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    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.
    Andre Braugher at an event for "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)
    Rep says Andre Braugher, TV’s Det. Frank Pembleton in ‘Homicide,’ died of lung cancer
    Braugher generally revealed little about his private life, and his death was unexpected for many of his co-stars.
    The Talent Machine, a youth theater academy now in its 35 year in Annapolis, puts on its annual holiday musical review starting Friday.
    7 things to do in Annapolis over the next 7 days
    It’s the last full week of things to do before Christmas. There’s still time for Scrooge, holiday markets and Handel’s “Messiah” through Dec. 21.
    Actor Andre Braugher, who starred as Detective Frank Pembleton in the Baltimore-based TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street” and later as Capt. Ray Holt on the police procedural comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” died Dec. 12, 2023.
    Andre Braugher, who starred on TV as a Baltimore Police Det. Frank Pembleton, dies at 61
    Actor Andre Braugher, who starred in the Baltimore-based TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street,” dies at 61
    Kevin Brown, better known as "Buster" or "the guardian angel" of Fells Point, died late last month at age 65.
    Remembering Kevin ‘Buster’ Brown, the ‘guardian angel’ of Fells Point
    For 20 years, Kevin Brown, who went by “Buster” or “Bustah,” made Fells Point a little warmer, safer and cleaner. He died late last month at 65.
    Santa’s making a list and creeping me out
    For as long as I’ve been an adult, I’ve been petrified of costumed characters, including Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, mascots and Mickey Mouse and all his friends at Disneyland.
    Five wild turkeys meandered through a breezeway at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson on Monday.
    A flock of rogue turkeys is wandering around Towson. How’d that happen?
    Officials say a wild male turkey enticed a group of five female turkeys to leave the park and they don't know if they'll ever recapture them.
    Poppy and Stella on Broadway Street on Dec. 7, 2023.
    Poppy and Stella is closing, but owner sees new beginnings
    When one shoebox closes, another opens.
    Downtown Annapolis dresses up for the holidays, with Midnight Madness on Thursday a key event in he schedule.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Here are 7 Things to do in Annapolis for the week starting Dec. 7, 2023.
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