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    A custom Super Bowl puffer vest is being auctioned by Kristin Juszczyk, a Towson University grad whose designs have appeared on Taylor Swift and Simone Biles this season.
    Simone Biles and Taylor Swift wore a Towson University grad’s designs. Her latest is up for auction
    Kristin Juszczyk, a Towson University grad whose designs have appeared on Swift and other celebrities including Biles this season, is auctioning a custom Super Bowl puffer vest.
    Bishme Cromartie at the end of his New York Fashion Week show.
    Bishme Cromartie talks his newest fashion collection inspired by ‘The Matrix’
    Just days before his second New York Fashion Week collection, Bishme Cromartie spoke to The Baltimore Banner about his latest collection and his recent appearance on “Sherri,” the Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show.
    Laura Rocklyn stars in the Classic Theatre of Maryland original, “Jane Eyre.”
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could catch the world premiere of a play at Classic Theatre of Maryland, enjoy a local band in an intimate setting or watch movies with others or by yourself during the week leading up to Valentine’s Day. Then, of course, there’s Valentine’s Day on Wednesday.
    Lucia and Alma Korman heading to farm camp at the Baltimore County AG Center last year.
    It’s summer camp registration season. Parents are not OK.
    It is the middle of winter, but many parents are already thinking about summer because it’s camp sign-up time. One Banner reporter and mother of three talks about the stresses of signing up.
    Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz brings her national tour "Polaroid Lovers" to Maryland Hall on Monday.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could learn about early Maryland history through the eyes of a mapmaker, celebrate Black History through one family’s story, see flying Italian dancers or catch a national tour for singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz in Annapolis through Feb. 7.
    The hill in front of the Observatory at Patterson Park was dotted with hundreds of kids who had a snow day. They brought sleds, floats, trash can lids, and more to take on the massive slope.
    PHOTOS: Snow is Here! Time for shoveling, sledding and snowball fights
    Snow will continue through the morning before tapering off later in the afternoon and evening.
    Annapolis singer-songwriter Daphne Eckman, left, performs Friday at Rams Head On Stage in a release of her first album, "Where You Left Me."
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    The entertainment calendar in Annapolis starts to pick up in the seven days through Jan. 24, with three new art exhibits, fresh theater productions, a first album release by an Annapolis singer-songwriter and a nostalgia tour from Three Dog Night.
    Dr. Katie Labor points up at a building on Durst Street in Federal Hill.
    What’s your house’s hidden history? This historian is digging up stories, one address at a time.
    Ever pass an old building and wonder what happened there? Armed with a Newspapers.com subscription, historian Katie Labor is figuring out the backstories of Baltimore homes.
    Travis Winstead Jr. smiles for a portrait in front of a stone archway that reads "The Baltimore City College."
    From shooting hoops to shooting photos, City College sophomore follows his passion
    How a student re-envisioned his involvement in sports
    Some of Leslie Gray Streeter's "newest" outfits for 2024.
    Old clothes, new me: Why I’m only shopping from my closet in 2024
    The seemingly simple task of not buying new clothes this year is part of a personal push for sustainability, cost savings and creativity.
    This dovekie, an arctic seabird, was swept ashore in Virginia by a rain storm on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
    Maryland didn’t get snow, but we did get ... Arctic birds?
    Tuesday’s rainstorms swept unusual puffin-like seabirds into the mid-Atlantic region.
    Visitors to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum take photos and examine a piece of art entitled “Cupid and Psyche” by Arvie Smith in the “Afro-Futurist Manifesto: Blackness Reimagined” exhibit on March 16, 2023.
    New York Times lists Baltimore among its top ‘52 Places to Go’ in 2024
    The New York Times lists Baltimore at No. 14 of places to visit this year alongside destinations such as Paris, Maui, New Zealand (by train), Singapore and Geneva, Switzerland — just to name a few.
    Reggie Wells, a celebrity makeup artist from Baltimore, was Oprah Winfrey’s makeup artist for three decades.
    Reggie Wells, a Baltimore native who was Oprah’s makeup artist for 30 years, has died
    Reggie Wells, a Baltimore native who was Oprah Winfrey’s makeup artist for 30 years, died Monday. He was 76.
    A newborn baby wrapped in a hospital swaddle with a pastel-striped hat on its head. The baby appears to be sleeping peacefully. The image is focused on the baby, with a softly blurred background to emphasize the subject.
    What’s in a name? In the case of Baby Charm, sentiment and the love of a city
    Baby Charm Scott, the child of Mayor Brandon Scott and Hana Pugh, has a name full of sentiment and pride of place. I like it.
    Michael Lisicky stands on a section of Francis Street which he hasn’t yet run, on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Baltimore, MD. Lisicky has been on a mission to run on every street in Baltimore since the summer.
    Later-in-life runner tightens laces to run every street in Baltimore
    The New Jersey native heard about a man who ran all of Camden County to raise awareness for dementia. It got him to thinking whether he could do the same in Baltimore. And soon it became his goal.
    Chris Uhl poses outside of Metro Gallery on Dec. 28, 2023. He quit drinking a year and said, “Cutting alcohol out of my life was one of the best decisions I ever made."
    Gay and sober: Giving up alcohol in the LGBTQ community
    Many in Baltimore's LGBTQ community say they're giving up alcohol or have noticed that members are drinking less at gay bars. Some say the move toward sobriety followed the end of the pandemic, when many Americans turned to drinking for relief.
    The Budweiser Clydesdales will be in Annapolis Tuesday and Wednesday for the Military Bowl.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could catch a Bluegrass Nutcracker, attend a Christmas Eve service or check out the Budweiser Clydesdales through Dec. 27.
    Dark chocolate Santas line up on a tray.
    Photos: Inside the chocolate factory: Kirchmayr Chocolatier
    The chocolate Santas remain the top seller; the team says they set out to make 2,500 of the small variety, based on last year’s sales, and will make more if needed.
    The manufacturing plants and people who milled the steel for this hubcap Christmas tree may be gone, but the tree might just last forever.
    A man of steel and a Christmas creation of a lifetime
    Jim Pollock is a man of steel. He looks for it, he finds it, he sees things in it. And then he cuts it, bends it, welds it. But the man of steel is not made of steel himself, and he can feel that now.
    The seal of the City of Baltimore.
    Temporary road closures announced this weekend for special events
    The Baltimore City Department of Transportation announced temporary road closures and traffic modifications to accommodate several events, including a concert Friday night by Mariah Carey and another Saturday night by Lil Wayne at CFG Bank Arena.
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