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    Andre Braugher, left, and Kyle Secor played Detectives Frank Pembleton and Tim Bayliss in “Homicide: Life on the Street.”
    ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ is a classic. This podcast will remind you why.
    The new podcast “Homicide: Life On The Set” explores Baltimore’s classic cop show with the people who helped create it.
    Open captions will be required soon at Maryland movie theaters over a certain size.
    Coming soon to a theater near you: Open captions
    Jacob Leffler, the vice president of the Maryland Association of the Deaf, said the bill makes movie theaters more accessible for all people — including moviegoers who are learning the language spoken in a movie or people who want or need enhanced visual support for comprehension
    Christian Siriano 15th Anniversary Show
    Christian Siriano to serve as grand marshal of Annapolis Pride Parade
    Christian Siriano, an Annapolis native, will serve as grand marshal and keynote speaker June 1 for the annual Annapolis Pride Parade & Festival, which is a major coup as the event enters its fourth year.
    A bearded puppet in a fringe jacket resembling its creator Jim Henson was among the artifacts in the Maryland Center for History and Culture's exhibit, “The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unleashed.”
    Jim Henson got his start in Maryland. A new documentary on his life is coming to Disney+
    A documentary about Jim Henson, who began his career as a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, is coming to Disney+ next month.
    Sapphira Cristál, left, and Nymphia Wind, from “RuPaul’s Drag Race,“ will be performing at Pride.
    ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ finalists sashay from the catwalk to Baltimore Pride
    “RuPaul’s Drag Race“ Season 16 finalist Sapphira Cristál will headline a show June 15 at Baltimore Soundstage, while winner Nymphia Wind will headline a show June 27 at Guilford Brewery.
    The poster for Finding Us about families torn apart by Georgetown's sale of enslaved people reunite size generations later.
    Descendants of people enslaved by Jesuits tell their stories in PBS doc
    Black Marylanders will be featured in the documentary “Finding Us,” which will be shown on PBS. They are part of the newly formed Descendants of Jesuit Enslavement Historical and Genealogical Society.
    Eric Hatch, organizer of the New/Next Film Festival, said he was excited to bring the festival back for 2024.
    New/Next Film Festival returns for 2024, expands to four days
    The New/Next Film Festival returns to Baltimore this year, with expanded programming.
    Robyn Dixon speaks at The 2023 Black Effect Podcast Festival at Pullman Yards on April 22, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia.
    Robyn Dixon says she was ‘fired’ from ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’
    Season 8 of “The Real Housewives of Potomac” will be Robyn Dixon’s last after the network chose to not invite her back.
    Carroll County officials confirmed a reported theft at the home of Wendy Osefo, of “The Real Housewives of Potomac.”
    Burglary reported at ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star’s Carroll County home
    A “majority” of the star’s designer bags, including Birkin bags, and a “large amount” of her jewelry were taken during the reported theft, according to TMZ.
    In an episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank” that aired on April 5, Dawn Myers pitched her product to Mark Cuban, Emma Grede, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner and Robert Herjavec.
    Baltimore tech CEO secures investments on ‘Shark Tank’ for all-in-one hairstyling tool
    'Shark Tank' panelists Mark Cuban and Emma Grede invested $150,000 in Dawn Myers’ $400 thermal hair infuser called The Mint, which is manufactured in Baltimore. The all-in-one hair tool detangles — and distributes heated conditioners and gels throughout — a person’s hair.
    Actress Aubrey Plaza waves at the crowd at the entrance to the 2023 Met Gala  while wearing black gloves and a white gown.
    John Waters confirms Aubrey Plaza will star in ‘Liarmouth’
    After previously not confirming it, John Waters has found his leading lady in Aubrey Plaza for his coming movie “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance.” He intends to film the movie in Baltimore.
    June Squibb and Fred Hechinger in "Thelma" a new film by Josh Margolin. It will be the opening night movie of the Annapolis Film Festival.
    7 things to do: 94-year-old June Squibb’s star turn opens the Annapolis Film Festival
    The list of things to do in Annapolis opens with 70 movies, includes lots of original music and wraps up a partial eclipse of the sun.
    Wendell Pierce and Dominic West in the HBO series The Wire.
    There’s more to Baltimore than just ‘The Wire.’ Watch these shows next.
    “The Wire” isn't the only popular show based in Baltimore, but it’s the only one that gets brought up by people outside Maryland. Here are five other shows that took place in the area.
    Anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che during the Weekend Update segment of “Saturday Night Live” this week.
    ‘Saturday Night Live’ jokes about Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse
    Co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che made two jokes about the disaster during the show's Weekend Update segment.
    Crofton singer-songwriter Brendan Lane will open for Of Good Nature March 28, 2024 at Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis.
    7 things to do: Singer-songwriter debut, Holy Week and serial killer talk come to Annapolis
    You could catch a local singer in his first show at Rams Head, participate in Holy Week or hear a clinical psychologist talk about serial killers. Those are just some of the things you can do in Annapolis through April 3.
    The exterior of Parkway Theatre.
    What do John Waters, Luther Vandross and The Matrix have to do with the MD Film Festival?
    Maryland Film Festival will lean into diverse communities with offerings that include a film selected by John Waters, a Luther Vandross documentary, a showing of a silent movie from the late-Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, and an offering of trans short films curated by one of the creators of “The Matrix Trilogy.”
    Angel Reese and LSU play Rice at 4 p.m. Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
    Angel Reese says Black women need to be paid more in new commercial
    The SEC Player of the Year has teamed with Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women initiative for a national TV and digital campaign to ask Congress to help narrow the racial wealth gap Black women are facing.
    Elyscia Jefferson (left) and L. Rodgers are on Reba McEntire's team on this season of “The Voice.”
    Baltimore is Team Reba. See who’s representing the city on ‘The Voice.’
    Elyscia Jefferson and L. Rodgers talk about the small world that is Baltimore and snagging the final two spots on Reba McEntire's team on “The Voice.”
    Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, attends the Academy′s Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony Feb. 23 in Los Angeles.
    The head of the Oscars shaped his love of movies in Baltimore County
    Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a Timonium native, talks about his passion for films and the cinematic beauty of Baltimore.
    Media personality Wendy Williams attends the Paper Magazine Nightlife awards at Hiro Ballroom at The Maritime Hotel in New York City.
    Commentary: Wendy Williams is the icon who inspired my career
    Upon learning of Wendy Williams' debilitating illness, Baltimore Banner Regional Reporter Royale Bonds recalls how the TV and radio star inspired her career choice.
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