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    These are Baltimore’s most-borrowed books of 2025
    What exactly is the β€œCity That Reads” reading? Pratt staff provided a list of the top 25 titles circulated within the last 12 months.
    Some of the most-borrowed books at the Enoch Pratt Library.
    James Ransone, who played Ziggy on β€˜The Wire,’ dead at 46
    James Ransone β€œcommitted not only to the work but to the camaraderie that turns every good film production into something familial and caring,” said David Simon, creator of β€œThe Wire.”
    Cast member James Ransone arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "It: Chapter 2" at the Regency Village Theatre on Monday, August 26, 2019.
    The Maryland governor’s mansion is more artful these days. Thank the first lady.
    First Lady Dawn Moore gives a tour of the Government House in Annapolis, where she’s expanding the conversation around Maryland art and artists one work at a time.
    First Lady Dawn Moore aimed to infuse the historic Government House with modernity while honoring its history.
    Actors double as pro wrestlers in a kinetic show that’s part Shakespeare, part spandex
    Flying V Theatre, which will put on β€œFighter Fantasy” at Silver Spring Black Box Theatre on Dec. 20, blends the sport and theatricality of adults in spandex.
    Filipinot Grigio, left, tries to submit β€œThe World Famous” Cheeseburger at Flying V Theatre's "Double Dash II" on May 31, 2025. The two will appear at the nonprofit's "Fighter Fantasy" on Dec. 20 at Silver Spring Black Box Theatre.
    Trump’s handpicked board votes to rename DC arts institution to Trump-Kennedy Center
    President Donald Trump’sΒ handpicked boardΒ voted Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said.
    President Donald Trump tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Monday, March 17, 2025.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, including a local Grammy nominee’s concert
    Singer Maggie Rose tells The Banner about her upcoming hometown shows, plus more things to do this week in Montgomery County.
    Maggie Rose, a Grammy-nominated country singer, got her start in music growing up in Montgomery County. Rose is scheduled to perform two shows this weekend at the Bethesda Theater.
    US Capitol statue of civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee’s place
    The U.S. Capitol will display a statue sculpted by Steven Weitzman of Maryland that shows Barbara Rose Johns protesting at her segregated Virginia high school.
    A statue of Virginia civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns, whose statue will replace one of Robert E. Lee as one of Virginia's two statues on display at the Capitol, is unveiled Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    Whitman senior sets sights on Broadway in national theater contest
    Ryan Sawyer Robbins, 17, is hoping to take his talents from the Walt Whitman High School to musical theater’s biggest stage: Broadway.
    Ryan Robbins, a 17-year-old Walt Whitman High School student, is a finalist in the Broadway World’s Next on Stage competition.
    Sunflower Bakery fills orders ahead of Hanukkah β€”Β and trains chefs with special needs
    Sunflower Bakery, based in Montgomery County, provides job training in pastry and culinary arts as well as resources for adults with learning differences and developmental disabilities.
    Marion Pitcher, left, pastry chef instructor, works alongside Kareem Amaout and Courtney Wheeler at Sunflower Bakery in Rockville.
    Get the ’26 calendars out: Artscape, other Baltimore festival dates set
    Mayor Brandon Scott announced the dates Thursday for some of Baltimore’s biggest festivals taking place next year, including Artscape and AFRAM.
    Mayor Brandon Scott announces the 2026 dates for the City of Baltimore’s major festivals and citywide special events. Scott said the Charm City Live festival β€œholds special significance” because he met his wife there and also named their son after the event.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Eastport lights parade honors a life on the water
    We’re in peak holiday season. Here are seven great things to do in Annapolis through Wednesday, Dec. 17.
    The Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade embarks on the night of Dec. 13, 2025 for the 43rd year.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, from menorah lightings to holiday concerts
    Rock- and go-go-inspired holiday concerts, menorah lightings and more festive things to do in Montgomery County this week.
    Billy Coulter Band and Ruthie and the Wranglers will return to Hank Dietle's Tavern in Rockville for their 13th annual Rockin' Holiday Show.
    A Baltimore artist’s $110K payday at Art Basel
    Baltimore’s Cynthia Daignault sold two new works for more than $110,000 total at Art Basel, the art world’s Super Bowl-like trade show, in Miami Beach.
    β€œSunrise, Everest,” a 2025 oil on linen painting by Baltimore artist Cynthia Daignault.
    It’s frigid and the ceiling drips, but Toys for Tots finally has what it needs to play Santa this year
    Montgomery County’s Toys for Tots was in desperate need of a warehouse, and they finally got one.
    Toys for Tots volunteers Vontice Carter and Crystal Wright pack bags full of toys at the organization’s Gaithersburg warehouse.
    A TikTok-viral, Broadway-hopeful musical sets cast, dates for Olney world premiere
    β€œLittle Miss Perfect,” which started as a song on TikTok that went viral, will have its world premier at the Olney Theatre. Producers hope it's Broadway-bound.
    Joriah KwamΓ©'s TikTok-viral musical, "Little Miss Perfect," makes its world debut Feb. 8.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, from β€˜Nutcrackers’ to European film festival
    Two offbeat versions of β€œThe Nutcracker,” the European Union Film Festival and plenty of holiday activities are some of the standout things to do in Montgomery County this week.
    The Puppet Co. will stage their 37th annual edition of "The Nutcracker" in Glen Echo with nursery rhymes and musical accompaniment to the holiday tale.
    Two Story Chimney Ciderworks announces closure before year’s end
    The cidery and gluten-free brewery in Gaithersburg will have its last day of operations on Dec. 21.
    Two Story Chimney Ciderworks in Gaithersburg announced it will close after Dec. 21. Customers often brought their own food to the tasting room for ciders made with apples grown on the orchard and gluten-free beer from its partner operation, Silly Yak Beer.
    Montgomery County Public Libraries announces limited Sunday operations
    The change in Sunday operations, effective Jan. 11, will affect 10 branches within the county β€œto ensure consistent staffing” and β€œsustainable operations,” according to library officials.
    Views inside of the Enoch Pratt Library in downtown Baltimore on November 12, 2025. An audit of the city's budget shows that the number of volumes borrowed from the library has increased over the last 10 years, from 1.1 million in 2013 to 2.4 million in 2024.
    In this prestigious arts competition, MICA students stand alone
    Maryland Institute College of Art students Hazel Paik and Nicole Estelle Brown won big at the 2025 AXA Art Prize β€” familiar territory for the Baltimore art and design school.
    Maryland Institute College of Art senior Hazel Paik, second to right, stands next to her painting β€œGreen Sun” and jury members after winning the AXA Art Prize in New York.
    UMBC exhibit puts focus on Black leisure during the Jim Crow era
    An exhibit at UMBC, β€œPicturing Mobility,” runs through Dec. 19 and features two inventions that made leisure travel possible during segregation β€” the automobile and the camera.
    Picnic Group, Highland Beach, Maryland c. 1931, printed 1982. Gelatin silver print.
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