State Park is popular, and the park regularly fills up on weekends during the summer.
These Maryland parks will require reservations this summer
Greenbrier State Park and Sandy Point State Park, both popular destinations during warm seasons because of their water access, will require passes beginning May 24.
Living Classrooms’ Lady Maryland, a reproduction of a Chesapeake Bay pungy schooner, in September 2024.
Seven things to do in Baltimore County, from marine science trip to Beatles cover band
Here are some things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending Wednesday May 14.
The unassuming exterior of Kong Pocha in Station North belies the deliciousness that awaits.
The Dish: A Baltimore restaurant with a cult following expands to Columbia
Kong Pocha, a restaurant beloved for its Korean fried chicken, adds a new location in Howard County.

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A ghost sign is seen at the top of the former Stafford Hotel, now The Stafford Apartments. When the building was constructed in 1894, it was the tallest building on Mount Vernon Place.
Check out these favorites from Baltimore’s premier ghost-sign hunter
The city’s fading collection of commercial signs painted on buildings can be found all over Charm City.
For 20 years, Lashelle Bynum has photographed Baltimore’s ghost signs.
Baltimore woman joyfully haunted by hunt for ‘ghost signs’
Ghost signs are the faded, hand-painted signs of the past. Once one sign is found, others seem to follow for Lashelle Bynum.
A Frontier Airlines plane taking off.
Frontier Airlines will start cheap, direct flights from BWI to Chicago this summer
Frontier Airlines, one of the larger budget carriers in the U.S., will start offering direct flights from BWI to O’Hare International Airport in July.
Julia M. Alexander, the former executive director of the Walters Art Museum, died Sunday.
Julia M. Alexander, Walters Art Museum’s first female director, dies at 57
Julia M. Alexander, the first female director of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, died from a heart attack on Sunday.
Rock band Taking Back Sunday perform at Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Aug. 10, 2024.
Former Rams Head Live! music venue to reopen as Nevermore Hall
Nevermore Hall is replacing the downtown Baltimore music venue Rams Head Live, which hosted its last concert in December.

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A photo of John Kitz and Frances “Fritzie” Kitz in their assisted living apartment in Brightview Towson. The centenarian couple has known each other for more than 80 years, and have been married for 79 of them.
Secrets of married centenarians: Never argue, always hold hands, occasionally skinny dip
The couple, who raised their family in Glen Arm, may be the oldest married couple in the county.
In 1685, Willem Wissing and Jan van der Vaardt painted the portrait of Anne Stuart, the bride of George Odenberg, Prince of Demark. A decade later, Maryland named Annapolis in her honor.
Annapolis used to be called Arundel Town. Then Anne came along.
In the 330 years since Annapolis got its name on May 8, 1695, there have been mothers and daughters, rebels and beauties, artists and prosecutors. Here's a salute to all the Annes the city of Anne has known.
Ernestine Chambers chats with her son, who is behind the counter of Chopped, a new bodega in Fells Point.
Fells Point bodega offers chopped Italian sandwiches with a side of hope
Chopped Broadway Bodega & Deli, Fells Point's first Black-woman-owned bodega, offers inspiration and massive, chopped Italian sandwiches.
An attendee checks out the Million Lives Book Festival.
Broken promises, Fyre Festival vibes: A Million Lives Book Festival was a disaster
A Million Lives Book Festival was supposed to celebrate fantasy authors, narrators and influencers at the Baltimore Convention Center last weekend. Instead, they dealt with the book version of Fyre Festival.
Signing the Declaration of Independence.
Is it un-American to fear your government? Not if you’ve been paying attention.
Our current American state of affairs and citizens' relationship with the government is a reminder that we’ve always lived in separate countries.
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