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    Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court as the jury deliberate on his sexual assault trial on July 26, 2023, in London, England.
    Kevin Spacey won’t leave Baltimore mansion, buyer says
    Investor Sam Asgari said he’s had to negotiate with Kevin Spacey’s lawyers to compel the actor to leave.
    Comedian Kevin Slattery performs at Pure Board Shop in Annapolis, an unusual venue that hosts a monthly standup comedy show.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: A comedian walks into a boardshop. Pure Comedy is born.
    Art abounds in Annapolis: paintings on the walls of a restaurant, one-act plays in a record store and now — finally — standup comedy in a board shop.
    Storm clouds fill the sky just before rain hits Artscape, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. Thunderstorms washed out concerts scheduled for Friday also.
    Is Artscape cursed? Let’s examine the evidence.
    The superstitious among us are secretly wondering if some festival organizer stepped on a crack in the pavement or walked under an errant ladder. All we know is it has just been one thing after another with Artscape these last few years.
    Miss Maryland USA Bailey Anne Kennedy.
    Miss Maryland doesn’t crack top 20 at Miss USA, but still breaks barriers
    Bailey Anne Kennedy, a Montgomery County resident, broke barriers this year as the state’s first trans woman titleholder. She was also Maryland’s first Asian American winner and oldest contestant to represent the state.
    Bailey Anne Kennedy smiles with tears in her eyes after winning Miss Maryland.
    This year’s Miss Maryland and others who have broken gender barriers in the state
    Bailey Anne Kennedy is not the first gender and sexual minority with Maryland ties to break barriers.
    The 79th Annapolis Rotary Crab Fest is Friday night. Tickets are sold out, but 1,100 people plan to attend so it's still the big thing to do for a big chunk of the city.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Zach Laurer goes from crab neophyte to crab czar in 2 years
    The 79th annual Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast is among the fun things to do in Annapolis for the week ending Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
    JUNE 10,2022—Actor Kevin Spacey is hiding out in a waterfront mansion in Baltimore that is owned by his manager and constant companion Evan Lowenstein.
    Mystery buyer snags Kevin Spacey’s Baltimore mansion at auction
    Kevin Spacey’s distinctive Baltimore mansion stirred a small bidding war Thursday morning on the courthouse steps.
    Actor Kevin Spacey’s waterfront mansion, worth more than $5 million, is up for auction.
    Kevin Spacey’s waterfront Baltimore home up for auction Thursday
    Actor Kevin Spacey’s waterfront home, worth more than $5 million, is set for public auction Thursday morning outside of the Baltimore Circuit Court.
    A group of cyclists bike left to right on a city street underneath a street sign that reads "N. Caroline St."
    Baltimore wants to help you get an e-bike
    The program will offer $750 vouchers to residents and up to $2,000 vouchers to low-income residents.
    Christopher Schafer became a tailor while living in London and later opened his storefront in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood.
    A local tailor mixes London’s menswear style with Baltimore’s rich clothing history
    Christopher Schafer became a tailor while living in London for a year in 2007, and started his own business years later. The business is expanding, and Schafer has distributed 13,000 suits through his related nonprofit.
    Spencer Horsman performs a card trick for guests at Illusions Magic Bar on Saturday, July 13, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    Illusions Magic Bar: A father and son’s legacy of magic in Federal Hill
    Follow the story of Spencer Horsman, the owner and main performer of Illusions Magic Bar in Federal Hill, where the trick to remaining open is simple: surviving.
    The Doobie Others, a New York-based Doobie Brothers tribute band, will perform on Tuesday at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Whether Allman or Doobie Others, tribute bands keep on coming
    I don’t get the appeal of tribute bands. But plenty of people do. There are eight through Labor Day at Rams Head On Stage, Annapolis’ most popular performance venue. Up first are two with similar but unrelated names: The Allman Others on Sunday and The Doobie Others on Tuesday.
    Katie-Marie Fickling, executive chef at Capital Lounge, poses with a spread of some of her dishes.
    Navigating the complicated relationship Black people have with fried chicken and watermelon
    Watermelon and fried chicken are popular American foods — especially during the summer. But their complicated history gives some Black people pause when eating them in settings where white people are present.
    Scottie Morris, lead singer of Big Voodoo Daddy, will be in Annapolis Wednesday for eight weeks of big shows at Maryland Hall.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Maryland Hall stages 12 big shows over 10 weeks
    A busy summer season at Maryland Hall could be a glimpse of the future once the performing arts center completes a $5.6 million campaign for renovations in 2025, allowing it to put on two shows at once.
    The entrance to the food court at Florida’s Boca Town Center Mall in 1983.
    Local malls are restricting teens. Gen X would never have survived.
    If Gen X faced the same curfews and rules at malls that today’s teens do, the trajectory of an entire generation’s adolescence would have changed.
    Straight ally Karen Dugan poses for a portrait outside of Leon’s Backroom Bar on July 3, 2024.
    Why the LGBTQIA+ community needs straight allies
    Now that Baltimore Pride is over, some in the LGBTQIA+ community know that the fight for gender minority rights and existence also relies heavily on having meaningful straight allies.
    Fireworks for the Fourth of July are seen from Federal Hill Park on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    Photos: Baltimore celebrates Fourth of July with food and fireworks
    Approximately 1,000 fireworks lit up the sky in Baltimore as spectators oohed and ahhed during the show.
    As many as 50 volunteers carry the 30-by-60 Nathaniel McDavitt Flag during the Severna Park Independence Day Parade. The giant Stars and Stripes is displayed every year in memory of a 2011 Severna Park High School graduate who died in Jordan while serving in 2016.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Fourth of July parades and fireworks
    There are three main July Fourth parades across Anne Arundel County — 10 a.m. in Severna Park, 1 p.m. in Galesville and 6 p.m. in Annapolis. Here’s a guide by the numbers, with a nod to a giant memorial flag, the weather forecast and Elvis for President.
    CIB Baltimore skater, Teele, jumps over fellow skater, Taylor, mid-parade during the Baltimore Trans Pride Grand March on 6/29/2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    PHOTOS: A day to celebrate Trans Pride in Baltimore
    An estimated 2,500 people turned out for the third annual event to celebrate Baltimore's trans community. The event included a parade, a block party and a street renaming.
    The Trans Pride parade Saturday was the second local Pride Month event to be interrupted.
    Report of suspicious object at Baltimore Trans Pride interrupts some festivities
    After a report of a suspicious object disrupted a Trans Pride parade in Baltimore on Saturday, law enforcement officials told organizers it had been deemed “nonthreatening,”
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