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    Adore Delano peforms at Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore, MD on June 2, 2023
    Baltimore Pride kicks off with party at Soundstage
    Soundstage set the vibes for the start of Pride Month with performances by Adore Delano, DJ Lemz and DJs from Sweet Spot Baltimore
    Country music singer Chris Young will headline the Let's Go Music Festival Saturday night performances at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Pride parade, Let’s Go Music Festival and plein air painting
    June is when things start happening fast. Check out these best bets for fun in Annapolis from June 1-7.
    Patrick Chin, 42, Rockville. Chin has been playing Chinese Volleyball since he was 15. (In green) John Chin, Patrick’s father is a former cyc (Chinese Youth Club) player.  Chin says that 9-man volleyball has helped to provide a sense of community a pride. *in blue) John Mon, also a former cyc player and former business partner to John chin, share a laugh as they watch the boys practice.
    Excitement building for Chinese volleyball tournament coming to Baltimore in late summer
    Chinese volleyball comes to Baltimore on Labor Day weekend, with the 78th NACIVT, which will be held in the Baltimore Convention Center. One hundred fifty teams and 2,500 athletes are expected to participate. The event is expected to attract 5,000 people.
    Model Isis King attends the GLSEN 2018 Respect Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 21, 2018 in New York City.
    Barrier breaker: Isis King prepares for coming season of Amazon Prime’s ‘With Love’
    When the second season of “With Love” premieres June 2 on Amazon Prime, Isis King will continue to make history as one of the few transgender actresses to have a leading role in a major studio-backed romantic comedy.
    Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, the city’s oldest running outdoor theater troupe, starts its season Thursday with “Head over Heels,” a new jukebox musical comedy about a royal family on a journey to save their kingdom.
    7 things to do in Annapolis
    Whether it’s the return of Annapolis Summer Garden Theater, the opening of the pool at Truxtun Park, or the annual Memorial Day Parade, there are always interesting things to do in Annapolis. Here are seven of them.
    Reporter Jasmine Vaughn-Hall and her husband got married in May 2015.
    Is the seven-year itch a real thing? Guess I’ll find out soon
    As if marriage isn’t enough work, cultural myths try and stir the pot.
    Imani Robinson, a 30-year-old Baltimore native,  will have her short film “3 Blind Mice,” which she wrote and produced, starring fellow “The Wire” actors Tristan Wilds and Jermaine Crawford, shown at Cannes Film Festival
    Baltimore native Imani Robinson’s short film to be shown at Diversity in Cannes event
    Imani Robinson, a 30-year-old Baltimore native, will have her short film “3 Blind Mice,” which she wrote and produced, starring fellow “The Wire” actors Tristan Wilds and Jermaine Crawford, shown in Cannes this month.
    They're baaaaack! Black-and-white spotted lanternfly nymphs are scuttling around the Baltimore region, the harbingers of a population boom of the invasive pests. Although the bugs have been slowly moving into the area over the past few years, entomologists believe this will be the first year we see them in massive numbers in the Baltimore area.
    They’re heeeere. Invasive spotted lanternfly population booming in Baltimore.
    Five years after they first appeared in Maryland, the population of spotted lanternflies, an invasive insect native to Asia, is booming in the Baltimore region this spring.
    A view of the "Visit Baltimore" sign by Inner Harbor.
    The Culture Report: 12 tips for proper Baltimore etiquette
    The culture of Baltimore is changing, so here is an etiquette guide for those new to the area — or for those who need reminders.
    Scenes around Pimlico Race Course during the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes on May 20, 2023.
    Photos: Fancy hats on display at The Preakness Stakes
    Men and women alike dressed the part with fancy hats and dapper attire at The Preakness Stakes
    Preakness 147
    The Preakness reminds us that Maryland needs a state song. No, not that one.
    We dumped “Maryland, My Maryland” with good reason in 2021. It was a dumb, racist song written by a traitor and irredeemably associated by everyone with Christmas. It was long overdue for the dustbin. Do we require a new state song? Well, no. But do we need one? Hell, yes.
    Winning Crab  with B.J. Surhoff, ex-Oriole, as crab jockey
    Crab Derby celebrates old-time quirkiness of Baltimore
    As Charm City prepares for the Preakness, a group gathered at the renovated Lexington Market to watch six blue crabs ‘scramble’ for the finish line.
    Opening a door to house with key
    Why do some people always lock their doors, while others are proud never to?
    Keeping your doors unlocked is not a sign of superiority or safety. It's baffling.
    Nelly Littlejohn gets tattooed by Chris Keaton. Littlejohn came with her two sisters.
    ‘It goes with everything’: Hundreds line up for Old Bay-themed tattoos
    Old Bay partnered with the Baltimore Tattoo Museum ahead of Preakness to offer free tattoos in honor of everyone’s favorite spice.
    Derrick Chase, left, and LaRian Finney, right, organizers of AfroPreak Lounge at Pimlico on May 16, 2023.
    Many Black residents haven’t felt the Preakness was for them. That’s starting to change.
    The Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the famed Triple Crown, attracts tens of thousands of people to Pimlico Race Course in Northwest Baltimore. But the racial optics of the big day have reflected a noticeable divide between the city’s white and Black populations. Initiatives such as AfroPreak Lounge and other efforts to help draw more diverse crowds are starting to pay off, according to organizers.
    Midshipman 4th Class Michael Lancaster, 19, from Signal Mountain, Tenn., places the midshipman cover atop the Herndon Monument. Naval Academy freshmen, or plebes, climb the granite obelisk in a tradition symbolizing the successful completion of the midshipmen's freshman year.
    7 things to do in Annapolis
    Seven ideas that are worth your time, including a race for the rest of us.
    Kai Hammond, Dr. Camille Hammond, Dr. Tinina Cade, Simone Hammond and Aaron Hammond all poses together for a portrait outside their home in Reisterstown, March 25, 2023.
    A mother’s love allowed Camille Hammond to have triplets. Now those kids are preparing for college.
    Eighteen years ago, Camille Hammond’s mother, Tinina Cade, gave her the ultimate gift and carried her triplets 32 weeks to birth. She was 55 at the time.
    Jonathan Kuessner works on a bike that he will be piloting during the race.
    Building potential: A class becomes a team before Kinetic Sculpture Race
    At Jemicy School, engineering and building vehicles for Baltimore’s annual tradition is part of the curriculum.
    Carlos Raba, co-owner and head chef of Clavel, pictured on April 26, 2023.
    Cinco de Mayo kickoff collaboration honors Black and Mexican cultures
    To mark Cinco de Mayo, the owner of a Mexican-themed Baltimore restaurant and a couple who are both Black chefs and food historians will collaborate to celebrate Mexican and Black cultures.
    Behind the scenes at Curio Wellness
    Peter Grinspoon M.D. on how newcomers should approach cannabis — and who should abstain
    A Q&A with a cannabis expert about the benefits, best approaches and warnings about the soon-to-be-legal drug.
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