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    Ticket to Pride: New event honors Buster Hughes, gay rights activist and streetcar enthusiast

    A photo of Buster Hughes is kept on the door of his workshop by Christopher McNally, who knew him for more than 20 years. June 11, 2025
    Elementary school ‘graduation’ isn’t a big deal. So why am I crying?
    Call it a graduation or a promotion: My baby is going to be a middle schooler. Cue the sad songs.
    Leslie Gray Streeter and her son, Brooks, in 2019 at the Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Paint Annapolis kicks off arts month
    If you’ve noticed people standing around with easels and paintbrushes this week, you’ve captured the essence of Paint Annapolis.
    Dueling Brushes, an open air competition that kicks off Paint Annapolis, took place Sunday. But arts will be out all week capturing the city.
    Druid Hill Park’s walking loop is finally back, but construction isn’t over
    Walking routines, workout momentums and impromptu daylight getaways are back since the walking loop reopened.
    The Druid Hill Park walking loop in Baltimore was recently reopened.
    ‘Bravo’s Love Hotel’ proves middle-aged dating sucks, even for the rich and famous
    Here are four reasons why even being a "Real Housewives of Potomac" star on "Bravo's Love Hotel" doesn't help clean up the middle-aged dating pool.
    LOVE HOTEL -- "Day 3" -- Pictured: (l-r) Gizelle Bryant, Luann de Lesseps -- (Photo by: Ana York/PEACOCK)
    Pride Month starts this weekend. Here’s what to expect
    At its heart, Pride is both a party and a protest.
    A young girl is seen with a rainbow sticker on her forehead and a flag in her hair along West St. during the Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival on June 1, 2024.

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    Ocean City, where Maryland makes memories
    Ocean City stirs memories from childhood from family vacations.
    Banner reporter Julie Scharper's family has been going to Ocean City for generations. From left, her mother and grandmother in the 1950s; she and her sister in the 1980s; and one of her children in 2019.
    11 hidden gems in Ocean City (including ways to save a rainy day)
    It’s Ocean City's 150th anniversary! Here are 11 hidden gems to check out to plan your best experience.
    A record 1,210-pound tiger shark caught off Ocean City in 1983 is displayed in a glass case outside the Life-Saving Station Museum on the Ocean City Boardwalk.
    Sick at the beach? How to get medical care in Ocean City
    Here’s a handy compendium of phone numbers and addresses for you to bookmark for Ocean City.
    Enjoying Ocean City's beach and suddenly something has gone wrong? Here's some important numbers you'll need.
    Ocean City’s 150-year ride from sleepy fishing village to beloved beach town
    It’s been 150 years since the first hotel opened in Ocean City, setting in motion the transformation of a sleepy fishing village into the state’s top summer resort.
    Tourists crowd Ocean City’s boardwalk ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Pride Parade is political, but it’s good fun, too
    Although the Annapolis Pride Parade is the city’s most politically charged event, the march and the festival that follow it on Saturday remain a fun, community-oriented event.
    A person dressed in an animal costume waves to people along West Street during the Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival on June 1, 2024.

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    What’s open and closed on Memorial Day?
    Americans are expected to get away in record numbers over the long Memorial Day weekend.
    Warehouse membership club Costco will be closed on Memorial Day,
    The US is phasing out the penny. Here are all the things that cost me 1 cent
    This was the first thing I thought of Thursday after reading the sad news that the Treasury Department will finally kill the humblest of coins.
    How much is a penny worth? The treasury says $3.69. I say it's priceless.
    On Memorial Day we honor the dead, but are we neglecting the living?
    Memorial Day 2025 begs the question: In this age of cuts to the VA, insults to veterans and the assault on our history, what are we really trying to remember?
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 31: American flags have been placed next to the headstones in Arlington National Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day on May 31, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.
    Sandy Point is a scenic beach. It’s a 70-year-old civil rights landmark, too.
    While much of the history of the civil rights struggle was written in Southern states, this chapter takes place 50 years ago on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay.
    When Sandy Point State Park opened in 1952, it had separate beaches for Blacks and whites. The NAACP legal victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1955 ended the legal justification for segregation and parks nationwide.
    What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from Artscape to Brew at the Zoo
    Whether you want to check out Baltimore’s annual Artscape festival, try new beers at the Maryland Zoo or headbang at Maryland Deathfest, we’ve got you covered.
    Stephan McClellan of One Life Wonder performs for a crowd at Artscape on Sept. 22, 2023.

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    What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from Artscape to Brew at the Zoo
    Whether you want to check out Baltimore’s annual Artscape festival, try new beers at the Maryland Zoo or headbang at Maryland Deathfest, we’ve got you covered.
    Stephan McClellan of One Life Wonder performs for a crowd at Artscape on Sept. 22, 2023.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: ‘Peale Women Painters’ explores hidden members of American arts dynasty
    Three new art exhibits opening for Memorial Day offer a good opportunity to see another side of Annapolis, its visual arts. It's also a parade weekend in Annapolis, and time for alfresco dining to return to West Street.
    Sarah Miriam Peale's 1830 self-portraits is one of 22 works included in a new exhibit at Hammond Harwood House in Annapolis examining women painters of Peale dynasty of early American painters. It runs through Aug. 15.
    A plantation on fire may feel like justice, but echoes of slavery haunt Baltimore, too
    Sure, there’s something to be said for preserving history like the Nottoway plantation. But when that history’s been thrown away in favor of engagement photos, what are we really losing in the fire?
    The historic Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana, burned down in a massive fire on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
    How to do ‘recession core’ — the Baltimore way
    Americans are preparing for an economic downturn — a trend that’s evident on “recession core” social media.
    Gabby Rodriguez, center, goes through the stacks of materials available for purchase as store employee Erica Kim, left, organizes crafting goods inside SCRAP Creative Reuse in Pigtown.
    At Gunz of Steel, women and nonbinary arm wrestlers flex muscles and mayhem
    A dozen costumed participants, many joined by a costumed manager, will lock arms across Stellmon’s custom-built arm wrestling table for four rounds of competition at Gunz of Steel.
    Erin Stellmon, one of the founders of Gunz of Steel, and Katherine Wunderink practice arm wrestling at the Clifton Pleasure Club in Baltimore.
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